Football national side
Cuba
National team · Cuba
«Los Leones del Caribe»
Estadio Pedro Marrero sits in Havana and holds 30,000 people. The Football Association of Cuba, which runs the side, was formed in 1924, and the team took the field for the first time six years later at the Central American and Caribbean Games, beating Jamaica 3–1 in Havana.
The team is known as Los Leones del Caribe, and the furthest it has ever gone came in 1938, in France. Cuba reached the World Cup by walkover after Mexico withdrew, then beat Romania 2–1 in a replay following a 3–3 draw, becoming the first Caribbean side to reach a World Cup knockout round. Juan Tuñas scored in that tournament; Héctor Socorro put three past Romania in the group stage. The run ended in the quarter-finals, an 8–0 defeat to Sweden.
The Gold Cup has never yielded a trophy, only quarter-final exits in 2003, 2013 and 2015, and the one major honour of the modern era arrived in 2012, when Cuba won the Caribbean Cup. Yénier Márquez holds the appearance record with 126 caps, while Lester Moré is the all-time leading scorer with 30 goals.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 5 Oct | CONCACAF Nations League |
St. Kitts and Nevis
H
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| 2 Oct | CONCACAF Nations League |
St. Kitts and Nevis
A
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3:3 | D |
| 28 Sep | CONCACAF Nations League |
Bonaire
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 25 Sep | CONCACAF Nations League |
Grenada
A
|
3:0 | W |
| 29 Mar | CONCACAF Series |
Dominican Republic
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 26 Mar | CONCACAF Series |
Martinique
A
|
2:2 | D |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 46| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 46 | 15 | 31 |
| Scored | 63 | 29 | 34 |
| Conceded | 65 | 14 | 51 |
| Scored per game | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Conceded per game | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Difference | −2 | +15 | −17 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Cuba
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | |
 Luis Javier Paradela Díaz |
Forward | 29 | 3 |
| 14 | |
 Karel Aldair Espino Contrera |
Midfielder | 24 | 3 |
| 10 | |
 D. Reyes |
Forward | 23 | 3 |
| 11 |  D. Reynoso |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 20 |  A. Borrell |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 4 |  L. Mena |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 17 |  Eloy Nebreda |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 9 |  Daniel Diaz |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 15 |  Y. Pérez |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 6 |  M. Campos |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 21 |  Y. Zayas |
Goalkeeper | 3 | ||
| 7 |  M. Camejo |
Midfielder | 3 |
Fixtures of Cuba
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5 Oct
St. Kitts and Nevis
H
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2 Oct
St. Kitts and Nevis
A
3:3
D
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28 Sep
Bonaire
H
2:0
W
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25 Sep
Grenada
A
3:0
W
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29 Mar
Dominican Republic
A
1:1
D
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26 Mar
Martinique
A
2:2
D
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16 Nov
Martinique
A
2:0
W
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12 Nov
St. Lucia
H
3:0
W
Honours of Cuba
- Caribbean Cup 2012 1
- Central American and Caribbean Games 1930 1