Jamaica national under-17 football team

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Jamaica Under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Reggae Boyz
AssociationJamaica Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachJamaica Merron Gordon
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Mexico 1–0 Jamaica 
(Honduras; 14 February 1987)
Biggest win
 Jamaica 19-0 U.S. Virgin Islands 
(Kingston, Jamaica; 23 August 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Turkey 10–1 Jamaica 
(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[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1985 Did not enter
Canada 1987 Did not qualify
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997 Did not enter
New Zealand 1999 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 0 10
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 2 4
United Arab Emirates 2013 Did not qualify
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total Group stage 2/20 6 0 1 5 2 14

CONCACAF U-17 Championship Record[edit]

  • 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[edit]

2016[edit]

2 November 2016 (2016-11-02) Friendly United States  3-0  Jamaica Jamaica
17:00
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) Friendly United States  4 - 0  Jamaica Jamaica
17:00
27 November 2016 (2016-11-27) Friendly Canada  3-0  Jamaica Jamaica
17:00
29 November 2016 (2016-11-29) Friendly Canada  3 - 1  Jamaica Jamaica
17:00

2017[edit]

26 February 2017 (2017-02-26) Friendly Cuba  1 - 1  Jamaica Jamaica
17:00
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) Friendly Cuba  0 - 1  Jamaica Jamaica
17:00

2018[edit]

2019[edit]

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

2023[edit]

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Jamaica  Match 28  Guatemala Guatemala City
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Current players[edit]

2023 squad[edit]

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) Jamaica Mount Pleasant
2 3MF Malachi Molina (2006-10-11)11 October 2006 (aged 16) United States FC Dallas
3 3MF Maleek Robinson (2007-07-18)18 July 2007 (aged 15) Jamaica Garvey Maceo High
4 3MF Alexavier Gooden (2006-08-28)28 August 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica STATHS
5 3MF Ahir Dixon (2006-03-06)6 March 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica Mount Pleasant
6 3MF Adrian Reid (2006-09-05)5 September 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica St. George's College
7 2DF Dyllon John (2006-03-10)10 March 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica Jamaica College
8 2DF Ronaldo Barrett (2006-07-04)4 July 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica Hydel High
9 4FW Orane Watson (2006-11-11)11 November 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica Glenmuir High
10 4FW Jahmani Bell (2007-10-11)11 October 2007 (aged 15) Jamaica Wolmer's Schools
11 3MF Nahshon Bolt-Barrett (2006-05-19)19 May 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica Clarendon College
12 2DF Evrald Swaby (2006-06-04)4 June 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica Garvey Maceo High
13 1GK Joshua Grant (2007-05-27)27 May 2007 (aged 15) United States Inter Miami
14 2DF Jordan Mangatal (2006-12-08)8 December 2006 (aged 16) United States South Florida Football Academy
15 2DF Jason Whyte (2006-07-13)13 July 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica Glenmuir High
16 4FW Nicholas Simmonds (2006-12-17)17 December 2006 (aged 16) United States Richmond United
17 2DF Dustin Cohen (2006-12-22)22 December 2006 (aged 16) Jamaica Denbigh High
18 3MF Brandon Bent (2007-01-24)24 January 2007 (aged 16) United States Inter Miami
19 4FW Ashton Gordon (2007-04-14)14 April 2007 (aged 15) United States Atlanta United
20 4FW Adrian Mahoney (2006-07-22)22 July 2006 (aged 16) Canada Toronto FC

Honors[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

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