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U.S. Virgin Islands
Nickname(s)	The Dashing Eagle
Association	U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Gilberto Damiano
Captain	J.C. Mack
Most caps	Dusty Good (21)
Top scorer	Jamie Browne; J.C. Mack (3)
Home stadium	Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
FIFA code	VIR
First colors	Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	208 (June 20, 2024)
Highest	149 (July 2011)
Lowest	208 (March 2022)
First international
	U.S. Virgin Islands 1–0 British Virgin Islands ; (U.S. Virgin Islands; March 21, 1998)
Biggest win
	Anguilla 0–3 U.S. Virgin Islands ; (The Valley, Anguilla; March 22, 2019)
Biggest defeat
	Saint Lucia 14–1 U.S. Virgin Islands ; (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; April 14, 2001)

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The U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, nicknamed The Dashing Eagle, is the national soccer team of the U.S. Virgin Islands and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation.

History

Though FIFA did not officially recognize the USVI team as affiliated until 1992, the Virgin Islands federation was founded in the 1970s by Trinidad native Robert T. Wills who helped build the base of the USVI Soccer Federation as it is known today. The team played its first official international match on March 21, 1998, in a victory against the British Virgin Islands.^[3] In May 2011, the USVI soccer federation chief, Frederick Hillaren, began ambitious changes in the team and appointed Keith Griffith, former coach and captain of the Barbados national team and former coach of Trinidad and Tobago powerhouse club team Joe Public F.C., as technical director. Within two months of Griffith's appointment, the team shot up 51 places in the FIFA World Rankings. Soccer is the third most popular sport on the islands.^[3]

Stadium

Previously the team did not have a national stadium and were forced to play their home matches at Lionel Roberts Park, a baseball stadium in Charlotte Amalie. For their 2014 World Cup qualification matches, the team needed to bring in a new grass surface and make other special arrangements.^[3] In the past, the team has played at Paul E. Joseph Stadium in St. Croix.^[4] However, in February 2012, it was announced that the stadium was condemned and will be demolished to make way for a new sports complex that will cost at least $50 million. The 50-acre (20 ha) complex will contain venues for tennis, volleyball, baseball, and aquatics. However, the plans did not include a new soccer stadium.^[5]

For the 2018 World Cup qualification, the team played at the Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground where they suffered a 4–0 loss to the Barbados national team.^[6]

In August 2019, the USVI Soccer Association officially opened the 1,200-seat Bethlehem Soccer Stadium in Christiansted after an almost four-year construction process of the new complex.^[7]^[8]

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.

2022

June 3 Nations League	Sint Maarten	1–1	U.S. Virgin Islands	Willemstad, Curaçao
16:30 UTC−4	Gerritsen 83'	Report	Mack III 8'	Stadium: Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

June 6 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	3–2	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
16:00 UTC−4	Browne 19' Mills 77' Mack 90+6'	Report	Paul 45+3' Farrell 56' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

June 11 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–2	Bonaire	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Cicilia 81' Isenia 84'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Marcos de Oliveira (United States)

June 14 Nations League	Bonaire	2–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	Willemstad, Curaçao
16:00 UTC−4	Cicilia 4' Sonnenschein 33'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

2023

March 25 Nations League	Turks and Caicos Islands	v	U.S. Virgin Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands
		Report		Stadium: TBD

March 28 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	v	Sint Maarten	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
		Report		Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium

Squad

Current squad

The following players have been named to the squad for 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Bonaire.^[9]

Caps and goals updated on June 14, 2022, following the matches against Bonaire.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lionel Brown	(1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 36)	16	0	Helenites SC
22	1GK	Dylan Ramos	(2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Lakeland United FC
23	1GK	Erik Mozzo	(1990-12-25) December 25, 1990 (age 33)	8	0	US Ivry

14	2DF	Dusty Good	(1987-03-30) March 30, 1987 (age 37)	21	0	New Vibes
5	2DF	Kassall Greene	(1985-09-08) September 8, 1985 (age 38)	18	0	Cayon Rockets
2	2DF	Jett Blaschka	(1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 24)	16	0	Manchester 62
	2DF	Quinn Farrell	(2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 (age 21)	5	0	LSU-Eunice Bengals
3	2DF	Joshua Ramos	(2000-04-25) April 25, 2000 (age 24)	10	0	Lakeland United FC
	2DF	Kidaniel Perez	(1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Rovers FC
4	2DF	Karson Kendall	(2000-04-01) April 1, 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Kings Hammer FC
12	2DF	John Engerman	(2000-10-25) October 25, 2000 (age 23)	10	0	St. Bonaventure Bonnies
6	2DF	Zahmyre Harris	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 25)	3	0

