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	Kassall Greene; Dusty Good (21)
Top scorer	Jamie Browne; J.C. Mack (3)
Home stadium	Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
FIFA code	VIR
First colors	Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	204 1 (September 21, 2023)[1]
Highest	149 (July 2011)
Lowest	208 (March 2022)
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.[2] 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.[2]

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.[2] In the past, the team has played at Paul E. Joseph Stadium in St. Croix.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7]

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

2023

March 25 Nations League	Turks and Caicos Islands	1–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
16:30 UTC−4	Beljour 69'	Report		Stadium: TCIFA National Academy Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)

March 28 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	1–2	Sint Maarten	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
17:00 UTC−4	Kendall 76'	Report	Lake 58' Cox 86'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Reginald Gumbs (St. Kitts and Nevis)

7 September 2023–24 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	2–2	Cayman Islands	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
	McLaughlin 23' (o.g.) St. Louis 42'	Report	Ebanks 16' Gray 47'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

14 October 2023–24 Nations League	Aruba	3–1	U.S. Virgin Islands	Oranjestad, Aruba
	Ostiana 52' Luydens 61' Molina 86'	Report	Henry 63'	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
	Seymour 17' Nunez 57'	Report	Rak. Joseph 84'	Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

16 November 2023–24 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	v	Aruba	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
				Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium

Squad

Current squad

The following players have been named to the squad for 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Aruba and Cayman Islands.[8]

Caps and goals updated on October 17, 2023, following the match against Cayman Islands.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	1GK	Lionel Brown	(1987-09-01) September 1, 1987	20	0
23	1GK	Ramius Stiehler	(1999-08-18) August 18, 1999	1	0	Tampa Bay Strikers
1	1GK	Dylan Ramos	(2001-08-06) August 6, 2001	2	0	Gold Star FC
22	1GK	Whelan Joseph	(2002-12-10) December 10, 2002	0	0	Eastern Illinois Panthers

16	2DF	Kassall Greene	(1985-09-08) September 8, 1985	21	0	Galo FC
2	2DF	Jett Blaschka	(1999-12-16) December 16, 1999	19	0
18	2DF	Quinn Farrell	(2002-09-26) September 26, 2002	9	0
6	2DF	Zahmyre Harris	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998	8	0
21	2DF	Kidaniel Perez	(1997-09-12) September 12, 1997	1	0	Rovers FC
	2DF	Jaeden Joseph		0	0	Helenites SC
13	2DF	Jonathan Fuller		0	0
	2DF	Matthew Meyers		0	0

8	3MF	Jimson St. Louis	(2002-12-02) December 2, 2002	15	1	Dalton State Roadrunners
3	3MF	Joshua Ramos	(2000-04-25) April 25, 2000	13	0	Dalton State Roadrunners
15	3MF	Raejae Joseph	(1997-08-09) August 9, 1997	14	1	Helenites SC
12	3MF	Julius Brown	(2000-01-06) January 6, 2000	6	0	Bethel University Pilots
20	3MF	Jair Whyte	(2004-06-04) June 4, 2004	3	0	Merrimack Warriors
5	3MF	Kersan Marcellin		2	0
7	3MF	Andrew Bornn		0	0

10	4FW	J. C. Mack (captain)	(1988-08-10) August 10, 1988	17	3	Napier City Rovers
19	4FW	Ramesses McGuiness	(2000-06-01) June 1, 2000	12	1
9	4FW	Rakeem Joseph	(2000-05-23) May 23, 2000	10	1	Empire FC
11	4FW	Orion Mills	(2002-09-09) September 9, 2002	7	1
	4FW	Naqwan Henry	(2004-11-26) November 26, 2004	5	1	United We Stand SC
4	4FW	Matthew Roth	(2004-08-14) August 14, 2004	5	0
14	4FW	Arthbert William	(2004-12-06) December 6, 2004	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	Connor Querrard	(2002-04-06) April 6, 2002	1	0		v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023

DF	John Engerman	(2000-10-25) October 25, 2000	11	0	Bloomsburg Huskies	v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
DF	Sam Eliades	(1995-02-15) February 15, 1995	0	0	LRVI FC	v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
DF	Metcheley Fevrius		0	0		v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
DF	Karson Kendall	(2000-04-01) April 1, 2000	10	1	High Point Panthers	v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023

MF	Humberto Delgado	(2000-03-10) March 10, 2000	3	0	Helenites SC	v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
MF	Yahya Yusuf		0	0	Rovers FC	v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
MF	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	(1992-03-22) March 22, 1992	19	1		v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
MF	William Shaffer	(2001-07-05) July 5, 2001	8	0	Ohio Northern Polar Bears	v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
MF	Alex Shaffer	(2004-03-09) March 9, 2004	1	0	Ohio Northern Polar Bears	v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
MF	Christopher Griffith		0	0		v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023

FW	Rabi Abdallah	(2004-12-04) December 4, 2004	0	0	Helenites SC	v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
FW	Timothy Herring	(2000-05-07) May 7, 2000	9	0		v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
^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 October 17, 2023

Players in bold text are still active with US Virgin Islands.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Dusty Good	21	0	2011–2022
1	Kassall Greene	21	0	2016–present
3	Lionel Brown	20	0	2019-present
4	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	19	1	2006–present
4	Jett Blaschka	19	0	2018–present
6	Dwayne Thomas	17	1	2002–2015
6	J.C. Mack	17	3	2018-present
8	Lishati Bailey	15	3	2002–2015
8	Jimson St. Louis	15	1	2019-present
10	Raejae Joseph	14	0	2018-present

Top goalscorers

J. C. Mack (image) and Jamie Browne jointly hold the record for top scorer with 3 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Jamie Browne	3	11	0.27	2006–2022
1	J. C. Mack	3	17	0.18	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

Paul Inurie (2000)
Glad Bugariu (2000–2002)
Francisco Williams Ramírez (2003–2004)
Carlton Freeman (2004–2008)
Craig Martin (2010)
Keith Griffith (2011)[2]
Terrence Jones (2011)
Leonard Appleton (2014)
Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed (2015–2017)
Craig Martin (2017)
Marcelo Serrano (2017–2019)
Gilberto Damiano (2019–)

Technical directors

Keith Griffith (2011–2013)
Kenadall Walkes (2013–)[9]

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 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
2030	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	3	0	16	8	95

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993
1996
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	0 Titles	0/17	0	0	0	0	0	0

CONCACAF Nations League

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	A	6	1	1	4	5	10		36th
Total			12	2	1	9	8	21	36th

Caribbean Cup

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

Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
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	Did not qualify								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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Anguilla	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	33.33
Aruba	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	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	68	8	9	51	38	271	−233	11.76

Source: Results

References

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External links

Official website

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[US_Virgin_Islanders_find_a_foothold-2] "US Virgin Islanders find a foothold". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

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[USVI_0_Barbados_4-5] "USVI 0 Barbados 4". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[FIFA_and_Concacaf_Presidents-6] "Sunday August 11 FIFA and Concacaf Presidents will be visiting the US Virgin Islands". United States Virgin Islands Soccer Association. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

[Aug._11-7] "USVI Soccer Association Invites Community to Masters Tournament on Aug. 11". St. Croix Source. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

[8] "Our 26 member Dashing Eagles Squad for the upcoming matches against Aruba and Cayman Islands on October 14 and 17". Facebook. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[Helenites-9] "Helenites are USVI Soccer Champions". virginislandsnewsonline.com. Virgin Islands News Online. February 28, 2015. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

United States Virgin Islands national soccer team
General	U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation Managers Results
Venues	Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other USVI teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's 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.