United States Virgin Islands national soccer team
Nickname(s) | The Dashing Eagle | ||
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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 | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 208 (July 18, 2024)[1] | ||
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) |
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 |
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Report |
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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 | Report | 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 | 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 |
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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 |
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1 | GK | Lionel Brown | September 1, 1987 | 16 | 0 | Helenites SC |
22 | GK | Dylan Ramos | August 6, 2001 | 0 | 0 | Lakeland United FC |
23 | GK | Erik Mozzo | December 25, 1990 | 8 | 0 | US Ivry |
14 | DF | Dusty Good | March 30, 1987 | 21 | 0 | New Vibes |
5 | DF | Kassall Greene | September 8, 1985 | 18 | 0 | Cayon Rockets |
2 | DF | Jett Blaschka | December 16, 1999 | 16 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
DF | Quinn Farrell | September 26, 2002 | 5 | 0 | LSU-Eunice Bengals | |
3 | DF | Joshua Ramos | April 25, 2000 | 10 | 0 | Lakeland United FC |
DF | Kidaniel Perez | December 9, 1997 | 0 | 0 | Rovers FC | |
4 | DF | Karson Kendall | April 1, 2000 | 8 | 0 | Kings Hammer FC |
12 | DF | John Engerman | October 25, 2000 | 10 | 0 | St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
6 | DF | Zahmyre Harris | October 14, 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
13 | MF | Jamie Browne | July 3, 1989 | 11 | 3 | UWS Upsetters SC |
7 | MF | Julius Brown | January 6, 2000 | 4 | 0 | Helenites SC |
19 | MF | Tyler Humphrey | July 13, 1991 | 7 | 0 | Fort Worth Vaqueros |
11 | MF | MacDonald Taylor Jr. | March 22, 1992 | 19 | 1 | |
MF | Raejae Joseph | August 9, 1997 | 10 | 1 | Helenites SC | |
21 | MF | Louis Thomas | 0 | 0 | Helenites SC | |
8 | MF | William Shaffer | July 5, 2001 | 6 | 0 | Wright State Raiders |
16 | MF | Deve Barbour | 0 | 0 | Rovers FC | |
17 | FW | Jimson St. Louis | December 2, 2002 | 12 | 0 | Helenites SC |
FW | Timothy Herring | May 7, 2000 | 7 | 0 | Wabash College | |
9 | FW | Matthew Roth | 1 | 0 | ||
18 | FW | Ramesses McGuiness | June 1, 2000 | 11 | 1 | Pittsburgh City United FC |
10 | FW | J. C. Mack | August 10, 1988 | 12 | 3 | Napier City Rovers |
FW | Orion Mills | September 9, 2002 | 3 | 1 | Averett Cougars | |
20 | FW | 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 |
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GK | Whelan Joseph | December 20, 2002 | 0 | 0 | SCC Blackhawks | |
DF | Jacob Borden | December 10, 1998 | 7 | 0 | ||
DF | Jacob Iller | October 3, 2001 | 9 | 0 | Wright State Raiders | |
DF | Axel Bartsch | May 16, 2002 | 3 | 0 | Occidental Tigers | |
MF | Nakeeme Julian | April 10, 1999 | 3 | 0 | Helenites SC | |
MF | Grant Farrell | January 29, 2000 | 4 | 0 | Truett McConnell Bears | |
MF | Mahari Cortijo | January 31, 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | Rakeem Joseph | May 23, 2000 | 6 | 0 | Parham FC | |
FW | Asanti Herring | December 9, 1997 | 6 | 1 | ||
FW | Arthbert William | December 6, 2004 | 0 | 0 | ||
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Records
- As of June 6, 2022
- Players in bold text are still active with US Virgin Islands.
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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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 |
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
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Jamie Browne | 3 | 10 | 0.3 | 2006–present |
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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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1994 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
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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 |
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