Jamaica women's national football team
The Jamaica women's national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Girlz", is one of the top women's national football teams in the Caribbean region along with Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti. In 2008, the team was disbanded after it failed to get out of the group stage of Olympic Qualifying, which notably featured the United States and Mexico. The program was restarted in 2014 after a nearly six-year hiatus, finishing second at the 2014 Women's Caribbean Cup after losing 1–0 against Trinidad and Tobago in the final. The team is backed by ambassador Cedella Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley; she helps raise awareness for the team, encourages development, and provides for it financially.[2] Jamaica qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in 2019, but the team was eliminated after losing all its matches in the group stage.
| Nickname(s) | The Reggae Girlz |
|---|---|
| Association | Jamaica Football Federation |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Head coach | Lorne Donaldson |
| Most caps | Khadija Shaw (38) |
| Top scorer | Khadija Shaw (56) |
| FIFA code | JAM |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 44 1 (9 December 2022)[1] |
| Highest | 42 (August 2022) |
| Lowest | 128 (November 2010) |
| First international | |
| Haiti 1–0 Jamaica (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 17 April 1991) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Jamaica 14–0 Saint Lucia (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 20 June 2014) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Canada 11–1 Jamaica (Brazil, 18 July 2007) United States 10–0 Jamaica (Canada, 19 August 1994) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | Group stage (2019) |
| CONCACAF Women's Championship | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | 3rd place (2018, 2022) |
History
Founding
Women's football in Jamaica started with the founding of the Jamaican Women's Football association (founded by Andrea Lewis its first president) in 1987.[3]
1990s
On 17 April 1991 the team competed in its first international match against Haiti, which they lost 1–0.[4] In August 1994, the Reggae Girlz were defeated 10–0 by the United States.[4]
2000s
In 2002, the Reggae Girlz qualified for the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup (the qualifying tournament for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, but lost all of their preliminary round games. In 2006, the team qualified for the Women’s Gold Cup again and finished in fourth place.[4]
2010s
In 2010, due to lack of funding, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) cut the senior women’s program as well as the women’s Olympic program. Subsequently, the team was unable to participate in the qualifiers for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.[5] In 2011, due to over three years of inactivity, Jamaica was not ranked in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.[6]
In April 2014, Cedella Marley was named the team’s official ambassador and helped the team with their fundraising efforts.[7] On 24 June 2014, the team launched the fundraising campaign "Strike Hard for the Reggae Girlz!"[8] to raise $50,000 to pay for practices, travel expenses, housing, nutrition, and equipment in preparation for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship where they hoped to secure a spot at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]
In July 2014, it was announced that Jamaica was looking for players with Jamaican heritage in countries as far as the United Kingdom in order to improve their squad for the 2014 Women Caribbean Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.[10] The team again went unranked by FIFA in June 2017.[11]
In May 2018, Jamaica began the first round of Caribbean Zone qualifying, this was the first time the team had assembled in two years.[12] Jamaica won their group and advanced to the final round of Caribbean Zone qualifying. They hosted the final round tournament and won all four games securing their spot at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[13] The same year, Jamaica competed in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. In the group stage, they had a record of one win and two losses, but did not advance to the knockout round.[13] At the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, Jamaica was drawn into Group B alongside Canada, Costa Rica and Cuba. In their first match against Canada, they played well but lost 2–0. Jamaica secured an upset 1–0 victory over Costa Rica in their second match, thanks in part to the great play of goalkeeper Sydney Schneider.[14] In their final group match against Cuba, Jamaica won 9–0. As a result of Costa Rica losing their final group match, Jamaica finished second in their group and advanced to the semi-finals where they would face the number one ranked United States.[15] The US defeated Jamaica 6–0, in the semi-final. Jamaica won the third place match against Panama on penalty kicks, securing a spot at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Jamaica is the first Caribbean nation to ever qualify for a Women's World Cup and became the first Caribbean country to have both men's and women's teams to participate in men's and women's World Cup.[16] Interestingly, its male counterparts also qualified to the only FIFA World Cup also in France.
Jamaica placed in Group C with Italy, Australia and Brazil, and was considered as a dark horse, being rated the lowest in the group. Eventually, they finished last in the group after losing all matches but scored a lone goal by Havana Solaun.
