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Cuba National Football Team
The Cuba national football team () represents Cuba in men's international football, and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba (), which is a member of FIFA since 1932 and was a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961. It was also affiliated with NAFC (1946–1955) and later with CCCF (1955–1961), which was the two predecessor confederations of CONCACAF. It was also a member of PFC, the attempt at a unified confederation of the Americas. Nicknamed ''Los Leones del Caribe'' (). They were the first Caribbean team to get to the World Cup Quarter finals – they did so in 1938. There, in the round of 16, they defeated Romania in a replay, 2–1, after drawing against them 3–3. They were then eliminated in the quarter-finals by Sweden, 8–0. Cuba has not returned to the World Cup since. Cuba finished second in the North American Nations Cup in 1947, which they hosted the tournament, second also in Caribbean Cup in 1996, 1999, and 2005, but won in 2012. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Association Of Cuba
The Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba is the official governing body of the sport of football in Cuba including the Cuba national football team, Cuba women's national football team and Cuba national futsal team. Association staff Notable former players * Yénier Márquez most-capped player of the Cuba national team * Eduardo Sebrango Vancouver Whitecaps, later Montreal Impact player * Mario Inchausti (3 June 1915 – 2 May 2006) was a Cuban footballer who played in Spain for Real Zaragoza, Real Betis and Real Madrid, before retiring in 1942 due to injury * Héctor Socorro scorer of three goals in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, helping Cuba reach the quarterfinals See also * Football in Cuba References External links Cubaat the FIFA website Cubaat CONCACAF site National members of CONCACAF Football in Cuba Football 1924 establishments in Cuba Sports organizations established in 1924 Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 NAFC Championship
The 1947 NAFC Championship was the first association football championship for the North American Football Confederation (NAFC). The first tournament came soon after the founding of the NAFC. Cuba hosted the tournament which included the host national team, Mexico and the United States. Cuba and Mexico sent their national teams, but rather than forming a team for the competition, the United States Football Soccer Federation chose to send Ponta Delgada S.C., an amateur team from Fall River, Massachusetts. Ponta Delgada had won both the National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup, but was unable to compete with Mexico and Cuba. Mexico easily handled both the U.S. and Cuba, defeating the first 5–0 and the second 3–1. Cuba took second place with a 5–2 victory over the United States. All matches were held at La Tropical Stadium. Teams * (Hosts) * * Venues Results Mexico: Raúl Landeros, Alberto Medina, Sergio Bravo, Alfonso Montemayor (captain); Rodrígo Ruíz, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the List of countries and dependencies by population, third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the Caribbean by area. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC, with the Guanahatabey and Taino, Taíno peoples inhabiting the area at the time of Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Caribbean Cup Squads
The 2010 Caribbean Championship is an international football tournament that will be held in Martinique from November 26 – December 5. The 8 national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Before announcing their final squad for the tournament, teams are required to name a preliminary squad of 30 players by 16 November 2010, 10 days before the start of the tournament. Number of caps, goals, players' club teams and players' age as of 26 November 2010. Note: ''Caps and goals may be incomplete for certain players, therefore being inaccurate.'' Group H Trinidad and Tobago Coach: Russell Latapy Note: ''Caps and goals may be incomplete for certain players, therefore being inaccurate.'' Cuba Coach: Raúl González Triana Note: ''Caps and goals may be incomplete for certain players, therefore being inaccurate.'' Martinique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Caribbean Cup
The 2010 Caribbean Cup (also known as Digicel Caribbean Cup 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was the 2010 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region. The final stage was hosted by Martinique. Martinique were selected as hosts over fellow bidders Guadeloupe and Barbados. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 18 August with the final match taking place on 28 November. However, at the beginning of August 2010, the CFU released a different schedule that showed the competition being postponed until 2 October. Also, the Bahamas pulled out of the competition, leaving 23 teams. The groups were changed, allowing Cuba and Antigua and Barbuda to get a bye to the second qualifying round at the expense of Guyana and the Netherlands Antilles. The top four teams qualified for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Participants A total of 23 entered into the tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Caribbean Cup
