British Virgin Islands 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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see British Virgin Islands women's national football team.
British Virgin Islands
Nickname(s)The Nature Boyz
AssociationBritish Virgin Islands
Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachJohn Reilly[1]
CaptainTroy Caesar
Most capsDesire Montgomery Butler
Troy Caesar (20)
Top scorerAvondale Williams (5)
Home stadiumA.O. Shirley Recreation Ground
FIFA codeVGB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 208 (10 December 2020)[2]
Highest160 (March 2000, August–November 2002)
Lowest208 (October 2019)
First international
 Cayman Islands 2–1 British Virgin Islands 
(Basseterre, SK&N; 10 May 1991)
Biggest win
 British Virgin Islands 6–0 Anguilla 
(Saint Martin; 28 March 1990)
Biggest defeat
 Dominican Republic 17–0 British Virgin Islands 
(San Cristobal, Dominican Rep.; 14 October 2010)

A member of 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.[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

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.

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 To be determined Qualification yet to start
2026
Total 0/21 10 0 3 7 7 34

Gold Cup record
Gold Cup record
Year Round Position MP W D* L GF GA
1991Did not qualify
1993Did not qualify
1996Withdrew
1998Did not qualify
2000Did not qualify
2002Did not qualify
2003Did not qualify
2005Did not qualify
2007Withdrew
2009Did not qualify
2011Did not qualify
2013Did not qualify
2015Did not qualify
2017Did not qualify
2019Did not qualify
2021Did not qualify
Total0 titles0/15000000

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 To be determined
Total 4 0 0 4 5 15 40th

Caribbean Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS 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
Total0/18000000

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 v Guatemala Road Town, British Virgin Islands
Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground
30 March WC 1st Round Qualifying Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v British Virgin Islands Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium
2 June WC 1st Round Qualifying Cuba v British Virgin Islands Havana, Cuba
Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero
5 June WC 1st Round Qualifying British Virgin Islands v Curaçao Road Town, British Virgin Islands
Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground

Current squad

Squad called for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C match against  Bahamas on 14 November 2019.[7][8]
Caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019 after the game against  Bahamas.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
18 1GK Philip Graham (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 1 0 Panthers
23 1GK Daniel Gilford (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 0 0 VG United
15 2DF Philip Nelson (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 8 0 Wolues
3 2DF Joshua Bertie (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 7 0 Andover Town
13 2DF Charles Medway (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 5 0 Poole Town
2 2DF Jazeel Castello (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 1 0
17 2DF Giovanni Grant (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 1 0 South Bronx United
10 3MF Carlos Septus (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 17 1 Rebels
11 3MF Kristian Javier (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 10 0 Lionsbridge FC
8 3MF Jamie Wilson (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 9 1 Bournemouth F.C.
7 3MF T'Sharne Gallimore (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 4 0 Chesham United
12 3MF Miguel Marshall (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 4 0 Champion Academy
14 4FW Trevor Peters (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 19 1 Rebels
20 4FW Tyler Forbes (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 7 3 Maldon & Tiptree
5 4FW Marcus Butler (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 1 0

Recent call-ups
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • TRA = Training player
  • WD = Withdrew (non-injury)
  • RET = Retired

Historical list of coaches

References
  1. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=VGB/about.html
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach – Independent
  5. St. Lucia flogs BVI 9–0 in World Cup qualifier Archived May 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ – Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean – All Matches". FIFA.com. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  7. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "British Virgin Islands (2019)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. "Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands - 14 November 2019". Concacaf. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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