2010–11 National Premier League
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The 2010–11 National Premier League (also known as the 2010–11 Digicel Premier League) is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica
. The regular season began August 29, 2010 and will be completed May 1, 2011. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the final 5 games will be played amongst the top 6 and bottom 6; making it a total of 38 games each. Harbour View
were the defending champions, having won their third Jamaican championship last season.
Tropical storm Nicole caused a number of games to be postponed.
and August Town
finished 11th and 12th at the end of last season
and were relegated to lower leagues.
Taking their places in the league this season are Benfica
and Reno
, which were the best two clubs in last season's second level promotion playoffs.
Updated to games played on 24 February 2011
Source: Soccerway
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. The regular season began August 29, 2010 and will be completed May 1, 2011. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the final 5 games will be played amongst the top 6 and bottom 6; making it a total of 38 games each. Harbour View
Harbour View F.C.
Harbour View Football Club is a Jamaican football club that currently plays in the Digicel Premier League. Harbour View is nicknamed the "Stars of the East" or "Easters" and plays home games at Harbour View Stadium.-History:...
were the defending champions, having won their third Jamaican championship last season.
Tropical storm Nicole caused a number of games to be postponed.
Teams
Rivoli UnitedRivoli United F.C.
Rivoli United F.C. is a Jamaican football team who play in the South Central Confederation Super League.They are based in Spanish Town and their home stadium is the Prison Oval.-History:...
and August Town
August Town F.C.
The August Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.-History:The team has never won the National Premier League, in fact, the team was only promoted to the Jamaican National Premier League for the start of the 2006/2007 season,...
finished 11th and 12th at the end of last season
2009–10 National Premier League
The 2009-10 National Premier League was contested by 12 teams. The Championship was won by Harbour View F.C.. The season began September 6th, 2009 and ended on May 16th, 2010.-Format:...
and were relegated to lower leagues.
Taking their places in the league this season are Benfica
Benfica F.C.
Benfica F.C. is a football team based in Drax Hall, Jamaica.The team competes in the National Premier League, the highest competitive league in Jamaica.-History:...
and Reno
Reno F.C.
Reno Football Club is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League after earning promotion in 2010....
, which were the best two clubs in last season's second level promotion playoffs.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnett Gardens Arnett Gardens F.C. The Arnett Gardens Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.The team is based in the Arnett Gardens community of South Saint Andrew, Jamaica, and plays in the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex.... |
Kingston Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island... |
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 1,500 |  Paul "Tegat" Davis |
| Benfica Benfica F.C. Benfica F.C. is a football team based in Drax Hall, Jamaica.The team competes in the National Premier League, the highest competitive league in Jamaica.-History:... |
St. Ann | Drax Hall Football Field | 2,000 | |
| Boys' Town Boys' Town F.C. Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2000 spectators.-Achievements:*Jamaican National... |
Kingston | Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex | 2,000 | Andrew Price |
| Harbour View Harbour View F.C. Harbour View Football Club is a Jamaican football club that currently plays in the Digicel Premier League. Harbour View is nicknamed the "Stars of the East" or "Easters" and plays home games at Harbour View Stadium.-History:... |
Kingston | Harbour View Mini Stadium | 7,000 | Donovan Hayles |
| Humble Lions Humble Lions F.C. The Humble Lions F.C. is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.-History:Founded in 1974 as a team of Rastafarians, Humble Lions was promoted to the Jamaican National Premier League for the first time at the end of the 2008/2009 season, making their... |
Clarendon | Effortville Community Centre | 1,000 | Lennyworth Hyde |
| Portmore United Portmore United F.C. Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican football team who currently play in the Digicel Premier League. The team trains at G.C. Foster College and play home matches at the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex.-History:... |
Portmore | Ferdi Neita Sports Complex | 2,000 | Linval Dixon Linval Dixon Linval Dixon is a retired Jamaican football defender and currently head coach at Portmore United.-Club:... |
| Reno Reno F.C. Reno Football Club is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League after earning promotion in 2010.... |
Westmoreland | Frome Sports Club | 2,000 | Wendell Downswell Wendell Downswell Wendell Downswell the current Jamaica youth national team technical director as well as the technical director of Reno F.C..-High school and college:... |
| Sporting Central Academy Sporting Central Academy Sporting Central Academy is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League. It is based in Clarendon.Sporting Central clinched promotion to the top level in June 2007, under former managers Chris Dawes and Kevin Williams, and are the first team from... |
