Guam women's national football team

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

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Guam national football team.

Guam
Nickname(s)Masakåda
AssociationGuam Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachKim Sang-hoon[1]
CaptainAnjelica Perez
FIFA codeGUM
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (December 18, 2020)[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)

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

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of December 2020

PositionNameRef.
Head coach Kim Sang-hoon [11]
High Performance Manager Pavel Gubenko
Equipment Manager Thomas Castro
Media Officer Jill Espiritu

Manager history

As of December 2020

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Notes
Kim Sang-hoon[12] 2020–present 0 0 0 0 00.0%

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jena Cruz (1994-08-02) August 2, 1994 4 0 Unattached
12 1GK Angelyn Sobrevilla (2001-03-14) March 14, 2001 2 0 Bank of Guam Strykers
3 2DF Ariya Cruz (1999-01-09) January 9, 1999 2 0 University of Guam Tritons
4 2DF Celine Doronila (2002-07-07) July 7, 2002 3 0 Guam Shipyard
2 2DF Abigail San Gil (2002-07-12) July 12, 2002 2 0 Bank of Guam Strykers
13 2DF Riley Hoover (1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 6 1 Unattached
28 2DF Phoebe Minato (1988-06-25) June 25, 1988 3 0 Bank of Guam Strykers
41 2DF Harmony Yatar (1999-07-31) July 31, 1999 2 0 University of Guam Tritons
21 3MF Kaycee Hoover (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 5 2 Unattached
11 3MF Koharu Minato (1990-11-03) November 3, 1990 6 0 Bank of Guam Strykers
27 3MF Hannah Cruz (2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 2 0 Guam Shipyard
6 3MF Inyssa Perez (1994-07-22) July 22, 1994 8 2 Unattached
22 4FW Sarah Schiff (1986-02-17) February 17, 1986 4 0 San Diego SeaLions
15 4FW Yae Kawauchi (2000-01-24) January 24, 2000 3 0 Bank of Guam Strykers
9 4FW Jordyn Matthews (1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 2 0 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Cardinals
14 4FW Jenna Merrill (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 2 1 Unattached
7 4FW Colleen Naden (1999-06-10) June 10, 1999 7 1 University of Guam Tritons
76 4FW Isa Jacala Whalen (2000-04-23) April 23, 2000 2 0 Unattached

Recent call-ups
  • The following players have been called up to the Guam squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991
to 2019		Did not enter
2023To be determined
Total0/9————————
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup Finals record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1975 to
1995		Did not enter
1997Group stage3003032–32
1999Group stage4103231–29
2001Group stage4004134–33
2003Group stage4004215–13
2006Did not qualify———————
2008 to 2018Did not enter———————
2022To be determined———————
Total4/201510145112–107
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References
  1. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guam - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  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. "Guam Football Association | Hong Kong nip Guam 4-3 to win women's tourney". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. "RESULTS | EAFF East Asian Cup 2015 & EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2015 Preliminary Competition Round 1 in Guam | CONPETITIONS | EAFF : EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION". eaff.com. 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 June 5, 2020.
  12. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guam - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  13. "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Preliminary Round 1 Mongolia". EAFF : EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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