United States Virgin Islands national soccer team

U.S. Virgin Islands
Nickname(s)	The Dashing Eagle
Association	USVI Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Marcelo Serrano[1]
Captain	J. C. Mack
Top scorer	Jamie Browne; Reid Klopp; Kevin Sheppard; Trevor Wrensford (2)
Home stadium	Lionel Roberts Park
FIFA code	VIR
First colors	Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	201 2 (20 September 2018)
Highest	149 (July 2011)
Lowest	202 (February 2008)
Elo ranking
Current	215 (3 October 2018)
Highest	208 (1998)
Lowest	222 (March 2015)
First international
	U.S. Virgin Islands 1–0 British Virgin Islands ; (U.S. Virgin Islands; March 21, 1998)
Biggest win
	U.S. Virgin Islands 2–0 British Virgin Islands ; (U.S. Virgin Islands; July 3, 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Saint Lucia 14–0 U.S. Virgin Islands ; (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; April 14, 2001)

The U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, nicknamed The Dashing Eagle, is the national soccer 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 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, but the team does not have a national stadium for soccer in which to play.^[2]

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.^[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 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.^[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]

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1998	Not FIFA member								Not 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	To be determined								Qualification yet to start
Total		0/21							15	3	0	12	8	70

Gold Cup record

1991 to 1998 – Did not enter
2000 to 2007 – Did not qualify
2009 to 2013 – Did not enter
2015 to 2017 – Did not qualify

Caribbean Cup record

Lionel Roberts Park has typically been used as the USVI home stadium.

1989 to 1997 – Did not enter
1998 – Withdrew
1999 to 2007 – Did not qualify
2008 to 2012 – Did not enter
2014 to 2017 – Did not qualify

Squad

Current squad

The following players were called up for the CONCACAF Nations League vs Curaçao 12 October 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	1GK	Benny Labadie	(1977-09-01) 1 September 1977	2	0	Rovers
1	1GK	Connor Querrard	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002	0	0	Montessori School

3	2DF	Derrick Smith	(1991-09-26) 26 September 1991	10	0
7	2DF	Tnoy Andrew	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992	7	0	Swetes
2	2DF	Jacob Borden	(1989-12-10) 10 December 1989	5	0	Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats
13	2DF	Carlos Labrada	(1985-12-29) 29 December 1985	5	0	NTX Rayados
4	2DF	Kassall Greene	(1985-09-08) 8 September 1985	3	0	Helenites
12	2DF	Raejae Joseph	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997	1	0	Rider Broncs

14	3MF	Dusty Good	(1987-03-30) 30 March 1987	9	0	New Vibes
5	3MF	MacDonald Taylor Jr.	(1992-03-22) 22 March 1992	6	1
10	3MF	Jerry Saintil	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999	2	0	Raymix
8	3MF	Jett Blaschka	(1999-09-16) 16 September 1999	1	0
15	3MF	Zahmyre Harris	(1998-10-14) 14 October 1998	1	0

9	4FW	Adam Fuller	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990	12	0	UWS Upsetters
17	4FW	Bryce Pierre	(1985-01-03) 3 January 1985	5	1
16	4FW	Lorne Maxime Jr.	(1992-09-16) 16 September 1992	5	0	Buffalo Bulls
18	4FW	Asanti Herring	(1997-09-12) 12 September 1997	4	1	FC Stein
6	4FW	J. C. Mack (captain)	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988	2	0	Vestri
11	4FW	Rakeem Joseph	(2000-05-23) 23 May 2000	2	0	Empire FC
19	4FW	Ramesses McGuinness	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	0	0

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Erik Mozzo	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990	7	0	Versailles 78	vs. Canada, 9 September 2018

DF	Dewayne Dyer	(1989-09-13) 13 September 1989	7	0	Atlanta Silverbacks	vs. Canada, 9 September 2018
DF	John Engerman	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000	1	0	Darlington Tigers	vs. Canada, 9 September 2018
DF	Devaunte Moses	(1999-11-02) 2 November 1999	0	0	Sandalwood Saints	vs. Canada, 9 September 2018

MF	Junior Laurencin	(1985-03-05) 5 March 1985	8	0	Raymix	vs. Canada, 9 September 2018
MF	Trevor Wrensford	(1989-10-07) 7 October 1989	5	2	Raymix	vs. Canada, 9 September 2018
MF	Tyler Humphrey	(1991-07-13) 13 July 1991	0	0	Fort Worth Vaqueros	vs. Canada, 9 September 2018

FW	Aaron Dennis	(1993-02-24) 24 February 1993	1	0	Penn FC	vs. Canada, 9 September 2018

Results and fixtures

2018

9 September 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	U.S. Virgin Islands	0–8	Canada	Bradenton, United States
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Osorio 6' Cavallini 9', 45' David 32', 37' Hoilett 50' Larin 60', 80'	Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

12 October 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	U.S. Virgin Islands	v	Curaçao
16:00 UTC−4

18 November 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	Barbados	v	U.S. Virgin Islands
19:00 UTC−4

2019

22 March 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	Anguilla	v	U.S. Virgin Islands
18:00 UTC−4

Coaches

Paul Inurie (2000)
Glad Bugariu (2000–2002)
Francisco Williams Ramírez (2003–2004)
Carlton Freeman (2004–2008)
Craig Martin (2010)
Terrence Jones (2011)
Leonard Appleton (2014)
Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed (2015–2017)
Craig Martin (2017)
Marcelo Serrano (2018–present)^[1]

Technical Directors

Keith Griffith (2011–2013)^[2]
Kenadall Walkes (2013–)^[6]

References

1 2 "Association Information". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
1 2 3 4 "US Virgin Islanders find a foothold". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
↑ Davis, Dave (September 7, 2011). "V.I. Men's Soccer Team Trounced in World Cup Qualifier". stthomassource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
↑ Shatwell, Justin (February 16, 2012). "Plans Unveiled for Frederiksted Sports Complex". stcroixsource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
↑ "USVI 0 Barbados 4". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
↑ "Helenites are USVI Soccer Champions". virginislandsnewsonline.com. Virgin Islands News Online. February 28, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

External links

Official website

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[Association_Information-1] 1 2 "Association Information". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[US_Virgin_Islanders_find_a_foothold-2] 1 2 3 4 "US Virgin Islanders find a foothold". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

[3] Davis, Dave (September 7, 2011). "V.I. Men's Soccer Team Trounced in World Cup Qualifier". stthomassource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2012.

[4] Shatwell, Justin (February 16, 2012). "Plans Unveiled for Frederiksted Sports Complex". stcroixsource.com. V.I. Source Publications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2012.

[USVI_0_Barbados_4-5] "USVI 0 Barbados 4". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[Helenites-6] "Helenites are USVI Soccer Champions". virginislandsnewsonline.com. Virgin Islands News Online. February 28, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

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