Guam women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Guam national football team.

Guam
Nickname(s)Masakåda
AssociationGuam Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachKimberly Sherman[1]
CaptainAriya Cruz
Top scorerPaige Surber (10)
FIFA codeGUM
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 97 1 (June 12, 2025)[2]
Highest66 (July 2003, December 2003 – March 2004)
Lowest101 (March 2024)
First international
 Japan 21–0  
(Guangzhou, China; December 5, 1997)
Biggest win
  11–0 Macau 
(Harmon, Guam; July 22, 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 21–0  
(Guangzhou, China; December 5, 1997)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003)

The Guam women's national football team is the women's representative football team of Guam.

History

Guam took part in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji, finishing second.[3]

The team competes regularly in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. The team first played in the tournament's preliminary competition in 2007 against round winners South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong.[4]

Guam, officially nicknamed "Masakåda" (meaning "brave woman" in Chamorro), played in the preliminary round of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, losing to Northern Mariana Islands and Hong Kong.[5]

In the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup, Guam qualified to Preliminary round 2 after defeating Northern Mariana Islands 7–0 and Macau 11–0, Guam's biggest victory to date. Guam's Samantha Kaufman won Tournament MVP honors and teammate Paige Surber won the Tournament Golden Boot Award.[6]

In 2016, under head coach Mark Chargualaf, the Masakåda again qualified for Round 2 of the EAFF tournament, again with back-to-back 5–0 shutout wins over both the Northern Mariana Islands and Macau. Guam's Samantha Kaufman repeated as Tournament MVP, while also earning the Co-Golden Boot Award with teammate Paige Surber.[7]

Guam competed in the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Competition Round 1 and finished second to host country Mongolia, despite scoring the most goals and allowing the fewest goals in the tournament.[8]

Team image

Nicknames

The Guam women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Masakåda".[5]

Home stadium

The team plays at the Guam National Football Stadium in Hagåtña.[9] It holds 1,000 people.[10]

Results and fixtures

See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2025

25 June Friendly Cambodia  1–0   Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7 Vipha 17' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
29 June Asian Cup qualifiers   0–0  United Arab Emirates Việt Trì, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
2 July Asian Cup qualifiers Maldives  0–3   Việt Trì, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
5 July Asian Cup qualifiers Vietnam  4–0   Việt Trì, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 27 April 2023
Position Name
Head coach Kimberly Sherman
Assistant coach Ross Awa
Michael Milner
Goalkeeper coach Jeroen Bos
Team doctor Mikhaela Razon
Physiotherapist Kelsey Kuehn
Team manager Vance Manibusan
High performance manager Pavel Gubenko, Ariya Cruz
Media officer Ashley Marquez

Managerial history

As of 24 April 2024
  • Noel Casilao (1996–1999)
  • Thomas Renfro (1999–2004)
  • Kim Sang-hoon (2004–2009)
  • Cheri Stewart (2010–2011)
  • Elias Merfalen (2012–2013)
  • Kim Sang-hoon (2014–2015)
  • Belinda Wilson (2016–2019)
  • Kim Sang-hoon (2020–2021)
  • Ross Awa (2021)
  • Sakiko Ogura (2021–2022)
  • Chyna Ramirez (interim) (2022)
  • Kristin Thompson (2023–2024)
  • Kimberly Sherman (December 2024–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in June–July 2025.[11]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 5 July 2025.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Isabella Hara (2002-09-10) September 10, 2002
18 1GK Gabrielle Moser (2005-06-22) June 22, 2005 Bank of Guam Strykers
21 1GK Sierra Ruehl (2007-09-27) September 27, 2007
— 2DF Mariah Anaya (1999-10-10) October 10, 1999
— 2DF Rebecca Bartosh (2000-10-04) October 4, 2000 Rome City
— 2DF Maile Chargualaf
— 2DF Marlena Connelley
— 2DF Ariya Cruz
— 2DF Kalle Damian
— 2DF True Dydasco (1998-12-11) December 11, 1998
— 2DF Olivia Haddock
— 2DF Jaelyn Han
— 2DF Samantha Kenney (2004-01-18) January 18, 2004 Bank of Guam Strykers
— 2DF Cassandra Kido
— 2DF Melia Kukahiko
— 2DF Kaia Malakooti (2004-04-13) April 13, 2004
— 2DF Monica Marquez
— 2DF Jenna Merrill (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 Stallion Laguna
— 2DF Jenae Perez (2002-08-13) August 13, 2002 Cal State Fullerton Titans
— 2DF Mihaela Perez (2002-08-13) August 13, 2002
— 2DF Hinengi San Nicolas
— 2DF Lexi Taitague (2006-02-02) February 2, 2006
— 2DF Kaia Villanueva (2007-06-15) June 15, 2007 Troy Warriors

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 1 November 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991 to 1995 Did not exist
1999 to 2027 Did not qualify
Total — — — — — — — —
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1975 to 1995 Did not exist
1997 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32
1999 Group stage 4 1 0 3 2 31 −29
2001 Group stage 4 0 0 4 1 34 −33
2003 Group stage 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13
2006 Did not qualify
2008 to 2018 Did not enter
2022 to 2026 Did not qualify
Total 4/19 15 1 0 14 5 112 −107
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

EAFF E-1 Championship Preliminary Round
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
EAFF Women's Championship
2005 Did not enter Did not enter
2008 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 13
2010 4 1 0 3 5 21
EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
2013 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 9 4
2015 5 2 0 3 18 22
EAFF E-1 Championship (women)
2017 Did not qualify 5 2 0 3 11 22
2019 3 1 1 1 5 1
2022 Did not participate Not held
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 7 1 14 49 83

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
2003 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 8 2 +6
2007 Did not enter
2011 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1
2015 Did not enter
2019
Total 2/5
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Guam Football Association | Matao, Masakada Head Coaches announced for October AFC tournaments". Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) – Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "EAFF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 Preliminary Competition -MATCH-". eaff.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Hong Kong nip Guam 4–3 to win women's tourney". Guam Football Association. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "RESULTS | EAFF East Asian Cup 2015 & EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2015 Preliminary Competition Round 1 in Guam". eaff.com. East Asian Football Federation. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "EAFF E-1 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 ROUND 1 GUAM". EAFF : EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Preliminary Round 1 Mongolia". EAFF : EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Guam – Guam – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Women Soccerway". us.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña (Guam) – Data". worldfootball.net. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Masakåda ready to face UAE in Asia Cup qualifiers". guamsportsnetwork.com. Guam Sports Network. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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