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 Shavar Thomas
Most caps Ian Goodison (120)[1]
Top scorer Luton Shelton (31)
Home stadium Independence Park
FIFA code JAM
FIFA ranking 52
Highest FIFA ranking 27 (August 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 116 (October 2008)
Elo ranking 50
Highest Elo ranking 36 (February 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking 146 (May 1984)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Haiti 1–2 Jamaica Jamaica
(Haiti; 22 March 1925)[2][3]
Biggest win
Jamaica Jamaica 12–0 British Virgin Islands 
(Grand Cayman, Cayman Isls.; 4 March 1994)
Jamaica Jamaica 12–0 Saint-Martin 
(Kingston, Jamaica; 24 November 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0 Jamaica Jamaica
(El Salvador; 28 March 1963)
 Mexico 8–0 Jamaica Jamaica
(Mexico City, Mexico; 7 May 1965)
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 team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Jamaica has won the Caribbean Cup five times (1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, and 2010), finished second twice, and came third twice.

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[edit] History

[edit] Early 20th century

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 then 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 time.

[edit] Post-independence (1962)

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. Jamacia is a wonderful rising talent.

[edit] 1970s

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).

[edit] 1980s

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.

[edit] 1990s

For the 1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification qualifying with coach Jeffery 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.

[edit] 2000s

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.

[edit] 2010s

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 Ricardo Fuller 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 December 5, 2010, Jamaica defended their Digicel Cup title with a 5–4 PK win in the 2010 Caribbean Championship.

[edit] 2011 Gold Cup

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 won 2-0 .

[edit] Stadium

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.

[edit] Kits

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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 green 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 August 6, 2011 against China. Kappa have remained as kit manufacter.

[edit] Honours

1991, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010

[edit] Competitive record

[edit] World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Withdrew
Argentina 1978 Did Not Qualify
Spain 1982 Did Not Enter
Mexico 1986 Withdrew
Italy 1990 Did Not Qualify
United States 1994
France 1998 Group Stage 15th 3 1 0 2 3 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Did Not Qualify
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Group Stage 1/19 3 1 0 2 3 9


[edit] CONCACAF Championship record

[edit] Gold Cup record

  • 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

[edit] Caribbean Cup record

[edit] Panamerican Games record

[edit] Schedule and recent results

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

[edit] Friendly matches

2010

2011

2012

[edit] 2010 Caribbean Championship

Main article: 2010 Caribbean Championship


[edit] 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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

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


Key

      Win       Draw       Loss

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

Official squad list of players called up for the match versus Honduras on 11 October. [6]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
- GK Dwayne Miller July 14, 1987 (1987-07-14) (age 24) 21 0 Sweden Syrianska
- GK Gariece McPherson May 19, 1989 (1989-05-19) (age 22) 0 0 Jamaica Portmore United
- DF Jermaine Taylor January 14, 1985 (1985-01-14) (age 27) 42 0 United States Houston Dynamo
- DF Shavar Thomas January 29, 1981 (1981-01-29) (age 31) 42 0 Canada Montreal Impact
- DF Keneil Moodie July 29, 1986 (1986-07-29) (age 25) 17 0 Jamaica Montego Bay United
- DF Xavean Virgo October 25, 1985 (1985-10-25) (age 26) 11 0 Jamaica Boys' Town
- DF Wolry Wolfe August 12, 1981 (1981-08-12) (age 30) 14 2 Jamaica Humble Lion
- DF Nathan Smith January 11, 1987 (1987-01-11) (age 25) 1 0 England Chesterfield
- MF Richard Edwards April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) (age 28) 25 0 Jamaica Harbour View
- MF Rodolph Austin June 1, 1985 (1985-06-01) (age 26) 39 3 Norway Brann
- MF Jason Morrison June 7, 1984 (1984-06-07) (age 27) 25 1 Norway Aalesund
- MF Demar Phillips September 23, 1983 (1983-09-23) (age 28) 44 8 Norway Aalesund
- MF Dane Richards December 14, 1983 (1983-12-14) (age 28) 33 7 United States New York Red Bulls
- MF Jevaughn Watson October 22, 1983 (1983-10-22) (age 28) 10 0 United States Houston Dynamo
- MF Damion Williams April 23, 1981 (1981-04-23) (age 30) 13 0 Norway Nybergsund
- MF Keammar Daley February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18) (age 23) 11 2 England Preston North End
- MF Marcus Bean November 2, 1984 (1984-11-02) (age 27) 1 0 England Brentford
- MF Marvin Elliott September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15) (age 27) 1 0 England Bristol City
- FW Luton Shelton November 11, 1985 (1985-11-11) (age 26) 60 31 Turkey Karabükspor
- FW Omar Cummings July 13, 1982 (1982-07-13) (age 29) 24 7 United States Colorado Rapids

