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The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, represents Guyana in international football and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation. It is one of three South American nations to be a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF alongside Suriname and French Guiana. Until the independence of Guyana (1966), it competed as British Guiana. They qualified for the Caribbean Nations Cup in 1991, coming fourth, and in 2007. Guyana has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but on 23 March 2019 they qualified for the first time for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Nickname(s) | Golden Jaguars | ||
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Association | Guyana Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Jamaal Shabazz | ||
Captain | Daniel Wilson | ||
Most caps | Walter Moore (77) | ||
Top scorer | Omari Glasgow (19) | ||
Home stadium | Providence Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GUY | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 154 (19 December 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 86 (November 2010) | ||
Lowest | 185 (February 2004) | ||
First international | |||
Guiana 1–4 Trinidad and Tobago (British Guiana; 21 July 1905)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Guyana 14–0 Anguilla (St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda; 16 April 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Surinam 9–0 Guiana (Netherlands Antilles; 17 February 1952) Surinam 9–0 Guiana (Aruba; 9 February 1953) Guyana 0–9 Mexico (Santa Ana, United States; 2 December 1987) | |||
Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2019) |
Guyana (as British Guiana) played its first international football match on 21 July 1905, a 4–1 defeat against nearby and fellow British colony Trinidad and Tobago. Their next recorded game came almost 16 years later on 28 January 1921, an away 2–1 win against its neighbour Suriname. The two played again in Suriname on 27 August 1923, and on that occasion the hosts won 2–1. British Guiana did not play another match until 1937, when they lost two matches against Trinidad and Tobago in Suriname: 3–0 and 3–2. After seven years without a match, British Guiana entered a three-team tournament in Trinidad & Tobago against its national side and Barbados. They won twice against Barbados (1–0 and 3–0) before drawing 1–1 and losing 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago. In the final of this Trinagular tournament they again lost 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago.
In November 1947 British Guiana played in a Standard Life tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. They beat the hosts 2–1 in their opening game on 5 November before beating Jamaica 2–0 the very next day. On 10 November they drew 0–0 with Jamaica before losing 2–0 to Trinidad and Tobago in the last game on 14 November.
British Guiana played its first home games in 1950 against Trinidad and Tobago: these were British Guiana's first matches since the Standard Life tournament. British Guiana lost 1–0 and 4–1 before winning 1–0. The last match played under the name British Guiana was the next match on 2 March 1959 – a 2–2 draw against Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
After independence in 1966, Guyana did not play a match for five years. Their first fixtures under their new name were qualifiers for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship against Suriname. The first match, away, was lost 4–1 and the home match on 21 September 1971 was lost 3–2 as Suriname advanced 7–3 on aggregate. In 1976 Guyana entered its first ever World Cup qualification campaign with the aim of reaching the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. Guyana and Suriname were drawn in a two-legged preliminary in the Caribbean section of CONCACAF qualification and Guyana won the first leg 2–0 at home on 4 July 1976. The second leg in Paramaribo was lost 3–0 which allowed Suriname to advance.[3]
Guyana had a remarkable calendar year in 2006, with eleven successive wins, including five CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers[4] These results boosted Guyana's spot in the FIFA World Rankings by 87 spots in little over a year. As a consequence, the team rose to the top 12 in CONCACAF and were in the third rank of seeds in the World Cup qualifying draw.
At the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup, Guyana finished top of Group A in Stage One, then top of Group H in Stage Two (which they hosted), and finished 3rd in the Bobby Sookram Group, missing out on a semi-final berth on goal difference alone. Had Guyana reached the semi-finals, they would have qualified for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
With the return of international coach Jamaal Shabazz, Guyana finished top of a group containing Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Bermuda to reach the third round of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. They qualified with one game to go with a 2–1 home win against Trinidad and Tobago on 11 November 2011.
Guyana organised friendly matches against Colombia, Bolivia, Jamaica and Panama for the first team. In the third round group, they finished last, behind Mexico, Costa Rica and El Salvador, with one point from their six matches.
From November 2012 to October 2014 Guyana did not play a single international fixture. This amongst other factors led to FIFA stepping in and removing the GFF executive at the end of 2014.[5]
With FIFA stepping into Guyana once again, a FIFA Normalisation Committee was installed to regularise football in Guyana. With this came the search for a National Team Head Coach with Jamaal Shabazz reinstalled initially for one game versus Barbados in Jan 2015. As Guyana had lost many first team players to retirement since 2012, the squad was a new younger group with major gaps in the goalkeeper and defensive areas.
However a 2–2 draw with Barbados was enough for Shabazz and his staff, consisting of assistant coach Wayne Wiggy Dover, Operations Manager Mark Xavier, Team Manager Faizal Khan, Kit Man Trevor Burnett, GoalKeeper Coach Andrew Hazell, Physical Trainer Anson Ambrose, Medical Officer Denzil Hernandez.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
21 March 2024 FIFA Series | Cape Verde | 1 – 0 | Guyana | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
22:00 UTC+3 | Mendes 2' | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia) |
26 March 2024 FIFA Series | Guyana | 4 – 1 | Cambodia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
22:00 UTC+3 | Glasgow 19', 59' (pen.)
