Founded | 2009 |
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Country | British Virgin Islands |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Terry Evans Knockout Cup Wendol Williams Cup |
International cup(s) | CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League |
Current champions | One Love United (2022-23) |
Most championships | Islanders FC (8) |
Website | http://bvifootball.com/ |
Current: 2023–24 BVIFA National Football League |
The BVIFA National Football League is the highest competitive football league in the British Virgin Islands. The league was founded in 2009 after the merger between the Tortola League and the Virgin Gorda League.
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. [1]
The majority of matches in the league are held at the national stadium, the 1,500-capacity A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground, based in Road Town, Tortola. Matches are also held on the island of Virgin Gorda.
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Ed. | Season | Champion |
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1 | 2009–10 | Islanders FC |
2 | 2010–11 | Islanders FC |
3 | 2011–12 | Islanders FC |
4 | 2012–13 | Islanders FC [2] |
5 | 2013–14 | Islanders FC |
6 | 2014–15 | Islanders FC (9-a-side) |
7 | 2015–16 | Sugar Boys (9-a-side) |
8 | 2016–17 | Islanders FC |
9 | 2018 | One Love United FC |
10 | 2019–20 | Islanders FC |
11 | 2021 | Sugar Boys |
12 | 2021–22 | Sugar Boys |
13 | 2022–23 | One Love United FC |
Club | Titles | Seasons won |
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Islanders FC | 8 | 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2019–20 |
Sugar Boys | 3 | 2015–16, 2021, 2021–22 |
One Love United FC | 2 | 2018, 2022–23 |
There are two domestic cup competitions played prior to the start of the league season, which were both founded in 2010. They are the Terry Evans Knockout Cup, which is named after the former BVIFA President and one of the forefathers of football in the British Virgin Islands. [3]
And the Wendol Williams Cup (also known as the Caribbean Cellars Wendol Williams Cup), which is played in memory of former BVIFA executive member Wendol Williams, who died aged 39 on 6 June 2010 on his way to the FIFA congress in South Africa ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [4]
Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
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2010 | Islanders FC | Wolues FC |
2011 | VG Ballstars | Islanders FC |
2012 | One Love United FC | Islanders FC |
2013 | Islanders FC | Sugar Boys |
2014 | Islanders FC | One Love United FC |
Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
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2010 | One Love United FC | Islanders FC |
2011 | VG Ballstars | Panthers FC |
2012 | One Love United FC | Islanders FC |
2013 | Sugar Boys | Islanders FC |
2014 | Sugar Boys | Islanders FC |
Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
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2012 | Islanders FC | One Love United FC |
Season | Goalscorer | Club | Goals |
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2021-22 | Wayne Phillip | Panthers | 24 |
2022-23 | Johari Lacey | Rebelds | 22 |
Derrol Redhead | Sugar Boys | ||
2023-24 | Hugo Costa Liziario | Wolues | 25 |
The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies.
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are one of three political divisions of the Virgin Islands archipelago located in the Lesser Antilles, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The BVI are the easternmost part of the island chain. The land area totals and comprises 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands. The islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke are the largest. Maritime claims include 12 nmi territorial sea and a 200 nmi exclusive fishing zone. In terms of land use, it is 20% arable land, 6.67% permanent crops and 73.33% other as of a 2005 figure. It has strong ties to nearby U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Virgin Gorda is the third-largest island and second-most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
The British Virgin Islands national football team is the national team of the British Virgin Islands and is controlled by the British Virgin Islands Football Association.
Tortola is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It has a surface area of 55.7 square kilometres with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in Road Town. Mount Sage is its highest point at 530 metres above sea level.
Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. The airport serves as the gateway to just about all of the islands within the BVI. The airport is also a gateway for inter-Caribbean travelers headed to the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands. Many travellers fly into Beef Island, with the intention of taking a ferry to the other smaller British Virgin Islands. The airport is located on Beef Island, a small island off the main island of Tortola, to which it is connected by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
Virgin Gorda Airport is an airport on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
The Tortola League was a regional association football league played in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The winner of the league was declared as the overall champion of the country. In 2009, the league disbanded after the merger with the Virgin Gorda League to create a new top league, the BVIFA National League.
The Virgin Gorda League was a regional association football league played in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. In 2009 the league disbanded after the merger with the Tortola League to create a new top league, the BVIFA National League.
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