British Virgin Islands national football team

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. 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.

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 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. 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. 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

Main article: British Virgin Islands national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2025

• Jordan Deans
• Kirtney Franklyn
• Jerry Wiltshire
• Laville
• Jules Brown Brown

Coaching history

• ENG Gary White (1998–1999)
• BVI Gregory Grant (2000)
• USA William H. Moravek (2000–01)
• BVI Patrick Mitchell (2002)
• JAM Michael Tulloch (2004)
• BVI Ben Davies (2004)
• BVI Patrick Mitchell (2008)
• BVI Avondale Williams (2008–2018)
• IRL John Reilly (2018–2020)
• ENG Dan Neville (2021)
• ENG Chris Kiwomya (2021–2025)
• ESP David Pérez (2025-)

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.

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

Recent call-ups

• INJ = Withdrew due to injury
• PRE = Preliminary squad
• TRA = Training player
• WD = Withdrew (non-injury)
• RET = Retired

Player records

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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Nations League

Caribbean Cup

Honours

Friendly

• Leeward Islands Tournament (1): 1986

References

References

1. "About Us".
2. [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/virgin-islands-recall-their-days-in-the-sun-under-former-coach-2301208.html Virgin Islands recall their days in the sun under former coach] {{Webarchive. link. (20 December 2017  – Independent)
3. [http://www.islandsun.com/2004-April/03042004/sports4-v13i01.html St. Lucia flogs BVI 9–0 in World Cup qualifier] {{webarchive. link. (May 6, 2008)
4. (2017-02-08). "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean – All Matches".
5. (27 March 2024). "British Virgin Islands and Anguilla progress for the first time". [[FIFA]].
6. https://inside.fifa.com/associations/VGB/organisation
7. (27 May 2025). "The wait is Over — the BVI Senior Men's National Team squad is Officially Unleashed!". The BVI Football Association.
8. "British Virgin Islands".