Lovell 80' Khedoo 90+1' |
Report | Chanthea 53' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City |
13 May Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 – 1 | Guyana | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
21:00 UTC−4 | Kezar 39' Woodley 28' | Report | Benjamin 47' | Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium |
15 May Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 – 0 | Guyana | Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago |
21:00 UTC−4 | Poon-Angeron 53' Woodley 28' | Report | Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium |
6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Panama | 2 – 0 | Guyana | Panama City, Panama |
19:30 UTC−5 | Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 8,575 Referee: Filiberto Martinez (El Salvador) |
11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guyana | 3 – 1 | Belize | Wildey, Barbados |
18:00 UTC−4 | Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
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Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
5 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Guyana | 1 – 3 | Suriname | Leonora, Guyana |
16:00 UTC−4 | Glasgow 43' (pen.) | Report |
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Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora Attendance: 500[6] Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica) |
9 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Martinique | 2 – 2 | Guyana | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
20:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Jones 14', 24' | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France Attendance: 220[7] Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) |
11 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Guyana | 1 - 3 | Guatemala | Leonora, Guyana |
21:00 UTC−6 |
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Report |
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Stadium:
National Track and Field Leonora Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
15 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Suriname | 5 - 1 | Guyana | Paramaribo, Suriname |
20:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica) |
15 November 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in | Barbados | 1 - 4 | Guyana | Bridgetown, Barbados |
19:00 UTC−4 | Reid-Stephen 17' | Report | Glasgow 26', 59'
De Rosario 60' George 90+2' |
Stadium: Wildey Turf |
19 November 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in | Guyana | 5 - 3 | Barbados | Leonora, Guyana |
20:00 UTC−4 | De Rosario 26', 41', 45+1'
Glasgow 57' Jones 90+4' |
Report | Gale 49', 67' Reid-Stephen 63' | Stadium: National Track and Field Leonora |
March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | Guyana | v | Guatemala | Guyana |
March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | Guatemala | v | Guyana | Guatemala |
6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Nicaragua | v | Guyana | TBA |
Report | Stadium: TBA |
10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guyana | v | Montserrat | TBA |
Report | Stadium: TBA |
As of 30 October 2024[update]
Head coach | No Current Head Coach - Wayne Dover acting Head Coach |
Assistant coach | Samuel Cox |
Strength & Conditioning Coach | Renzo Patel |
Team Manager | Tyrese Stanley |
Goalkeeping coach | Evon Cobaine |
Kitman | Hal Portius |
Head scout | Romild Christie |
GFF President | Wayne Forde[8] |
Technical director | Gennarius Huxley |
The following players were called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Play-in matches against Barbados on 15 and 19 November 2024.[9]
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Barbados.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Akel Clarke | 25 October 1988 | 17 | 0 | Slingerz | |
GK | Quillan Roberts | 13 September 1994 | 20 | 0 | Western Suburbs | |
GK | Kai McKenzie-Lyle | 30 November 1997 | 13 | 1 | Oxford City | |
DF | Colin Nelson | 9 August 1991 | 35 | 1 | Guyana Defence Force | |
DF | Leo Lovell | 6 December 1996 | 27 | 2 | Slingerz | |
DF | Liam Gordon | 15 May 1999 | 24 | 2 | Walsall | |
DF | Marcus Wilson | 19 April 2002 | 3 | 0 | Santos | |
DF | Jalen Jones | 13 November 1998 | 18 | 1 | Oxford City | |
DF | Romaine Brackenbridge | 13 September 1994 | 1 | 0 | Harbour View | |
DF | Jeremy Garrett | 1 January 2000 | 14 | 1 | Slingerz | |
DF | Reiss Greenidge | 10 August 1996 | 9 | 0 | Maidstone United | |
MF | Daniel Wilson | 1 November 1993 | 63 | 1 | Western Tigers | |
MF | Kadell Daniel | 3 June 1994 | 23 | 3 | Croydon Athletic | |
MF | Nathan Moriah-Welsh | 18 March 2002 | 22 | 3 | Hibernian | |
MF | Maliq Cadogan | 25 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Kiddiminster Harriers | |
MF | Nathan Ferguson | 12 October 1995 | 8 | 0 | Maidenhead United | |
MF | Benjamin Opara | 19 April 1994 | 0 | 0 | Guyana Defence Force | |
FW | Kelsey Benjamin | 8 May 1999 | 33 | 7 | Guyana Defence Force | |
FW | Omari Glasgow | 22 November 2003 | 29 | 20 | Chicago Fire FC | |
FW | Enoch George | 23 May 2003 | 2 | 1 | FC Lisse | |
FW | Osaze De Rosario | 19 July 2001 | 7 | 5 | Tacoma Defiance | |
FW | Isaiah Jones | 26 June 1999 | 6 | 2 | Middlesbrough |
The following players have been called up within the past year.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jamain Cumberbatch | 21 April 1999 | 2 | 0 | Guyana Defence Force | v. Cambodia; 26 March 2024 |
DF | Samuel Cox | 10 October 1990 | 35 | 0 | Oxford City | v. Martinique; 9 September 2024RET |
DF | Quincy Adams | 7 January 1989 | 26 | 1 | Slingerz | v. Belize; 11 June 2024 |
DF | Miquel Scarlett | 27 September 2000 | 6 | 0 | Chatham Town | v. Panama; 7 June 2024 |
