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United States Virgin Islands national soccer team

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The United States Virgin Islands national soccer team (officially recognized as US Virgin Islands by FIFA),<ref>https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/VIR?gender=men</ref> nicknamed The Dashing Eagles, is the national soccer team of the United States Virgin Islands and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation.

HistoryEdit

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.<ref name="US Virgin Islanders find a foothold">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="US Virgin Islanders find a foothold" />

StadiumEdit

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.<ref name="US Virgin Islanders find a foothold" /> In the past, the team has played at Paul E. Joseph Stadium in St. Croix.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 Template:Convert complex will contain venues for tennis, volleyball, baseball, and aquatics. However, the plans did not include a new soccer stadium.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="USVI 0 Barbados 4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="FIFA and Concacaf Presidents">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Aug. 11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Results and fixturesEdit

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Coaching historyEdit

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Technical directorsEdit

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PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

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.<ref>Template:Cite instagram</ref>

Caps and goals updated on September 10, 2024, following the match against Template:Fb.

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Recent call-upsEdit

The following players have also been called up to the United States Virgin Islands squad within the last twelve months.

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RecordsEdit

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Players in bold are still active with US Virgin Islands.

Most appearancesEdit

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Jett Blaschka is US Virgin Islands' most capped player with 26 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Jett Blaschka 26 1 2018–present
2 Jimson St. Louis 22 1 2019–present
3 Dusty Good 21 0 2011–2021
Kassall Greene 21 0 2016–present
5 Lionel Brown 20 0 2019–present
6 MacDonald Taylor Jr. 19 1 2006–2022
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 goalscorersEdit

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JC Mack is US Virgin Islands' joint-top scorer with 3 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Jamie Browne 3 12 {{#expr:3/12 round 2}} 2006–present
J. C. Mack 3 18 {{#expr:3/18 round 2}} 2018–present
3 Kevin Sheppard 2 2 {{#expr:2/2 round 2}} 2002
Reid Klopp 2 5 {{#expr:2/5 round 2}} 2011
Trevor Wrensford 2 6 {{#expr:2/6 round 2}} 2016–2019
Bryce Pierre 2 8 {{#expr:2/8 round 2}} 2004–2019
Aaron Dennis 2 9 {{#expr:2/9 round 2}} 2018–2019
Quinn Farrell 2 12 {{#expr:2/12 round 2}} 2021–present
Rakeem Joseph 2 16 {{#expr:2/16 round 2}} 2018–present

Competitive recordEdit

FIFA World CupEdit

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
1930 to 1998 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 14
Template:Flagicon 2006 2 0 0 2 0 11
Template:Flagicon 2010 1 0 0 1 0 10
Template:Flagicon 2014 8 2 0 6 6 41
Template:Flagicon 2018 2 1 0 1 1 4
Template:Flagicon 2022 4 0 0 4 0 15
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 2 0 2 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
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Total – Template:Tooltip – – – – – – 21 3 2 16 9 96

CONCACAF Gold CupEdit

CONCACAF Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 2000 Withdrew from qualification Withdrew from qualification <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flagicon 2002 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 2 37
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2003 2 0 0 2 2 11
Template:Flagicon 2005 3 0 1 2 1 22
Template:Flagicon 2007 2 0 0 2 1 12
Template:Flagicon 2009 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2011
Template:Flagicon 2013
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2015 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 3
Template:Flagicon 2017 2 1 0 1 3 3
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2019 4 1 0 3 3 16
Template:Flagicon 2021 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 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 LeagueEdit

CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
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2019–20 C A 6 1 0 5 3 11 Template:Same position Template:Flagicon 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 C A 6 1 1 4 5 10 Template:Same position Template:Flagicon 2023
2023–24 C B 4 0 1 3 5 11 Template:Same position Template:Flagicon 2024
2024–25 C A 4 0 1 3 4 14 Template:Same position Template:Flagicon 2025
Total — — 20 2 3 15 17 46 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —

Caribbean CupEdit

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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
Template:Flagicon 1989 Did not enter Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1998 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1999 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon 2001 3 0 0 3 2 37
Template:Flagicon 2005 3 0 1 2 1 22
Template:Flagicon 2007 3 1 0 2 4 12
Template:Flagicon 2008 Did not enter Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 2014 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 3
Template:Flagicon 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 recordEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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