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.
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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 50-acre (20 ha) 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.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
Coaching history
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.
Records
As of October 12, 2024
Players in bold are still active with US Virgin Islands.