Clarendon | Brancourt Sports Ground, Carendon Oval | 2,000 | Donovan Duckie |
| St. George's St. George's SC St. George's Sports Club is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League. It is based in Buff Bay, Portland.... |
Portland | Lynch Park | 2,000 | Geoffrey Maxwell |
| Tivoli Gardens Tivoli Gardens F.C. Tivoli Gardens FC is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, currently in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is the Railway Oval.-Recent history:... |
Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | Glendon "Admiral" Bailey |
| Village United Village United F.C. Village United F.C. is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League. It is based in Falmouth.Their current home stadium is the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium, which can hold a capacity of up to 25,000... |
Trelawney | Elleston Wakeland Stadium | 3,000 | |
| Waterhouse Waterhouse F.C. The Waterhouse Football Club is a football team based in Kingston, that competes in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is Waterhouse Stadium.-History:The club was founded in 1968 and started with their home ground at Emmett Park... |
Kingston | Waterhouse Stadium | 5,000 |
League table
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Standings
Results
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk Ramsey |
Arnett Gardens Arnett Gardens F.C. The Arnett Gardens Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.The team is based in the Arnett Gardens community of South Saint Andrew, Jamaica, and plays in the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex.... |
17 |
| 2 | Craig Foster Craig Foster (Jamaican footballer) Craig Foster is a Jamaican footballer, who currently plays for Reno F.C..-Club career:In 2010, Foster became a regular for Reno F.C. in the DPL. As January 2011, he is one of the top 5 goalscorers in the 2010/2011 DPL season.... |
Reno Reno F.C. Reno Football Club is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League after earning promotion in 2010.... |
15 |
| 3 | Navion Boyd Navion Boyd Navion Boyd is a Jamaican professional football player who plays as a striker for Tivoli Gardens in the Jamaican National Premier League.-Tivoli Gardens:Boyd is a member of his club's senior team, after being promoted from the U21 team... |
Tivoli Gardens Tivoli Gardens F.C. Tivoli Gardens FC is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, currently in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is the Railway Oval.-Recent history:... |
11 |
| Steven Morrissey |
Portmore United Portmore United F.C. Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican football team who currently play in the Digicel Premier League. The team trains at G.C. Foster College and play home matches at the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex.-History:... |
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| 5 | Vincent Earle |
Waterhouse Waterhouse F.C. The Waterhouse Football Club is a football team based in Kingston, that competes in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is Waterhouse Stadium.-History:The club was founded in 1968 and started with their home ground at Emmett Park... |
10 |
| 6 | Francois Swaby |
Sporting Central Sporting Central Academy Sporting Central Academy is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League. It is based in Clarendon.Sporting Central clinched promotion to the top level in June 2007, under former managers Chris Dawes and Kevin Williams, and are the first team from... |
9 |
| 7 | Devon Hodges Devon Hodges Devon Hodges is a Jamaican professional football player who played as a striker for Rivoli United in the Jamaican National Premier League but is currently on loan to Sông Lam Nghệ An.- Rivoli United :... |
Tivoli Gardens Tivoli Gardens F.C. Tivoli Gardens FC is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, currently in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is the Railway Oval.-Recent history:... |
8 |
| Jermaine Anderson |
Waterhouse Waterhouse F.C. The Waterhouse Football Club is a football team based in Kingston, that competes in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is Waterhouse Stadium.-History:The club was founded in 1968 and started with their home ground at Emmett Park... |
8 | |
| 9 | Renae Lloyd |
Boys Town F.C. | 6 |
| O'Brian Woodbine O'Brian Woodbine O'Brian Woodbine is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for VPS Vaasa in the Finnish Premier League.- Jamaica :... |
Reno Reno F.C. Reno Football Club is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League after earning promotion in 2010.... |
6 | |
Updated to games played on 24 February 2011
Source: Soccerway
Promotion from Super Leagues
The winners of the 4 regional Super Leagues play-off in a home and home round robin series.- KSAFA Super LeagueKSAFA Super LeagueThe KSAFA Super League is a second division football league in the nation of Jamaica. The twelve teams that currently compete in the league are based in the parishes of St...
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- Seba UnitedSeba United F.C.Montego Bay United Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Montego Bay, which played in the Western Confederation Super League, when they were relegated from the Digicel Premier League for the first time in their storied history in season 2007-2008 having placed 11th. On June 1, 2011,...