The British Virgin Island are also a member of FIFA[3] and is therefore eligible to play in the World Cup.
The British Virgin Islands Football Association was founded in 1973 and became full members of CONCACAF and FIFA in 1974.
[4] The Association traces formal football to a three team league formed by Royal Engineers and expatriates who were expanding Beef Island Airport.
The men's national team won the Leeward Islands Tournament in 1986.
[6] In 2012 the league decided to split the teams into two groups, based on the position they finished in the standings at the end of the 2011-12 season.