The United States Virgin Islands national soccer team (officially recognized as US Virgin Islands by FIFA), nicknamed The Dashing Eagles, represents the United States Virgin Islands in men's international soccer and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation.
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. 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, 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.
2026 FIFA Series The men's competition of the 2026 FIFA Series was split into nine different sections hosted across eight countries. In November 2025, FIFA announced that Puerto Rico would host one such section in Bayamón, in which Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa would also compete. The Puerto Rican section of the tournament was held in a four-match format (semi-finals, third-place match and final) in late March 2026. The U.S. Virgin Islands finished second in the section after losing to hosts Puerto Rico in the final.
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 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, the team needed to bring in a new grass surface and make other special arrangements. In the past, the team has played at Paul E. Joseph Stadium in St. Croix. 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 complex will contain venues for tennis, volleyball, baseball, and aquatics. However, the plans did not include a new soccer stadium.
For the 2018 FIFA 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.
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.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
2026
Coaching history
Paul Inurie (2000) Glad Bugariu (2000–2002) Francisco Williams Ramírez (2003–2004) Carlton Freeman (2004–2008) Craig Martin (2010) Keith Griffith (2011) 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–)
Players
Current squad The following players have been named to the squad for 2026 FIFA Series against American Samoa and Puerto Rico on 25 and 28 March 2026.
Caps and goals updated on March 28, 2026, following the match against Puerto Rico.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the United States Virgin Islands squad within the last twelve months.
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
Players in bold are still active with US Virgin Islands.
Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer 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 2006–20227 J.C. Mack 18 3 2018–present Joshua Ramos 18 0 2019–present9 Raejae Joseph 17 1 2018–present Dwayne Thomas 17 1 2002–2015
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Jamie Browne3122006–presentJ. C. Mack3182018–present3Kevin Sheppard222002Reid Klopp252011Trevor Wrensford262016–2019Bryce Pierre282004–2019Aaron Dennis292018–2019Quinn Farrell2122021–presentRakeem Joseph2162018–present
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World CupQualificationYearRoundPosition*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 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total–––––––213216996
CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA 1991 Did not enterDid not enter 1993 1996 1998 2000 Withdrew from qualificationWithdrew from qualification 2002 Did not qualify3003237 20032002211 20053012122 20072002112 2009 Did not enterDid not enter 2011 2013 2015 Did not qualify200213 2017210133 20194103316 20212019–20 CONCACAF Nations League 20232022–23 CONCACAF Nations League 20252024–25 CONCACAF Nations LeagueTotal0 Titles0/1800000016211313104
CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Nations League recordLeagueFinalsSeasonDivisionGroupFinalsResult2019–20CA6105311 2021Ineligible2022–23CA6114510 20232023–24CB4013511 20242024–25CA4013414 2025Total——2023151746—Total0 Titles———————
Caribbean Cup
Caribbean Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGA 1989 Did not enterDid not enter 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998WithdrewWithdrew 1999Did not qualify202022 20013003237 20053012122 20073102412 2008Did not enterDid not enter 2010 2012 2014Did not qualify200213 20174103317Total0 Titles0/190000001723121393
Head-to-head record
References
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