British Virgin Islands national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Nature Boyz | ||
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Association |
British Virgin Islands Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Avondale Williams | ||
Captain | Andy Davis | ||
Most caps | Andy Davis (14) | ||
Top scorer | Avondale Williams (5) | ||
Home stadium | A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground | ||
FIFA code | VGB | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
204 ![]() | ||
Highest | 160 (March 2000, August–November 2002) | ||
Lowest | 204 (July–August 2016, November 2016) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 224 (10 July 2016) | ||
Highest | 190 (September 1998) | ||
Lowest | 225 (March 2015) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Basseterre, SK&N; May 10, 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; March 19, 1999) ![]() ![]() (Road Town, BVI; January 30, 2004) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (San Cristobal, Dom. Rep.; October 14, 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.
A member of CONCACAF, it is among its weakest teams. The BVI are currently in rebuilding mode following the retirement of key players such as Avondale Williams and Rohan Lennon.
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.
World Cup record
Gold Cup record
- 1991 to 1993 – Did not qualify
- 1996 – Withdrew
- 1998 to 2005 – Did not qualify
- 2007 – Withdrew
- 2009 to 2015 – Did not qualify
Caribbean Cup record
- 1989 to 1994 – Did not qualify
- 1995 – Withdrew
- 1996 – Did not enter
- 1997 to 2005 – Did not qualify
- 2007 – Withdrew
- 2008 to 2014 – Did not qualify
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2016
23 March 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Qualification | Martinique ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Fort-de-France, Martinique |
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20:00 | Kevin Parsemain ![]() Yoann Arquin ![]() Steeven Langil ![]() |
report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Michael van der Sande (Curaçao) |
26 March 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Qualification | British Virgin Islands ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
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16:00 | report | Dicker ![]() Walters ![]() Bertrand ![]() Wade ![]() |
Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Gianni Ascani (Turks and Caicos Islands) |
Current squad
The following players were called up to the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification[5] Caps and goals as of 29 March 2015
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Ben Chapman | 3 May 1991 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
1 | GK | Vesquever Frett | 11 November 1983 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
GK | Daniel Barker | 30 January 1987 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
7 | DF | Peter Monks | 3 October 1986 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
DF | Josh Fines | 7 July 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Vanquever Frett | 11 November 1983 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Ryan Dicker | 22 September 1986 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
18 | DF | Gregory James | 4 September 1984 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
MF | James Quinn | 6 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Karl Espley | 24 March 1986 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Gladston Burke | 1 | 0 | ![]() | ||
MF | Troy Caesar | 13 May 1994 | 13 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Jordan Johnson | 9 October 1986 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | |
MF | Kristian Javier | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Trevor Peters | 19 March 1989 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
FW | Lewis Jones | 25 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
16 | FW | Christopher Telemaque | 23 December 1989 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Allon Williams | 24 October 1996 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
Past Squads
The following players were called up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[8]
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Desire Montgomery Butler | 5 January 1967 | 10 | 0 | ![]() | |
Karl Tuitt | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
11 | DF | Andy Davis(c) | 24 August 1975 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
McTair James | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
Jumaane Morton | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |||
DF | James Felix | 16 November 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Matthew Moss | 10 May 1986 | 3 | 1 | ![]() | |
MF | Edward Moss | 2 | 1 | ![]() | ||
MF | Matthew Bell | 3 January 1992 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Fladimir Septus | 16 June 1991 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
6 | MF | Jamal Sargeant | 18 May 1990 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | James Shearman | 11 February 1986 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
FW | Kevin Fisher | 27 March 1995 | 4 | 1 | ![]() | |
11 | FW | Shamoy Thompson | 27 May 1997 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Coaches
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Gary White (1998–1999)
- ? Gregory Grant (2000)
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William H. Moravek (2000–01)
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Patrick Mitchell (2002)
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Michael Tulloch (2004)
- ? Ben Davies (2004)
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Patrick Mitchell (2008)
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Avondale Williams (2010–)
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ↑ Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach – Independent
- ↑ www.islandsun.com Archived May 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ www.fifa.com
- ↑ http://bvinews.com/new/bvi-footballers-leave-home-for-regional-clash/
- ↑ "Chapman, Ben". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/ctfc/11509992.CHIPPENHAM_TOWN__Pete_s_a_Caribbean_Bluebird/?ref=rss
- ↑ http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/bvi-to-play-antigua-ahead-of-2018-wc-qualifiers
- ↑ http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/International-chance-amateur-stars/story-22940644-detail/story.html
- ↑ http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/fisher-heads-off-to-jr-college-life-in-colorado
External links
- British Virgin Islands FIFA.com
- British Virgin Islands caribbeanfootballdatabase.com