The Bahamas national football team represents The Bahamas in men's international football, which is governed by the Bahamas Football Association founded in 1967. It has been a member of FIFA since 1968 and a member of CONCACAF since 1981. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.
The Bahamas has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated twice in League B and twice in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League.
The Bahamas' debut in international competitions was in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 2002 CONCACAF qualification. The team achieved its first victory in 1971, defeating Dominican Republic 4âÂÂ2.
On 17 July 1965, The Bahamas played their first international match, in a friendly against Jamaica, losing 8âÂÂ1 in Kingston. The team played their first official international matches in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, losing their debut 3âÂÂ0 against Puerto Rico, an 8âÂÂ1 loss against Netherlands Antilles and 5âÂÂ0 to Venezuela. They did manage to get their first draw though, a 2âÂÂ2 result against Dominican Republic. The following year, Bahamas participated in the 1971 Pan American Games, achieving their first victory over Dominican Republic 4âÂÂ2, but failing to exit the group stages. They returned to play in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and managed a historic 1âÂÂ0 victory against Panama, but lost 3âÂÂ0 to Bermuda and 2âÂÂ0 to the Dominican Republic and was eliminated again in the first round.
Bahamas finished bottom of their group in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and in the 1986 edition, they were given a bye into the quarterfinals due to a withdrawal, however Bahamas were beaten by Cuba and eliminated. They also participated in the qualifying rounds for the 1984 Olympic Games (eliminated by an amateur Mexico team) and the 1988 Olympics (beaten by Guyana). On 28 April 1987, the Bahamas experienced their worst defeat at the hands of the Mexican team, who crushed them 13âÂÂ0 as part of the qualifying tournament for the 1987 Pan American Games.
In the 1990s, the Bahamas withdrew from 1998 World Cup qualifying, leaving Saint Kitts and Nevis to advance to the next round. Bahamas advanced past the preliminary round 1999 Caribbean Cup, but failed to beat Bermuda (0âÂÂ6), Cuba (0âÂÂ7) and the Cayman Islands (1âÂÂ4) and finished last in their group.
The 2000s saw the Baha Boyz enter three consecutive World Cup qualifiers; 2002, 2006 and 2010 being eliminated by Haiti (aggregate score 13âÂÂ0), Dominica (aggregate score 4âÂÂ2) and Jamaica (aggregate score 13âÂÂ0), respectively. In the 2007 Caribbean Cup they got through the first knockout round but finished in last position in the second qualifying round behind Barbados, Saint Vincent and Bermuda.
In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, the Bahamas thrashed the Turks and Caicos Islands with an aggregate score of 10âÂÂ0, advancing to the second phase however, the team withdrew from the competition as the renovations for the Thomas Robinson Stadium were not completed and playing the fixtures at neutral venues would have been financially prohibitive. In the 2018 World Cup qualifying, they faced Bermuda in the first round, losing 8âÂÂ0 on aggregate. In the first round of 2022 World Cup qualification, Bahamas failed to score a goal, finishing in last place, having conceded 15.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Grenada and Costa Rica on 5 and 8 June 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Barbados
The following players have also been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
As of 15 November after match against British Virgin Islands