The British Virgin Islands national football team represents the British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory) in men's international football, which is governed by the British Virgin Islands Football Association founded in 1974. It has been a member of FIFA since 1996, an associate member of CONCACAF since 1994 and becoming a full member in 1996. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

The British Virgin Islands has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated four times in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League.

The British Virgin Islands' debut in international competitions was in the 1989 Caribbean Cup qualifying tournament. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 2002 CONCACAF qualification. The team achieved its first victory in 1985, defeating Anguilla 1–0, which was also the first match in the team's history.

History Early football games in the British Virgin Islands were between British Royal Navy crew, and expatriates. In 1968, the British Virgin Islands team was founded by a team of Royal Engineers, and soon after, in 1974 the British Virgin Islands Football Association was founded. The former Tottenham, Chelsea and Porto manager, Portuguese André Villas-Boas had his first job as Technical Director of the national team British Virgin Islands in 2000 and 2001.

World Cup qualification In the qualifying rounds for the 2006 World Cup were drawn against St Lucia, and they were eliminated 10–0 on aggregate.

In the qualifying rounds for the 2010 World Cup they were paired with the Bahamas. They lost on the away goals rule after a 3–3 draw over both legs. Both matches were actually played in the Bahamas, but British Virgin Islands were designated as the home team in the second match, which ended 2–2. Despite going out of the competition in the first qualifying round, the British Virgin Islands were the only side to enter the 2010 FIFA World Cup to remain unbeaten through qualification and the finals tournament (although New Zealand was undefeated in the finals tournament, they did lose a game in qualification.)

In the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup they were in the unusual position of being favorites to win their two-legged tie against neighbors U.S. Virgin Islands. However, after losing the first leg 2–0 and the return leg 2–1, the British Virgin Islands once again failed to advance to the next round.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds saw British Virgin Islands take on Dominica with both legs taking place in Dominica, with the first leg acting as BVI's 'home ground' due to the away goal ruling. Despite taking the lead twice, the Islanders fell to a 3–2 defeat at 'home' and drew 0–0 away, meaning that once again first round qualification remained elusive.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds saw British Virgin Islands again knocked out in the first round, having lost all four of their group matches without scoring a goal.

At the commencement of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, BVI advanced beyond the first round of qualifying for the first time in their history after beating the U.S. Virgin Islands 1–1 on aggregate after penalties. In the second round, they were drawn into Group E with Guatemala, Dominica, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic and finished bottom without even scoring a single goal.

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.

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2026

Coaching history

Gary White (1998–1999) Gregory Grant (2000) William H. Moravek (2000–01) Patrick Mitchell (2002) Michael Tulloch (2004) Ben Davies (2004) Patrick Mitchell (2008) Avondale Williams (2008–2018) John Reilly (2018–2020) Dan Neville (2021) Chris Kiwomya (2021–2025) David Pérez (2025–)

Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendlies against Gibraltar and Bonaire on 3 and 6 June 2026.

Caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2026, after match against Gibraltar.

Recent call-ups

= Withdrew due to injury = Preliminary squad = Training player = Withdrew (non-injury) = Retired

Player records

Players in bold are still active with British Virgin Islands.

Most appearances

RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer1Kristian Javier3422016–present2Tyler Forbes3342018–present3Troy Caesar2932010–present4T'Sharne Gallimore2812018–present5Luka Chalwell2752021–present6Miguel Marshall2602019–present7Joshua Bertie2312018–present8Robert Green2202018–presentIkyjah Williams2202021–present10Carlos Septus1912011–presentJaden Abrams1902023–present

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Javaun Splatt582025–presentAvondale Williams5142000–2012Luka Chalwell5272021–present4Tyler Forbes4332018–present5Jairo Morris352004Troy Caesar3372010–present7Henroy Mitchell212010Michael Huggins222002Peterson Azille262000–2004Garret Ferron262000–2004Venton James282004–2008Rohan Lennon2132000–2008Kristian Javier2342016–present

Competitive record FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundSquad1930 to 1998Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member 2002Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 14 2006 2 0 0 2 0 10 2010 2 0 2 0 3 3 2014 2 0 0 2 1 4 2018 2 0 1 1 2 3 2022 4 0 0 4 0 19 2026 6 0 2 4 1 12 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total—0/7—200515865

CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup recordYearRoundSquad1963 to 1993Not a CONCACAF member 1996Withdrew 1998Did not qualify 2000 2002 2003 2005 2007Withdrew 2009Did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025Total—0/14—

CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Nations League recordLeague phaseFinal phaseSeasonGroup FinalsRound2019–20CB12th4004515 2021Ineligible2022–23CD13th4022311 20232023–24CB4th412176 20242024–25CC9th400417 20252026–27CTo be determined2027Total1614111639—Total— CONCACAF Nations League historyFirst match 4–2 (6 September 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)Biggest Win 3–1 (9 September 2023; Road Town, British Virgin Islands)Biggest Defeat 6–0 (12 June 2022; Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)Best Result4th – League C (2023–24)Worst Result13th – League C (2022–23)

Caribbean Cup CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup recordYearRound1978 to 1988Not a CFU member 1989Did not qualify 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995Withdrew 1996Did not participate 1997Did not qualify 1998 1999 2001 2005 2007Withdrew 2008Did not qualify 2010 2012 2014 2017Total—0/16—

Honours Friendly Leeward Islands Tournament (1): 1986

References

External links British Virgin Islands – FIFA.com (archived 7 January 2014) British Virgin Islands. . caribbeanfootballdatabase.com.