2020s
After several coaching changes, Lorne Donaldson, was named head coach in 2022.[17] In July 2022, Jamaica qualified for their 2nd World Cup, which is a historic feat, considering its men's counterparts have been unable to do the same.[18]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2022
| 8 April 2022 CONCACAF Championship Q | Cayman Islands | 0–9 | Jamaica | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) | Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
| 12 April 2022 CONCACAF Championship Q | Jamaica | 5–1 | Dominican Republic | Kingston |
| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
| Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua) |
| 4 July 2022 CONCACAF Championship GS | Mexico | 0–1 | Jamaica | San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) |
| 7 July 2022 CONCACAF Championship GS | Jamaica | 0–5 | United States | Guadalupe, Mexico |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
| 11 July 2022 CONCACAF Championship GS | Jamaica | 4–0 | Haiti | Guadalupe, Mexico |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States) |
| 14 July 2022 CONCACAF Championship SF | Canada | 3–0 | Jamaica | San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
| 18 July 2022 CONCACAF Championship 3rd | Costa Rica | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Jamaica | Guadalupe, Mexico |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada) |
| 3 September 2022 Friendly match | South Korea | 1–0 | Jamaica | TBD, South Korea |
| Stadium: TBD Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan) |
| 6 September 2022 Friendly match | South Korea | 2–0 | Jamaica | Paju, South Korea |
| Stadium: Paju National Football Center |
| 10 November 2022 Friendly match | Jamaica | 1–0 | Paraguay | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| 13 November 2022 Friendly match | Jamaica | 1–2 | Paraguay | Kingston, Jamaica |
2023
| 16 February 2023 2023 Cup of Nations | Spain | 3–0 | Jamaica | Gosford, Australia |
| 16:10 | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Lara Lee (Australia) |
| 19 February 2023 2023 Cup of Nations | Jamaica | 2–3 | Czech Republic | Sydney, Australia |
| 14:50 |
| Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia) |
| 22 February 2023 2023 Cup of Nations | Australia | 3–0 | Jamaica | Newcastle, Australia |
| 19:10 | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 23 July 2023 FIFA WC Group | France | v | Jamaica | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium |
| 29 July 2023 FIFA WC Group | Panama | v | Jamaica | Perth, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium |
| 2 August 2023 FIFA WC Group | Jamaica | v | Brazil | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| September CONCACAF Olympic play-in 1st Leg | Jamaica | v | Canada | Jamaica |
| Stadium: TBD |
| September CONCACAF Olympic play-in 2nd Leg | Canada | v | Jamaica | Canada |
| Stadium: TBD |
- Jamaica Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of unknown date
| Name | Nat | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Lorne Donaldson | Head coach | |
| Andrew Price[19] | ||
| Everton Edwards | Assistant coach | |
| Will Hitzelberger | Physical Trainer | |
| Jason Henry | Physical Trainer | |
| Dr Lori-Ann Miller | Team Doctor | |
| Saundria Codling | Physiotherapist | |
| Omar Folkes | Equipment Manager | |
| Sheridan Samuels[20] |
Manager history
| Name | Nat | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Butterfield | Jamaica National Senior Women's Team Manager | 1991 | |
| Jean Nelson | Jamaica National Women's Teams Manager[21][22] | 1994 | |
| Jacqueline Cummings | Jamaica National Women's Team Asst Manager | 1994 | |
| Elaine Walker-Brown | Jamaica National Senior Women's Team Manager | 2014 | |
| Jean Nelson | Jamaica National Women's Teams Manager | 2009–2010 |
Players
Current squad
- The following 24 players were called up for the 2023 Cup of Nations with Spain, Australia and Czech Republic.[23]
Caps and goals are current as of 13 November 2022 after the match against Paraguay.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Yazmeen Jamieson | 17 March 1998 | 5 | 0 | Issy | |
| DF | Jayda Hylton-Pelaia | 30 May 1998 | 4 | 0 | Woodbridge Strikers | |
| DF | Sashana Campbell | 2 March 1991 | 38 | 3 | KKPK Medyk Konin | v. Dominican Republic, 12 April 2022 |
| DF | Courtney Douglas | 1 August 1995 | 2 | 0 | Unattached | v. Dominican Republic, 12 April 2022 |
| DF | Dominique Bond-Flasza | 11 September 1996 | 26 | 4 | Unattached | v. Grenada, 20 February 2022 |
| DF | Gabrielle Gayle | 14 October 2000 | 1 | 0 | South Alabama Jaguars | v. Grenada, 20 February 2022 |
| DF | Alika Keene | 15 January 1994 | 1 | 1 | Slavia Prague | v. Grenada, 20 February 2022 |
| DF | Logan McFadden | 17 January 2000 | 0 | 0 | Lipscomb Bisons | v. Grenada, 20 February 2022 |
| MF | Chinyelu Asher | 20 May 1993 | 31 | 6 | Unattached | |
| MF | Jade Bailey | 11 November 1995 | 2 | 0 | Unattached | |
| MF | Marlo Sweatman | 1 December 1994 | 17 | 4 | Szombathelyi Haladás | v. Dominican Republic, 12 April 2022 |
| FW | Khadija Shaw (captain) | 31 January 1997 | 38 | 56 | Manchester City | 2023 Cup of NationsWD[24] |
| FW | Olufolasade Adamolekun | 21 February 2001 | 12 | 0 | USC Trojans | |
| FW | Kayla McKenna | 3 September 1996 | 10 | 3 | Rangers | |
| FW | Mireya Grey | 7 September 1998 | 9 | 1 | Unattached | |
| FW | Mikayla Dayes | 29 September 1999 | 2 | 0 | Maryland Terrapins | v. Dominican Republic, 12 April 2022 |
| FW | Tiffany Cameron | 16 October 1991 | 13 | 6 | ETO FC | v. Dominican Republic, 12 April 2022 |
PRE Preliminary squad | ||||||
(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, and then alphabetically)
Previous squads
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Records
- As of 8 April 2018
- Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1991 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1999 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2003 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2011 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | |
