Jamaica national under-20 football team

The Jamaica national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team representing Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. The team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2001, and was second placed in the Pan American Games in 2007. It has also taken part in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship and the CFU U-20 Tournament.

Jamaica Under-20

Nickname(s)	The Reggae Boyz
Association	Jamaica Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
First colours Second colours

Qualification history

• 1999:
• 2001: Qualified for 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2003: Eliminated in CFU qualifying
• 2005: Eliminated 4th in Group B in CONCACAF Final round
• 2007: Eliminated 4th in Group 1 in CONCACAF Final round
• 2009: Eliminated 3rd in Group B in CONCACAF Final round
• 2011: Eliminated 3rd in Group A in CONCACAF Final round
• 2013: Eliminated in quarterfinals in CONCACAF Final round
• 2015: Eliminated 4th in Group A in CONCACAF Final round
• 2017: Eliminated in CFU First round
• 2019: Eliminated 2nd in Group B in CONCACAF Final round

Honors

• Pan American Games:
  • Runner-up (1): 2007

Schedule and results

The following is a list of matches played in the current U-20 cycle as well as any games scheduled to take place in the future.

International friendlies

17 December 2014	Paraguay	3–1	Jamaica	Venezuela
15:00

19 December 2014	Peru	5–1	Jamaica	Venezuela
15:00

21 December 2014	Venezuela	4–0	Jamaica	Venezuela
15:00

3 January 2015	Jamaica	2–1	Cuba	Kingston, Jamaica
17:00

5 January 2015	Jamaica	1–1	Cuba	Kingston, Jamaica
20:00

2015 CONCACAF U20 Championship Group Stage: Group A

9 January 2015	Jamaica	2–2	Trinidad and Tobago	Independence Park, Kingston
20:00		Report

11 January 2015	Jamaica	0–1	Guatemala	Independence Park, Kingston
20:00		Report

14 January 2015	Jamaica	0–2	Panama	Independence Park, Kingston
20:00		Report

18 January 2015	Jamaica	0–2	United States	Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay
20:00		Report

21 January 2015	Jamaica	0–0	Aruba	Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay
20:00		Report

2016 CFU first round: Group 4

Played June 15–19 in Dominican Republic.

15 June 2016

Jamaica

2–1

Dominica

15 June 2016

Jamaica

0–2

Saint Kitts and Nevis

19 June 2016

Dominican Republic

1–2

Jamaica

2018 CONCACAF Group Stage: Group B

2 November 2018	Jamaica	1 - 0	Grenada	IMG Soccer Stadium, Bradenton
19:30	Topey  87'	Report

4 November 2018	Nicaragua	0 - 3	Jamaica	IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton
12:45		Report	Rochester  45+3' Topey  75' Daley  90+1'

6 November 2018	Mexico	2 - 2	Jamaica	IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton
19:30		Report

8 November 2018	Jamaica	7 - 1	Aruba	IMG Academy Stadium, Bradenton
19:45		Report

10 November 2018	Saint Martin	0 -11	Jamaica	IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Bradenton
15:00		Report

Players and staff

2018 CONCACAF Final Round squad

Squad named for final round.[1]

Stats as of November 4, 2018 following match versus Nicaragua u20s.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Jeadine White	7 July 2000	2	0	Cavalier F.C.
2	DF	Kimani Gibbons	29 May 2000	1	0	Portmore United F.C.
3	DF	Trey Bennett	22 August 1999	1	0	UWI F.C.
4	MF	Jeremy Verley	9 August 2000	1	0
5	DF	Jamoi Topey	13 January 2000	2	2	Cavalier
6	DF	Damani Osei	21 October 2000	2	0
7	MF	Kaheem Parris	6 January 2000	0	0	Cavalier F.C.
8	FW	Leonardo Fogarthy	7 March 1999	2	0	Montego Bay United F.C.
9	FW	Nicque Daley	19 October 2000	2	1	Cavalier F.C.
10	MF	Tyreek Magee	27 August 1999	2	0	Harbour View F.C.
11	MF	Tevin Rochester	6 February 1999	1	1	Cavalier
12	DF	Maliek Howell	27 January 1999	2	0
13	GK	Tajay Griffiths	18 April 2000	0	0	Harbour View F.C.
14	DF	Javain Brown	9 March 1999	2	0	Harbour View F.C.
15	MF	Nathan Thomas	11 November 1999	2	0	Tivoli Gardens F.C.
16	DF	Casseam Priestley	2 December 2000	1	0	Harbour View F.C.
17	MF	Shandel Senior	28 February 1999	2	0	Fraziers Whip
18	MF	Ricardo Mcintosh	16 November 2000	2	0	Portmore United F.C.
19	MF	Leonardo Jibbison	14 January 1999	1	0	Humble Lions F.C.
20	GK	St Michael Edwards	6 January 1999	0	0	Cavalier F.C.

