Jamaica women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Reggae Girlz |
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| Association | Jamaica Football Federation |
| Head coach | Merron Gordon |
| FIFA code | JAM |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 64  1 (24 March 2017)
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| Highest | 64 (March 2017) |
| Lowest | 128 (November 2010) |
| First international | |
 Haiti 1–0 Jamaica  (Haiti; April 17, 1991) |
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| Biggest win | |
Jamaica 14–0 Saint Lucia  (Dominican Republic; June 20, 2014) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 11–1 Jamaica (Brazil; July 18, 2007)  United States 10–0 Jamaica (Canada; August 19, 1994) |
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| CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) |
| Best result | 4th place 2006 |
Jamaica women's national football team is nicknamed the 'Reggae Girlz'. 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 they 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 nearly a six-year hiatus. They finished second at the 2014 Women's Caribbean Cup losing 1–0 against Trinidad and Tobago in the final. The team is backed by ambassador Cedella Marley, the daughter of the late Bob Marley, she aids in raising awareness for the team and encourages development as well as providing for it financially.
On April 17, 1991 the team had their first international match against Haiti, which they lost 1–0.
In August 1994, the Reggae Girlz were defeated by the United States team with a final score of 10–0.
In 2002, the Reggae Girlz qualified for the Women’s Gold Cup, but lost all of their preliminary round games.
In 2006, the team qualified for the Women’s Gold Cup again and finished in fourth place.
In 2010, due to lack of funding, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) cut the senior women’s program as well as the women’s Olympic program. The team was then unable to participate in the qualifiers for the 2011 Women’s World Cup.
In 2011, due to inactivity for more than 3 years, Jamaica went unranked in the FIFA World Ranking.
In April 2014, Cedella Marley was named the team’s official ambassador and as such she helped the team with their fundraising efforts.
On 24 June 2014, the team launched the fundraising campaign "Strike Hard for the Reggae Girlz!" to raise $50,000 to pay for practices, travel expenses, housing, nutrition, and equipment for the preparation of the 2015 Women’s World Cup, which they hope to secure a qualifying spot for after playing in the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship.
In July 2014, it was announced that Jamaica was looking for players with Jamaican heritage in countries as far as the United Kingdom in order to improve their squad for the 2014 Women Caribbean Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.
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