British Virgin Islands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Nature Boys
AssociationBritish Virgin Islands Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachChris Kiwomya
CaptainTroy Caesar
Most capsCarlos Septus (24)
Top scorerAvondale Williams (5)
Home stadiumA.O. Shirley Recreation Ground
FIFA codeVGB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 207 Steady (21 December 2023)[1]
Highest160 (March 2000, August–November 2002)
Lowest209 (March 2022)
First international
 Anguilla 0–1 British Virgin Islands 
(The Valley, Anguilla; October 1985)
Biggest win
 British Virgin Islands 6–0 Anguilla 
(Marigot, Saint Martin; 28 March 1990)
Biggest defeat
 Dominican Republic 17–0 British Virgin Islands 
(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

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.[2] 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.[3]

World Cup qualification

In the qualifying rounds for the 2006 World Cup were drawn against St Lucia, and they were eliminated 10–0 on aggregate.[4]

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.[5] 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.

Results and fixtures

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

23 March Nations League British Virgin Islands  1–3  Puerto Rico Road Town, British Virgin Islands
16:00 UTC−4 T. Forbes 36' (pen.) Report
Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League match against Dominica on 16 November 2023.[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2023, after match against Dominica.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Daniel Gilford (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 8 0 British Virgin Islands Virgin Gouda United
1GK Mekhi Walters (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 0 0 British Virgin Islands Virgin Gouda United
1GK Simon Cross (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 0 0 British Virgin Islands Wolues

2DF Philip Nelson (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 15 0 British Virgin Islands Wolues
2DF Ikyjah Williams (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 9 0 British Virgin Islands Rebels
2DF Giovanni Grant (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 6 0 British Virgin Islands Old Madrid FC
2DF Jaden Abrams (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 4 0 British Virgin Islands Virgin Gorda United
2DF Taylor Scarff (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 1 0 England Tavistock
2DF Sheldon Toney (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 1 0 British Virgin Islands Virgin Gouda United

3MF Kristian Javier (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 22 0 United States AC Commonwealth
3MF T'Sharne Gallimore (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 17 1 England Chesham United
3MF Miguel Marshall (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 17 0 England Poole Town
3MF Robert Green (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 15 0 United States Ittihad
3MF Johari Lacey (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 5 0 British Virgin Islands Rebels
3MF Carson Price (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 2 0 United States Incarnate Word Cardinals
3MF Levon Williams (2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 2 0 British Virgin Islands Virgin Gouda United
3MF Tai Thomas (2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 0 0 British Virgin Islands Wolues

4FW Tyler Forbes (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 20 4 England Weymouth
4FW Luka Chalwell (2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 13 3 England Eastleigh
4FW Justin Smith (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 9 1 British Virgin Islands One Love United
4FW Jhon Samuel (1984-05-08) 8 May 1984 8 0 British Virgin Islands One Love United
4FW Azarni Callwood (2006-09-21) 21 September 2006 3 0 British Virgin Islands One Caribbean
4FW Jadon Abrams (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 0 0

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

DF Jerry Wiltshire (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 14 2 England Hayes & Yeading United v.  Turks and Caicos Islands; 16 October 2023
DF Joshua Bertie (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 15 1 England Winchester City v.  Turks and Caicos Islands; 16 October 2023

MF Troy Caesar (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 26 3 United States Potros FC v.  Turks and Caicos Islands; 16 October 2023
MF Carlos Septus (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 25 1 British Virgin Islands One Caribbean v.  Turks and Caicos Islands; 9 September 2023
MF Alejandro Santos (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 1 0 v.  Turks and Caicos Islands; 9 September 2023

FW Denvin Jones (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 2 0 British Virgin Islands Rebels v.  Turks and Caicos Islands; 16 October 2023
FW Jake Forbes (2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 5 0 England Poole Town v.  Turks and Caicos Islands; 9 September 2023

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • TRA = Training player
  • WD = Withdrew (non-injury)
  • RET = Retired

Player records

As of 16 November 2023[7]
Players in bold are still active with British Virgin Islands.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Troy Caesar 26 3 2010–present
2 Carlos Septus 25 1 2011–present
3 Kristian Javier 22 0 2016–present
4 Tyler Forbes 20 4 2018–present
5 Trevor Peters 19 1 2010–2019
6 Andy Davis 17 0 2008–2015
T'Sharne Gallimore 17 1 2018–present
Miguel Marshall 17 0 2019–present
Jamie Wilson 17 3 2018–present
10 Gregory James 16 0 2010–2015

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Avondale Williams 5 15 0.33 2000–2012
2 Jordan Johnson 4 8 0.5 2015–2018
Tyler Forbes 4 20 0.2 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 26 0.12 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

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 14
Germany 2006 2 0 0 2 0 10
South Africa 2010 2 0 2 0 3 3
Brazil 2014 2 0 0 2 1 4
Russia 2018 2 0 1 1 2 3
Qatar 2022 4 0 0 4 0 19
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/22 14 0 3 11 7 53

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1991Did not qualify
Mexico United States 1993
United States 1996Withdrew
United States 1998Did not qualify
United States 2000
United States 2002
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005
United States 2007Withdrew
United States 2009Did not qualify
United States 2011
United States 2013
Canada United States 2015
United States 2017
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019
United States 2021
Canada United States 2023
Total0/17

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK
United States 2019–20 C B 4 0 0 4 5 15 Same position 40th
United States 2022–23 C D 4 0 2 2 3 11 Same position 41st
Total 8 0 2 6 8 26 40th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Barbados 1989 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1990
Jamaica 1991
Trinidad and Tobago 1992
Jamaica 1993
Trinidad and Tobago 1994
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Did not enter
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Did not qualify
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998
Trinidad and Tobago 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Barbados 2005
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Withdrew
Jamaica 2008 Did not qualify
Martinique 2010
Antigua and Barbuda 2012
Jamaica 2014
Martinique 2017
Total0/19

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. "About Us". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach Archived 20 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine – Independent
  4. St. Lucia flogs BVI 9–0 in World Cup qualifier Archived May 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "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.
  6. "Match Day Squad". Instagram. BVI FA.
  7. "British Virgin Islands". National Football Teams.
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