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St. Vincent & the Grenadines current FIFA Ranking - 129
St . Vincent & the Grenadines current Caribbean Ranking - 8
Website: http://www.svgvincyheat.com/
SVG -UP FIFA, DOWN CFU
By E. Glenford Prescott
Pressman23@hotmail.com
14.9.06 - St. Vincent and the Grenadines slipped one place to number eight in the
latest Rankings in the CFU but climbed two places in FIFA.
The Vincentians who recently re-entered the CFU top 10 teams made the slip owing to some say are inactivity and a 0-1 loss to Antigua recently.
That result saw the Antiguans replacing SVG at number seven in the Rankings, which were released this week.
Team SVG played to a 1-1 draw with Barbados last Sunday at the National Stadium. They are expected to play other matches against Guyana and return matches against Barbados and Antigua over the next week.
The home matches on home soil are looking bleak with the difficulty of the
SVG Football Federation to get the use of the only current venue-the Victoria Park- to carry out its programme.
The local governing body has expressed frustration over what it says are
deliberate attempts to impede its attempts to move forward. This includes preparations for the 2006 Digicel Caribbean Cup and the running off of the National Inter-league.
Reports say based on the new format for Rankings recently introduced by FIFA more inactivity or poor results will see SVG moving closer to the 150's than the 100 they are aiming for in the next few months.
In the overall FIFA Rankings SVG have actually moved to 129 from 131 in the August Rankings.
Cuba displaced Jamaica as No 2 and the Bahamas surged into an unprecedented top-10 spot.
Cuba displaced Jamaica as No 2 and the Bahamas surged into an unprecedented top-10 spot in the latest Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rankings released yesterday.
Boosted by their results in Group E qualifying of the Digicel Caribbean Cup in Cuba earlier this month, Bahamas vaulted a world-best 55 places during the month to be 138th on the FIFA list, and Cuba climbed 31 places to be 69th.
These huge adjustments sent the Bahamas into the CFU's Top-10 at No 9, while Cuba became Trinidad and Tobago's nearest challengers at the top of the regional ratings as Jamaica's Reggae Boyz slid to No 3.
Trinidad and Tobago jumped five places up FIFA's list to No 56 and remain a clear No 1 in the CFU ahead of the Cubans, who ran past Turks and Caicos Islands (6-0), Bahamas (6-0) and the Cayman Islands (7-0) while hitting 19 unanswered goals in the series.
The Bahamas won over Cayman (3-1) and Turks & Caicos (3-2) in their other matches to qualify for the Digicel Cup's second round as Group E runners-up, while gaining enormous ground in the rankings. They jumped from 20th to No 9 in the CFU.
Turks and Caicos also benefited from their Group E outing. After beating
Cayman Islands (2-0) for a first ever win at this level, they enjoyed
27-place jump on FIFA's list that moved them from 23rd to 15th in the CFU.
There are several other changes in the CFU's Top-10.
Haiti ousted Guyana from the No 5 spot, Antigua and Barbuda jumped two places to No 7, and St Kitts and Nevis dipped two places to 10th.
In CONCACAF, Mexico, at No 17 in the world, remain the confederation's top team, ahead of the USA at 29th on FIFA's list, followed by Costa Rica (No 53) and Trinidad and Tobago.
Guatemala (No 66) are fifth in CONCACAF, with Cuba sixth, Canada (No 71) seventh, and Panama (No 74) eighth.
Jamaica slipped three places on FIFA's list to No 77 and are ninth in
CONCACAF. Dethroned world champions Brazil keep their No 1 rating on FIFA's list, followed by France, Argentina, and England, with new world champions Italy slipping three places to No 5.
CFU Top-Five Rankings (world rating in bracket):
1 Trinidad & Tobago (56)
2 Cuba (69)
3 Jamaica (77)
4 St Lucia (115)
5 Haiti (118)
St . Vincent & the Grenadines current Caribbean Ranking - 8
Website: http://www.svgvincyheat.com/
SVG -UP FIFA, DOWN CFU
By E. Glenford Prescott
Pressman23@hotmail.com
14.9.06 - St. Vincent and the Grenadines slipped one place to number eight in the
latest Rankings in the CFU but climbed two places in FIFA.
The Vincentians who recently re-entered the CFU top 10 teams made the slip owing to some say are inactivity and a 0-1 loss to Antigua recently.
That result saw the Antiguans replacing SVG at number seven in the Rankings, which were released this week.
Team SVG played to a 1-1 draw with Barbados last Sunday at the National Stadium. They are expected to play other matches against Guyana and return matches against Barbados and Antigua over the next week.
The home matches on home soil are looking bleak with the difficulty of the
SVG Football Federation to get the use of the only current venue-the Victoria Park- to carry out its programme.
The local governing body has expressed frustration over what it says are
deliberate attempts to impede its attempts to move forward. This includes preparations for the 2006 Digicel Caribbean Cup and the running off of the National Inter-league.
Reports say based on the new format for Rankings recently introduced by FIFA more inactivity or poor results will see SVG moving closer to the 150's than the 100 they are aiming for in the next few months.
In the overall FIFA Rankings SVG have actually moved to 129 from 131 in the August Rankings.
Cuba displaced Jamaica as No 2 and the Bahamas surged into an unprecedented top-10 spot.
Cuba displaced Jamaica as No 2 and the Bahamas surged into an unprecedented top-10 spot in the latest Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rankings released yesterday.
Boosted by their results in Group E qualifying of the Digicel Caribbean Cup in Cuba earlier this month, Bahamas vaulted a world-best 55 places during the month to be 138th on the FIFA list, and Cuba climbed 31 places to be 69th.
These huge adjustments sent the Bahamas into the CFU's Top-10 at No 9, while Cuba became Trinidad and Tobago's nearest challengers at the top of the regional ratings as Jamaica's Reggae Boyz slid to No 3.
Trinidad and Tobago jumped five places up FIFA's list to No 56 and remain a clear No 1 in the CFU ahead of the Cubans, who ran past Turks and Caicos Islands (6-0), Bahamas (6-0) and the Cayman Islands (7-0) while hitting 19 unanswered goals in the series.
The Bahamas won over Cayman (3-1) and Turks & Caicos (3-2) in their other matches to qualify for the Digicel Cup's second round as Group E runners-up, while gaining enormous ground in the rankings. They jumped from 20th to No 9 in the CFU.
Turks and Caicos also benefited from their Group E outing. After beating
Cayman Islands (2-0) for a first ever win at this level, they enjoyed
27-place jump on FIFA's list that moved them from 23rd to 15th in the CFU.
There are several other changes in the CFU's Top-10.
Haiti ousted Guyana from the No 5 spot, Antigua and Barbuda jumped two places to No 7, and St Kitts and Nevis dipped two places to 10th.
In CONCACAF, Mexico, at No 17 in the world, remain the confederation's top team, ahead of the USA at 29th on FIFA's list, followed by Costa Rica (No 53) and Trinidad and Tobago.
Guatemala (No 66) are fifth in CONCACAF, with Cuba sixth, Canada (No 71) seventh, and Panama (No 74) eighth.
Jamaica slipped three places on FIFA's list to No 77 and are ninth in
CONCACAF. Dethroned world champions Brazil keep their No 1 rating on FIFA's list, followed by France, Argentina, and England, with new world champions Italy slipping three places to No 5.
CFU Top-Five Rankings (world rating in bracket):
1 Trinidad & Tobago (56)
2 Cuba (69)
3 Jamaica (77)
4 St Lucia (115)
5 Haiti (118)
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