The British Virgin Islands national football team is the national team of the

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and is controlled by the British Virgin Islands Football Association. They are members of both

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and

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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

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, and soon after, in 1973 the British Virgin Islands Football Association was founded. In 1974, it was affiliated by

. The former

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, Chelsea and

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manager, Portuguese André Villas-Boas had his first job as Technical Director of the national team British Virgin Islands in 2000 and 2001.

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. In the qualifying rounds for the 2010 World Cup they were paired with the

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. They lost on the

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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. Despite going out of the competition in the first qualifying round, the British Virgin Islands were the only side to enter the

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to remain unbeaten through qualification and the finals tournament (although

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was undefeated in the finals tournament, they did lose a game in qualification.) In the qualifying rounds for the

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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

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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

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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

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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. In the second round, they were drawn into Group E with

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and the

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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.

2024

2025

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–)

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

and

on 4 and 7 June 2025; respectively. ''Caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2024, after match against

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.''

Recent call-ups

* = Withdrew due to injury * = Preliminary squad * = Training player * = Withdrew (non-injury) * = Retired

Player records

:''Players in bold are still active with British Virgin Islands''.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Nations League

Caribbean Cup

References

External links

British Virgin Islands
– FIFA.com (archived 7 January 2014)

. ''caribbeanfootballdatabase.com''. {{National sports teams of the British Virgin Islands Caribbean national association football teams