United States Virgin Islands national soccer team

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.

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

U.S. Virgin Islands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Dashing Eagle
AssociationU.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachGilberto Damiano
CaptainJ.C. Mack
Most capsKassall Greene
Dusty Good (21)
Top scorerJamie Browne
J.C. Mack (3)
Home stadiumBethlehem Soccer Stadium
FIFA codeVIR
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 204 Increase 1 (September 21, 2023)[1]
Highest149 (July 2011)
Lowest208 (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)

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
Main article: United States Virgin Islands national soccer 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.

  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
Report
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
 Report
Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
14 October 2023–24 Nations League Aruba  3–1  U.S. Virgin Islands Oranjestad, Aruba
 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
 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 United States Tampa Bay Strikers
1 1GK Dylan Ramos (2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 2 0 United States Gold Star FC
22 1GK Whelan Joseph (2002-12-10) December 10, 2002 0 0 United States Eastern Illinois Panthers
16 2DF Kassall Greene (1985-09-08) September 8, 1985 21 0 United States 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 United States Virgin Islands Rovers FC
2DF Jaeden Joseph 0 0 United States Virgin Islands 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 United States Dalton State Roadrunners
3 3MF Joshua Ramos (2000-04-25) April 25, 2000 13 0 United States Dalton State Roadrunners
15 3MF Raejae Joseph (1997-08-09) August 9, 1997 14 1 United States Virgin Islands Helenites SC
12 3MF Julius Brown (2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 6 0 United States Bethel University Pilots
20 3MF Jair Whyte (2004-06-04) June 4, 2004 3 0 United States 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 New Zealand 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 Antigua and Barbuda 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 States Virgin Islands 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 United States Bloomsburg Huskies v.  Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
DF Sam Eliades (1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 0 0 United States Virgin Islands 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 United States High Point Panthers v.  Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
MF Humberto Delgado (2000-03-10) March 10, 2000 3 0 United States Virgin Islands Helenites SC v.  Cayman Islands, 7 September 2023
MF Yahya Yusuf 0 0 United States Virgin Islands 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 United States Ohio Northern Polar Bears v.  Sint Maarten, 28 March 2023
MF Alex Shaffer (2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 1 0 United States 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 United States Virgin Islands 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
Kassall Greene 21 0 2016–present
3 Lionel Brown 20 0 2019-present
4 MacDonald Taylor Jr. 19 1 2006–present
Jett Blaschka 19 0 2018–present
6 Dwayne Thomas 17 1 2002–2015
J.C. Mack 17 3 2018-present
8 Lishati Bailey 15 3 2002–2015
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
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

Technical directors

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
Uruguay 1930 to France 1998 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 14
Germany 2006 2 0 0 2 0 11
South Africa 2010 1 0 0 1 0 10
Brazil 2014 8 2 0 6 6 41
Russia 2018 2 1 0 1 1 4
Qatar 2022 4 0 0 4 0 15
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
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
United States 1991Did not enter
United StatesMexico 1993
United States 1996
United States 1998
United States 2000Did not qualify
United States 2002
United StatesMexico 2003
United States 2005
United States 2007
United States 2009Did not enter
United States 2011
United States 2013
United StatesCanada 2015Did not qualify
United States 2017
United StatesCosta RicaJamaica 2019
United States 2021
United StatesCanada 2023
Total0 Titles0/17000000

CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK
United States 2019−20 C A 6 1 0 5 3 11 Same position 38th
United States 2022–23 C A 6 1 1 4 5 10 Same position 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
Barbados 1989 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1990
Jamaica 1991
Trinidad and Tobago 1992
Jamaica 1993
Trinidad and Tobago 1994
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995
Trinidad and Tobago 1996
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 3 0 0 3 2 37
Barbados 2005 3 0 1 2 1 22
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 3 1 0 2 4 12
Jamaica 2008 Did not enter Did not enter
Martinique 2010
Antigua and Barbuda 2012
Jamaica 2014 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 3
Martinique 2017 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

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