United States Virgin Islands national soccer team

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

The U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, nicknamed The Dashing Eagles, is the national soccer team of the U.S. Virgin Islands and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation.

U.S. Virgin Islands

Nickname(s)	The Dashing Eagles
Association	U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Terrence Jones
Captain	Joshua Ramos
Most caps	Jett Blaschka (27)
Top scorer	Jamie Browne J.C. Mack (3)
Home stadium	Bethlehem Soccer Stadium
FIFA code	VIR
First colors Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	208 1 (October 24, 2024)[1]
Highest	149 (July 2011)
Lowest	208 (March 2022, November 2023)
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

U.S. Virgin Islands  v  Aruba

16 November 2023–24 Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	1–4	Aruba	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
	Farrell 47'	Report	Dania 23' Ostiana 41, 52' Maria 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

2024

U.S. Virgin Islands  v  British Virgin Islands

22 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	U.S. Virgin Islands	1–1	British Virgin Islands	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
17:00 UTC−4	Blaschka 73'	Report	Liziario 90'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

British Virgin Islands  v  U.S. Virgin Islands

26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	British Virgin Islands	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (4–2 p)	U.S. Virgin Islands	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
15:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)
	Penalties
	Bertie Wiltshire Gallimore Forbes Callwood		Kendall Whyte Blaschka Ramos
Note: 1–1 on aggregate. British Virgin Islands won 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the second round.

U.S. Virgin Islands  v  Bahamas

4 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	3–3	Bahamas	Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands
--:-- UTC−4	Henry 27' Joseph 77' Catone-Highfield 86'	Report	St. Fleur 2' (pen.) Julmis 37' Adderley 58'	Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras

Barbados  v  U.S. Virgin Islands

10 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Barbados	3–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	Upper Bethlehem, United States Virgin Islands
16:00 UTC−4	Carl Hinkson 15' Niall Reid-Stephen 86', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname)

U.S. Virgin Islands  v  Barbados

9 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–5	Barbados	Barbados
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: TBD

Bahamas  v  U.S. Virgin Islands

12 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League	Bahamas	3-1	U.S. Virgin Islands	Barbados
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: Wildey Turf

Coaching history

• Paul Inurie (2000)
• Glad Bugariu (2000–2002)
• Francisco Williams Ramírez (2003–2004)
• Carlton Freeman (2004–2008)
• Craig Martin (2010)
• Keith Griffith (2011)^[2]
• Terrence Jones (2011)
• Leonard Appleton (2014)
• Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed (2015–2017)
• Craig Martin (2017)
• Marcelo Serrano (2017–2019)
• Gilberto Damiano (2019–2024)
• Terrence Jones (2024-)

Technical directors

• Keith Griffith (2011–2013)
• Kenadall Walkes (2013–)^[8]

Players

Current squad

The following players have been named to the squad for 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C match against Barbados and Bahamas on 9 and 12 October 2024.^[9]

Caps and goals updated on September 10, 2024, following the match against  Barbados.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Dylan Ramos	(2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Gold Star FC
	1GK	Terrence Jones Jr.	(1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 32)	1	0	La Raza FC
	1GK	Whelan Joseph	(2002-10-08) October 8, 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Eastern Illinois Panthers
	2DF	Jett Blaschka	(1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 24)	24	1	Unattached
	2DF	Quinn Farrell	(2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 (age 22)	12	2	LSU Eunice
	2DF	Zahmyre Harris	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26)	11	0	Georgia Southern University
	2DF	Kidaniel Perez	(1997-09-12) September 12, 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Rovers
	2DF	Carmelo Rodríguez	(1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 31)	3	0	Rovers
	2DF	Deve Barbour	(1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Rovers
	3MF	Jamie Browne	(1989-07-03) July 3, 1989 (age 35)	11	3	United We Stand
	4FW	Orion Mills	(2002-09-09) September 9, 2002 (age 22)	8	1	Unattached
	3MF	Julius Brown	(2005-04-11) April 11, 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Helenites SC
	3MF	Axel Bartsch	(2002-05-16) May 16, 2002 (age 22)	7	0	La Raza
	3MF	Rabi Abdallah	(2004-12-04) December 4, 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Helenites
	3MF	Aubin Atemazem		1	0	New Vibes
	3MF	Jannick Liburd	(2001-09-26) September 26, 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Unattached
	4FW	Jimson St. Louis	(2002-12-02) December 2, 2002 (age 21)	20	1	Southeastern Blackhawks
	4FW	Rakeem Joseph	(2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 24)	14	2	Empire
	4FW	Matthew Roth	(2004-08-14) August 14, 2004 (age 20)	10	0	Coastal Rush Pensacola
	4FW	Naqwan Henry	(2004-11-16) November 16, 2004 (age 20)	9	1	United We Stand
	4FW	Gabriel Catone-Highfield		2	1	Mount Olive Trojans
	4FW	Hasani Edgar	(2003-08-20) August 20, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Unique
	4FW	Dylan Berry		0	0	Football Club Prime

