Guam women's national football team

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

Guam
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Masakåda
AssociationGuam Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachKristin Thompson[1]
CaptainAriya Cruz
Top scorerPaige Surber (10)
FIFA codeGUM
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 100 Increase 1 (June 14, 2024)[2]
Highest66 (July 2003, December 2003 – March 2004)
Lowest101 (March 2024)
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)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003)

History

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Guam took part in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji, finishing second.[3]

The team competes regularly in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. The team first played in the tournament's preliminary competition in 2007 against round winners South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong.[4]

Guam, officially nicknamed "Masakåda" (meaning "brave woman" in Chamorro), played in the preliminary round of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, losing to Northern Mariana Islands and Hong Kong.[5]

In the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup, Guam qualified to Preliminary round 2 after defeating Northern Mariana Islands 7–0 and Macau 11–0, Guam's biggest victory to date. 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, 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]

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

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Nicknames

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The Guam women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Masakåda".[5]

Home stadium

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

Results and fixtures

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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

2023

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v  Guam
2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR Macau  0–6  Guam Zhuhai, China
13:00 UTC+8Report
Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2
Referee: Park Se-jin (Korea Republic)
v  Guam
4 December 2023 (2023-12-04) 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR Chinese Taipei  3–0  Guam Zhuhai, China
13:00 UTC+8ReportStadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 1
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)

2024

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v  Lebanon
19 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Guam  3–4  Lebanon Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Khuloud Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
v  Guam
21 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Jordan  3–0  Guam Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3
ReportStadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Saad (Bahrain)
v  Guam
23 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Saudi Arabia  0–2  Guam Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3ReportAnaya 21', 42'Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)
v  Guam
6 April 2024 Friendly Northern Mariana Islands  0–3  Guam Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
20:00 UTC+10Stadium: NMI Training Center
v  Guam
7 April 2024 Friendly Northern Mariana Islands  2–2  Guam Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
17:00 UTC+10
Stadium: NMI Training Center

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 27 April 2023
PositionName
Head coach Kristin Thompson
Assistant coach Marnelli Dimzon
Assistant coach Michael Milner
Goalkeeper coach Chima Mbakwem
Team Doctor Dr. Luis Cruz
Physiotherapist Dr. Kelsey Kuehn
Physiotherapist Margaret Ha
Team Manager Sheena Newell
Assistant Team Manager Ghada Al Jurdi
High Performance Manager Pavel Gubenko
High Performance Ariya Cruz
Media Officer Jill Espiritu

Managerial history

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As of 24 April 2024
  • Noel Casilao (1996-1999)
  • Thomas Renfro (1999-2004)
  • Kim Sang-hoon (2004-2009)
  • Cheri Stewart (2010–2011)
  • Elias Merfalen (2012–2013)
  • Kim Sang-hoon (2014–2015)
  • Belinda Wilson (2016–2019)
  • Kim Sang-hoon (2020-2021)
  • Ross Awa (2021)
  • Sakiko Ogura (2021–2022)
  • Chyna Ramirez (interim) (2022)
  • Kristin Thompson (2023–present)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship on February 2024 .[11]

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

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
51GKYasmeen Lopez
11GKIsabella Hara (2002-09-10) September 10, 2002 (age 21)
181GKGabrielle Moser (2005-06-22) June 22, 2005 (age 18)00 Bank of Guam Strykers
211GKSierra Ruehl (2007-09-27) September 27, 2007 (age 16)

102DFMaile Chargualaf
162DFKalle Damian
42DFSamantha Kenney (2004-01-18) January 18, 2004 (age 20)20 Bank of Guam Strykers
72DFKaia Malakooti (2004-04-13) April 13, 2004 (age 20)
172DFAida-Rose Pedemonte
32DFMihaela Perez (2002-08-13) August 13, 2002 (age 21)
222DFSophia San Agustin (2004-09-22) September 22, 2004 (age 19)

83MFRebecca Bartosh (2000-10-04) October 4, 2000 (age 23) Roma CF
63MFTrue Dydasco (1998-12-11) December 11, 1998 (age 25)
113MFJenna Merrill (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 32)41 Unattached
93MFJenae Perez (2002-08-13) August 13, 2002 (age 21) Cal State Fullerton Titans
123MFInyssa Perez (1994-07-22) July 22, 1994 (age 29)102 Unattached
233MFAryanna Sanchez
203MFKaia Villanueva (2007-06-15) June 15, 2007 (age 17) Troy Warriors
23MFEmily Walton (2002-01-11)11 January 2002 (aged 22){{{caps}}}{{{goals}}}

154FWMariah Anaya (1999-10-10) October 10, 1999 (age 24)
144FWCamryn Cruz
134FWAnalea Meno (2006-07-05) July 5, 2006 (age 17)
194FWLexi Taitague (2006-02-02)2 February 2006 (aged 18)

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up

DFMariana Gomez (2007-11-02) November 2, 2007 (age 16)3 Polytechnic Panthers2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

MFSalora La Rosa (2005-01-23) January 23, 2005 (age 19) Whittier Poets2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

FWJada Han (2005-02-11) February 11, 2005 (age 19)2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
FWLexi Taigatue (2006-02-02) February 2, 2006 (age 18)2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Kelsey Kuehn2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PRE
The Guam Women’s National team at media day ahead of their EAFF competition.

Records

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

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup
YearResultPositionGPWD*LGFGAGD
1991 to 1995did not exist
1999 to 2023did not qualify
2027to be determined
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Asian Cup
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
1975 to 1995did not exist
1997Group stage3003032−32
1999Group stage4103231−29
2001Group stage4004134−33
2003Group stage4004215−13
2006did not qualify
2008 to 2018did not enter
2022did not qualify
Total4/191510145112−107
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

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EAFF E-1 ChampionshipPreliminary Round
YearResultPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
EAFF Women's Championship
2005did not enterdid not enter
2008did not qualify3003113
20104103521
EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
2013did not qualify210194
201552031822
EAFF E-1 Championship (women)
2017did not qualify52031122
2019311151
2022did not participateNot held
Total0/70000002271144983

Pacific Games

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Pacific Games
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
2003Runners-up632182+6
2007did not enter
2011Group stage302123−1
2015did not enter
2019
Total2/5
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

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References

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  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. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) – Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "EAFF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 Preliminary Competition -MATCH-". eaff.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ "Masakåda roster finalized, team ready to compete at WAFF tourney". guamfa.com. Guam Football Association. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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