Jamaica national football team

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 Jamaica
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Reggae Boyz
Association Jamaica Football Federation
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Theodore Whitmore
Captain Donovan Ricketts
Most caps Ian Goodison (120)[1]
Top scorer Luton Shelton (35)
Home stadium Independence Park
FIFA code JAM
FIFA ranking 53
Highest FIFA ranking 27 (August 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 116 (October 2008)
Elo ranking 67
Highest Elo ranking 36 (February 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking 146 (May 1984)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Haiti 1–2 Jamaica Jamaica
(Haiti; 22 March 1925)[2][3]
Biggest win
 Jamaica 12–0 British Virgin Islands 
(Grand Cayman, Cayman Isls.; 4 March 1994)
 Jamaica 12–0 Saint-Martin 
(Kingston, Jamaica; 24 November 2004)
Biggest defeat
Costa Rica Costa Rica 9–0 Jamaica Jamaica
(San José; 24 February 1999)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1998)
Best result Round 1; 1998
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 10 (First in 1963)
Best result Third (shared); 1993

The Jamaica national football team is the national football team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. Jamaica is typically one of the top ranked teams in CONCACAF and has won the Caribbean Cup five times.

Jamaica along with United States and Costa Rica the only teams from the CONCACAF region to draw against Mexico in the Estadio Azteca in a World Cup qualifier match.

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History [edit]

Early 20th century [edit]

Jamaica's first international appearance was against their Caribbean neighbors Haiti in 1925. They were invited to the French-speaking Caribbean island by Andre Chevalon, president of the United Sporting Society and it was for a three-match series between the 2 countries. Jamaica won all three games by 1–0, 2–1 and 3–0. The following year Jamaica hosted their Haitians counterparts at Sabina Park and won by 6–0. The Haitians remained frequent opponents and it was not until 1932 that their run of defeats was broken with a 4–1 home win in Port-au-Prince.[4]

Between 1925 and when Jamaica gained its independence in 1962, Jamaica had regular games with Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Cuba and clubs like Racing and Violette from Haiti, Corinthians of Britain, the Tigers from Argentina, and even a series of matches with a Caribbean All Stars team in 1952. The Caribbean All Star team included such notables as Michael (The Ruin) Kruin from Suriname and also representing Jamaica were Lindy Delapenha and Gillie Heron. The four games were shared equally with Jamaica winning the second 2–1 and the fourth 1–0 and the All Stars winning the first 5–1 and the third 1–0.

Those friendly international games were the start of Jamaica's football journey with most of the home matches being played at Sabina Park. Many clubs were established during this time including Kensington, Melbourne, Kingston, Lucas and St. George's Old Boys, thus providing the talent Jamaica needed at the times.

Post-independence (1962) [edit]

In 1965 under the leadership of Brazilian coach Jorge Penna, Jamaica made its first attempt at World Cup qualifying. This was for the 1966 World Cup finals in England. The preliminary group included Cuba and the Netherlands Antilles. Jamaica's first game was against Cuba which they won 2–0 at Jamaica's National Stadium. In the qualifying match against the Netherlands Antilles, Jamaica also had a 2–0 victory with both goals coming. In the away games Jamaica was held to a goalless draw with the Netherlands Antilles and suffered a 2–1 defeat to Cuba. Jamaica then advanced to the final group of 3 which included Costa Rica and Mexico. The winner in this group would represent the CONCACAF region. Jamaica lost at home to Mexico 3–2 and in the return leg in Mexico City the high altitude proved too much for the Jamaicans and they were defeated 8–0.

1970s [edit]

In 1968 coach George Hamilton[disambiguation needed] took leadership as Jamaica made an attempt to qualify for the 1970 World Cup Finals in Mexico. Jamaica had only a couple remaining players from the previous World Cup team and had to rebuild because most of the players had retired or migrated to North America and England. Jamaica lost all of their qualifying games in that year. Jamaica's participation in the 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification elimination saw the suspension of 17 players on the team because of poor behavior on a tour to Bermuda. Jamaica withdrew from the elimination in order to restructure their team.

