Football in the British Virgin Islands can be traced back to the mid to late 1960s. Most of the early competition was between visiting British Royal Navy ships and expatriates who worked in the BVI. 

In 1968, a team of Royal Engineers organized the first league. The BVI Football Association was founded in 1974 and became affiliated with the Federation of International Football Associations in 1996. The BVIFA joined the Caribbean Football Union in 1995.