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| Nickname(s) | The Reggae Girlz | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Jamaica Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Hubert Busby Jr. | ||
| Most caps | Khadija Shaw (42) | ||
| Top scorer | Khadija Shaw (55) | ||
| FIFA code | JAM | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 42  (16 August 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 37 (August 2023) | ||
| Lowest | 81 (May – September 2006) | ||
| First international | |||
 Haiti 1–0 Jamaica  (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 17 April 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Jamaica 14–0 Saint Lucia  (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 20 June 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 United States 10–0 Jamaica (Canada; 19 August 1994)  Canada 11–1 Jamaica (Brazil; 18 July 2007)  Paraguay 10–0 Jamaica (Viña del Mar, Chile; 25 October 2023) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2019) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2023) | ||
| CONCACAF Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2018, 2022) | ||
The Jamaica women's national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Girlz", represents Jamaica in international women's football. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Caribbean region along with Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti. In 2008, the team was disbanded after it failed to get out of the group stage of Olympic Qualifying, which notably featured the United States and Mexico. The program was restarted in 2014 after a nearly six-year hiatus, finishing second at the 2014 Women's Caribbean Cup after losing 1–0 against Trinidad and Tobago in the final. The team is backed by ambassador Cedella Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley; she helps raise awareness for the team, encourages development, and provides for it financially.[2] Jamaica qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in 2019, but the team was eliminated after losing all its matches in the group stage. At the 2023 World Cup Jamaica made the Round of 16 for the first time, after holding both France and Brazil to 0–0 draws and winning their first ever match at a World Cup against Panama 1–0.[3]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Equalizer Soccer – Mother, sister, ambassador: Bob Marley's daughter helps Jamaica with World Cup qualifying journey". Womens.soccerly.com. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "IS THIS FOR REAL? YES, IT IS!". Jamaica Observer. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.