British Virgin Islands

Prior to the British Virgin Islands forming a local football association, an unofficial football league was started in the colony organised by the Royal Engineers regiment of the British Army. The British Virgin Islands Football Association was founded in 1974. In 1994, they were granted membership of the North American football governing body CONCACAF. After two years, they applied for membership of FIFA, which was granted. Shortly after, FIFA amended their statutes in 1996 and 2004 to state that only independent countries could be members. The British Virgin Islands Football Association, despite being a British Overseas Territory, remained members due to having joined before the changes. The BVI Football Association is independent of the government but works alongside them in promoting football. In 2019, they leased Crown land to construct Greenland Stadium as a new football ground for the BVI. The construction of the stands were funded by a grant from FIFA.