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 (24)
Top scorer	Avondale Williams (5)
Home stadium	A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground
FIFA code	VGB
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	209 (6 April 2023)[1]
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.

They are members 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.

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.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

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	1–3	Puerto Rico	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
16:00 UTC−4	T. Forbes 36' (pen.)	Report	Antonetti 44' Vega 46' Silva 90+4'	Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

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–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League match against Puerto Rico to take place in March 2022.

Caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2023, after match vs Puerto Rico

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Daniel Gilford	(2001-03-03) 3 March 2001	4	0	Virgin Gouda United
1GK	Mekhi Walters		0	0	Virgin Gouda United
1GK	Simon Cross		0	0	Wolues

2DF	Giovanni Grant	(2002-12-28) 28 December 2002	6	0	Old Madrid FC
2DF	Philip Nelson	(1988-04-14) 14 April 1988	12	0	Wolues
2DF	Ikyjah Williams	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003	6	0	Rebels
2DF	Jerry Wiltshire	(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996	11	2	Hayes & Yeading United
2DF	Joshua Bertie	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996	12	0	Winchester City
2DF	Sheldon Toney	(2004-07-22) 22 July 2004	0	0	Virgin Gorda United

3MF	Troy Caesar	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994	23	2	Potros FC
3MF	T'Sharne Gallimore	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000	13	0	Chesham United
3MF	Miguel Marshall	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002	13	0	Poole Town
3MF	Robert Green	(1997-09-05) 5 September 1997	10	0	Wolues
3MF	Alejandro Santos	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003	1	0
3MF	Levon Williams	(2004-04-27) 27 April 2004	1	0	Virgin Gouda United
3MF	Johari Lacey		1	0	Rebels
3MF	Tai Thomas	(2005-01-16) 16 January 2005	0	0	Wolues

4FW	Luka Chalwell	(2004-04-11) 11 April 2004	9	0	Christchurch
4FW	Denvin Jones	(2004-01-24) 24 January 2004	2	0	Rebels
4FW	Jake Forbes	(2003-11-04) 4 November 2003	3	0	Poole Town
4FW	Tyler Forbes	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002	16	4	Weymouth
4FW	Justin Smith	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003	6	0	One Love United
4FW	Azarni Callwood	(2006-09-21) 21 September 2006	1	0	One Caribbean

Recent call-ups

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

DF	Liam Blok	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001	4	0	Road Town FC	v. Puerto Rico; 12 June 2022
DF	Quelahni Nickie	(2004-02-09) 9 February 2004	1	0	Virgin Gouda United	v. Puerto Rico; 12 June 2022
DF	Makimbo Demming	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001	0	0	Virgin Gouda United	v. Puerto Rico; 12 June 2022

MF	Carlos Septus	(1991-06-16) 16 June 1991	24	1	Rebels	v. Puerto Rico; 12 June 2022
MF	Kristian Javier	(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996	18	0	AC Commonwealth	v. Puerto Rico; 12 June 2022
MF	Jamie Wilson	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	17	3	Bridgewater United	v. Puerto Rico; 12 June 2022
MF	Luca Reich	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003	5	0	Wolues	v. Puerto Rico; 12 June 2022
MF	Gethin Jones	(2005-09-12) 12 September 2005	1	0	One Caribbean	v. Puerto Rico; 12 June 2022
MF	Charles Medway	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002	8	0	Poole Town	v. Anguilla; 27 January 2022

FW	Kevin Fisher	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995	10	1	Panthers FC	v. Anguilla; 27 January 2022
FW	Leo Forte	(1999-10-20) 20 October 1999	6	0	Wolues	Training camp, 22-28 January 2022^WD
FW	Charley McMillan-Lopez	(1996-03-26) 26 March 1996	2	0	College 1975	Training camp, 22-28 January 2022^WD
FW	Jahmal Prentice	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003	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 23 March 2023

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	23	2	2010–present
3	Trevor Peters	19	1	2010–2019
4	Kristian Javier	18	0	2016–present
5	Andy Davis	17	0	2008–2015
5	Jamie Wilson	17	3	2018–present
7	Gregory James	16	0	2010–2015
7	Tyler Forbes	16	4	2018–present
9	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
2	Tyler Forbes	4	16	0.25	2018–present
4	Jairo Morris	3	5	0.6	2004
4	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	23	0.09	2010–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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								To be determined
Total		0/22							14	0	3	11	7	53

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF 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		0/17

CONCACAF Nations League

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	4	0	2	2	3	11		41st
Total			8	0	2	6	8	26	40th

Caribbean Cup

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

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
"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

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

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

[3] Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach – Independent

[4] St. Lucia flogs BVI 9–0 in World Cup qualifier Archived May 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "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.

British Virgin Islands national football team
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

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.