The , or ''The
Reggae Boyz'', is the national team of
Jamaica and is controlled by the
Jamaica Football Federation . After decades in
CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the
1998 World Cup , with a squad dubbed "The Reggae Boyz" by many journalists. Many of the most successful Jamaican players come from
England , whether Jamaican-born or qualifying through ancestry.
Jamaica won the ,
1998 , and
2005 , and finished second twice.
- 1930 to 1962 - ''Did not enter''
- 1966 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1970 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1974 - ''Withdrew''
- 1978 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1982 - ''Did not enter''
- 1986 - ''Withdrew''
- 1990 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1994 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2002 - ''Did not qualify''
- 2006 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1991 - Round 1
- 1993 - Third place shared
- 1996 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1998 - Fourth place
- 2000 - Round 1
- 2002 - ''Did not qualify''
- 2003 - Quarterfinals
- 2005 - Quarterfinals