Guam women's national football team

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Guam
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Masakåda
AssociationGuam Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coach[1]
Captain
FIFA codeGUM
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 97 Decrease 14 (December 10, 2021)[2]
Highest66 (July 2003, March 2004)
Lowest127 (March 2011)
First international
 Japan 21–0 Guam 
(Guangzhou, China; December 5, 1997)
Biggest win
 Guam 11–0 Macau 
(Harmon, Guam; July 22, 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 21–0 Guam 
(Guangzhou, China; December 5, 1997)

The Guam women's national football team is the female representative football team for Guam.

History[]

The Guam Women's National Football Team earned Guam's first-ever victory over a FIFA member nation after Guam Football Association obtained full FIFA member status in 1996. Taylor Dervish and Kelly Hogan Morphy scored in the 55th and 60th minutes in Guam's 2–0 win over Hong Kong on Nov. 11, 1999 at the AFC Women's Championship that year. Guam competed in Asia's flagship women's tournament in each edition from 1997 through to the 2006 edition. Guam was registered to play in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers; however, after being drawn into Group C in Palestine, the team pulled out of the competition, as did the Lebanon Women's National Team.

The team earned its highest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking in 2003 following its silver medal finish at the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji under Head Coach Tom Renfro.

Statistics/Results from the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji for the Guam Women's National Team:[3]

Overall record of 3–1–2 (W-L-D) in round robin play, losing the gold medal to Papua New Guinea (4–1–1)

Guam was the best team defensively, allowing the fewest goals in the tournament: 2

Guam, 1–0 over Fiji (Kristin Thompson scored in the 35th minute)

Guam, 0–0 draw with Tonga

Guam 1–1 draw with Tahiti (Michele (Presnell) Madantschi scored in the 29th minute)

Guam 5–0 over Kiribati (Rachelle Camacho scored in the 1st and 11th minutes, Tera Hannah scored in the 6th minute, Ana Hannah scored in the 47th minute, Aika Young scored in the 87th minute)

Guam 1–0 over Vanuatu (Rachelle Camacho scored in the 8th minute)

Guam lost its first and only match 1–0 against PNG; PNG scored in the 69th minute

The Guam Women's National Team competes regularly in the East Asian Football Federation flagship tournament, now called the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. The team first played in the tournament's preliminary competition in 2007 against round winners Korea Republic, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong.[4]

In 2012, under head coach Elias Merfalen (GUM), the Guam Women's National Team officially coined the nickname "Masakåda" which means "brave woman" in the local Chamorro language, ahead of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 1 in Guam played at the LeoPalace Resort Guam in July 2012. In the preliminary competition, Guam finished second behind Hong Kong. Down 0–3 at half time, Guam managed to level the match by the 72nd minute with two goals from captain Anjelica Perez and one from Paige Surber. Hong Kong later scored the game winner in the 76th minute to advance to the tournament Preliminary Competition Round 2.[5]

In 2014, under head coach Sang Hoon Kim (KOR), the Masakåda qualified for Round 2 of the EAFF tournament, first defeating the Northern Mariana Islands 7-0 and next, earning its biggest win to date against a FIFA member nation, an 11–0 shutout of Macau. Guam's Samantha Kaufman won Tournament MVP honors and teammate Paige Surber won the Tournament Golden Boot Award.[6]

In 2016, under head coach Mark Chargualaf (GUM), the Masakåda again qualified for Round 2 of the EAFF tournament, again with back-to-back 5–0 shutout wins over both the Northern Mariana Islands and Macau. Guam's Samantha Kaufman repeated as Tournament MVP, while also earning the Co-Golden Boot Award with teammate Paige Surber.[7]

The team later traveled to Hong Kong for Round 2 of the tournament under Head Coach Belinda Wilson (AUS). Wilson later was appointed Technical Director of Guam Football Association from 2017 to 2019.

Guam competed in the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Competition Round 1 and finished second to host country Mongolia, despite scoring the most goals and allowing the fewest goals in the tournament.[8]

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

The Guam women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Masakåda".

Home stadium[]

The team plays at the Guam National Football Stadium in Hagåtña.[9] It holds 1,000.[10]

Results and fixtures[]

See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021[]

18 October 2021 (2021-10-18) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group D United Arab Emirates  2–1  Guam Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
17:00 UTC+6
  • 38'
  • 81' (pen.)
 Report (AFC)
  • 28'
 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group D Guam  0–8  Myanmar Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
17:00 UTC+6 Report (AFC)
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group D Guam  0–3  Lebanon Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
17:00 UTC+6 Report (AFC)
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

As of 24 September 2021
Position Nationality Name Ref.
Head coach Guam Philippines Ross Awa [11]
Team Manager Guam Chyna Ramirez
Equipment Manager Guam Keleko Fejeran
High Performance Manager Russia Pavel Gubenko
Equipment Manager Guam Thomas Castro
Media Officer Guam Jill Espiritu

