Jamaica women's national under-20 football team

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Jamaica Women's U-20
Nickname(s) Reggae Girlz
Association Jamaica Football Federation
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach Flag of Jamaica.svg Xavier Gilbert
Captain Liya Brooks
FIFA code JAM
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First international
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 21–0 Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
(Kingston, Jamaica; 18 December 2002)
Biggest win
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 21–0 Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
(Kingston, Jamaica; 18 December 2002)
Biggest defeat
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 7–0 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
(San Pedro Sula, Honduras; 6 December 2015)
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Appearances12 (first in 2002)
Best resultFourth-Place (2006)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AppearancesDNQ

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]

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Team image

Nicknames

The Jamaica women's national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed as "Reggae Girlz".

Home stadium

The team play its home matches on the Frome Sports Club and others stadiums.

History

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.

Current squad

The following squad were named recently finished 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship [6]

As of 10 November 2022
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Liya Brooks (2005-05-17)17 May 2005 (aged 16) Flag of the United States.svg Hawaii Surf Soccer Club
31 GK Serena Mensah (2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Fordham Rams
131 GK Javanae Jones (2002-10-06)6 October 2002 (aged 19) Flag of Jamaica.svg Reinas Academy

22 DF Mia Mitchel (2005-03-14)14 March 2005 (aged 16) Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Soccer Academy
42 DF Able Nevillegail (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Navarro College
52 DF Anabel Moore (2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (aged 18) Flag of Jamaica.svg Yale University
62 DF Malia Atkins (c) (2002-02-03)3 February 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg South Dakota Coyotes
112 DF Davia Richards (2004-02-10)10 February 2004 (aged 18) Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse FC
202 DF Adrene Smith (2006-11-26)26 November 2006 (aged 15) Flag of Jamaica.svg UWI F.C.

73 MF Shaneil Buckley (2005-05-20)20 May 2005 (aged 16) Flag of Jamaica.svg Waterhouse FC
93 MF Kameron Simmonds (2003-12-06)6 December 2003 (aged 18) Flag of Jamaica.svg Richmond FC
103 MF Peyton McNamara (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Ohio State Buckeyes
123 MF Chantelle Parker (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Panthers
143 MF Shania Harris (2002-07-19)19 July 2002 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Daytona State College
153 MF Alexia Wright
173 MF Zoe Vidaurre (2003-03-16)16 March 2003 (aged 18) Flag of the United States.svg Bethesda ECNL
193 MF Alexia Spencer (2002-01-28)28 January 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Saint Leo Lions

84 FW Christina Salmon (2002-08-13)13 August 2002 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Hill College
164 FW Daihla Whyte (2003-09-07)7 September 2003 (aged 18)Unattached
184 FW Theanna Burnett (2003-09-18)18 September 2003 (aged 18) Flag of the United States.svg Gwinnett Soccer Academy

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

2023

14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg6–0Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla Managua, Nicaragua
19:00
Report Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Referee: Karen Hernandez (Mexico)
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg0–2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Managua, Nicaragua
19:00 Report
Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Referee: Alyssa Nichols (United States)
18 April 2023 (2023-04-18) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg2–0Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Managua, Nicaragua
19:00
Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Referee: Sandra Benitez (El Salvador)
May 2023 (2023-05) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svgv Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
May 2023 (2023-05) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svgv Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
May 2023 (2023-05) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svgv Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium

Competitive records

 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
YearRoundPositionMPWD*LGFGA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2002 to Flag of Colombia.svg 2024 Did not qualify
Flag of Poland.svg 2026 To be determined
Total0/12000000

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship record
YearResultMPWDLGFGA
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2002Group stage302134
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2004Group stage3003212
Flag of Mexico.svg 2006 Fourth-Place5203197
Flag of Mexico.svg 2008 Group stage310286
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2010 Group stage300309
Flag of Panama.svg 2012 Group stage301215
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg 2014 Group stage302114
Flag of Honduras.svg 2015 Group stage3111810
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2018 Group stage301238
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2020 Quarter-finals5311218
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2022 Round of 16411234
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2023 Group stage310249
Total12/124199237386

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