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.
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Nickname(s) | The Dashing Eagles | ||
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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 | Jett Blaschka (22) | ||
Top scorer | Jamie Browne J.C. Mack (3) | ||
Home stadium | Bethlehem Soccer Stadium | ||
FIFA code | VIR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 208 ![]() | ||
Highest | 149 (July 2011) | ||
Lowest | 208 (March 2022, November 2023) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (U.S. Virgin Islands; March 21, 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (The Valley, Anguilla; March 22, 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; April 14, 2001) |
History
editThough 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
editPreviously 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
editThe 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
edit7 September 2023–24 Nations League | U.S. Virgin Islands | 2–2 | Cayman Islands | Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Report | Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
14 October 2023–24 Nations League | Aruba | 3–1 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Oranjestad, Aruba |
Report |
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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 |
Report |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda) |
2024
edit22 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 |
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Report |
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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 | ||||
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
editThis article needs to be updated. The reason given is: New squad announced [1]. (March 2024) |
Current squad
editThe 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 |
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1 | GK | Dylan Ramos | August 6, 2001 | 3 | 0 | Gold Star FC |
18 | GK | Whelan Joseph | December 20, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Eastern Illinois Panthers |
2 | DF | Jett Blaschka | December 16, 1999 | 20 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Quinn Farrell | September 26, 2002 | 10 | 1 | |
6 | DF | Zahmyre Harris | October 14, 1998 | 9 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Kidaniel Perez | September 12, 1997 | 1 | 0 | Rovers FC |
16 | DF | Sam Eliades | February 15, 1995 | 1 | 0 | LRVI FC |
8 | MF | Jimson St. Louis | December 2, 2002 | 16 | 1 | Dalton State Roadrunners |
3 | MF | Joshua Ramos | April 25, 2000 | 14 | 0 | Tormenta FC |
15 | MF | Raejae Joseph | August 9, 1997 | 15 | 1 | Helenites SC |
12 | MF | Julius Brown | April 11, 2005 | 6 | 0 | Bethel University Pilots |
7 | MF | Andrew Shaffer | March 9, 2004 | 1 | 0 | Bowling Green Falcons |
5 | MF | Yahya Yusuf | May 13, 1993 | 0 | 0 | Rovers FC |
14 | MF | Christopher Griffith | October 18, 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | J. C. Mack (captain) | October 8, 1988 | 18 | 3 | Napier City Rovers |
9 | FW | Rakeem Joseph | May 23, 2000 | 11 | 1 | Old Road FC |
4 | FW | Orion Mills | September 9, 2002 | 8 | 1 | |
11 | FW | Naqwan Henry | November 16, 2004 | 6 | 1 | United We Stand SC |
Recent call-ups
editThe 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 |
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GK | Lionel Brown | September 17, 1987 | 20 | 0 | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 | |
GK | Ramius Stiehler | August 18, 1999 | 1 | 0 | St Petersburg FC Aztecs | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Kassall Greene | September 8, 1985 | 21 | 0 | Galo FC | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Jaeden Joseph | April 11, 2007 | 0 | 0 | Helenites SC | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Jonathan Fuller | June 4, 1991 | 0 | 0 | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 | |
DF | Matthew Meyers | March 31, 2006 | 0 | 0 | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 | |
DF | John Engerman | October 25, 2000 | 11 | 0 | Bloomsburg Huskies | v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023 |
DF | Metcheley Fevrius | September 13, 1996 | 0 | 0 | v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023 | |
MF | Jair Whyte | June 4, 2004 | 3 | 0 | Merrimack Warriors | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Kersan Marcellin | July 5, 1993 | 2 | 0 | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 | |
MF | Andrew Bornn | September 22, 2006 | 0 | 0 | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 | |
MF | Humberto Delgado | March 10, 2000 | 3 | 0 | Helenites SC | v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023 |
FW | Ramesses McGuiness | January 6, 2000 | 12 | 1 | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 | |
FW | Matthew Roth | August 14, 2004 | 5 | 0 | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 | |
FW | Arthbert William | December 6, 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023 | |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Records
edit- As of November 16, 2023[10]
- Players in bold are still active with US Virgin Islands.
Most appearances
editRank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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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
editRank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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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
edit- 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–)
Technical directors
edit- Keith Griffith (2011–2013)
- Kenadall Walkes (2013–)[11]
Competitive record
editFIFA World Cup
editFIFA World Cup | Qualification | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | ||
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 | 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
editCONCACAF Gold Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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
editCONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
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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
editCaribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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
editTeam | 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 |
Historical kits
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