Jamaica national football team

Jamaica

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Reggae Boyz
Association	Jamaica Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Bora Milutinović
Most caps	Durrant Brown (107)
Top scorer	Theodore Whitmore(24)
Home stadium	Independence Park
FIFA code	JAM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	69
Highest	27 (August 1998)
Lowest	96 (December 1994)
First international
Haiti 1 - 2 Jamaica (Haiti; March 9, 1925)
Biggest win
Jamaica 12 - 0 BVI (Grand Cayman, Cayman Isls.; March 4, 1994) Jamaica 12 - 0 Saint-Martin (Kingston, Jamaica; November 24, 2004)
Biggest defeat
Costa Rica 9 - 0 Jamaica (San José, Costa Rica; February 24, 1999)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1998)
Best result	Round 1, 1998
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1991)
Best result	Third place shared, 1993

The Jamaica national football team, or The Reggae Boyz, 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, with a squad dubbed "The Reggae Boyz" by many journalists. Many of the most successful Jamaican players come from England, whether Jamaican-born or qualifying through ancestry.

Jamaica won the Caribbean Cup three times: in 1991, 1998, and 2005, finished second twice and have come third twice.

Recently the squad has struggled, leading some Jamaicans to dub them The Reggae Toyz. The team did not even make it past the first stage of 2007 Caribbean Cup qualifying despite hosting the round, meaning Jamaica would not be in the Gold Cup.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
• 1966 - Did not qualify
• 1970 - Did not qualify
• 1974 - Withdrew
• 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1982 - Did not enter
• 1986 - Withdrew
• 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Did not qualify
• 1998 - Round 1
• 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Did not qualify

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

Current squad

As called up for the March 2007 friendly vs. Switzerland

Goalkeepers

Name	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Club
Richard McCallum	Goalkeeper	Unknown	Unknown	Waterhouse
Donovan Ricketts	Goalkeeper	June 7, 1977	Kingston	Bradford City
Shawn Sawyers	Goalkeeper	September 19, 1976	Unknown	Portmore United
Allen Whittaker	Goalkeeper	Unknown	Unknown	JDF

Defenders

Name	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Club
Christopher Harvey	Defender	October 9, 1982	Unknown	Harbour View
Oneil Smith	Defender	Unknown	Unknown	Harbour View
Shavar Thomas	Defender	January 29, 1981	Hannah Town	Chivas USA
Oneil Thompson	Defender	August 11, 1983	Unknown	Notodden
Xavean Virgo	Defender	Unknown	Unknown	Boys' Town
Damian Williams	Defender	Unknown	Unknown	Seba United
Tyrone Marshall	Defender	November 12, 1974	Unknown	Toronto F.C.

Midfielders

Name	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Club
Jamal Campbell-Ryce	Midfielder	April 6, 1983	Lambeth	Southend United
Omar Daley	Midfielder	April 25 1981	Kingston	Bradford City
Fabian Davis	Midfielder	June 30 1974	Kingston	Tivoli Gardens
Fabian Dawkins	Midfielder	February 7 1981	Trelawny Parish	Montreal Impact
Jason Euell	Midfielder	February 6 1977	Wandsworth	Middlesbrough
Sean Fraser	Midfielder	February 15 1983	Kingston	Boavista Sport Club
Jermaine Hue	Midfielder	June 15 1978	Kingston	Mjällby
Chris Jackson	Midfielder	Unknown	Unknown	Tivoli Gardens
Jermaine Johnson	Midfielder	June 25 1980	Kingston	Sheffield Wednesday
Jason Morrison	Midfielder	June 7 1984	Unknown	Portmore United
Lovel Palmer	Midfielder	August 30 1984	Unknown	Harbour View
Demar Phillips	Midfielder	Unknown	Unknown	Waterhouse
Khari Stephenson	Midfielder	January 18 1981	Kingston	AIK Stockholm

Strikers

Name	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Club
Teafore Bennett	Striker	September 2 1980	Unknown	Östers IF
Kavin Bryan	Striker	January 1 1973	Unknown	Harbour View
Ricardo Fuller	Striker	October 31 1979	Kingston	Stoke City
Luton Shelton	Striker	November 11 1985	Unknown	Sheffield United
Carlington Smith	Striker	Unknown	Unknown	Portmore United
Wilfred Smith	Striker	Unknown	Unknown	Seba United
Leon Strickland	Striker	July 20 1982	Unknown	Arnett Gardens

Notable (former) players

Goalkeepers

Name	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Club
Warren Barrett	Goalkeeper	September 7, 1970	Unknown	Retired
Aaron Lawrence	Goalkeeper	October 10, 1968	Unknown	Retired

Defenders

Name	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Club
Lloyd Barker	Defender	December 12, 1970	Kingston	Retired
Durrant Brown	Defender	July 8, 1964	Unknown	Retired
Linval Dixon	Defender	September 14, 1971	Unknown	Retired
Ricardo Gardner	Defender	September 25, 1978	Saint Andrew Parish	Bolton Wanderers
Ian Goodison	Defender	November 21, 1972	Montego Bay	Tranmere Rovers
Michael Johnson	Defender	July 4, 1973	Nottingham	Derby County
Danny Maddix	Defender	October 11, 1969	Ashford	Retired
Stephen Malcolm	Defender	February 5, 1970	Unknown	† Deceased
Darren Moore	Defender	April 22, 1974	Birmingham	Derby County
Frank Sinclair	Defender	December 3, 1971	Lambeth	Huddersfield Town (loan)
Damion Stewart	Defender	August 8, 1980	Unknown	Queens Park Rangers
Craig Ziadie	Defender	September 20, 1978	Pembroke Pines	Retired

Midfielders

Name	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Club
Winston Anglin	Midfielder	1963	Unknown	† Deceased
Peter Cargill	Midfielder	March 2, 1964	Unknown	† Deceased
Chris Dawes	Midfielder	May 31, 1974	Kingston	Portmore United
Robbie Earle	Midfielder	January 27, 1965	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Retired
Damien Francis	Midfielder	February 27 1979	London	Watford
Micah Hyde	Midfielder	November 10 1974	Newham	Peterborough United
Richard Langley	Midfielder	December 27 1979	Harlesden	Luton Town
Jamie Lawrence	Midfielder	March 8 1970	Battersea	Worthing
Darryl Powell	Midfielder	November 15 1971	Lambeth	Retired
Fitzroy Simpson	Midfielder	February 26 1970	Bradford-on-Avon	Havant and Waterlooville
Theodore Whitmore	Midfielder	August 51972	Kingston	Seba United

Strikers

Name	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Club
Walter Boyd	Striker	January 1 1972	Kingston	Naggo Head
Deon Burton	Striker	October 25 1976	Reading	Sheffield Wednesday
Darren Byfield	Striker	September 29 1976	Birmingham	Millwall
Marcus Gayle	Striker	September 27 1970	Hammersmith	A.F.C. Wimbledon
Barry Hayles	Striker	April 17 1972	London	Plymouth Argyle
Paul Hall	Striker	July 3 1972	Manchester	Chesterfield
Kevin Lisbie	Striker	October 17 1978	Hackney	Charlton Athletic
Damani Ralph	Striker	November 6 1980	Kingston	FC Rubin Kazan
Andy Williams	Striker	September 23 1977	Toronto	Real Salt Lake

External links

• Sports In Jamaica
• Jamaican Football Federation