The 2007 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth edition of the biennial Caribbean Cup, the finals of which were contested in Trinidad and Tobago between 12 January and 23 January 2007. The four semifinalists (Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and hosts Trinidad and Tobago) qualified for the 2007 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In all, 24 of the eligible countries participated (5 did not enter and 1 withdrew). Haiti eventually won the tournament despite having to qualify for the finals through a play-off of third-place teams from the second round and finishing second in its final-round group. Haiti beat eight-time champion and host Trinidad and Tobago in the final, although Trinidad and Tobago was missing overseas players that had helped them qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Guadeloupe were the surprise of the tournament, as former French international Jocelyn Angloma came out of retirement to help the team advance to the semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Caribbean Cup
The 1995 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Jamaica and Cayman Islands. Entrants * * * * * * (Hosts) * * * * French Guiana * * * * (Hosts) * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary qualifying round ''Netherlands Antilles'' advances with a 7–5 aggregate score. Qualifying round Qualifying Group 1 (in Dominican Republic) ---- ---- Qualifying Group 2 (in French Guiana) ---- ---- Qualifying Group 3 First round ---- Second round Qualifying Group 4 First round ---- Second round Qualifying Group 5 First round ---- Second round Final tournament First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Semi-finals 3rd place match Final Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vicent and the Grenadines qualified to the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1996 CONCACAF Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Caribbean Cup
The 2005 Caribbean Cup (known as the Digicel Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Barbados and won by Jamaica. Qualifying tournament First qualifying round (group stage) Group A Group A Qualifier: Saint-Martin w/o (Sint Maarten withdrew) Played in , ---- ----Group B Played in |
1999 Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup, established in 1989, was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. Entrants * * * * * Brazil U-20 (Invitee) * * * * * * French Guiana (Later withdrew) * * * * * (Defending Champions) * * * * * * * * * (Hosts) * * Withdraws * * * * Qualifying tournament Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B Group C French Guiana withdrew ---- Group D withdrew, leaving British Virgin Islands and Montserrat to compete. Group E and both withdrew. Qualifying round Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- Group 3 ---- ---- Group 4 ---- ---- Group 5 Saint-Martin withdrew ---- ---- Final tournament Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- ''The match was postponed from June 10 due to bad lighting.'' Third-place match ''The third place playoff was cancelled due to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Caribbean Cup
The 1996 Caribbean Cup (also known as the Shell/ Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons), was the 8th edition of the Caribbean Cup, the biennial football championship of the Caribbean region (CFU). It was held in Trinidad, where it began on 24 May 1996 and concluded on 7 June. In the tournament, the hosts Trinidad and Tobago were to be joined by 7 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in April 1996 and involved 18 Caribbean national teams. A total of 16 games were played. Trinidad and Tobago won the tournament and landed their fifth Caribbean. Entrants * * (withdrew) * * * * * * * * * * * * (Withdrew, after playing first match) * * * * * * (Host) Qualifying tournament Group 1 First round ''Netherlands Antilles withdrew and the return round was not played'' Second round Group 2 ''All matches were played in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis'' ---- ---- Group 3 ''Both matches were played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti'' Group 4 ''The ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Caribbean Cup Squads
The 2012 Caribbean Cup is an international association football, football tournament that was held in Antigua and Barbuda from 7–16 December. Group A Antigua and Barbuda Head coach: Rolston Williams , ----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" , , ----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" , ----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" , , ----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" , ----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" , , ----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" Dominican Republic Head coach: Clemente Hernández Martinique Head coach: Patrick Cavelan Trinidad and Tobago Head coach: Hutson Charles Group B Cuba Head coach: Chandler González French Guiana Head coach: François Louis-Marie Haiti Head coach: Israel Blake Cantero Jamaica Head coach: Theodore Whitmore References {{Cari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