13	3MF	Jamie Browne	(1989-07-03) July 3, 1989 (age 35)	11	3	UWS Upsetters SC
7	3MF	Julius Brown	(2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Helenites SC
19	3MF	Tyler Humphrey	(1991-07-13) July 13, 1991 (age 32)	7	0	Fort Worth Vaqueros
11	3MF	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	(1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 32)	19	1
	3MF	Raejae Joseph	(1997-08-09) August 9, 1997 (age 26)	10	1	Helenites SC
21	3MF	Louis Thomas		0	0	Helenites SC
8	3MF	William Shaffer	(2001-07-05) July 5, 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Wright State Raiders
16	3MF	Deve Barbour		0	0	Rovers FC

17	4FW	Jimson St. Louis	(2002-12-02) December 2, 2002 (age 21)	12	0	Helenites SC
	4FW	Timothy Herring	(2000-05-07) May 7, 2000 (age 24)	7	0	Wabash College
9	4FW	Matthew Roth		1	0
18	4FW	Ramesses McGuiness	(2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 24)	11	1	Pittsburgh City United FC
10	4FW	J. C. Mack	(1988-08-10) August 10, 1988 (age 35)	12	3	Napier City Rovers
	4FW	Orion Mills	(2002-09-09) September 9, 2002 (age 21)	3	1	Averett Cougars
20	4FW	Naqwan Henry		3	0

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the United States Virgin Islands squad within the last twelve months.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Whelan Joseph	(2002-12-20) December 20, 2002 (age 21)	0	0	SCC Blackhawks

	2DF	Jacob Borden	(1998-12-10) December 10, 1998 (age 25)	7	0
	2DF	Jacob Iller	(2001-10-03) October 3, 2001 (age 22)	9	0	Wright State Raiders
	2DF	Axel Bartsch	(2002-05-16) May 16, 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Occidental Tigers

	3MF	Nakeeme Julian	(1999-04-10) April 10, 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Helenites SC
	3MF	Grant Farrell	(2000-01-29) January 29, 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Truett McConnell Bears
	3MF	Mahari Cortijo	(2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 22)	2	0

	4FW	Rakeem Joseph	(2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Parham FC
	4FW	Asanti Herring	(1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 (age 26)	6	1
	4FW	Arthbert William	(2004-12-06) December 6, 2004 (age 19)	0	0
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Serving suspension ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

As of June 6, 2022

Players in bold text are still active with US Virgin Islands.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Dusty Good	21	0	2011–present
2	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	19	1	2006–present
3	Kassall Greene	18	0	2016–present
4	Dwayne Thomas	17	1	2002–2015
5	Lionel Brown	16	0	2019–present
5	Jett Blaschka	16	0	2018-present
7	Lishati Bailey	15	0	2002–2015
8	Ayinde Augustus	13	1	2008–2014
	Tnoy Andrew	13	0	2015–2019
	Adam Fuller	13	0	2011–2018
	Derrick Smith	13	0	2011–2019

Top goalscorers

J. C. Mack (image) and Jamie Browne jointly hold the record for top scorer with 3 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Jamie Browne	3	10	0.3	2006–present
1	J. C. Mack	3	10	0.3	2018–present
3	Kevin Sheppard	2	2	1	2002
	Reid Klopp	2	5	0.4	2011
	Trevor Wrensford	2	6	0.33	2016–present
	Bryce Pierre	2	8	0.25	2004–2019
	Aaron Dennis	2	9	0.22	2018–present

Coaching history

Paul Inurie (2000)
Glad Bugariu (2000–2002)
Francisco Williams Ramírez (2003–2004)
Carlton Freeman (2004–2008)
Craig Martin (2010)
Keith Griffith (2011)^[3]
Terrence Jones (2011)
Leonard Appleton (2014)
Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed (2015–2017)
Craig Martin (2017)
Marcelo Serrano (2017–2019)
Gilberto Damiano (2019–2022)