For the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Jamaica was eliminated by Cuba after two losses (3–1 at the National Stadium and then 2–0 in Havana).

1980s [edit]

Jamaica did not participate in the qualifyings for the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, in the former due to insufficient funds and a poorly prepared team, and the latter because the team was suspended for affiliation fees that were due to FIFA.

1990s [edit]

For the 1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification qualifying with coach Geoffery Maxwell, Jamaica won both preliminary games against Puerto Rico 1–0 in Jamaica and 2–0 at Puerto Rico. In the next round, the United States were their next opponents and the first leg was a goalless draw. Jamaica lost the return leg in the U.S. 5–1, ending their qualifying attempt.

In qualification for the 1994 World Cup, Jamaica first beat Puerto Rico 2–1 and was then was put in a group with Bermuda, Canada, and El Salvador, from which two teams would advance to the final round. Jamaica tied 1–1 with Canada and Bermuda and then lost 2–0 to El Salvador, 1–0 to Canada, 2–1 to El Salvador. Jamaica then beat Bermuda 3–2 but did not qualify.

In 1994, Brazilian manager René Simões was hired, along with National coach Carl Brown, with the goal of qualifying for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Simões searched for players - discovering some working at hotels, British players of Jamaican descent, and Jamaicans who played in English clubs - and funding. The Jamaican team became a "Powerhouse" in the Caribbean region and received "Best Mover" award by FIFA in 1996. Jamaica made history in 1997 becoming the first English-speaking Caribbean country to qualify for a World Cup.[5]

In the 1998 World Cup, Jamaica ended in Group H, along with Argentina, Croatia, and Japan. Their first game was a 3–1 defeat to Croatia in Lens, with Robbie Earle scoring Jamaica's goal. It was followed by a 5–0 defeat to Argentina at Paris' Parc des Princes. Jamaica ended its participation with a 2–1 victory over Japan in Lyon, with Theodore Whitmore scoring both goals. The team finished 22nd out of the 32 teams.

2000s [edit]

In the 2002 World Cup Qualification, Jamaica finished 5th overall at the CONCACAF's final round.

The squad struggled in 2006 and 2007, leading some Jamaicans to dub them The Reggae Toyz. The team did not make it past the first stage of 2007 Caribbean Cup qualifying despite hosting the round, eliminating Jamaica from the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team also fell during the second round of the 2006 World Cup qualification.

Theodore Whitmore lead the team to impressive victories over El Salvador and Guatemala in the latter part of 2007. However, with the return of former coach Renê Simões (who led Jamaica to the 1998 World Cup), there was heavy optimism in the Reggae Boyz camps. Jamaica started their Road To South Africa 2010 campaign in fine form beating Bahamas 7–0 at home, 6–0 away. They then fought to a hard 1–1 draw with Canada but lost to Mexico and Honduras due to what was considered poor team selection from Renê Simões, which then in turn lead to his firing. Jamaica announced that Jamaica-born John Barnes would take over as manager in November 2008, with former Reggae Boy Theodore Whitmore leading the team in the interim. Jamaica were at the bottom of Group 2 in the 3rd round, but high performances saw them move up in the table. The team battled hard to 1–0 victories over Mexico and Honduras. However, the Boyz fell just short of advancing to the final round. They managed an impressive 3–0 victory over Canada in their final third round match but failed to move on as Mexico advanced on goal difference after a 1–0 loss to Honduras.

After this Theodore Whitmore decided to begin early preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They vowed to played at least one friendly a month. The squad held South Africa to a goalless draw before 15,000 spectators at Vodacom Park, South Africa.

2010s [edit]

Jamaica played three friendly matches to start of 2010, a 1–0 win over Canada at the National Stadium in Jamaica during January, 21 scored by Ricardo Fuller; a 2–1 defeat to Argentina at Mar del Plata on February, with Ryan Johnson scoring a goal; and a 2–0 defeat to South Africa in Germany on April. In August, Jamaica started their preparations for defending their Digicel Cup title with a comprehensive 3–1 win over Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. On 5 December 2010, Jamaica defended their Digicel Cup title with a 5–4 PK win in the 2010 Caribbean Championship.

