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The British Virgin Islands national football team represents the British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory) in men’s international football, which is governed by the British Virgin Islands Football Association founded in 1974. It has been a member of FIFA since 1996, an associate member of CONCACAF since 1994 and becoming a full member in 1996. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

The British Virgin Islands has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated four times in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League.

The British Virgin Islands’ debut in international competitions was in the 1989 Caribbean Cup qualifying tournament. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 2002 CONCACAF qualification. The team achieved its first victory in 1985, defeating Anguilla 1–0, which was also the first match in the team’s history.

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 1974 the British Virgin Islands Football Association was founded.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds saw British Virgin Islands again knocked out in the first round, having lost all four of their group matches without scoring a goal.

At the commencement of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, BVI advanced beyond the first round of qualifying for the first time in their history after beating the U.S. Virgin Islands 1–1 on aggregate after penalties.^[7] In the second round, they were drawn into Group E with Guatemala, Dominica, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic and finished bottom without even scoring a single goal.

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

2025

17 April Friendly	Anguilla	0–0	British Virgin Islands	The Valley, Anguilla
		Report		Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre

20 April Friendly	Anguilla	1–0	British Virgin Islands	The Valley, Anguilla
	Jordan Deans 55' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre

29 May Friendly	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–1	British Virgin Islands	Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	Kirtney Franklyn 84'		Jerry Wiltshire 55'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium

4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round	Dominica	3–0	British Virgin Islands	Roseau, Dominica
15:00 UTC−4	Laville 29', 75' Jules 35'	Report	Brown 17'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 754 Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round	British Virgin Islands	0–1	Jamaica	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
15:00 UTC−4		Report	Brown 17'	Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

8 October Friendly	Grenada	4–1	British Virgin Islands	St. George’s, Grenada
18:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium

12 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Cayman Islands	1–2	British Virgin Islands	George Town, Cayman Islands
19:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex

15 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Bahamas	0–6	British Virgin Islands	George Town, Cayman Islands
16:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex

2026

26 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Cayman Islands	1–1	British Virgin Islands	George Town, Cayman Islands
19:00 UTC−5	Silburn 7'	Report	Splatt 20'	Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Alexi Perry (Jamaica)

29 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	British Virgin Islands	4–0	Anguilla	George Town, Cayman Islands
16:30 UTC−5	T. Forbes 5', 39' Chalwell 32' (pen.) Lacey 78'	Report		Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname)

Coaching history

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 (2008–2018)
John Reilly (2018–2020)
Dan Neville (2021)
Chris Kiwomya (2021–2025)
David Pérez (2025-)^[8]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 30 May and the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round matches against Dominican Republic and Jamaica on 4 and 7 June 2025; respectively.^[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2024, after match against Cayman Islands.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Frankie Beckles	(2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 19)	5	0	Shrewsbury Town
1GK	Abidan Edwards	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Unknown
1GK	Harry Foden	(2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Blandford United

2DF	Troy Caesar	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 31)	35	3	Islanders
2DF	Miguel Marshall	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 24)	27	0	Poole Town
2DF	Jerry Wiltshire	(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 30)	17	2	Hampton & Richmond Borough
2DF	Ikyjah Williams	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 23)	16	0	Virgin Gorda United
2DF	Quelahni Nickie	(2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 22)	3	0	Virgin Gorda United
2DF	Carson Price	(2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 25)	3	0	UIW Cardinals
2DF	Alejandro Santos	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Wolues
2DF	Momchil Yordanov	(2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 19)	1	0	Eastbourne Borough
2DF	Aaron Matthews		0	0	Unknown

3MF	Kristian Javier	(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 30)	32	1	Pigotts Bullets
3MF	T’Sharne Gallimore	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 25)	23	1	Chesham United
3MF	Johari Lacey	(2006-12-15) 15 December 2006 (age 19)	10	0	Scarborough FS
3MF	Levon Williams	(2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Virgin Gorda United

4FW	Tyler Forbes	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 23)	35	7	Tilbury F.C.
4FW	Robert Green	(1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 28)	23	0	Unknown
4FW	Luka Chalwell	(2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 (age 22)	21	3	Bishop’s Stortford
4FW	Joshua Bertie	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 29)	19	1	Bashley
4FW	Jake Forbes	(2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 (age 22)	7	0	Poole Town
4FW	Hugo Liziário	(1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 33)	3	1	Wolues
4FW	Joel Mars	(2007-02-16) 16 February 2007 (age 19)	3	0	Virgin Gorda United
4FW	Javaun Splatt	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Hythe Town

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Simon Cross	(1985-09-26) 26 September 1985 (age 40)	2	0	Wolues FC	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
GK	Akeem Paddy	(2009-01-19) 19 January 2009 (age 17)	0	0	Unknown	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
GK	Mekhi Walters	(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Virgin Gorda United	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 10 September 2024

DF	Justin Smith	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 23)	17	1	One Love United	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
DF	Jaden Abrams	(2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 18)	11	0	Virgin Gorda United	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
DF	T’Khoy Morton	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Virgin Gorda United	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
DF	Omari Simmons		2	0	FCV Grace Dieu	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
DF	Taylor Scarff	(2007-08-10) 10 August 2007 (age 18)	6	0	Plymouth Parkway	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 10 September 2024
DF	Giovanni Grant	(2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 23)	6	0	Virgin Gorda United	v. Dominican Republic; 12 June 2024

MF	Tai Thomas	(2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Wolues FC	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
MF	Rush Broderick		0	0	Wolues FC	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
MF	Adrian Padilla Adams	(2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 20)	4	0	Virgin Gorda United	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 10 September 2024

