British Virgin Islands national football team

British Virgin Islands
Nickname(s)	The Nature Boys
Association	British Virgin Islands Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Chris Kiwomya
Captain	Troy Caesar
Most caps	Carlos Septus (21)
Top scorer	Avondale Williams (5)
Home stadium	A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground
FIFA code	VGB
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	209 (6 October 2022)
Highest	160 (March 2000, August–November 2002)
Lowest	209 (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.

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.^[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.

Recent results and forthcoming 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

2022

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

3 June Nations League	British Virgin Islands	1–1	Cayman Islands	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
16:00 UTC−4	Caesar 63'	Report	Conolly 82'	Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

6 June Nations League	Cayman Islands	1–1	British Virgin Islands	George Town, Cayman Islands
18:00 UTC−5	Ebanks 25'	Report	Wilson 46'	Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

12 June Nations League	Puerto Rico	6–0	British Virgin Islands	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
18:00 UTC−4	Rios 12' Rivera 15', 39', 49', 51' Díaz 31'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano Referee: Germán Martínez (El Salvador)

2023

23 March Nations League	British Virgin Islands	v	Puerto Rico	British Virgin Islands
		Report		Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

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–)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches against the Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico to take place in June 2022.

Caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2022, after match vs Puerto Rico

Needs subs adding

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Daniel Gilford		3	0	Virgin Gouda United
18	1GK	Mekhi Walters		0	0	Virgin Gouda United

23	2DF	Liam Blok	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 21)	4	0	Road Town FC
	2DF	Makimbo Demming		0	0	Virgin Gouda United
17	2DF	Giovanni Grant	(2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 20)	6	0	Old Madrid FC
9	2DF	Philip Nelson	(1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 35)	11	0	Wolues
16	2DF	Quelahni Nickie		1	0	Virgin Gouda United
13	2DF	Ikyjah Williams	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Rebels
5	2DF	Jerry Wiltshire	(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 27)	10	2	Walton Casuals

	3MF	Troy Caesar	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 29)	22	2	Life University
8	3MF	T'Sharne Gallimore	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 23)	12	0	Chesham United
3	3MF	Kristian Javier	(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 27)	18	0	AC Commonwealth
4	3MF	Gethin Jones		1	0
2	3MF	Miguel Marshall	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 21)	12	0	Poole Town U23
15	3MF	Luca Reich	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Wolues
14	3MF	Alejandro Santos	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 19)	1	0
6	3MF	Carlos Septus	(1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 32)	24	1	Rebels
22	3MF	Levon Williams		1	0	Virgin Gouda United
7	3MF	Jamie Wilson	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 27)	17	3	Bridgewater United

11	4FW	Luka Chalwell	(2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 (age 19)	8	0	Christchurch F.C.
21	4FW	Denvin Jones	(2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Rebels
20	4FW	Jake Forbes		2	0	Poole Town U23
10	4FW	Tyler Forbes	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 21)	15	3	Poole Town
12	4FW	Justin Smith	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 20)	5	0	One Love United

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	William Butler	(2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Poole Town	v. Anguilla; 27 January 2022
GK	Phillip Graham	(2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 22)	6	0	Panthers FC	v. Anguilla; 27 January 2022

DF	Sheldon Toney	(2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Virgin Gorda United	Training camp, 22-28 January 2022^WD

MF	Charles Medway	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Poole Town U23	v. Anguilla; 27 January 2022

MF	Joshua Bertie	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 26)	11	0	Dorchester Town	v. Anguilla; 27 January 2022
FW	Kevin Fisher	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 28)	10	1	Panthers FC	v. Anguilla; 27 January 2022
FW	Leo Forte	(1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 23)	6	0	Wolues	Training camp, 22-28 January 2022^WD
FW	Charley McMillan-Lopez	(1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 (age 27)	2	0	College 1975	Training camp, 22-28 January 2022^WD
FW	Jahmal Prentice	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Rebels	v. Anguilla; 27 January 2022
INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad TRA = Training player WD = Withdrew (non-injury) RET = Retired

Player records

As of 6 June 2022

Players in bold are still active with British Virgin Islands.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Carlos Septus	24	1	2011–present
2	Troy Caesar	22	2	2010–present
3	Trevor Peters	19	1	2010–2019
4	Andy Davis	17	0	2008–2015
5	Kristian Javier	17	0	2016–present
5	Jamie Wilson	17	3	2018–present
6	Gregory James	16	0	2010–2015
7	Desire Montgomery Butler	15	0	2000–2012
	Christopher Telemaque	15	0	2010–2019
	Craig Urwin	15	5	2000–2012

Most goals

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Avondale Williams	5	15	0.33	2000–2012
2	Jordan Johnson	4	8	0.5	2015–2018
3	Jairo Morris	3	5	0.6	2004
	Tyler Forbes	3	14	0.21	2018–present
	Jamie Wilson	3	17	0.18	2018–present
6	Henroy Mitchell	2	2	1	2010
	Michael Huggins	2	2	1	2002
	Bailey Rowe	2	5	0.4	2018–present
	Peterson Azille	2	6	0.33	2000–2004
	Garret Ferron	2	6	0.33	2000–2004
	Venton James	2	8	0.25	2004–2008
	Jerry Wiltshire	2	9	0.22	2019–present
	Rohan Lennon	2	13	0.15	2000–2008
	Troy Caesar	2	22	0.09	2010–present

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
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1996	Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002
2003
2005
2007	Withdrew
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	0 titles	0/17	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
Total	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "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 – 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.

External links

British Virgin Islands FIFA.com
British Virgin Islands caribbeanfootballdatabase.com

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[3] "About Us". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[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. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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General	British Virgin Islands Football Association History Managers
Venues	A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other BVI teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17

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