Jamaica national under-17 football team

Jamaica Under-17
Nickname(s)The Reggae Boyz
AssociationJamaica Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coach Merron Gordon
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Mexico 1–0  
(Honduras; 14 February 1987)
Biggest win
  19-0 U.S. Virgin Islands 
(Kingston, Jamaica; 23 August 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Turkey 10–1  
(Antalya, Turkey; 24 April 2024)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2011)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1987)
Best resultFourth place (2011)

The Jamaica national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1985 Did not enter
1987 Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997 Did not enter
1999 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 0 10
2001 Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 2 4
2013 Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025 to be determined
Total Group stage 2/20 6 0 1 5 2 14

CONCACAF U-17 Championship Record

  • 1983: Did not enter
  • 1985: Did not enter
  • 1987: Third place Group B
  • 1988: Third place Group B
  • 1991: Second place Group 1
  • 1992: Third place Group B
  • 1994: Third place Group 1
  • 1996: Did not enter
  • 1999: First place Group A
  • 2001: Fourth place Group A
  • 2003: Second place Group A; lost in playoff; Did not qualify
  • 2005: Eliminated in 2nd round
  • 2007: Fifth place Group B
  • 2009: Eliminated in semifinals of the 2008 CFU Youth Cup; Did not qualify
  • 2011: Fourth place
  • 2013: Quarter-finals
  • 2015: Playoff stage
  • 2017: Group stage
  • 2019: Round of 16
  • 2023: Round of 16
  • From 1983 until 1994, competition was U-16, not U-17

Recent and upcoming matches

2016

17 July 2016 (2016-07-17) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone   3–1  Antigua and Barbuda Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Charlotte Amalie
14:30 Report Referee: Mike Van de Sande (Curaçao)
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone U.S. Virgin Islands  0–9   Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Charlotte Amalie
17:00 Report Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
18 September 2016 (2016-09-18) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone   0 - 0  Haiti Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad
23 September 2016 (2016-09-23) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone Cuba  1-0   Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad
25 September 2016 (2016-09-25) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone   3–0  Curaçao Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad
15:00 Report
2 November 2016 (2016-11-02) Friendly United States  3-0   Jamaica
17:00
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) Friendly United States  4 - 0   Jamaica
17:00
27 November 2016 (2016-11-27) Friendly Canada  3-0   Jamaica
17:00
29 November 2016 (2016-11-29) Friendly Canada  3 - 1   Jamaica
17:00

2017

26 February 2017 (2017-02-26) Friendly Cuba  1 - 1   Jamaica
17:00
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) Friendly Cuba  0 - 1   Jamaica
17:00
26 April 2017 (2017-04-26) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship El Salvador  1 - 3   Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
15:00 Report
29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Mexico  5 - 1   Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
15:30 Report

2018

2019

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Mexico  1 - 0   Bradenton
Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship   2 - 3
 Trinidad and Tobago Bradenton
Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Bermuda  2 - 4
  Bradenton
Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
8 May 2019 (2019-05-08) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship El Salvador  2 - 1
  Bradenton
10:00 Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 11

2023

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship   4 - 2
 Cuba Guatemala City
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Guadeloupe  2 - 1
  Guatemala City
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Costa Rica  2 - 2
  Guatemala City
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship   Match 28  Guatemala Guatemala City
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Current players

2023 squad

Squad named for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship to be held in Guatemala from February 11, 2023.[1][2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Tawayne Lynch (2006-01-19)19 January 2006 (aged 17) Mount Pleasant
2 3MF Malachi Molina (2006-10-11)11 October 2006 (aged 16) FC Dallas
3 3MF Maleek Robinson (2007-07-18)18 July 2007 (aged 15) Garvey Maceo High
4 3MF Alexavier Gooden (2006-08-28)28 August 2006 (aged 16) STATHS
5 3MF Ahir Dixon (2006-03-06)6 March 2006 (aged 16) Mount Pleasant
6 3MF Adrian Reid (2006-09-05)5 September 2006 (aged 16) St. George's College
7 2DF Dyllon John (2006-03-10)10 March 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica College
8 2DF Ronaldo Barrett (2006-07-04)4 July 2006 (aged 16) Hydel High
9 4FW Orane Watson (2006-11-11)11 November 2006 (aged 16) Glenmuir High
10 4FW Jahmani Bell (2007-10-11)11 October 2007 (aged 15) Wolmer's Schools
11 3MF Nahshon Bolt-Barrett (2006-05-19)19 May 2006 (aged 16) Clarendon College
12 2DF Evrald Swaby (2006-06-04)4 June 2006 (aged 16) Garvey Maceo High
13 1GK Joshua Grant (2007-05-27)27 May 2007 (aged 15) Inter Miami
14 2DF Jordan Mangatal (2006-12-08)8 December 2006 (aged 16) South Florida Football Academy
15 2DF Jason Whyte (2006-07-13)13 July 2006 (aged 16) Glenmuir High
16 4FW Nicholas Simmonds (2006-12-17)17 December 2006 (aged 16) Richmond United
17 2DF Dustin Cohen (2006-12-22)22 December 2006 (aged 16) Denbigh High
18 3MF Brandon Bent (2007-01-24)24 January 2007 (aged 16) Inter Miami
19 4FW Ashton Gordon (2007-04-14)14 April 2007 (aged 15) Atlanta United
20 4FW Adrian Mahoney (2006-07-22)22 July 2006 (aged 16) Toronto FC

Honors

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Full speed ahead". 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "JFF names squad for Under-17 World Cup qualifiers in Guatemala | Loop Jamaica".