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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see United States Virgin Islands women's national football team.

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

U.S. Virgin Islands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Dashing Eagles
AssociationU.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachGilberto Damiano
CaptainJ.C. Mack
Most capsJett Blaschka (22)
Top scorerJamie Browne
J.C. Mack (3)
Home stadiumBethlehem Soccer Stadium
FIFA codeVIR

First colors

Second colors

FIFA ranking
Current 208 Steady (June 20, 2024)[1]
Highest149 (July 2011)
Lowest208 (March 2022, November 2023)
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)

History

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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

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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 StadiuminSt. 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 StadiuminChristiansted after an almost four-year construction process of the new complex.[7][8]

Results and fixtures

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Main article: United States Virgin Islands national soccer 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   Fixture

2023

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7 September 2023–24 Nations League U.S. Virgin Islands   2–2   Cayman Islands Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • St. Louis   42'
    		•  Report
  • Gray   47'
    		•  Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
    Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
    14 October 2023–24 Nations League Aruba   3–1   U.S. Virgin Islands Oranjestad, Aruba
  • Luydens   61'
  • Molina   86'
    		•  Report
    		Stadium: Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadium
    Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
    17 October 2023–24 Nations League Cayman Islands   2–1   U.S. Virgin Islands George Town, Cayman Islands
  • Nunez   57'
    		•  Report
    		Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex
    Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
    16 November 2023–24 Nations League U.S. Virgin Islands   1–4   Aruba Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
    		 Report
  • Ostiana   41, 52'
  • Maria   79' (pen.)
    		•  Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
    Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

    2024

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    22 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification U.S. Virgin Islands   1–1   British Virgin Islands Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
    17:00 UTC−4
    		Report
    		Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
    Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
    26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification British Virgin Islands   0–0 (a.e.t.)
    (1–1 agg.)
    (4–2 p)    		   U.S. Virgin Islands Road Town, British Virgin Islands
    15:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground
    Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)
    Penalties
  • Wiltshire  
  • Gallimore  
  • Forbes  
  • Callwood  
    		•
  •   Whyte
  •   Blaschka
  •   Ramos
    		•
    Note: 1–1 on aggregate. British Virgin Islands won 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the second round.
    4 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League U.S. Virgin Islands   v   Bahamas U.S. Virgin Islands
    --:-- UTC−4 Stadium: TBD
    10 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Barbados   v   U.S. Virgin Islands Barbados
    --:-- UTC−4 Stadium: TBD
    9 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Bahamas   v   U.S. Virgin Islands Bahamas
    --:-- UTC−4 Stadium: TBD
    12 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League U.S. Virgin Islands   v   Barbados U.S. Virgin Islands
    --:-- UTC−4 Stadium: TBD

    Squad

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    Current squad

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    The following players have been named to the squad for 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League match against Aruba on 16 November 2023.[9]

    Caps and goals updated on November 16, 2023, following the match against Aruba.
    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Dylan Ramos (2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 22) 3 0   Gold Star FC
    18 1GK Whelan Joseph (2002-12-20) December 20, 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Eastern Illinois Panthers
    2 2DF Jett Blaschka (1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 24) 20 0
    17 2DF Quinn Farrell (2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 (age 21) 10 1
    6 2DF Zahmyre Harris (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 25) 9 0
    13 2DF Kidaniel Perez (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997 (age 26) 1 0   Rovers FC
    16 2DF Sam Eliades (1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 29) 1 0   LRVI FC
    8 3MF Jimson St. Louis (2002-12-02) December 2, 2002 (age 21) 16 1   Dalton State Roadrunners
    3 3MF Joshua Ramos (2000-04-25) April 25, 2000 (age 24) 14 0   Tormenta FC
    15 3MF Raejae Joseph (1997-08-09) August 9, 1997 (age 26) 15 1   Helenites SC
    12 3MF Julius Brown (2005-04-11) April 11, 2005 (age 19) 6 0   Bethel University Pilots
    7 3MF Andrew Shaffer (2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Bowling Green Falcons
    5 3MF Yahya Yusuf (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31) 0 0   Rovers FC
    14 3MF Christopher Griffith (2005-10-18) October 18, 2005 (age 18) 0 0
    10 4FW J. C. Mack (captain) (1988-10-08) October 8, 1988 (age 35) 18 3   Napier City Rovers
    9 4FW Rakeem Joseph (2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 24) 11 1   Old Road FC
    4 4FW Orion Mills (2002-09-09) September 9, 2002 (age 21) 8 1
    11 4FW Naqwan Henry (2004-11-16) November 16, 2004 (age 19) 6 1   United We Stand SC

