History
Football is being played on Sint Maarten since the year 1960, however the Sint Maarten Soccer
Association (SMSA) was official founded on June 14, 1985 as the official recognized football association of the island Sint Maarten, now country Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten played their first official International game during the inauguration of the CFU Caribbean Cup in 1989 after being accepted as a member. In 2002 the SXMFF became an associated member of the CONCACAF and a full member in 2013.
Before October 10, 2010, Sint Maarten was part of the Netherlands Antilles, associated to the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC) and also a member of the Netherlands Antilles Football Union (NAVU). However, due to the geographical location of Sint Maarten, approximately
910 kilometers away from the rest of the Netherlands Antilles countries, and divided by water, created a big disadvantage for Sint Maarten to play an active role within the NAVU, compared to the other Netherlands Antilles countries (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao).
Those days Curacao was the main island of the Netherlands Antilles on which all official offices were housed including the FIFA membership office. Furthermore, they enjoyed all benefits and recognition from all the International governing bodies. After the constitutional change of the Netherlands Antilles on October 10, 2010, Sint Maarten and Curacao opted to be a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius chose to be a
Dutch constituency within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Curacao kept the FIFA membership Bonaire and Sint Maarten were left out of any affiliation to FIFA.
Achievements
During recent years the SXMFF has participated in and hosted several activities. Below is an overview of the activities and achievements over the past years:
2013
• August: For the first time SXMFF took part in the CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship
2017
• March: Boys U13 Himno I Bandera Tournament Aruba
• May: Boys U13 International Tournament St. Barthelemy
• August: CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship Bradenton, FL USA
2020
• January-February: SXMFF Youth Club Competition age categories Under-7 to Under-14, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the competition was postponed until February 2021
• July: SXMFF Summer Camp for from 4 to 16 years old
• Jun-Jul/Sep-Oct: KNVB WorldCoach/Concacaf course
• October-December: Men’s St. Maarten Premier League (SMPL)
• December: SXMFF Tiny Kicks program for players from 4 to 6 years old
2015
• August: Hosted the CFU Boys Under-15 Championship with 12 countries
• September: Hosted a Dutch Caribbean Female Club Championship with teams from Suriname, Bonaire, Curacao, and Sint Maarten
2018
• January-April: KNVB WorldCoach/Concacaf course
• November: CONCACAF Men’s U-20 Championship Bradenton, FL USA
• Sep/Nov: CONCACAF Nations League Qualifying
2021
• January-April: Men’s St. Maarten Premier League (SMPL) & Cup
• May: SXMFF Beach Soccer Competition
• June: SXMFF USA College Showcase
• July: SXMFF Summer Camp for from 4 to 16 years old
• Jun-Jul/Sep-Oct: KNVB WorldCoach/Concacaf course
• August-December: SXMFF WorldCoach/Afternoon School Program
• October-December: SXMFF Youth Club Competition age categories Under-7 to Under-14
2016
• January: CONCACAF Futsal Championship CUBA
• March: Boys U13 Himno I Bandera Tournament Aruba
• May: Boys U13 International Tournament St. Barthelemy
• June: CFU/CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Qualifiers
2019
• August: CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship Bradenton, FL USA (placed 2nd in the CONCACAF 3rd division)
• Jun-Jul/Sep-Oct: KNVB WorldCoach/Concacaf course –2019
• August-December: SXMFF WorldCoach/Afternoon School Program –2019
• Mar/Sep-Nov: CONCACAF Men Nations League Group stage –2019
2022
• January-June: SXMFF WorldCoach/Afternoon School Program
• January-April: SXMFF Youth Club Competition age categories Under-7 to Under-14
• May: Boys U13 International Tournament St. Barthélemy
• May: SXMFF USA College Showcase
• June: CONCACAF Men’s Nations League Round One
• July: SXMFF Summer Camp for from 4 to 16 years old
• July-August: KNVB WorldCoach/Concacaf course
• August-December: SXMFF WorldCoach/Afternoon School Program
• August: CFU Boys Under-14 Challenge Series
• October-December: Men’s St. Maarten Premier League (SMPL)
• October-December: St. Maarten/St. Martin Elite Championship (SXMEC)
• October-December: SXMFF Women’s 5 vs. 5 League –2022
Executive Committee
Mr. Sudesh Singh – President
Mr. Stanislas York – Vice-President
Mr. Noris Richards – Second Vice-President
Mr. Ruben Prince – Treasurer
Mrs. Natasha Wright-Derby – Board Member
Mr. Orien Allen – Board Member
Mrs. Martha Carty-Amatdawoed – Board Member
Mission and Vision
The Sint Maarten Football Federation (SXMFF) is an organization that enhances national pride, through a safe and disciplined society, by developing and promoting football while creating opportunities for players and officials to represent the nation and earn a living (Mission).
We believe that football is the cornerstone of Sint Maarten’s society with successful national teams, thriving sports tourism, internationally accredited facilities, well-run competitions and a robust youth development program, all inspired by an innovative and well-structured SXMFF (Vision).