2011 Gold Cup [edit]

Jamaica started off strong in their opening match against Grenada winning 4-0. Jamaica again showed a strong performance after beating Guatemala 2-0 (a brace from Demar Phillips), therefore qualifying to the quarterfinals where they faced the US. Jamaica's Gold Cup campaign ended as they lost 2-0 .

Stadium [edit]

Main article: Independence Park (Jamaica)

The team plays their games at Independence Park, known locally as The Office, which is located in Kingston. The stadium opened in 1962 and holds 35,000 people. It got its name The Office from their 50 match unbeaten run from 1995–2001.

Kits [edit]

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The kits used from 2008 to 2011 were from Italian kit provider Kappa, they debuted in their current set at the beginning of the World Cup qualifying campaign against The Bahamas. Previously there were outfitted by Uhlsport, a German apparel company. The home kit is a yellow shirt, black shorts, and yellow socks. The away is a green, yellow, and green set. There is also a black away kit, but this has yet to be worn by the Jamaica squad.

Their current kit was introduced during a friendly game on 6 August 2011 against China. Kappa have remained as kit manufacturer.

Honours [edit]

1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010

Competitive record [edit]

World Cup record [edit]

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to
Chile 1962		 Did Not Enter
England 1966 to
Mexico 1970		 Did Not Qualify
West Germany 1974 Withdrew
Argentina 1978 Did Not Qualify
Spain 1982 Did Not Enter
Mexico 1986 Withdrew
Italy 1990 to
United States 1994		 Did Not Qualify
France 1998 Group Stage 15th 3 1 0 2 3 9
South Korea Japan 2002 to
South Africa 2010		 Did Not Qualify
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Group Stage 1/19 3 1 0 2 3 9

CONCACAF Championship record [edit]

Gold Cup record [edit]

  • 1991 - Round 1
  • 1993 - Third place shared
  • 1996 - Did not qualify
  • 1998 - Fourth place
  • 2000 - Round 1
  • 2002 - Did not qualify
  • 2003 - Quarterfinals
  • 2005 - Quarterfinals
  • 2007 - Did not qualify
  • 2009 - Round 1
  • 2011 - Quarterfinals
  • 2013 - Did not qualify

Caribbean Cup record [edit]

Panamerican Games record [edit]

Schedule and recent results [edit]

Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup [edit]

Main article: 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Friendly matches [edit]

2011

Friendly matches [edit]

2012

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round [edit]

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round

2012 Caribbean Cup [edit]

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round [edit]

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round

The representative from the six national associations met together on 19 October 2012, but could not agree on the schedule for the fourth round.[6] The draw for the fixtures was conducted by CONCACAF and FIFA on 7 November 2012, in Miami Beach, United States.[7][8]

4 June 2013[note 1]
 Jamaica  v  Mexico Independence Park, Kingston
7 June 2013
 Jamaica  v  United States Independence Park, Kingston
11 June 2013
 Honduras  v  Jamaica Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
6 September 2013
 Panama  v  Jamaica Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
10 September 2013
 Jamaica  v  Costa Rica Independence Park, Kingston
11 October 2013
 United States  v  Jamaica Sporting Park, Kansas City
15 October 2013
 Jamaica  v  Honduras Independence Park, Kingston
Key

      Win       Draw       Loss

Players [edit]

Current squad [edit]

Squad called up to 12 day camp and match versus Tottenham Hotspur on May 23 and Bahamas on May 31. [9]

Caps and goals updated as 26 March 2013.