[edit] Recent callups

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 Duwayne Kerr January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16) (age 25) 6 0 Norway Strømmen v.  El Salvador, March 29, 2011
GK Donovan Ricketts June 7, 1977 (1977-06-07) (age 34) 85 0 Canada Montreal Impact 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
GK Richard McCallum April 24, 1984 (1984-04-24) (age 27) 8 0 Jamaica Waterhouse v.  Guyana, December 1, 2010
DF Montrose Phinn November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25) (age 24) 2 0 Jamaica Harbour View v.  Colombia, September 6, 2011
DF Adrian Reid March 10, 1985 (1985-03-10) (age 26) 25 0 Jamaica Portmore United v.  Colombia, September 6, 2011
DF Lovel Palmer August 30, 1984 (1984-08-30) (age 27) 20 0 United States Portland Timbers v. Colombia, September 6, 2011
DF Troy Smith April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11) (age 24) 9 1 Jamaica Montego Bay United v.  Ecuador, September 2, 2011
DF Andrew Vanzie November 26, 1990 (1990-11-26) (age 21) 1 0 Jamaica Portmore United v.  Ecuador, September 2, 2011
DF Dicoy Williams October 7, 1986 (1986-10-07) (age 25) 9 0 Canada Toronto 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF O'Brian Woodbine January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11) (age 24) 10 0 Finland VPS Vaasa v.  Guadeloupe, December 5, 2010
DF Shaun Francis October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22) (age 25) 5 1 United States Columbus Crew v.  Grenada, December 3, 2010
DF Sergio Campbell January 12, 1992 (1992-01-12) (age 20) 2 0 United States Central Arkansas Bears v.  Guyana, December 1, 2010
MF Ewan Grandison 28 November 1991 (1991-11-28) (age 20) 0 0 Jamaica Portmore United v.  Colombia, September 6, 2011
MF Eric Vernan July 4, 1987 (1987-07-04) (age 24) 28 3 Jamaica Portmore United v.  Ecuador, September 2, 2011
MF Ricardo Cousins August 7, 1987 (1987-08-07) (age 24) 7 0 Jamaica Portmore United v.  China PR, August 10, 2011
MF Marvin Morgan, Jr. August 16, 1992 (1992-08-16) (age 19) 2 2 Jamaica Boys' Town v.  Guyana, December 1, 2010
FW Ryan Johnson November 26, 1984 (1984-11-26) (age 27) 14 6 Canada Toronto v.  Colombia, September 6, 2011
FW Navion Boyd October 10, 1986 (1986-10-10) (age 25) 12 0 Jamaica Tivoli Gardens 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW Errol Stevens May 9, 1986 (1986-05-09) (age 25) 1 0 Vietnam Hanoi F.C. v.  Colombia, September 6, 2011
FW Kavin Bryan February 7, 1984 (1984-02-07) (age 27) 8 1 Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An v.  El Salvador, March 29, 2011
FW Andre Clennon August 15, 1989 (1989-08-15) (age 22) 1 0 Vietnam Lam Dong F.C. v.  El Salvador, March 29, 2011

[edit] Top goalscorers

Players in bold text are still active with Jamaica.

Player Years of selection No. of goals
Luton Shelton 2004– 31
Paul Young 1993–1998 28
Onandi Lowe 1994–2004 27
Theodore Whitmore 1993–2005 24
Walter Boyd 1991–2001 19

[edit] Most caps

Players in bold text are still active with Jamaica.

Player Years of selection No. of caps
Ian Goodison 1996– 120
Ricardo Gardner 1997–2009 109
Durrant Brown 1984–1998 107
Theodore Whitmore 1993–2005 105

[edit] Managers

[edit] Current coaching staff

Name Nat Position
Walter Gama Brazil Technical Director
Theodore Whitmore Jamaica Head coach
Alfredo Montesso Brazil Assistant coach
Warren Barrett Jamaica Goalkeeping coach
Clive Wedderburn Jamaica Goalkeeping coach
Joao Brigatti Brazil Goalkeeping coach
Norman Stone Jamaica Equipment manager
Andre Waugh Jamaica Physiotherapist
Dr Derrick McDowell Jamaica Team doctor
Pablo Camargo Brazil Massage therapist
Patrick Walters Jamaica National Coordinator
Leebert Halliman Jamaica National Coordinator
Howard Bell Jamaica Team Manager
Linnel McLean Jamaica Head of delegation

[7]

[edit] Manager history

Name From To
Jamaica Geoffrey Maxwell 1989 1990
Jamaica Carl Brown 1990 July 1994
Brazil Rene Simoes 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  2. ^ Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2006). "Jamaica - List of International Matches". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesj/jam-intres.html. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "Jamaica Men’s National Football Team International Record". Jamaica Football Federation. http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/history2.htm. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
  4. ^ "History of Jamaica's Football". Jamaica Football Federation. http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/history.htm. Retrieved 1 November 2010. 
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/2011/10/01/jamaican-squad-vs-honduras-oct-2011/
  7. ^ "VIDEO:Gama returns as Reggae Boyz TD". Jamaica Observer. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/VIDEO--Gama-returns-as-Reggae-Boyz-TD_8793400. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 

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