    Recent call-ups

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

    Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
    GK Lionel Brown (1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 (age 36) 20 0 v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    GK Ramius Stiehler (1999-08-18) August 18, 1999 (age 24) 1 0   St Petersburg FC Aztecs v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    DF Kassall Greene (1985-09-08) September 8, 1985 (age 38) 21 0   Galo FC v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    DF Jaeden Joseph (2007-04-11) April 11, 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Helenites SC v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    DF Jonathan Fuller (1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    DF Matthew Meyers (2006-03-31) March 31, 2006 (age 18) 0 0 v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    DF John Engerman (2000-10-25) October 25, 2000 (age 23) 11 0   Bloomsburg Huskies v.   Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
    DF Metcheley Fevrius (1996-09-13) September 13, 1996 (age 27) 0 0 v.   Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
    MF Jair Whyte (2004-06-04) June 4, 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Merrimack Warriors v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    MF Kersan Marcellin (1993-07-05) July 5, 1993 (age 31) 2 0 v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    MF Andrew Bornn (2006-09-22) September 22, 2006 (age 17) 0 0 v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    MF Humberto Delgado (2000-03-10) March 10, 2000 (age 24) 3 0   Helenites SC v.   Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
    FW Ramesses McGuiness (2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 24) 12 1 v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    FW Matthew Roth (2004-08-14) August 14, 2004 (age 19) 5 0 v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
    FW Arthbert William (2004-12-06) December 6, 2004 (age 19) 0 0 v.   Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023

    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

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    As of November 16, 2023[10]
    Players in bold are still active with US Virgin Islands.

    Most appearances

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    Rank Player Caps Goals Career
    1 Dusty Good 21 0 2011–2022
    Kassall Greene 21 0 2016–present
    3 Lionel Brown 20 0 2019–present
    Jett Blaschka 20 0 2018–present
    5 MacDonald Taylor Jr. 19 1 2006–present
    6 J.C. Mack 18 3 2018–present
    7 Dwayne Thomas 17 1 2002–2015
    8 Jimson St. Louis 16 1 2019–present
    9 Lishati Bailey 15 3 2002–2015
    Raejae Joseph 15 0 2018–present

    Top goalscorers

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    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 11 0.27 2006–2022
    J. C. Mack 3 18 0.17 2018–present
    3 Kevin Sheppard 2 2 1 2002
    Reid Klopp 2 5 0.4 2011
    Trevor Wrensford 2 6 0.33 2016–2019
    Bryce Pierre 2 8 0.25 2004–2019
    Aaron Dennis 2 9 0.22 2018–2019

    Coaching history

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  •   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–)

    • Technical directors

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    Competitive record

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    FIFA World Cup

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    FIFA World Cup Qualification
    Year Round Position Pld W D* L F A Pld W D L F A
    1930to1998 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 2 0 2 0 1 1
          2030 To be determined To be determined
      2034
    Total – 0/8 – – – – – – 22 3 3 16 10 97

    CONCACAF Gold Cup

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    CONCACAF Gold Cup record Qualification record
    Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
      1991 Did not enter Did not enter
       1993
      1996
      1998
      2000 Withdrew from qualification Withdrew from qualification [12]
      2002 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 2 37
       2003 2 0 0 2 2 11
      2005 3 0 1 2 1 22
      2007 2 0 0 2 1 12
      2009 Did not enter Did not enter
      2011
      2013
       2015 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 3
      2017 2 1 0 1 3 3
        2019 4 1 0 3 3 16
      2021 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
       2023 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
    Total 0 Titles 0/17 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 1 13 13 104

    CONCACAF Nations League

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    CONCACAF Nations League record
    League Finals
    Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
    2019–20 C A 6 1 0 5 3 11     2021 Ineligible
    2022–23 C A 6 1 1 4 5 10     2023
    2023–24 C B 4 0 1 3 5 11     2024
    2024–25 C A To be determined   2025
    Total — — 16 2 2 12 13 32 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —

    Caribbean Cup

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    Lionel Roberts Park was used as the USVI home stadium before construction of the Bethlehem Soccer Stadium.
    Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
    Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF 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 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

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    Team
  • 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

    Historical kits

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    References

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    1. ^ "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. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  • ^ Shatwell, Justin (February 16, 2012). "Plans Unveiled for Frederiksted Sports Complex". stcroixsource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. 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. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  • ^ "USVI Soccer Association Invites Community to Masters Tournament on Aug. 11". St. Croix Source. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  • ^ "The squad list for our final CONCACAF nations league match!". Facebook. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  • ^ "US Virgin Islands". National Football Teams.
  • ^ "Helenites are USVI Soccer Champions". virginislandsnewsonline.com. Virgin Islands News Online. February 28, 2015. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  • ^ https://www.insideworldfootball.com/gold-cup-2000/
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