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Guam women's national football team

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

Guam
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Masakåda
AssociationGuam Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachKimberly Sherman[1]
CaptainAriya Cruz
Top scorerPaige Surber (10)
FIFA codeGUM
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 97 Decrease 1 (June 12, 2025)[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)

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

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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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

2025

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25 June Friendly Cambodia  1–0  Guam Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7 Vipha 17' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
29 June Asian Cup qualifiers Guam  0–0  United Arab Emirates Việt Trì, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
2 July Asian Cup qualifiers Maldives  0–3  Guam Việt Trì, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
5 July Asian Cup qualifiers Vietnam  4–0  Guam Việt Trì, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 27 April 2023
Position Name
Head coach Guam Kimberly Sherman
Assistant coach Philippines Guam Ross Awa
England Michael Milner
Goalkeeper coach Netherlands Jeroen Bos
Team doctor Philippines Mikhaela Razon
Physiotherapist United States Kelsey Kuehn
Team manager Guam Vance Manibusan
High performance manager Russia Pavel Gubenko, Guam Ariya Cruz
Media officer Guam Ashley Marquez

Managerial history

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

Players

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See also: Category:Guam women's international footballers

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in June–July 2025.[11]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 5 July 2025.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Isabella Hara (2002-09-10) September 10, 2002 (age 22)
18 1GK Gabrielle Moser (2005-06-22) June 22, 2005 (age 20) Guam Bank of Guam Strykers
21 1GK Sierra Ruehl (2007-09-27) September 27, 2007 (age 17)
— 2DF Mariah Anaya (1999-10-10) October 10, 1999 (age 25)
— 2DF Rebecca Bartosh (2000-10-04) October 4, 2000 (age 24) Italy Rome City
— 2DF Maile Chargualaf
— 2DF Marlena Connelley
— 2DF Ariya Cruz
— 2DF Kalle Damian
— 2DF True Dydasco (1998-12-11) December 11, 1998 (age 26)
— 2DF Olivia Haddock
— 2DF Jaelyn Han
— 2DF Samantha Kenney (2004-01-18) January 18, 2004 (age 21) Guam Bank of Guam Strykers
— 2DF Cassandra Kido
— 2DF Melia Kukahiko
— 2DF Kaia Malakooti (2004-04-13) April 13, 2004 (age 21)
— 2DF Monica Marquez
— 2DF Jenna Merrill (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 33) Philippines Stallion Laguna
— 2DF Jenae Perez (2002-08-13) August 13, 2002 (age 22) United States Cal State Fullerton Titans
— 2DF Mihaela Perez (2002-08-13) August 13, 2002 (age 22)
— 2DF Hinengi San Nicolas
— 2DF Lexi Taitague (2006-02-02) February 2, 2006 (age 19)
— 2DF Kaia Villanueva (2007-06-15) June 15, 2007 (age 18) United States Troy Warriors

Recent call-ups

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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
The Guam Women's National team at media day ahead of their EAFF competition.

Records

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See also: Category:Guam women's international footballers

*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
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 to Sweden 1995 Did not exist
United States 1999 to Brazil 2027 Did not qualify
Total — — — — — — — —
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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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 to Australia 2026 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

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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
Japan 2022 Did not participate Not held
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 7 1 14 49 83

Pacific Games

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Pacific Games
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Fiji 2003 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 8 2 +6
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

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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 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  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 ready to face UAE in Asia Cup qualifiers". guamsportsnetwork.com. Guam Sports Network. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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