Jamaica national football team

Jamaica
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Reggae Boyz
AssociationJamaica Football Federation (JFF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachHeimir Hallgrímsson
CaptainAndre Blake
Most capsIan Goodison (128)
Top scorerLuton Shelton (35)
Home stadiumIndependence Park
FIFA codeJAM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 55 Increase 2 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest27 (August 1998)
Lowest116 (October 2008)
First international
 Haiti 1–2 Jamaica 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti;[2] 22 March 1925)
Biggest win
 Jamaica 12–0 British Virgin Islands 
(Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; 4 March 1994)
 Jamaica 12–0 Saint Martin 
(Kingston, Jamaica; 24 November 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Costa Rica 9–0 Jamaica 
(San José, Costa Rica; 24 February 1999)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage (1998)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1963)
Best resultRunners-up (2015, 2017)
CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultThird place (2024)
Copa América
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage (2015, 2016)

The Jamaica national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Boyz", represents Jamaica in international football. The team's first match was against Haiti in 1925. The squad is under the supervising body of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), which is a member of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), and the global jurisdiction of FIFA. Jamaica's home matches have been played at Independence Park since its opening in 1962.

Their sole appearance in the FIFA World Cup was in 1998, where the team finished third in its group and failed to advance. The team also competed in the Caribbean Cup winning six times. Jamaica also competes in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, appearing thirteen times and finishing twice as runners-up to Mexico in 2015 and the United States in 2017. They were also invited to the Copa América in 2015 and 2016, being eliminated in the group stage on both occasions. Jamaica has also qualified for the 2024 Copa América scheduled to begin June 20, 2024.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ Courtney, Barrie, ed. (5 November 2014). "Caribbean Tour Matches 1925–1969". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search