2016 player pool

These are the players called in training camp for the 2016 CFU First round, caps updated on January 1, 2016.[2][3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	George Brown		0	0	Waterhouse F.C.
	DF	Jahwahni Hinds		0	0	Calabar
	DF	Donovan Dawkins		0	0	Jamaica College
	MF	John Luca Levee	21 February 1997	4	0	GPS Elite
	MF	Siegel Knight		0	0	Clarendon College
	MF	Kevon Lambert		0	0	Glenmuir
	MF	Peter-Lee Vassell		0	0	Cornwall College
	MF	Joseph DeZart II		0	0	Philadelphia Union
	FW	Jourdaine Fletcher		0	0	Cornwall College
	FW	Deshane Beckford		0	0	Montego Bay United F.C.
	FW	Nathaniel Adamolekun	28 August 1998	0	0	Orlando City Academy
	FW	Rodave Murray		0	0	Waterhouse F.C.
	FW	Shamar Nicholson	16 March 1997	3	0	Boys' Town F.C.

2015 CONCACAF U20 final squad

This is the list for the 2015 CONCACAF U20 Championships, caps updated on January 11, 2014.[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Nicholas Nelson	4 September 1996	3	0	Georgia United
	GK	Dane Chambers	16 June 1995	3	0	Harbour View F.C.
	DF	Malcolm Stewart	14 April 1996	4	0	UNC Charlotte
	DF	Javaun Waugh	16 November 1995	6	0	Portmore United
	DF	Shaquille Dyer	10 August 1995	5	0	Arnett Gardens F.C.
	DF	Rennico Clarke	26 August 1995	6	0	Harbour View
	DF	Nicholas Garel	10 February 1995	8	10	Hope Pasture
	DF	Roberto Johnson	23 September 1995	4	0	Portmore United F.C.
	DF	Allando Brown	27 September 1996	3	0	Jamaica College
	DF	Joel Cunningham	21 August 1996	2	0	Wolmers Boys High School
	MF	I'Ishmale Currie	6 June 1996	2	0	Portmore United F.C.
	MF	Martin Davis	11 October 1996	3	0	Harbour View F.C.
	MF	John Luca Levee	21 February 1997	4	0	GPS Elite
	MF	Isamnia Cohen	21 September 1995	2	0	Manchester High School
	MF	Cardel Benbow	3 June 1995	4	0	Waterhouse F.C.
	FW	Shamar Nicholson	16 March 1997	3	0	Boys' Town F.C.
	FW	Junior Flemmings	16 January 1996	5	2	Tivoli Gardens F.C.
	FW	Khallil Stewart	19 January 1996	2	0	College of Charleston
	FW	Michael Seaton	1 May 1996	2	2	D.C. United
	FW	Daniel Roberts	30 May 1995	3	0	Rivoli United F.C.
	FW	Donja Smith	13 September 1995	3	2	St. Elizabeth Technical High School

2015 player pool

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	DF	Kyle Smith	May 1995 (age 25)	2	0	Harbour View
	MF	Ryan Miller	5 September 1996	3	2	Cavalier F.C.
	MF	Javon East	25 June 1995	1	0	Portmore United
	MF	Raffique Bryan	13 May 1996	1	0	Arnett Gardens F.C.

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Jerome Waite
• Asst. Coach: Altimont Butler

Former coaches

• 1999 Clovis DeOlivera
• 2001 Clovis DeOlivera
• 2003 Wendell Downswell
• 2005 Wendell Downswell
• 2007 Dr Dean Weatherly
• 2009 Donovan Duckie
• 2011 Walter Gama
• 2013 Wendell Downswell
• 2015 Theodore Whitmore

Notable former players

• Ryan Thompson
• Rudolph Austin
• Ricky Sappleton
• Ricardo Fuller
• Shavar Thomas
• Khari Stephenson
• Dane Richards
• Dever Orgill
• Dwayne Miller
• O'Brian White
• Luton Shelton
• Omar Daley
• Ricky Sappleton
• Kieron Bernard
• Akeem Priestley
• Onandi Lowe
• Jermaine Taylor

References

1. https://www.concacaf.com/en/article/final-20-player-rosters-announced-for-the-2018-concacaf-under-20-championship
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-05-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Jamaica Football: 28 players called for U-20 training camp". www.sportsmax.tv.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)