FW	Azarni Callwood	(2006-09-21) 21 September 2006 (age 19)	8	0	Rebels	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
FW	Jaadon Quashie	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Virgin Gorda United	v. Cayman Islands, 12 October 2024
FW	Denvin Jones	(2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 22)	2	0	Rebels	v. Saint Kitts and Nevis; 10 September 2024
INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad TRA = Training player WD = Withdrew (non-injury) RET = Retired

Player records

As of 15 November 2025^[10]

Players in bold are still active with British Virgin Islands.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Kristian Javier	38	2	2016–present
2	Troy Caesar	37	3	2010–present
3	Tyler Forbes	35	7	2018–present
4	Miguel Marshall	30	0	2019–present
5	T’Sharne Gallimore	28	1	2018–present
6	Carlos Septus	27	1	2011–present
7	Robert Green	26	0	2018–present
8	Joshua Bertie	24	1	2018–present
9	Luka Chalwell	21	3	2021–present
9	Ikyjah Williams	21	0	2021–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Tyler Forbes	7	35	0.14	2018–present
2	Avondale Williams	5	15	0.33	2000–2012
3	Javaun Splatt	4	6	0.67	2025–present
3	Luka Chalwell	4	26	0.15	2021–present
5	Jairo Morris	3	5	0.6	2004
	Jamie Wilson	3	17	0.18	2018–present
	Jerry Wiltshire	3	20	0.15	2019–present
	Troy Caesar	3	37	0.08	2010–present
9	Henroy Mitchell	2	2	1	2010
	Michael Huggins	2	2	1	2002
	Bailey Rowe	2	5	0.4	2018–2019
	Peterson Azille	2	6	0.33	2000–2004
	Garret Ferron	2	6	0.33	2000–2004
	Jordan Johnson	2	7	0.29	2015–2018
	Venton James	2	8	0.25	2004–2008
	Rohan Lennon	2	13	0.15	2000–2008
	Kristian Javier	2	38	0.05	2016–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	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	10
2010										2	0	2	0	3	3
2014										2	0	0	2	1	4
2018										2	0	1	1	2	3
2022										4	0	0	4	0	19
2026										6	0	2	4	1	12
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034	To be determined									To be determined
Total	—	0/7	—							20	0	5	15	8	65

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1963 to 1993	Not a CONCACAF member
1996	Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002
2003
2005
2007	Withdrew
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Total	—	0/14	—

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase											Final phase
Season	Div.	Group	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Finals	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	C	B	12th	4	0	0	4	5	15		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	C	D	13th	4	0	2	2	3	11		2023
2023–24	C	B	4th	4	1	2	1	7	6		2024
2024–25	C	C	9th	4	0	0	4	1	7		2025
2026–27	C	To be determined									2027
Total				16	1	4	11	16	39	—	Total	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	Bonaire 4–2 British Virgin Islands (6 September 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Biggest Win	British Virgin Islands 3–1 Turks and Caicos Islands (9 September 2023; Road Town, British Virgin Islands)
Biggest Defeat	Puerto Rico 6–0 British Virgin Islands (12 June 2022; Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)
Best Result	4th – League C (2023–24)
Worst Result	13th – League C (2022–23)

Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978 to 1988	Not a CFU member
1989	Did not qualify
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995	Withdrew
1996	Did not participate
1997	Did not qualify
1998
1999
2001
2005
2007	Withdrew
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2017
Total	—	0/16	—

Honours

Friendly

Leeward Islands Tournament (1): 1986

References

^ “The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking”. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. “World Football Elo Ratings”. eloratings.net. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
^ “About Us”. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ Fleming, Mark (22 June 2011). “Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach”. The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
^ Greenaway, Dean (3 April 2004). “St. Lucia flogs BVI 9-0 in World Cup qualifier”. Island Sun. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
^ “2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean – All Matches”. FIFA.com. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ “British Virgin Islands and Anguilla progress for the first time”. FIFA. 27 March 2024.
^ https://inside.fifa.com/associations/VGB/organisation
^ “The wait is Over — the BVI Senior Men’s National Team squad is Officially Unleashed!”. Facebook. The BVI Football Association. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
^ “British Virgin Islands”. National Football Teams.

External links

British Virgin Islands – FIFA.com (archived 7 January 2014)
British Virgin Islands. Archived 26 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine. caribbeanfootballdatabase.com.

[rdp-we-cite_note-FIFA_World_Rankings-1] “The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking”. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. “World Football Elo Ratings”. eloratings.net. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-3] “About Us”. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[rdp-we-cite_note-4] Fleming, Mark (22 June 2011). “Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach”. The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-5] Greenaway, Dean (3 April 2004). “St. Lucia flogs BVI 9-0 in World Cup qualifier”. Island Sun. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-6] “2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean – All Matches”. FIFA.com. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[rdp-we-cite_note-7] “British Virgin Islands and Anguilla progress for the first time”. FIFA. 27 March 2024.

[rdp-we-cite_note-8] ttps://inside.fifa.com/associations/VGB/organisation

[rdp-we-cite_note-9] “The wait is Over — the BVI Senior Men’s National Team squad is Officially Unleashed!”. Facebook. The BVI Football Association. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

[rdp-we-cite_note-10] “British Virgin Islands”. National Football Teams.

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British Virgin Islands national football team
General	British Virgin Islands Football Association History Managers
Venues	A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other BVI teams	U23 U20 U17 Women’s U23 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.

National sports teams of the British Virgin Islands
Basketball M M U/17 W Cricket Football M W M U/17 Rugby union Softball
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