Jamaica national under-17 football team

Jamaica Under-17
Nickname(s)	The Reggae Boyz
Association	Jamaica Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	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
Appearances	2 (first in 1999)
Best result	Group stage (1999, 2011)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1987)
Best result	Fourth 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

15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone	Guyana	1–4	Jamaica	Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Charlotte Amalie
14:30		Report		Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

17 July 2016 (2016-07-17) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone	Jamaica	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	Jamaica	Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Charlotte Amalie
17:00		Report		Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

16 September 2016 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone

Bermuda

2 - 6

Jamaica

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad

18 September 2016 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone

Jamaica

0 - 0

Haiti

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad

20 September 2016 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone

Trinidad and Tobago

2 - 3

Jamaica

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad

23 September 2016 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone

Cuba

1-0

Jamaica

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad

25 September 2016 (2016-09-25) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 qualifying Caribbean zone	Jamaica	3–0	Curaçao	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad
15:00		Report

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

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

23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Jamaica	0 - 5	United States	Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
12:30		Report

26 April 2017 (2017-04-26) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	El Salvador	1 - 3	Jamaica	Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
15:00		Report

29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Mexico	5 - 1	Jamaica	Estadio Maracaná, Panama City
15:30		Report

2018

2019

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Mexico	1 - 0	Jamaica	Bradenton
		Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1

3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Jamaica	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	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

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Jamaica	4 - 2	Cuba	Guatemala City
				Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Guadeloupe	2 - 1	Jamaica	Guatemala City
				Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

16 February 2023 (2023-02-16) 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Costa Rica	2 - 2	Jamaica	Guatemala City
				Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

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

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

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

[1] "Full speed ahead". 2 February 2023.

[2] "JFF names squad for Under-17 World Cup qualifiers in Guatemala | Loop Jamaica".

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