British Virgin Islands national football team
Nickname(s) | The Nature Boys | ||
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Association | British Virgin Islands Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Chris Kiwomya | ||
Captain | Troy Caesar | ||
Most caps | Troy Caesar (28) | ||
Top scorer | Avondale Williams (5) | ||
Home stadium | A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground | ||
FIFA code | VGB | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 207 ![]() | ||
Highest | 160 (March 2000, August–November 2002) | ||
Lowest | 209 (March 2022) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (The Valley, Anguilla; October 1985) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Marigot, Saint Martin; 28 March 1990) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (San Cristobal, Dominican Republic; 14 October 2010) |
The British Virgin Islands national football team is the national team of the British Virgin Islands and is controlled by the British Virgin Islands Football Association.
They are members of both CONCACAF and FIFA.
History
[edit]Early football games in the British Virgin Islands were between British Royal Navy crew, and expatriates. In 1968, the British Virgin Islands team was founded by a team of Royal Engineers, and soon after, in 1973 the British Virgin Islands Football Association was founded. In 1974, it was affiliated by FIFA.[3] The former Tottenham, Chelsea and Porto manager, Portuguese André Villas-Boas had his first job as Technical Director of the national team British Virgin Islands in 2000 and 2001.[4]
World Cup qualification
[edit]In the qualifying rounds for the 2006 World Cup were drawn against St Lucia, and they were eliminated 10–0 on aggregate.[5]
In the qualifying rounds for the 2010 World Cup they were paired with the Bahamas. They lost on the away goals rule after a 3–3 draw over both legs. Both matches were actually played in the Bahamas, but British Virgin Islands were designated as the home team in the second match, which ended 2–2.[6] Despite going out of the competition in the first qualifying round, the British Virgin Islands were the only side to enter the 2010 FIFA World Cup to remain unbeaten through qualification and the finals tournament (although New Zealand was undefeated in the finals tournament, they did lose a game in qualification.)
In the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup they were in the unusual position of being favorites to win their two-legged tie against neighbors U.S. Virgin Islands. However, after losing the first leg 2–0 and the return leg 2–1, the British Virgin Islands once again failed to advance to the next round.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds saw British Virgin Islands take on Dominica with both legs taking place in Dominica, with the first leg acting as BVI's 'home ground' due to the away goal ruling. Despite taking the lead twice, the Islanders fell to a 3–2 defeat at 'home' and drew 0–0 away, meaning that once again first round qualification remained elusive.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds saw British Virgin Islands again knocked out in the first round, having lost all four of their group matches without scoring a goal.
At the commencement of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, BVI advanced beyond the first round of qualifying for the first time in their history after beating the U.S. Virgin Islands 1–1 on aggregate after penalties.[7] In the second round, they were drawn into Group E with Guatemala, Dominica, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
Results and fixtures
[edit]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
2023
[edit]9 September Nations League | British Virgin Islands ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
16:30 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Victor Rivas (United States) |
12 October Nations League | Dominica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Roseau, Dominica |
18:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba) |
16 October Nations League | Turks and Caicos Islands ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: TCIFA National Academy Referee: Victor Rivas (United States) |
2024
[edit]22 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | U.S. Virgin Islands ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
17:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Liziario ![]() |
Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico) |
26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | British Virgin Islands ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (4–2 p) | ![]() | Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
15:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Note: 1–1 on aggregate. British Virgin Islands won 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the second round. |
8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | British Virgin Islands ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) |
11 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Dominican Republic ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
20:00 UTC−4 | Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico) |
4 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | British Virgin Islands ![]() | v | ![]() | George Town, Cayman Islands |
--:-- UTC−4 | Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex |
10 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() | v | ![]() | George Town, Cayman Islands |
--:-- UTC−4 | Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex |
9 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | Cayman Islands ![]() | v | ![]() | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
--:-- UTC−4 | Stadium: TBD |
12 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League | British Virgin Islands ![]() | v | ![]() | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
--:-- UTC−4 | Stadium: TBD |
Coaching history
[edit]Gary White (1998–1999)
Gregory Grant (2000)
William H. Moravek (2000–01)
Patrick Mitchell (2002)
Michael Tulloch (2004)
Ben Davies (2004)
Patrick Mitchell (2008)
Avondale Williams (2008–2018)
John Reilly (2018–2020)
Dan Neville (2021)
Chris Kiwomya (2021–)
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League match against Dominica on 16 November 2023.[8]
Caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2023, after match against Dominica.
Recent call-ups
[edit]Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Jerry Wiltshire | 4 February 1996 | 14 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Joshua Bertie | 9 October 1996 | 15 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Troy Caesar | 13 May 1994 | 26 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Carlos Septus | 16 June 1991 | 25 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Alejandro Santos | 23 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | v. ![]() | |
FW | Denvin Jones | 24 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Jake Forbes | 4 November 2003 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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Player records
[edit]- As of 26 March 2024[9]
- Players in bold are still active with British Virgin Islands.
Most appearances
[edit]Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Troy Caesar | 28 | 3 | 2010–present |
2 | Carlos Septus | 25 | 1 | 2011–present |
3 | Kristian Javier | 24 | 0 | 2016–present |
4 | Tyler Forbes | 22 | 4 | 2018–present |
5 | Trevor Peters | 19 | 1 | 2010–2019 |
T'Sharne Gallimore | 19 | 1 | 2018–present | |
Miguel Marshall | 19 | 0 | 2019–present | |
8 | Andy Davis | 17 | 0 | 2008–2015 |
Jamie Wilson | 17 | 3 | 2018–present | |
10 | Gregory James | 16 | 0 | 2010–2015 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Avondale Williams | 5 | 15 | 0.33 | 2000–2012 |
2 | Jordan Johnson | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 2015–2018 |
Tyler Forbes | 4 | 22 | 0.18 | 2018–present | |
4 | Jairo Morris | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 2004 |
Luka Chalwell | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 2021–present | |
Jamie Wilson | 3 | 17 | 0.18 | 2018–present | |
Troy Caesar | 3 | 28 | 0.11 | 2010–present | |
8 | Henroy Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2010 |
Michael Huggins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2002 | |
Bailey Rowe | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 2018–2019 | |
Peterson Azille | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 2000–2004 | |
Garret Ferron | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 2000–2004 | |
Venton James | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 2004–2008 | |
Rohan Lennon | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 2000–2008 | |
Jerry Wiltshire | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 2019–present |
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||
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To be determined | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
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Total | 0/6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 62 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Withdrew | ||||||||
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Total | 0/17 |
CONCACAF Nations League
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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 | C | B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ![]() |
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Ineligible | ||||||||
2022–23 | C | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ![]() |
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2023–24 | C | B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ![]() |
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2024–25 | C | C | To be determined | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
CONCACAF Nations League history | |
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First Match | ![]() ![]() (6 September 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao) |
Biggest Win | ![]() ![]() (9 September 2023; Road Town, British Virgin Islands) |
Biggest Defeat | ![]() ![]() (12 June 2022; Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) |
Best Result | — |
Worst Result | — |
Caribbean Cup
[edit]Caribbean Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Withdrew | ||||||||
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Total | 0/19 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach Archived 20 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine – Independent
- ^ St. Lucia flogs BVI 9–0 in World Cup qualifier Archived May 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean – All Matches". FIFA.com. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands and Anguilla progress for the first time". FIFA. 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Match Day Squad". Instagram. BVI FA.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands". National Football Teams.
External links
[edit]- British Virgin Islands – FIFA.com (archived 7 January 2014)
- British Virgin Islands. Archived 26 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine. caribbeanfootballdatabase.com.