Technical directors

Keith Griffith (2011–2013)
Kenadall Walkes (2013–)^[10]

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 to 1998	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
2002	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	14
2006									2	0	0	2	0	11
2010									1	0	0	1	0	10
2014									8	2	0	6	6	41
2018									2	1	0	1	1	4
2022									4	0	0	4	0	15
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	3	0	16	8	95

Gold Cup record

CONCACAF Gold Cup
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993
1996
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021
Total	0 Titles	0/15	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	A	6	1	0	5	3	11		38th
2022–23	C	A	To be determined
Total			6	1	0	5	3	11	38th

Caribbean Cup record

Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter								Did not enter
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998	Withdrew								Withdrew
1999	Did not qualify								2	0	2	0	2	2
2001									3	0	0	3	2	37
2005									3	0	1	2	1	22
2007									3	1	0	2	4	12
2008	Did not enter								Did not enter
2010
2012
2014	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	3
2017	Did not qualify								4	1	0	3	3	17
Total	0 Titles	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2	3	12	13	93

Head-to-head record

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Anguilla	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	33.33
Aruba	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0.00
Antigua and Barbuda	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	0.00
Bahamas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Barbados	5	1	0	4	1	12	−11	20.00
Bermuda	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	0.00
Bonaire	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0.00
British Virgin Islands	8	3	2	3	7	11	−4	37.50
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	8	−8	0.00
Cayman Islands	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	0.00
Curaçao	4	0	0	4	1	21	−20	0.00
Dominica	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0.00
Dominican Republic	3	0	0	3	3	17	−14	0.00
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7	0.00
Grenada	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0.00
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	11	−11	0.00
Guyana	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7	0.00
Haiti	4	0	0	4	1	36	−35	0.00
Jamaica	1	0	0	1	1	11	−10	0.00
Montserrat	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11	0.00
Saint Lucia	3	0	0	3	1	25	−24	0.00
Saint Martin	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	33.33
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	0	0	2	1	14	−13	0.00
Sint Maarten	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	33.33
Turks and Caicos Islands	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	33.33
Total	69	8	9	52	39	275	−236	11.59

Source: Results

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "US Virgin Islanders find a foothold". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
^ Davis, Dave (September 7, 2011). "V.I. Men's Soccer Team Trounced in World Cup Qualifier". stthomassource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
^ Shatwell, Justin (February 16, 2012). "Plans Unveiled for Frederiksted Sports Complex". stcroixsource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
^ "USVI 0 Barbados 4". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "Sunday August 11 FIFA and Concacaf Presidents will be visiting the US Virgin Islands". United States Virgin Islands Soccer Association. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
^ "USVI Soccer Association Invites Community to Masters Tournament on Aug. 11". St. Croix Source. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
^ "USVISA and CONCACAF Nations League Select Senior Men Team Players". St. Thomas Source. May 11, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
^ "Helenites are USVI Soccer Champions". virginislandsnewsonline.com. Virgin Islands News Online. February 28, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

External links

Official website

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[US_Virgin_Islanders_find_a_foothold-3] "US Virgin Islanders find a foothold". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

[4] Davis, Dave (September 7, 2011). "V.I. Men's Soccer Team Trounced in World Cup Qualifier". stthomassource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2012.

[5] Shatwell, Justin (February 16, 2012). "Plans Unveiled for Frederiksted Sports Complex". stcroixsource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2012.

[USVI_0_Barbados_4-6] "USVI 0 Barbados 4". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[FIFA_and_Concacaf_Presidents-7] "Sunday August 11 FIFA and Concacaf Presidents will be visiting the US Virgin Islands". United States Virgin Islands Soccer Association. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

[Aug._11-8] "USVI Soccer Association Invites Community to Masters Tournament on Aug. 11". St. Croix Source. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

[9] "USVISA and CONCACAF Nations League Select Senior Men Team Players". St. Thomas Source. May 11, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

[Helenites-10] "Helenites are USVI Soccer Champions". virginislandsnewsonline.com. Virgin Islands News Online. February 28, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

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v t e United States Virgin Islands national soccer team
General	U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation Managers Results
Venues	Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other USVI teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U20 U17

v t e National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.