| 2023 | qualified | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 2019 | Group stage | 9 June | Brazil | L 0–3 | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble |
| 14 June | Italy | L 0–5 | Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims | ||
| 18 June | Australia | L 1–4 | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble | ||
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1996 | did not qualify | 1995 FIFA WWC | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | did not enter | 1999 FIFA WWC | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 96 | 39 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Championship
| CONCACAF W Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1991 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | - | |||||||
| 1993 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Fifth Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | −20 | - | |||||||
| 1998 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | |
| 2006 | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | +37 | |
| 2010 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 2014 Caribbean Cup | |||||||
| 2018 | Third Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 | +37 | |
| 2022 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | |
| Total | Third Place | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 6 | +109 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1999 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2003 | |||||||
| 2007 | Preliminary Round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 2011 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2019 | Seventh Place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | Seventh Place | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Central American and Caribbean Games
| Central American and Caribbean Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2010 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2022 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CFU Women's Caribbean Cup
| CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2000 | Group Stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Total | First round | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 5 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Other tournaments
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Cup of Nations | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
FIFA World Ranking
Last update was on June 25, 2021 Source:[25]
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
| Jamaica's FIFA World Ranking History | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Rank | Best | Worst | |||||
| Rank | Move | Rank | Move | |||||
| 51 | 2021 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 50 | 2020 | 50 | 1 | 50 | ||||
| 51 | 2019 | 51 | 2 | 53 | ||||
| 53 | 2018 | 53 | 11 | 71 | 7 | |||
| 64 | 2017 | 64 | 1 | 64 | 1 | |||
| 65 | 2016 | 65 | 4 | 68 | ||||
| 72 | 2015 | 67 | 7 | 74 | 5 | |||
| 72 | 2014 | 71 | 1 | 72 | 7 | |||
| — | 2013 | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | 2012 | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | 2011 | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | 2010 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 65 | 2009 | 65 | 4 | 67 | ||||
| 71 | 2008 | 70 | 3 | 73 | 1 | |||
| 76 | 2007 | 74 | 2 | 76 | 2 | |||
| 74 | 2006 | 74 | 7 | 81 | 3 | |||
| 76 | 2005 | 76 | 1 | 79 | 3 | |||
| 76 | 2004 | 73 | 76 | 3 | ||||
| 72 | 2003 | 70 | 73 | 4 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ . Womens.soccerly.com. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Stars align for 'Football Extravaganza'". January 2013.
- ^ a b c Jamaica Information Service. "Football – Women's League". Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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- ^ Davis, Kayon (13 August 2011). . Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Kenner, Rob (10 April 2014). "Interview: Cedella Marley Wants to Help Send a Jamaican Team to the Women's World Cup in 2015". Complex. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Guardian staff (28 April 2014). "Bob Marley's daughter joins Reggae Girlz' World Cup campaign". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Grow, Kory (2 July 2014). "Bob Marley's Daughter Aids Jamaica Soccer Team's World Cup Bid". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Trinidad Express staff (6 July 2014). "Jamaica extends net to recruit women footballers". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ . FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Jamaica's Reggae Girlz ready for the Concacaf Caribbean Women's Qualifier 2018". 8 May 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ a b "JAMAICA". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Heroic Schneider takes Player-of-the-Match award in stride". 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "JFF hopes Reggae Girlz 9–0 win will 'ignite' interest in women's football among Jamaicans". 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Jamaica qualify for Women's World Cup with help from Bob Marley's daughter". BBC Sport. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "It's Official - Lorne Donaldson is new Reggae Girlz coach". June 2022.
- ^ "Jamaica women's soccer qualifies for second straight World Cup amid tragedy". Fox News. 14 July 2022.
- ^ Limited, Jamaica Observer. "Coaches rally Girlz ahead of third-place play-off". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Limited, Jamaica Observer. "Girlz staff revel in historic feat". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Jamaica Observer Football". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Limited, Jamaica Observer. "Khadija Shaw is a treasure, says Girlz Manager Nelson". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Balancing act!". Jamaica Observer. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230205/shaws-absence-offers-opportunity-test-depth
- ^ "Jamaica in the FIFA World Ranking". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links
- Official website 24 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- (in English)