United States Virgin Islands national soccer team
The U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, nicknamed The dashing eagle, is the national team of the U.S. Virgin Islands and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation.
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 21 March 1998 in a victory against the British Virgin Islands.[1] In May of 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 football 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, despite the fact that the islands have never produced a professional player, soccer is the third most popular sport on the islands, and the team does not have a national stadium for soccer in which to play.[1]
Stadium
The team does not have a national stadium. They must 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.[1] In the past, the team has played at Paul E. Joseph Stadium in St. Croix.[2] However, in February of 2012, it was announced that the stadium is condemned and will be demolished to make way for a new sports complex that will cost at least $50 million. The 50-acre complex will contain venues for tennis, volleyball, baseball, and aquatics. However, the plans did not include a new soccer stadium.[3]
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 football team.
World Cup record
Gold Cup record
Caribbean Cup record
U.S Virgin Islands International Record
| Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 189 | −170 |
List of wins
List of draws
Most recent fixtures
- Key
Win
Draw
Loss
Current Squad
Squad called for 2018 World Cup Qualifiers against Barbados
[4]
Caps correct as of 26 March 2015
| 0#0 |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of birth (age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
| 1 |
1GK |
Erik Mozzo |
(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 |
2 |
0 |
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| 18 |
1GK |
Carlos Claxton |
(1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 |
2 |
0 |
 VG Ball Stars |
|
| 15 |
2DF |
Kimani George |
(1989-12-12) 12 December 1989 |
7 |
0 |
|
| 2 |
2DF |
Rajae Joseph |
(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 11 |
|
Jacob Bordon |
|
2 |
0 |
|
| 8 |
2DF |
Xavier Harris |
|
2 |
0 |
|
| 16 |
|
Dewayne Dyer |
(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
| 4 |
3MF |
Dusty Good |
(1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 |
5 |
0 |
|
| 20 |
3MF |
Denny Smith |
(1992-12-05) 5 December 1992 |
4 |
0 |
UVI
|
| 13 |
3MF |
Jamie Browne |
(1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 |
6 |
2 |
|
| 6 |
3MF |
Lishati Bailey |
(1985-11-03) 3 November 1985 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
3MF |
Dwayne Thomas |
(1984-04-22) 22 April 1984 |
13 |
1 |
Skills FC
|
| 10 |
3MF |
Garrick Mathurin |
(1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 |
5 |
0 |
|
| 9 |
3MF |
Lorne Maxime Jr. |
(1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 |
2 |
0 |
|
| 7 |
3MF |
Rune Alvarado |
(1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 3 |
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Curtis Walker |
|
0 |
0 |
|
| 21 |
|
Tnoy Andrew |
|
2 |
0 |
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3MF |
Junior Laurencin |
(1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 |
8 |
0 |
Positive Vibes
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| 17 |
3MF |
Kennan Massicott |
(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 |
1 |
0 |
|
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| 14 |
4FW |
Adam Fuller |
(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 |
6 |
0 |
|
| 5 |
4FW |
Konner Kendall |
(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 |
0 |
0 |
Positive Vibes |
|
Past Squads
Players called for March 2015 friendly against Antigua and Barbuda[5] and 2014 Caribbean Cup
| 0#0 |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of birth (age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
|
2DF |
Derrick Smith |
(1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 |
10 |
0 |
 Pittsburgh Panthers
|
|
2DF |
Ayinde Augustus |
(1988-12-27) 27 December 1988 |
12 |
1 |
Orlando City U-23
|
|
2DF |
Alberto Van Gurp |
(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 |
10 |
0 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
| 6 |
2DF |
Jamal Shuman |
(1991-11-03) 3 November 1991 |
8 |
0 |
|
| 12 |
2DF |
Steven Augustin |
(1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 |
2 |
0 |
Helenites
|
|
2DF |
Rosario Christopher |
|
2 |
0 |
UVI
|
|
2DF |
Zacharie Adams |
(1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Randal Jn Baptiste |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
3MF |
Julian Cordova |
(1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 |
5 |
0 |
Positive Vibes
|
|
3MF |
Peter Phillippe Jr |
|
2 |
0 |
|
|
4FW |
Benthalo Nevil |
(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 |
0 |
0 |
LaRaza
|
|
3MF |
Fabian Felix |
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
3MF |
Rigoberto Miga |
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
3MF |
MacDonald Taylor, Jr. |
(1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 |
5 |
1 |
Seton Hill Griffins
|
| 14 |
3MF |
Reid Klopp (c)[6] |
(1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 |
5 |
2 |
Free Will Baptist
|
| 4 |
3MF |
Wilmer Arellano |
(1991-03-22) 22 March 1991 |
4 |
1 |
Seton Hill Griffins
|
|
4FW |
Vivian Florent |
|
2 |
0 |
Raymix
|
|
4FW |
Terrence Jones Jr |
(1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 |
1 |
0 |
|
| 9 |
4FW |
Jude Forges Kearra |
(1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 |
6 |
1 |
New Vibes
|
| 15 |
4FW |
Michael Beharry |
(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 |
4 |
0 |
Rovers FC |
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Coaches
Technical Directors
References
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- Top scorers
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- All-time Table
- Champions
- Clubs
- International soccer players
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- See also
- International women's football
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- 1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member.
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