Jamaica women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Reggae Girlz | ||
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| Association | Jamaica Football Federation | ||
| Head coach | Merron Gordon | ||
| FIFA code | JAM | ||
| FIFA ranking |
71  | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 65 (June 2009) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 128 (November 2010) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Haiti 1–0 Jamaica  (Haiti; April 17, 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Jamaica 14–0 Saint Lucia  (Dominican Republic; June 20, 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Canada 11–1 Jamaica (Brazil; July 18, 2007)  United States 10–0 Jamaica (Canada; August 19, 1994) | |||
| CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2002) | ||
| Best result | 4th place 2006 | ||
Jamaica women's national football team is nicknamed the 'Reggae Girlz'. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Caribbean region along with Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti. In 2008 the team was disbanded after they failed to get out of the group stage of Olympic Qualifying, which notably featured the United States and Mexico. The program was restarted in 2014 after nearly a six year hiatus. They finished second at the 2014 Women's Caribbean Cup losing 1-0 against Trinidad and Tobago in the final. The team is backed by ambassador Cedella Marley, the daughter of the late Bob Marley, she aids in raising awareness for the team and encourages development as well as providing for it financially. [1]
History
1990s
On April 17, 1991 the team had their first international match against Haiti, which they lost 1-0.[2]
In August 1994, the Reggae Girlz were defeated by the United States team with a final score of 10-0.[2]
2000s
In 2002, the Reggae Girlz qualified for the Women’s Gold Cup, but lost all of their preliminary round games.
In 2006, the team qualified for the Women’s Gold Cup again and finished in fourth place.[2]
2010s
In 2010, due to lack of funding, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) cut the senior women’s program as well as the women’s Olympic program. The team was then unable to participate in the qualifiers for the 2011 Women’s World Cup.[3]
In 2011, due to inactivity for more than 3 years, Jamaica went unranked in the FIFA World Ranking.[4]
In April 2014, Cedella Marley was named the team’s official ambassador and as such she helped the team with their fundraising efforts.[5]
On 24 June 2014, the team launched the fundraising campaign "Strike Hard for the Reggae Girlz!"[6] to raise $50,000 to pay for practices, travel expenses, housing, nutrition, and equipment for the preparation of the 2015 Women’s World Cup, which they hope to secure a qualifying spot for after playing in the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship.[7]
In July 2014, it was announced that Jamaica was looking for players with Jamaican heritage in countries as far as the United Kingdom in order to improve their squad for the 2014 Women Caribbean Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.[8]
World Cup record
| World Cup Finals | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1991 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1995 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2011 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2015 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup record
| Women's Gold Cup | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1991 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | |
| 1993 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1994 | Fifth Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | -20 | |
| 1998 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2000 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2002 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -12 | |
| 2006 | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | |
 2010 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2014 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | |
| Total | 5/9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 59 | -45 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Match Schedule
Current squad
Roster for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
Head coach: Merron Gordon
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References
- ↑ http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/10/13/cedella-marley-ambassador-sponsor-jamaica-womens-soccer-team-reggae-girlz/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jamaica Information Service. "Football – Women’s League". Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Williams, Sean A. (16 March 2010). "FIFA grants CONCACAF another Women's World Cup spot". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Davis, Kayon (13 August 2011). "The state of women's football in Jamaica". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Kenner, Rob (10 April 2014). "Interview: Cedella Marley Wants to Help Send a Jamaican Team to the Women's World Cup in 2015". Complex. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ Guardian staff (28 April 2014). "Bob Marley's daughter joins Reggae Girlz' World Cup campaign". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Grow, Kory (2 July 2014). "Bob Marley’s Daughter Aids Jamaica Soccer Team's World Cup Bid". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Trinidad Express staff (6 July 2014). "Jamaica extends net to recruit women footballers". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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