The United States Virgin Islands Soccer Federation is competing in the 2025 Caribbean Football Union U14 Girls Challenge Series in Port of Spain, Trinidad, from Aug. 15–25, 2025. The annual tournament showcases the Caribbean’s top under-14 soccer players, with boys’ and girls’ teams alternating each year in this international high-level competition.
This year’s event attracted 23 teams from throughout the Caribbean.
Tier I
- Group A – Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Martinique, and Puerto Rico
- Group B – Aruba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Trinidad and Tobago High Performance (replaced Haiti)
Tier II
- Group A – Bonaire, Dominica, St. Kitts & Nevis, and United States Virgin Islands
- Group B – Barbados, British Virgin Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, and Suriname
- Group C – Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Guyana, and Turks & Caicos Islands
The USVI girls got off to a fantastic start as they steamrolled St. Lucia 7 – 1 in the Ato Boldon Stadium. Kyla Groetzinger led the way with five goals. Olivia Ardion and Tyrah Perez also scored one goal each for the Virgin Islands.
St. Kitts & Nevis was the second team to yield to the USVI offensive machine. This time it was Ardion who pasted the Virgin Islands offense with three goals. Juvanita Hursts added the final goal in the USVI’s 4 – 1 win.
USVI received a much-needed day off, but the break seemed to have an adverse effect on USVI girls as they were only able to score one point in their 1 – 1 draw against Bonaire. This set up a must-win game against undefeated Dominica. The game started well with Groetzinger scoring her seventh goal of the tournament, giving the VI a 1 – 0 lead. However, Dominica came back and scored four unanswered points on their way to a 4 – 1 victory. The win secured a spot in the knockout stage for Dominica.
The USVI placed second in their pool and must now wait to see if they rank as the top second-place team. The highest-ranked second-place finisher will also advance to the final stage of the tournament.
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