DF | Terique Mohammed | 27 January 2000 | 1 | 0 | Des Moines Menace | v. Trinidad and Tobago; 15 May 2024 |
DF | Kevin Layne | 1 January 1998 | 10 | 0 | Police | v. Cambodia; 26 March 2024 |
DF | Marcus Simmons | 16 July 2000 | 1 | 0 | Sigma FC | v. Cambodia; 26 March 2024 |
DF | Amos Ramsey | 20 December 1991 | 4 | 0 | Guyana Defence Force | v. Cambodia; 26 March 2024 |
MF | Elliot Bonds | 23 March 2000 | 21 | 0 | Fleetwood Town | v. Martinique; 9 September 2024 |
MF | Stephen Duke-McKenna | 17 August 2000 | 26 | 2 | Harrogate Town F.C. | v. Suriname; 16 October 2024 |
MF | Darron Niles | 3 May 2003 | 4 | 0 | Slingerz | v. Belize; 9 June 2024 |
FW | Ryan Khedoo | 27 October 1999 | 1 | 1 | St. Charles FC | v. Cambodia; 26 March 2024 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury. |
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Walter Moore | 77 | 5 | 2004–2019 |
2 | Daniel Wilson | 65 | 1 | 2011–present |
3 | Charles Pollard | 60 | 3 | 1996–2012 |
4 | Anthony Abrams | 58 | 15 | 2004–2017 |
5 | Trayon Bobb | 51 | 12 | 2011–present |
6 | Howard Lowe | 46 | 1 | 2002–2010 |
Gregory Richardson | 46 | 17 | 2002–2019 | |
8 | Dwain Jacobs | 42 | 1 | 2008–2017 |
9 | Kayode McKinnon | 41 | 4 | 2002–2012 |
10 | Colin Nelson | 39 | 1 | 2009–present |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Omari Glasgow | 20 | 28 | 0.71 | 2021–present |
2 | Nigel Codrington | 18 | 26 | 0.69 | 2001–2010 |
3 | Gregory Richardson | 17 | 46 | 0.37 | 2002–2019 |
4 | Anthony Abrams | 15 | 58 | 0.26 | 2004–2017 |
5 | Trayon Bobb | 12 | 51 | 0.24 | 2011–present |
6 | Neil Danns | 11 | 25 | 0.44 | 2015–2023 |
Emery Welshman | 11 | 28 | 0.39 | 2015–present | |
8 | Randolph Jerome | 9 | 21 | 0.43 | 1998–2008 |
Sheldon Holder | 9 | 34 | 0.26 | 2011–2021 | |
10 | Vurlon Mills | 8 | 32 | 0.25 | 2011–2019 |
Kelsey Benjamin | 8 | 36 | 0.22 | 2017–present | |
FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1970 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
1974 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
1978 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
1982 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||
1986 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
2002 | Suspended by FIFA | Suspended by FIFA | |||||||||||||
2006 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
2014 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 30 | |||||||||
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
2030 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 0/13 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 43 | 92 |
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1965 | |||||||||||||||||
1967 | |||||||||||||||||
1969 | |||||||||||||||||
1971 | |||||||||||||||||
1973 | |||||||||||||||||
1977 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
1981 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||
1985 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
1991 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |||||||||||
1993 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||
2002 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
2005 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | ||||||||||
2009 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||
2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
2013 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||
2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
2017 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||||
2019 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | ||
2021 | Did not qualify | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||
2023 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||
2025 | To Be Determined | To Be Determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | 86 | 34 | 13 | 39 | 155 | 148 |
CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
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League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2019–20 | B | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2021 | Ineligible | |||||||||
2022–23 | B | B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 2023 | ||||||||||
2023–24 | B | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2024 | ||||||||||
2024–25 | A | A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2025 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||||
Total | — | — | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 42 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1978 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
1979 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1981 | |||||||||||||||
1983 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
1985 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1990 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
1991 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
1992 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
1993 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
1997 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
1998 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |||||||||
1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
2001 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
2005 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
2007 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
2008 | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
2010 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
2012 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
2017 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
Total | Fourth place | 3/25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 71 | 27 | 15 | 29 | 122 | 104 |
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