Jamaica national football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | The Reggae Boyz | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Heimir Hallgrímsson | ||
| Captain | Andre Blake | ||
| Most caps | Ian Goodison (128) | ||
| Top scorer | Luton Shelton (35) | ||
| Home stadium | Independence Park | ||
| FIFA code | JAM | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 55 2 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 27 (August 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 116 (October 2008) | ||
| First international | |||
| Haiti 1–2 Jamaica (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 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 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1998) | ||
| CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2015, 2017) | ||
| CONCACAF Nations League Finals | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2024) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2015, 2016) | ||
Medal record | |||
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.