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 The British Virgin Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the British Virgin Islands.The Association is also responsible for the British Virgin Islands national football team. Association staff Competitions The BV ...

. It is a member of both

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and FIFA.

History

Early football games in the British Virgin Islands were between

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crew, and expatriates. In 1968, the British Virgin Islands team was founded by a team of Royal Engineers, and soon after, in 1973 the British Virgin Islands Football Association was founded. In 1974, it was affiliated by FIFA. The former

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and

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manager, Portuguese

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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

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were drawn against

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, 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 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

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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 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.

Coaching history

* Gary White (1998–1999) *

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(2000) * William H. Moravek (2000–01) * Patrick Mitchell (2002) *

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(2004) * Ben Davies (2004) * Patrick Mitchell (2008) *

Avondale Williams Avondale Williams (born 10 October 1977) is a British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islander association football, football manager and former player. He played as a Forward (association football), forward for Veterans, Rangers, and Islanders FC ...

(2008–2018) * John Reilly (2018–2020) * Dan Neville (2021) *

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(2021–)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches against the Cayman Islands and

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to take place in June 2022. ''Caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2022, after match vs Puerto Rico'' Needs subs adding

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

Most goals

Competitive record

World Cup record

Gold Cup record

CONCACAF Nations League record

Caribbean Cup record

References

External links

British Virgin Islands
FIFA.com

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