Bahamas national football team – Wikipedia

The Bahamas played their first international matches in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, losing their debut 30 against Puerto Rico, an 81 loss against Netherlands Antilles and 50 to Venezuela. They did manage to get their first draw though, a 22 result against Dominican Republic.[3] The following year, Bahamas participated in the 1971 Pan American Games, achieving their first victory over Dominican Republic 42, but failing to exit the group stages. They returned to play in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and managed a historic 10 victory against Panama, but lost 30 to Bermuda and 20 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 130 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 (06), Cuba (07) and the Cayman Islands (14) 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 130), Dominica (aggregate score 42) and Jamaica (aggregate score 130), 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 100, 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.[4] In the 2018 World Cup qualifying, they faced Bermuda in the first round, losing 80 on aggregate. In the first round of 2022 World Cup qualification, Bahamas failed to score a goal, finishing in last place, having conceded 15.

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Bahamas national football team - Wikipedia