Caps and goals as of 26 March 2013 including the game against Costa Rica.
0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Donovan RickettsCaptain (1977-06-07) 7 June 1977 (age 35) 95 0 United States Portland Timbers
1GK Dwayne Miller (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 25) 35 0 Sweden Syrianska
2DF Xavian Virgo (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 27) 21 1 Jamaica Harbour View
2DF O'Brian Woodbine (1988-01-11) 11 January 1988 (age 25) 10 0 Jamaica Reno F.C.
2DF Adrian Mariappa (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 26) 9 0 England Reading
2DF Alvas Powell (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 18) 2 0 Jamaica Portmore United
2DF Daniel Gordon (1985-01-26) 26 January 1985 (age 28) 0 0 Germany Karlsruher SC
3MF Jermaine Johnson (1980-06-25) 25 June 1980 (age 32) 71 9 England Sheffield Wednesday
3MF Demar Phillips (1983-09-23) 23 September 1983 (age 29) 62 12 Norway Aalesund
3MF Rodolph Austin (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 27) 55 4 England Leeds United
3MF Dane Richards (1983-12-14) 14 December 1983 (age 29) 42 10 England Burnley
3MF Jermaine Hue (1978-06-15) 15 June 1978 (age 34) 40 12 Jamaica Harbour View
3MF Keammar Daley (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 25) 26 2 Jamaica Tivoli Gardens
3MF Evan Taylor (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 24) 11 0 Jamaica Reno F.C.
3MF Marvin Elliott (1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 28) 4 1 England Bristol City
3MF Jobi McAnuff (1981-11-09) 9 November 1981 (age 31) 4 0 England Reading
4FW Ryan Johnson (1984-11-26) 26 November 1984 (age 28) 30 8 United States Portland Timbers
4FW Darren Mattocks (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 22) 5 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
4FW Garath McCleary (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 26) 3 0 England Reading
4FW Theo Robinson (1989-01-22) 22 January 1989 (age 24) 3 0 England Huddersfield Town
4FW Jermaine Beckford (1983-12-09) 9 December 1983 (age 29) 2 0 England Huddersfield Town
4FW Jeremie Lynch (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 (age 22) 1 1 Jamaica Harbour View

Recent call-ups [edit]

The following players have also been called up to the Jamaica squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jacomeno Barrett (1984-12-03) 3 December 1984 (age 28) 3 0 Jamaica Montego Bay United v.  Panama, 27 May 2012
DF Damion Stewart (1980-08-18) 18 August 1980 (age 32) 57 3 Malaysia Pahang FA v.  Mexico, 6 February 2013
DF Ricardo Gardner (1978-09-25) 25 September 1978 (age 34) 112 9 Unattached v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
DF Shavar Thomas (1981-01-29) 29 January 1981 (age 32) 52 0 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
DF Lovel Palmer (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984 (age 28) 29 0 United States Real Salt Lake v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
DF Dicoy Williams (1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 (age 26) 12 0 Jamaica Harbour View v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
DF Xavian Virgo (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 27) 21 1 Jamaica Boys' Town v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
DF Lance Laing (1988-02-28) 28 February 1988 (age 25) 4 0 Canada FC Edmonton v.  Panama, 27 May 2012
DF Nathan Smith (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 26) 2 0 England Chesterfield v.  Panama, 27 May 2012
MF Jason Morrison (1984-06-07) 7 June 1984 (age 28) 39 1 Norway Aalesund v.  Mexico, 6 February 2013
MF Keammar Daley (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 25) 26 2 Jamaica Tivoli Gardens v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
MF Joel Senior (1987-12-07) 7 December 1987 (age 25) 7 0 Jamaica Harbour View v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
MF Andre Campbell (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 24) 7 0 Jamaica Waterhouse v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
MF Rohan Reid (1981-03-11) 11 March 1981 (age 32) 7 0 United States Charlotte Eagles v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
MF Ewan Grandison (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 22) 3 0 Jamaica Portmore United v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
MF Chris Humphrey (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 25) 2 0 Scotland Motherwell v.  Panama, 1 June 2012
FW Omar Cummings (1982-07-13) 13 July 1982 (age 30) 35 7 United States Houston Dynamo v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
FW Darren Mattocks (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 22) 5 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps v.  Cuba, 12 December 2012
FW Kavin Bryan (1984-02-07) 7 February 1984 (age 29) 10 1 Vietnam Vicem Hải Phòng v.  United States, 11 September 2012
FW Ricardo Fuller (1979-10-31) 31 October 1979 (age 33) 72 8 England Charlton Athletic v.  Panama, 1 June 2012
FW Marlon King (1980-04-26) 26 April 1980 (age 33) 21 12 England Birmingham City v.  Panama, 1 June 2012
FW Jeremie Lynch (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 (age 22) 1 1 Jamaica Harbour View v.  Guyana, 18 May 2012
FW Andre Clennon (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 23) 1 0 Vietnam Lâm Đồng v.  El Salvador, 29 March 2011
FW Alanzo Adlam (1989-03-05) 5 March 1989 (age 24) 1 0 Finland IFK Mariehamn v.  Costa Rica, 21 March 2012
FW Navion Boyd (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 26) 17 1 Jamaica Tivoli Gardens v.  Costa Rica, 21 March 2012
FW Mitchily Waul (1985-09-13) 13 September 1985 (age 27) 3 1 United States Charlotte Eagles v.  Costa Rica, 21 March 2012
FW Dino Williams (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 23) 4 0 Jamaica Village United v.  Costa Rica, 21 March 2012

