Cuba national football team

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Cuba
Nickname(s)Leones del Caribe (Lions of the Caribbean)
AssociationFootball Association of Cuba
ConfederationCONCACAF
(North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachRaúl Mederos
Most capsYénier Márquez (126)
Top scorerLester Moré (29)
Home stadiumCuba Stadium
FIFA codeCUB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 168 Decrease 1 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest46 (November – December 2006)
Lowest182 (August 2017, March–May 2018)
First international
 Cuba 3–1 Jamaica 
(Havana, Cuba; 16 March 1930)
Biggest win
 Cuba 11–0 Turks and Caicos Islands 
(Havana, Cuba; 8 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 8–0 Cuba 
(Antibes, France; 12 June 1938)
 Soviet Union 8–0 Cuba 
(Moscow, Soviet Union; 24 July 1980)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1938)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 1938
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1971)
Best resultFourth place, 1971

The Cuba national football team is the national football team of Cuba.

References[change | change source]

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.