The BVIFA National Football League is the highest competitive football league in the
British Virgin Islands
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. The league was founded in 2009 after the merger between the
Tortola League
The Tortola League was a regional association football league played in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The winner of the league was declared as the overall champion of the country. In 2009, the league disbanded after the merger with the Virgin Go ...
and the
Virgin Gorda League
The Virgin Gorda League was a regional association football league played in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. In 2009 the league disbanded after the merger with the Tortola League to create a new top league, the BVIFA National League.
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In 2012 the league decided to split the teams into two groups, based on the position they finished in the standings at the end of the 2011-12 season.
The majority of matches in the league are held at the national stadium, the 1,500-capacity
A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground
The AO Shirley Recreation Ground is a multi-use stadium in Road Town, British Virgin Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and usually hosts the British Virgin Islands national football team's games. The stadium holds 1,500 p ...
, based in
Road Town
Road Town, located on Tortola, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands. It is situated on the horseshoe-shaped Road Harbour in the centre of the island's south coast. The population was about 15,000 in 2018.
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,
Tortola
Tortola () is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It has a surface area of with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in ...
. Matches are also held on the island of
Virgin Gorda
Virgin Gorda () is the third-largest island (after Tortola and Anegada) and second-most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
Geography
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Current Teams - 2020–21
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Islanders FC
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Old Madrid FC
Old Madrid Football Club is a British Virgin Islands football club that competes in the BVIFA National Football League
The BVIFA National Football League is the highest competitive football league in the British Virgin Islands. The league was f ...
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Panthers FC
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Rebels FC
*Lion Heart FC
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Sugar Boys FC
Sugar Boys FC is a British Virgin Islands football club based in Virgin Gorda, competing in the BVIFA Football League, the top tier of British Virgin Islands football.
Sugar Boys finished second in the 2010–11 season. Sugar Boys also finish ...
*Sea Argo FC
*VG United
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Wolues FC
Wolues Football Club is a British Virgin Islands football club based in Road Town. The club plays in the BVIFA National Football League
The BVIFA National Football League is the highest competitive football league in the British Virgin Island ...
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One Love FC
Previous Winners
*2009–10:
Islanders FC
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2010–11
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Islanders FC
*2011–12:
Islanders FC
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2012–13
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Islanders FC
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2013–14:
Islanders FC
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2014–15:
Islanders FC (9-a-side)
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2015–16:
Sugar Boys (9-a-side)
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2016–17:
Islanders FC
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2018
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One Love United FC
One Love United FC is a British Virgin Islands football club based in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, competing in the BVIFA National League
The BVIFA National Football League is the highest competitive football league in the British Virgin ...
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2019–20:
Islanders FC
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2021
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Sugar Boys
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2021-22:
Sugar Boys
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2022-23:
Domestic Cup Competitions
There are two domestic cup competitions played prior to the start of the league season, which were both founded in 2010. They are the Terry Evans Knockout Cup, which is named after the former
BVIFA President and one of the forefathers of football in the
British Virgin Islands
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And the Wendol Williams Cup (''also known as the Caribbean Cellars Wendol Williams Cup''), which is played in memory of former
BVIFA executive member Wendol Williams, who died aged 39 on 6 June 2010 on his way to the
FIFA congress in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
ahead of the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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Terry Evans Knockout Cup
Wendol Williams Cup
Heineken Challenge Cup
Top scorers
References
External links
British Virgin Islands - List of Champions RSSSF.com
BVIFA National League Soccerway
Football competitions in the British Virgin Islands
Top level football leagues in the Caribbean
Sports leagues established in 2009
2009 establishments in the British Virgin Islands
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