United States Virgin Islands national soccer team

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; Aaron Dennis; Reid Klopp; Bryce Pierre; Kevin Sheppard; Trevor Wrensford (2)
Home stadium	Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
FIFA code	VIR
First colors	Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	207 (December 23, 2021)
Highest	149 (July 2011)
Lowest	207 (November 2019)
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.

Recent results[]

March 21 Friendly	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–0	Anguilla	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
		Report		Stadium: Training Ground at Inter Miami CF Stadium

March 27 WC 1st Round Qualifying	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–3	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands
19:00 UTC−4		Report	Byers 26' Griffith 34' (pen.), 42'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Trevester Richards (St. Kitts and Nevis)

March 30 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Grenada	1–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	St. George's, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4	Lewis 33'	Report		Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)

June 2 WC 1st Round Qualifying	Montserrat	4–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
17:00 UTC−4	Pond 39' Ince 60' Clifton 66', 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Selvin Brown Chavarria (Honduras)

June 5 WC 1st Round Qualifying	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–7	El Salvador	Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands
19:00 UTC−4		Report	Monterrosa 23', 86' Portillo 30' Rugamas 78', 82', 90' Pérez 79'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

Squad[]

Current squad[]

The following players have been named in the 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF First Round matches against Montserrat and El Salvador to be played on 2 and 5 June 2021 respectively.^[9]

Caps and goals updated on June 5, 2021, following the match against El Salvador.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lionel Brown	(1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 34)	12	0	Helenites SC
22	1GK	Whelan Joseph	(2002-12-20) December 20, 2002 (age 19)	0	0	SCC Blackhawks
23	1GK	Dylan Ramos		0	0	Winter Haven United FC

4	2DF	Dusty Good	(1987-03-30) March 30, 1987 (age 34)	21	0	New Vibes
5	2DF	Kassall Greene	(1985-09-08) September 8, 1985 (age 36)	14	0	Cayon Rockets
3	2DF	Jacob Borden	(1998-12-10) December 10, 1998 (age 23)	7	0
14	2DF	Jacob Iller	(2001-10-03) October 3, 2001 (age 20)	9	0	Wright State Raiders
6	2DF	Joshua Ramos	(2000-04-25) April 25, 2000 (age 21)	7	0	Winter Haven United FC
15	2DF	Karson Kendall	(2000-04-01) April 1, 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Kings Hammer FC
2	2DF	John Engerman	(2000-10-25) October 25, 2000 (age 21)	6	0	St. Bonaventure Bonnies
16	2DF	Axel Bartsch	(2002-05-16) May 16, 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Occidental Tigers
19	2DF	Zahmyre Harris	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 23)	2	0	GSW Hurricanes

10	3MF	Jimson St. Louis	(2002-12-02) December 2, 2002 (age 19)	9	0	SCC Blackhawks
7	3MF	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	(1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 29)	15	1
13	3MF	Nakeeme Julian	(1999-04-10) April 10, 1999 (age 22)	3	0	Helenites SC
18	3MF	Grant Farrell	(2000-01-29) January 29, 2000 (age 22)	4	0	Truett McConnell Bears
17	3MF	Mahari Cortijo	(2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 20)	2	0
9	3MF	Timothy Herring	(2000-05-07) May 7, 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Wabash College

11	4FW	Ramesses McGuiness	(2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 21)	9	1	Pittsburgh City United FC
21	4FW	Asanti Herring	(1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 (age 24)	6	1
12	4FW	Rakeem Joseph	(2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 21)	6	0	Parham FC
8	4FW	Julius Brown	(2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 22)	4	0
20	4FW	Arthbert William	(2004-12-06) December 6, 2004 (age 17)	0	0

Recent call-ups[]

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	Erik Mozzo	(1990-12-25) December 25, 1990 (age 31)	8	0	FC Chalon	v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021
GK	Connor Querrard	(2002-04-06) April 6, 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Assumption Greyhounds	v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021

DF	Jett Blaschka	(1999-09-16) September 16, 1999 (age 22)	10	0	Pittsburgh City United FC	v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021
DF	Quinn Farrell	(2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 (age 19)	0	0	LSU–Eunice Bengals	v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021

MF	Humberto Delgado	(2000-03-10) March 10, 2000 (age 21)	1	0		v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021
MF	Seidon Nemeth	(1999-08-19) August 19, 1999 (age 22)	0	0		v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021

FW	J. C. Mack	(1988-08-10) August 10, 1988 (age 33)	8	1	Albion Park White Eagles	v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021
FW	Konner Kendall	(1997-05-20) May 20, 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Moros FC	v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021
FW	Dante Nicholas	(1998-09-20) September 20, 1998 (age 23)	1	0		v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021
FW	Shomari Francis	(2001-03-31) March 31, 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Prankton SC	v. Grenada; 30 March, 2021
^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 5, 2021

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	Dwayne Thomas	17	1	2002–2015
3		15	0	2002–2015
3	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	15	1	2006–present
5	Kassall Greene	14	0	2016–present
6	Ayinde Augustus	13	1	2008–2014
	Tnoy Andrew	13	0	2015–present
	Adam Fuller	13	0	2011–present
	Derrick Smith	13	0	2011–present
10	Lionel Brown	12	0	2019–present
	Dwight Ferguson	12	0	2000–2008
	Terrence Jones	12	0	2000–2011

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–present)

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	Did not enter
1996	Did not enter
1998	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not enter
2011	Did not enter
2013	Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Did not qualify
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	To be determined
Total			6	1	0	5	3	11	38th

Caribbean Cup record[]

Lionel Roberts Park was used as the USVI home stadium before construction of the Bethlehem Soccer Stadium

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Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1989	Did not enter
1990	Did not enter
1991	Did not enter
1992	Did not enter
1993	Did not enter
1994	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1996	Did not enter
1997	Did not enter
1998	Withdrew
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2008	Did not enter
2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
Total	0 Titles	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0

Head-to-head record[]

Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Anguilla	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	33.33
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	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	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	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	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	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0.00
Total	59	7	7	45	29	254	−225	11.86

Source: Results

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
^ ^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 Senior Men's National Team to Compete at FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Qualifications". St. Thomas Source. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
^ "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. December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[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 Senior Men's National Team to Compete at FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Qualifications". St. Thomas Source. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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

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