United States Virgin Islands national soccer team facts for kids

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This page is about the men's team. For the women's team, see United States Virgin Islands women's national soccer team.

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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

202

(February 7, 2019)

Highest

149 (July 2011)

Lowest

208 (March 2022, November 2023)

Elo ranking

Current

215

(March 3, 2019)

Highest

208 (1998)

Lowest

222 (March 2015)

First international

U.S. Virgin Islands 5–9 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. 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.

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. In the past, the team has played at Paul E. Joseph Stadium in St. Croix. 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.

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.

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.

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

Nations League March 28	U.S. Virgin Islands	1–2	Sint Maarten	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
17:00 UTC−4	Kendall 76'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626383	Lake 58' Cox 86'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Reginald Gumbs (St. Kitts and Nevis)

2023–24 Nations League 7 September	U.S. Virgin Islands	2–2	Cayman Islands	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
	McLaughlin 23' (o.g.) St. Louis 42'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712922	Ebanks 16' Gray 47'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

2023–24 Nations League 14 October	Aruba	3–1	U.S. Virgin Islands	Oranjestad, Aruba
	Ostiana 52' Luydens 61' Molina 86'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712966	Henry 63'	Stadium: Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadium Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

2023–24 Nations League 17 October	Cayman Islands	2–1	U.S. Virgin Islands	George Town, Cayman Islands
	Seymour 17' Nunez 57'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712983	Rak. Joseph 84'	Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

2023–24 Nations League 16 November	U.S. Virgin Islands	1–4	Aruba	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
	Farrell 47'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712986	Dania 23' Ostiana 41, 52' Maria 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

2024

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 22 March	U.S. Virgin Islands	1–1	British Virgin Islands	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
17:00 UTC−4	Blaschka 73'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288301/288309/400017784	Liziario 90'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 26 March	British Virgin Islands	0–0 (1–1 agg.) (4–2 pen)	U.S. Virgin Islands	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
15:00 UTC−4		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288301/288309/400017783		Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)
		Penalties
	*Bertie Wiltshire Gallimore Forbes Callwood		* Kendall Whyte Blaschka Ramos
Note: 1–1 on aggregate. British Virgin Islands won 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the second round.

Squad

Current squad

The following players have been named to the squad for 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League match against Aruba on 16 November 2023.

Caps and goals updated on November 16, 2023, following the match against Aruba.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Dylan Ramos	(2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Gold Star FC
22	1GK	Whelan Joseph	(2002-12-20) December 20, 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Eastern Illinois Panthers

2	2DF	Jett Blaschka	(1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 24)	20	0
17	2DF	Quinn Farrell	(2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 (age 22)	10	1
6	2DF	Zahmyre Harris	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26)	9	0
13	2DF	Kidaniel Perez	(1997-09-12) September 12, 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Rovers FC
16	2DF	Sam Eliades	(1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 29)	1	0	LRVI FC

8	3MF	Jimson St. Louis	(2002-12-02) December 2, 2002 (age 21)	16	1	Dalton State Roadrunners
3	3MF	Joshua Ramos	(2000-04-25) April 25, 2000 (age 24)	14	0	Tormenta FC
15	3MF	Raejae Joseph	(1997-08-09) August 9, 1997 (age 27)	15	1	Helenites SC
12	3MF	Julius Brown	(2005-04-11) April 11, 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Bethel University Pilots
7	3MF	Andrew Shaffer	(2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Bowling Green Falcons
5	3MF	Yahya Yusuf	(1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Rovers FC
14	3MF	Christopher Griffith	(2005-10-18) October 18, 2005 (age 19)	0	0

10	4FW	J. C. Mack (captain)	(1988-10-08) October 8, 1988 (age 36)	18	3	Napier City Rovers
9	4FW	Rakeem Joseph	(2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 24)	11	1	Old Road FC
4	4FW	Orion Mills	(2002-09-09) September 9, 2002 (age 22)	8	1
11	4FW	Naqwan Henry	(2004-11-16) November 16, 2004 (age 20)	6	1	United We Stand SC

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	Lionel Brown	(1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 (age 37)	20	0		v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
GK	Ramius Stiehler	(1999-08-18) August 18, 1999 (age 25)	1	0	St Petersburg FC Aztecs	v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
GK	Connor Querrard	(2002-04-06) April 6, 2002 (age 22)	1	0		v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023

DF	Kassall Greene	(1985-09-08) September 8, 1985 (age 39)	21	0	Galo FC	v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
DF	Jaeden Joseph	(2007-04-11) April 11, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Helenites SC	v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
DF	Jonathan Fuller	(1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 33)	0	0		v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
DF	Matthew Meyers	(2006-03-31) March 31, 2006 (age 18)	0	0		v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
DF	John Engerman	(2000-10-25) October 25, 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Bloomsburg Huskies	v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
DF	Metcheley Fevrius	(1996-09-13) September 13, 1996 (age 28)	0	0		v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
DF	Karson Kendall	(2000-04-01) April 1, 2000 (age 24)	10	1	High Point Panthers	v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023

MF	Jair Whyte	(2004-06-04) June 4, 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Merrimack Warriors	v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
MF	Kersan Marcellin	(1993-07-05) July 5, 1993 (age 31)	2	0		v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
MF	Andrew Bornn	(2006-09-22) September 22, 2006 (age 18)	0	0		v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
MF	Humberto Delgado	(2000-03-10) March 10, 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Helenites SC	v. Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
MF	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	(1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 32)	19	1		v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
MF	William Shaffer	(2001-07-05) July 5, 2001 (age 23)	8	0	Ohio Northern Polar Bears	v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
MF	Alex Shaffer	(2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Ohio Northern Polar Bears	v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023

FW	Ramesses McGuiness	(2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 24)	12	1		v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
FW	Matthew Roth	(2004-08-14) August 14, 2004 (age 20)	5	0		v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
FW	Arthbert William	(2004-12-06) December 6, 2004 (age 19)	0	0		v. Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
FW	Rabi Abdallah	(2004-12-04) December 4, 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Helenites SC	v. Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
FW	Timothy Herring	(2000-05-07) May 7, 2000 (age 24)	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

Players in bold 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
3	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
9	Raejae Joseph	15	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	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

Paul Inurie (2000)
Glad Bugariu (2000–2002)
Francisco Williams Ramírez (2003–2004)
Carlton Freeman (2004–2008)
Craig Martin (2010)
Keith Griffith (2011)
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–)

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
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	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–	22	3	3	16	10	97

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record									Qualification record
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
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

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
2023-24	C	B	4	0	1	3	5	11		39th
Total			16	2	2	12	13	32	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

United States Virgin Islands national soccer team results