Islanders FC

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Islanders FC
Islanders FC.png
Full nameIslanders Football Club
Nickname(s)Island Boys
Founded2008
Ground A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground
Capacity1,500
ManagerVenton James
League BVIFA Football League
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Islanders FC is a British Virgin Islands professional football club based in Tortola, competing in the BVIFA National League, the top tier of British Virgin Islands football.

Islanders FC are the current defending league champions and are the most successful football club of all time from the BVI. [1]

Achievements

2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17.

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References

  1. King, Ian; Karel Stokkerman (31 March 2011). "British Virgin Islands 2010/11: BVIFA Football League 2010/11". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 9 August 2011.