British Virgin Islands national football team

British Virgin Islands
Nickname(s)The Nature Boyz
AssociationBritish Virgin Islands Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachChris Kiwomya
CaptainTroy Caesar
Most capsCarlos Septus (21)
Top scorerAvondale Williams (5)
Home stadiumA.O. Shirley Recreation Ground
FIFA codeVGB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 209 1 (31 March 2022)[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)
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see British Virgin Islands women's national football team.

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.

It is a member 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.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Main article: British Virgin Islands national football team results

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

2021
27 March WC 1st Round Qualifying British Virgin Islands  0–3  Guatemala Willemstad, Curaçao
18:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Referee: Oscar Moncada (Honduras)
30 March WC 1st Round Qualifying Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  3–0  British Virgin Islands Willemstad, Curaçao
18:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
2 June WC 1st Round Qualifying Cuba  5–0  British Virgin Islands Guatemala City, Guatemala
15:30 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Jose Raul Torres Rivera (Puerto Rico)
5 June WC 1st Round Qualifying British Virgin Islands  0–8  Curaçao Guatemala City, Guatemala
15:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)

2022
27 January 2022 Friendly British Virgin Islands  1–2  Anguilla Bisham, England
 Report
Stadium: Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre

Coaching history

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Anguilla on 27 January 2022.[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2022, after the match against Anguilla.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK William Butler (2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 2 0 Poole Town
1GK Phillip Graham (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 6 0 Panthers FC
2DF Vidal Hendrickson (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 0 0 Coleshill Town
2DF Kristian Javier (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 15 0 AC Commonwealth
3MF Miguel Marshall (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 9 0 Poole Town U23
2DF Ikyjah Williams (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 2 0 Rebels
2DF Jerry Wiltshire (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 7 2 Walton Casuals
3MF Luka Chalwell (2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 5 0 Christchurch F.C.
3MF T'Sharne Gallimore (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 9 0 Chesham United
3MF Charles Medway (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 7 0 Poole Town U23
3MF Carlos Septus (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 21 1 Rebels
3MF Jamie Wilson (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 15 2 Bournemouth F.C.
3MF Joshua Bertie (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 11 0 Dorchester Town
4FW Kevin Fisher (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 10 1 Panthers FC
4FW Jake Forbes 1 0 Poole Town U23
4FW Tyler Forbes (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 12 3 Poole Town
4FW Charley McMillan-Lopez (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 2 0 Unattached

Recent call-ups
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Liam Blok (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 3 0 Road Town FC Training camp, 22-28 January 2022WD
DF Gethin Jones 0 0 Training camp, 22-28 January 2022WD
MF Luca Reich (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 4 0 Wolues Training camp, 22-28 January 2022WD
DF Alejandro Santos (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 0 0 Training camp, 22-28 January 2022WD
DF Sheldon Toney (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 0 0 Virgin Gorda United Training camp, 22-28 January 2022WD
FW Leo Forte (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 6 0 Wolues Training camp, 22-28 January 2022WD
FW Denvin Jones (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 2 0 Rebels Training camp, 22-28 January 2022WD
FW Jahmal Prentice (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 0 0 Rebels vs.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30 March 2021
FW Justin Smith (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 3 0 One Love United Training camp, 22-28 January 2022WD
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • TRA = Training player
  • WD = Withdrew (non-injury)
  • RET = Retired

Player records
As of 27 January 2022
Players in bold are still active with British Virgin Islands.

Competitive record

World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 14
2006 2 0 0 2 0 10
2010 2 0 2 0 3 3
2014 2 0 0 2 1 4
2018 2 0 1 1 2 3
2022 4 0 0 4 0 19
2026 To be determined Qualification yet to start
Total 0/22 14 0 3 11 7 53

Gold Cup record
Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1991Did not qualify
1993
1996Withdrew
1998Did not qualify
2000
2002
2003
2005
2007Withdrew
2009Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
Total0 titles0/16000000

CONCACAF Nations League record
CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK
2019–20 C B 4 0 0 4 5 15 40th
2022–23 C D To be determined
Total 4 0 0 4 5 15 40th

Caribbean Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
1989 to
1994		 Did not qualify
1995 Withdrew
1996 Did not enter
1997 to
2005		 Did not qualify
2007 Withdrew
2008 to
2017		 Did not qualify
Total0/19000000

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach – 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. Jackson, Charles. "The FA is taking full advantage of the latest FIFA International Football window by holding a training camp at Bisham Abbey, UK, under the watchful eyes of Head Coach, Chris Kiwomya". BVI Football Association. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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