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	Lionel Brown	(1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 (age 37)	20	0	Helenites	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
GK	Ramius Stiehler	(1999-08-18) August 18, 1999 (age 25)	1	0	St Petersburg Aztecs	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
DF	Joshua Ramos	(2000-04-25) April 25, 2000 (age 24)	18	0	Tormenta	v.  Barbados, 10 September 2024
DF	Alfred Harris	(1999-01-23) January 23, 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Rovers	v.  Barbados, 10 September 2024
DF	Jonathan Fuller	(1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 33)	0	0	La Raza	v.  Barbados, 10 September 2024
DF	Sam Eliades	(1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 29)	1	0	LRVI	v.  Aruba, 17 November 2023
DF	Kassall Greene	(1985-09-08) September 8, 1985 (age 39)	21	0	Galo	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
DF	Jaeden Joseph	(2007-04-11) April 11, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Helenites	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
DF	Matthew Meyers	(2006-03-31) March 31, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Unattached	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
MF	Mohammed Abdallah	(2004-12-05) December 5, 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Unattached	v.  Bahamas, 4 September 2024
MF	Raejae Joseph	(1997-08-09) August 9, 1997 (age 27)	15	1	Helenites	v.  British Virgin Islands, 26 March 2024
MF	Andrew Shaffer	(2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Bowling Green University	v.  British Virgin Islands, 26 March 2024
MF	Yahya Yusuf	(1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Rovers	v.  Aruba, 17 November 2023
MF	Christopher Griffith	(2005-10-18) October 18, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Unattached	v.  Aruba, 17 November 2023
MF	Jair Whyte	(2004-06-04) June 4, 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Merrimack Warriors	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
MF	Kersan Marcellin	(1993-07-05) July 5, 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Unattached	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
MF	Andrew Bornn	(2006-09-22) September 22, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Unattached	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
FW	Devante Larsen		0	0	Prankton	v.  Bahamas, 4 September 2024
FW	J. C. Mack (captain)	(1988-10-08) October 8, 1988 (age 36)	18	3	Napier City Rovers	v.  Aruba, 17 November 2023
FW	Ramesses McGuiness	(2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 24)	12	1	Pittsburgh City United	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
FW	Matthew Roth	(2004-08-14) August 14, 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Unattached	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 2023
FW	Arthbert William	(2004-12-06) December 6, 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Texas Lutheran University	v.  Cayman Islands, 17 October 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 September 9, 2024^[10]

Players in bold are still active with US Virgin Islands.

Most appearances

Jett Blaschka is US Virgin Islands' most capped player with 24 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Jett Blaschka	24	1	2018–present
2	Dusty Good	21	0	2011–2021
	Kassall Greene	21	0	2016–present
4	Lionel Brown	20	0	2019–present
	Jimson St. Louis	20	1	2019–present
6	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	19	1	2006–present
7	J.C. Mack	18	3	2018–present
	Joshua Ramos	18	0	2019–present
9	Raejae Joseph	17	1	2018–present
	Dwayne Thomas	17	1	2002–2015

Top goalscorers

J. C. Mack is US Virgin Islands' joint-top scorer with 3 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Jamie Browne	3	11	0.27	2006–present
	J. C. Mack	3	18	0.17	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
	Rakeem Joseph	2	14	0.14	2018–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	F	A		Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1998	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
2002	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	14
2006										2	0	0	2	0	11
2010										1	0	0	1	0	10
2014										8	2	0	6	6	41
2018										2	1	0	1	1	4
2022										4	0	0	4	0	15
2026										2	0	2	0	1	1
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034
Total	–	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–	22	3	3	16	10	97

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter									Did not enter
1993
1996
1998
2000	Withdrew from qualification									Withdrew from qualification [11]
2002	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	2	37
2003										2	0	0	2	2	11
2005										3	0	1	2	1	22
2007										2	0	0	2	1	12
2009	Did not enter									Did not enter
2011
2013
2015	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	3
2017										2	1	0	1	3	3
2019										4	1	0	3	3	16
2021										2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
2023										2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
Total	0 Titles	0/17	0	0	0	0	0	0		16	2	1	13	13	104

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League											Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R		Finals	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	C	A	6	1	0	5	3	11			2021	Ineligible
2022–23	C	A	6	1	1	4	5	10			2023
2023–24	C	B	4	0	1	3	5	11			2024
2024–25	C	A	To be determined								2025
Total	—	—	16	2	2	12	13	32	—		Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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
1989	Did not enter									Did not enter
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998	Withdrew									Withdrew
1999	Did not qualify									2	0	2	0	2	2
2001										3	0	0	3	2	37
2005										3	0	1	2	1	22
2007										3	1	0	2	4	12
2008	Did not enter									Did not enter
2010
2012
2014	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	3
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Anguilla	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	33.33
Aruba	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0.00
Antigua and Barbuda	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	0.00
Bahamas	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	0.00
Barbados	7	1	0	6	1	20	−19	14.29
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	73	8	10	55	43	290	−247	10.96

Source: Results

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External links

• Official website