Nickname(s) The Dashing Eagle FIFA code VIR Highest 149 (July 2011) Arena/Stadium Lionel Roberts Park | Home stadium Lionel Roberts Park Current 195 (March 9, 2017) Founded 1992 Manager Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed | |
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Top scorer Jamie BrowneReid KloppKevin SheppardTrevor Wrensford (2) Association U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation | ||
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.
Contents
- Stadium
- World Cup record
- Gold Cup record
- Caribbean Cup record
- Most recent fixtures
- Current Squad
- Coaches
- Technical Directors
- References
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 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.
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. 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 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. 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.
World Cup record
Gold Cup record
Caribbean Cup record
Most recent fixtures
Key Win Draw Loss
Current Squad
Squad called for 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification Caps correct as of March 26, 2015