Managerial history[]

As of 24 September 2021
Nationality Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Notes
Guam Philippines [12] 2021–present 0 0 0 0 00.0%

Players[]

See also: Category:Guam women's international footballers

Current squad[]

The following players were called up to the squad for the () held in Kyrgyz Republic 14–24 October 2021.[13]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 12 September 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (2003-03-13) March 13, 2003 (age 18) 3 0 Guam
18 1GK (2004-04-01) April 1, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Guam Rovers FC
21 1GK (2005-06-22) June 22, 2005 (age 16) 0 0 Guam
4 2DF (captain) (1999-01-09) January 9, 1999 (age 23) 4 0 Guam
3 2DF (2001-04-16) April 16, 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Guam
2 2DF (2003-11-12) November 12, 2003 (age 18) 2 0 Guam Unattached
5 2DF (2004-01-18) January 18, 2004 (age 18) 2 0 Guam '
13 2DF (1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 (age 27) 3 0 Guam
12 2DF (2001-08-11) August 11, 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Guam
22 2DF (1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 (age 26) 0 0 Guam Unattached
10 3MF (2000-02-21) February 21, 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Guam Quality Distributors FC
17 3MF (2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Guam Guam Shipyard
8 3MF (1994-07-22) July 22, 1994 (age 27) 10 2 Guam Unattached
23 3MF (2002-01-10) January 10, 2002 (age 20) 3 0 Guam Guam Shipyard
6 3MF (2000-01-24) January 24, 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Guam Quality Distributors FC
16 3MF (2005-12-31) December 31, 2005 (age 16) 0 0 Guam
14 3MF Jenna Merrill (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 29) 4 1 Guam Unattached
7 4FW (vice-captain) (1999-06-10) June 10, 1999 (age 22) 4 0 Guam Guam Shipyard
11 4FW (2001-05-14) May 14, 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Guam Guam Shipyard
9 4FW (1996-01-20) January 20, 1996 (age 25) 2 0 Guam
15 4FW (1998-03-23) March 23, 1998 (age 23) 1 0 Guam Quality Distributors FC
19 4FW (1996-04-19) April 19, 1996 (age 25) 2 1 Guam Guam Shipyard
20 4FW (2001-07-31) July 31, 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Guam

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Records[]

See also: Category:Guam women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 1 November 2020.

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 to Sweden 1995 Did not exist
United States 1999 to China 2007 Did not qualify
Germany 2011 to France 2019 Did not qualify
Australia New Zealand 2023 Did not qualify
Total — — — — — — — —
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup[]

AFC Women's Asian Cup
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Hong Kong 1975 to Chinese Taipei 1995 Did not exist
China 1997 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 32 –32
Philippines 1999 Group stage 4 1 0 3 2 31 –29
Chinese Taipei 2001 Group stage 4 0 0 4 1 34 –33
Thailand 2003 Group stage 4 0 0 4 2 15 –13
Australia 2006 Did not qualify
Vietnam 2008 to Jordan 2018 Did not enter
India 2022 Did not qualify
Total 4/19 15 1 0 14 5 112 –107
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

EAFF E-1 Football Championship[]

EAFF E-1 Championship Preliminary Round
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
EAFF Women's Championship
South Korea 2005 Did not enter Did not enter
China 2008 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 13
Japan 2010 4 1 0 3 5 21
EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
South Korea 2013 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 9 4
China 2015 5 2 0 3 18 22
EAFF E-1 Championship (women)
Japan 2017 Did not qualify 5 2 0 3 11 22
South Korea 2019 3 1 1 1 5 1
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 7 1 14 49 83

Pacific Games[]

Pacific Games
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Fiji Runners-up * * * * * * *
Samoa 2007 Did not enter
New Caledonia 2011 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1
Papua New Guinea 2015 Did not enter
Samoa 2019
Total 2/5
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Guam Football Association | Matao, Masakada Head Coaches announced for October AFC tournaments". Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) - Tournament Details". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "EAFF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 Preliminary Competition -MATCH-". eaff.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong nip Guam 4-3 to win women's tourney". Guam Football Association. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "RESULTS | EAFF East Asian Cup 2015 & EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2015 Preliminary Competition Round 1 in Guam". eaff.com. East Asian Football Federation. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "EAFF E-1 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 ROUND 1 GUAM". EAFF : EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Preliminary Round 1 Mongolia". EAFF : EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Guam - Guam - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Women Soccerway". us.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña (Guam) - Data". worldfootball.net. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guam - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  12. ^ GuamFa.com. "Member Association - Guam - GuamFa.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "23 called up to Masakåda for return to AFC Women's Asian Cup". GFA. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

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