Top goalscorers [edit]

Players in bold text are still active with Jamaica.

Player Years of selection No. of goals
Luton Shelton 2004– 35
Paul Young 1993–1998 28
Onandi Lowe 1994–2004 27
Theodore Whitmore 1993–2005 24
Walter Boyd 1991–2001 19

Most caps [edit]

Players in bold text are still active with Jamaica.

Player Years of selection No. of caps
Ian Goodison 1996–2009 120
Ricardo Gardner 1997– 112
Durrant Brown 1984–1998 107
Theodore Whitmore 1993–2005 105
Donovan Ricketts 1998 – 95

Managers [edit]

Current coaching staff [edit]

[10]

Name Nat Position
Technical Director
Theodore Whitmore Jamaica Head coach
Alfredo Montesso Brazil Assistant coach
Warren Barrett Jamaica Goalkeeping coach
Norman Stone Jamaica Equipment manager
Andre Waugh Jamaica Physiotherapist
Team doctor
Patrick Walters Jamaica National Coordinator
Roy Simpson Jamaica Team Manager
Linnel McLean Jamaica Head of delegation

[11]

Manager history [edit]

Name From To
Jamaica Geoffrey Maxwell 1989 1990
Jamaica Carl Brown 1990 July 1994
Brazil René Simões August 1994 February 2000
Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni March 2000 May 2000
Brazil Clovis De Olivera June 2000 September 2001
Jamaica Carl Brown December 2001 August 2004
Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni August 2004 November 2004
Jamaica Wendell Downswell November 2004 August 2006
Jamaica Carl Brown September 2006 October 2006
Serbia Bora Milutinović November 2006 November 2007
Jamaica Theodore Whitmore December 2007 January 2008
Brazil Rene Simoes January 2008 October 2008
Jamaica Theodore Whitmore October 2008 November 2008
England John Barnes December 2008 May 2009
Jamaica Theodore Whitmore June 2009 Present

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ The fixture Jamaica v Mexico on 18 June was moved to 4 June to allow Mexico to participate in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[8]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  2. ^ Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2006). "Jamaica - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "Jamaica Men’s National Football Team International Record". Jamaica Football Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
  4. ^ "History of Jamaica's Football". Jamaica Football Federation. Retrieved 1 November 2010. 
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "Draw to decide CONCACAF hexagonal schedule". CONCACAF.com. 19 October 2012. 
  7. ^ "CONCACAF to Hold Draw for the Hexagonal Round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. 5 November 2012. 
  8. ^ a b "Hexagonal fixtures confirmed in CONCACAF". FIFA.com. 8 November 2012. 
  9. ^ http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/boyz-enter-training-camp/
  10. ^ https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Brazilians-booted----Gama--Bracali-casualties-of-Carib-Cup-calamity_13313939
  11. ^ "VIDEO:Gama returns as Reggae Boyz TD". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 

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