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The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is the governing body of football in Jamaica. It was formed in 1910 and governs men's football since then and women's football since 1991. Between 1987 and 1991, women's football was governed by the Jamaican Women's Football Federation. The JFF joined CONCACAF and FIFA in 1962.
In 1952, the Caribbean All-Star team was formed with players from Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti, and Suriname. The team played four matches against Jamaica in Sabina Park. Jamaica won the second game 2–1 and the fourth 1–0, and the All-Stars won the first game 5–1 and the third 1–0. [6] Noted Jamaican players included Lindy Delapenha and Gillie ...
Pages in category "Sports governing bodies in Jamaica" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Jamaica Football Federation; I.
Independence Park is a sports and cultural complex [1] in Kingston, Jamaica built for the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. It houses a variety of sports facilities. A statue of Bob Marley marks the entrance to the site. [1] The main sports venue at the complex is the National Stadium.
The Jamaica National Premier League is the top-flight of football in Jamaica Below this, the clubs are separated on geographical grounds. Dependent on which parish a club is located in, it is a member of a specific confederation. Clubs from the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew are members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association ...
FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association - 211 members - founded in 1904, represents nations from around the world, and is the overall governing body of recognised international football.
In 1893, Jamaica's first football club, the Kingston Cricket Club, was formed. [4] In 1910, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) was formed and controlled all of the games. The first game was played on 22 March 1925, as the opener in a three game series against Haiti. Jamaica won the first game, 2 to 1, followed by victories of 3-0 and 1-0 in ...
In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook (Jamaica) was elected as new president [3] [4] and was re-elected in 2011. [5] After McCook died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from Haiti, treasurer of NACAC and president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), acted as interim president.