British Virgin Islands national football team

British Virgin Islands

Nickname(s)

The Nature Boyz

Association

British Virgin Islands
Football Association

Confederation

Head coach

Most caps

Andy Davis (14)

Top scorer

Avondale Williams (5)

Home stadium

A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground

FIFA code

VGB

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

204

1 (24 November 2016)

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

Cayman Islands 2 – 1 British Virgin Islands

(Basseterre, SK&N; May 10, 1991)

Biggest win

British Virgin Islands 5 – 0 Puerto Rico

(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; March 19, 1999)

British Virgin Islands 5 – 0 U.S. Virgin Islands

(Road Town, BVI; January 30, 2004)

Biggest defeat

Dominican Republic 17 – 0 British Virgin Islands

(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

1930 to 1998 – Did not enter
2002 to 2018 – Did not qualify

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

Main article: British Virgin Islands national football team results

Win Draw Loss

2016

23 March 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Qualification	Martinique	3–0	British Virgin Islands	Fort-de-France, Martinique
20:00	Kevin Parsemain 12' Yoann Arquin 68' Steeven Langil 84'	report		Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Michael van der Sande (Curaçao)

26 March 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Qualification	British Virgin Islands	0–7	Dominica	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
16:00		report	Dicker 20' (o.g.) Walters 28', 51' Bertrand 33' Wade 44', 55', 85' (pen.)	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

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Ben Chapman	(1991-05-03) 3 May 1991	0	0	Glossop North End ^[6]
1	1GK	Vesquever Frett	(1983-11-11) 11 November 1983	9	0	Unknown
	1GK	Daniel Barker	(1987-01-30) 30 January 1987	4	0	Unknown

7	2DF	Peter Monks	(1986-10-03) 3 October 1986	3	0	Chippenham Town^[7]
	2DF	Josh Fines	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996	0	0	Andrew College
	2DF	Vanquever Frett	(1983-11-11) 11 November 1983	4	0	Unknown
	2DF	Ryan Dicker	(1986-09-22) 22 September 1986	3	0	Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.
18	2DF	Gregory James	(1984-09-04) 4 September 1984	13	0	Panthers

	3MF	James Quinn	(1994-07-06) 6 July 1994	0	0	Andrew College
	3MF	Karl Espley	(1986-03-24) 24 March 1986	2	0	Leek Town F.C.
	3MF	Gladston Burke		1	0	Unknown
	3MF	Troy Caesar	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994	13	0	Andrew College
	3MF	Jordan Johnson	(1986-10-09) 9 October 1986	2	1	Leek Town F.C.
	3MF	Kristian Javier		0	0

9	4FW	Trevor Peters	(1989-03-19) 19 March 1989	11	1	Cloud County Community College
	4FW	Lewis Jones	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994	0	0	Andrew College
16	4FW	Christopher Telemaque	(1989-12-23) 23 December 1989	11	0	Bethany College
17	4FW	Allon Williams	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996	3	0	VG United

Past Squads

The following players were called up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification^[8]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Desire Montgomery Butler	(1967-01-05) 5 January 1967	10	0	Islanders FC
		Karl Tuitt		0	0	unknown
11	2DF	Andy Davis(c)	(1975-08-24) 24 August 1975	14	0	Islanders FC
		McTair James		0	0	Islanders FC
		Jumaane Morton		1	0	VG United
	2DF	James Felix	(1993-11-16) 16 November 1993	1	0	Unknown
	3MF	Matthew Moss	(1986-05-10) 10 May 1986	3	1	Unknown
	3MF	Edward Moss		2	1	Unknown
	3MF	Matthew Bell	(1992-01-03) 3 January 1992	2	0	Nantwich Town
	3MF	Fladimir Septus	(1991-06-16) 16 June 1991	6	0	Ballstarz
6	3MF	Jamal Sargeant	(1990-05-18) 18 May 1990	9	0	Islanders FC
10	3MF	James Shearman	(1986-02-11) 11 February 1986	12	0	Woules FC^[9]
	4FW	Kevin Fisher	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995	4	1	Otero Junior College^[10]
11	4FW	Shamoy Thompson	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997	2	0	Ballstarz

Coaches

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 (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

Football in the British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

League system

Men	BVIFA National League

Domestic cups

International	Virgin Islands Championship

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
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Managers
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Venues
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Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National 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 country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

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