Nickname(s) | Reggae Girlz | ||
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Association | Jamaica Football Federation | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Xavier Gilbert | ||
Captain | Liya Brooks | ||
FIFA code | JAM | ||
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First international | |||
Jamaica 21–0 Grenada (Kingston, Jamaica; 18 December 2002) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Jamaica 21–0 Grenada (Kingston, Jamaica; 18 December 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Canada 7–0 Jamaica (San Pedro Sula, Honduras; 6 December 2015) | |||
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Fourth-Place (2006) | ||
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | DNQ |
The Jamaica women's national under-20 football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Girlz", is a female football team at the age of U-20 which represent Jamaica in the international women's football. The team plays CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The nation yet to qualified to the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Jamaica women's national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed as "Reggae Girlz".
The team play its home matches on the Frome Sports Club and others stadiums.
The Jamaica women's national under-20 football team of Jamaica at age of U-20. The team have played their first game against Grenada which won by 21–0 goals at Kingston Jamaica on 18 December 2002. [5] The team have participated all the edition of CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and their best performance was fourth-place on 2006. The nation has not qualified to the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
The following squad were named recently finished 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship [6]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Liya Brooks | 17 May 2005 (aged 16) | Hawaii Surf Soccer Club | ||
3 | GK | Serena Mensah | 14 March 2002 (aged 19) | Fordham Rams | ||
13 | GK | Javanae Jones | 6 October 2002 (aged 19) | Reinas Academy | ||
2 | DF | Mia Mitchel | 14 March 2005 (aged 16) | Charlotte Soccer Academy | ||
4 | DF | Able Nevillegail | 15 February 2002 (aged 20) | Navarro College | ||
5 | DF | Anabel Moore | 20 March 2003 (aged 18) | Yale University | ||
6 | DF | Malia Atkins (c) | 3 February 2002 (aged 20) | South Dakota Coyotes | ||
11 | DF | Davia Richards | 10 February 2004 (aged 18) | Waterhouse FC | ||
20 | DF | Adrene Smith | 26 November 2006 (aged 15) | UWI F.C. | ||
7 | MF | Shaneil Buckley | 20 May 2005 (aged 16) | Waterhouse FC | ||
9 | MF | Kameron Simmonds | 6 December 2003 (aged 18) | Richmond FC | ||
10 | MF | Peyton McNamara | 22 February 2002 (aged 20) | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||
12 | MF | Chantelle Parker | 1 January 2002 (aged 20) | Pittsburgh Panthers | ||
14 | MF | Shania Harris | 19 July 2002 (aged 19) | Daytona State College | ||
15 | MF | Alexia Wright | ||||
17 | MF | Zoe Vidaurre | 16 March 2003 (aged 18) | Bethesda ECNL | ||
19 | MF | Alexia Spencer | 28 January 2002 (aged 20) | Saint Leo Lions | ||
8 | FW | Christina Salmon | 13 August 2002 (aged 19) | Hill College | ||
16 | FW | Daihla Whyte | 7 September 2003 (aged 18) | Unattached | ||
18 | FW | Theanna Burnett | 18 September 2003 (aged 18) | Gwinnett Soccer Academy |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
14 April 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification | Jamaica | 6–0 | Anguilla | Managua, Nicaragua |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: Karen Hernandez (Mexico) |
16 April 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification | Bermuda | 0–2 | Jamaica | Managua, Nicaragua |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols (United States) |
18 April 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification | Jamaica | 2–0 | Honduras | Managua, Nicaragua |
19:00 |
| Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium Referee: Sandra Benitez (El Salvador) |
May 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Jamaica | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
May 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Jamaica | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
May 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Jamaica | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2002 to 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | – | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||||||||||
2002 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
2006 | Fourth-Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | ||||||||||||
2008 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||
2010 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||
2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
2020 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | ||||||||||||
2022 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Total | 12/12 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 73 | 86 |
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