Jamaica

Jamaica Roster:

Number Name Number Name
GK   17  
3   18  
4   20  
6   21  
9   23  
10   31  
11   33  
13   45  
14   50  
16   51  

Manager: Norbert Radjpaul
Coach: Arthur Mikes
Trainer: Shelly Robinson            
Executive: Lloyd Matthew

Team Jamaica USA is the most successful team in the New York Caribbean Cup Soccer Tournament winning the coveted cup multiple times.

Tower Isle Patties and NuSpecies are proud supporters of Team Jamaica USA

Alittle about our Country:

Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean covering 4,244 square miles. Along with Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico form part of the Greater Antilles.

Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago the British renamed it Jamaica when they took charge of the island in 1655. Like many of the other islands in the Caribbean the island was most populated by Arawak Indians, but between the cruelty of Columbus and his Spanish friends and the horrors of slavery, the Arawak population became almost extinct.

Before Columbus the Arawaks called Jamaica, “Xaymaca”.

During the British occupation, unrest was the name of the game and following a series of rebellions the British government formally abolished slavery in 1833.

An attempt was made at a unification of the West Indies that saw Jamaica join the Federation of the West Indies in 1958. That didn’t last very long as Jamaica was granted full independence in 1962.

Through music the Jamaican culture has left an indelible impression on the world market. Today the distinct sound of Reggae/Dancehall music can be heard at all corners of the world. Thanks to artists like Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, Toots and the Maytals, Dennis Brown and many, many others, what started as Ska, then the slower Rock Steady beat finally evolved into Reggae/Dancehall as we know it today.

Sports, foremost track and field, football and netball to a lesser extent have further served to validate the Jamaica way. They became the first English speaking Caribbean island to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals in 1998 where the name “Reggae Boyz” became synonymous with Jamaica.

In track and field they have produced perennial champions at IAAF World Championships and in the Olympic games. Perhaps because of circumstances beyond their control the exploits of athletes like Ben Johnson, Donovan Bailey and Linford Christie made other countries proud but today there is no question who Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell Brown represent.

Capital: Kingston
Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
Official Language: English
Motto: Out of Many, One People
National Flower: The Lignum Vitae
National Bird: The Doctor Bird or Swallow tail Humming Bird

2015 Jamaica

Jamaica Roster:

Number Name Number Name
GK Devon Haughton 17 Javid Morris / Christopher Banner
3 Asrick Samuels 18 Romario Campbell
4 Andre Allen 20 O’Neil Thompson
6 Jermaine Christian 21 Daniel Shaw
9 Andre McFarlane 23 Rohan McDonald
10 Jermaine Hue 31 Garfield Gillespie
11 Denzil Watson 33 Daemion Benjamin
13 Alan Maragh 45 Carlos Wright
14 Zane Gouldbourne 50 Irvino English
16 Vincent Earle 51 Xavier Gillette

2014 Jamaica

2013

Team Jamaica Manager Norbert Radjpaul, is busy putting the final touches to his roster. He alluded to the fact that his present system is unfailable and will not make any new changes in preparation for this year’s tournament.

Team Jamaica, will be at full strength. “There are quite a few core players that will join us and the extra week will give the overseas players time to register” said the manager. (2011)