Jamaica

Team Profile

Official Name

Jamaica

For the Reggae Boyz, this will be their fifteenth Concacaf Under-17 Championship appearance and they are seeking a third Under-17 World Cup.

CONCACAF MEN'S U-17 APPEARANCES (Final Round): 15th (Honduras 1987, Trinidad & Tobago 1988, 1991, Cuba 1992, El Salvador 1994, El Salvador/Jamaica 1999, Honduras/United States 2001, Canada/Guatemala 2003, Honduras/Jamaica 2007, Jamaica 2011, Panama 2013, Honduras 2015, Panama 2017, United States 2019, Guatemala 2023)

RECORD IN THE FINAL ROUND: G-52 W-15 D-14 L-23 (GF-58 GA-75) / 37.8% effectiveness.

TOP SCORERS (from 2009 Mexico): Rajay Wright (4), Jason Wright (4), Nathaniel Adamolekun (3).

BEST FINISH: 4° Place (Jamaica 2011).

FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 2 (New Zealand 1999, Mexico 2011).

BEST FINISTH IN THE FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: Group Stage (New Zealand 1999, Mexico 2011).

RECORD IN THE FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: G-6 W-0 D-1 L-5 (GF-2 GA-14) / 5.6% effectiveness.

LAST APPEARANCE IN THE FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: Group Stage (Mexico 2011).

HEAD-TO-HEAD:

vs. Cuba: 5G: 2W-2D-1L (6GF 3GA)

0-0, First Round (Group B) - 1988 Trinidad & Tobago CU-17 Championship (15-NOV-1988).
Won 2-1, CFU Youth Cup, 2007 Honduras-Jamaica CU-17 Championship Qualification (14-AUG-2006).
Won 3-0, Final Round (Group B) - 2015 Honduras CU-17 Championship Qualification (24-OCT-2014)
1-1, First Round (Group A) - 2015 Honduras CU-17 Championship (5-MAR-2015)
Lost 0-1, Semifinals - 2017 Panama CU-17 Championship Qualification (23-SEP-2016).

vs. Costa Rica: 5G: 2W-0D-3L (3GF 3GA)

Lost 0-1, First Round (Group B) - 1987 Honduras CU-17 Championship (18-FEB-1987).
Won 1-0, First Round (Group B) - 1988 Trinidad & Tobago CU-17 Championship (21-NOV-1988).
Lost 0-1, First Round (Group B) - 1992 Cuba CU-17 Championship (17-AUG-1992).
Won 2-0, Final Round (Group A) - 1999 Jamaica-El Salvador CU-17 Championship (26-FEB-1999).
Lost 0-1, First Round (Group B) - 2007 Honduras-Jamaica CU-17 Championship (2-MAY-2007).

vs. Guadeloupe: 3G: 3W-0D-0L (9GF 3GA)

Won 3-1, Quarterfinals, 2008 CFU Youth Cup Mexico 2009 CU-17 Championship Qualification (6-AUG-2008).
Won 3-0, First Round (Group A) - 2015 Honduras CU-17 Championship Qualification (27-AUG-2014).
Won 3-2, Final Round (Group B) - 2015 Honduras CU-17 Championship Qualification (22-OCT-2014).