2013–14 National Premier League
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Montego Bay United |
| CFU Club Championship | Montego Bay United Waterhouse |
← 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 National Premier League (also known as the 2013–14 Red Stripe Premier League) is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 40th edition of the competition. The season will begin in September 15 and will be completed in May 2014. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the top eight teams will enter a knock-out playoff to decide the campions. Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their fourth Jamaican championship last season.[1]
Teams[]
Rivoli United and August Town FC were promoted following the RSPL Promotion playoffs. Reno FC and Savannah FC both from Westmoreland were relegated at the end of the 2012–2013 season.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnett Gardens | Kingston | 7,000 |  Calvin Lewis
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| Boys' Town | Kingston | 2,000 | Andrew Price
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| Harbour View | Kingston | Harbour View Mini Stadium | 7,000 |
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| Rivoli United | Spanish Town | Prison Oval | 1,500 |
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| Humble Lions | Clarendon | 1,000 | Lenworth Hyde Sr.
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| Montego Bay United | Montego Bay | 8,000 | Donovan Duckie
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| Portmore United | Portmore | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 2,000 |
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| August Town | Kingston | 2,000 |
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| Sporting Central Academy | Clarendon | 2,000 |
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| Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | Glendon "Admiral" Bailey
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| Cavalier | Kingston | 1,000 |
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| Waterhouse | Kingston | 5,000 |
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League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterhouse | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for 2015 CFU Club Championship |
| 2 | Harbour View | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 56 | |
| 3 | Montego Bay United (C) | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for 2015 CFU Club Championship |
| 4 | Arnett Gardens | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 52 | |
| 5 | Tivoli Gardens | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 45 | |
| 6 | Rivoli United | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Humble Lions | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Cavalier | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 40 | |
| 9 | Boys' Town | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 | Sporting Central Academy | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Portmore United | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 33 | Relegation to 2014-15 Jamaican Second Levels |
| 12 | August Town | 33 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 27 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Semifinals[]
First legs[]
| 7 May 2014 | Harbour View | 2 – 2 | Montego Bay United | showKingston |
| 8 May 2014 | Waterhouse | 3 – 3 | Arnett Gardens | Kingston |
Second legs[]
| 11 May 2014 | Montego Bay United | 1 – 0 | Harbour View | showMontego Bay |
Montego Bay United wins series 3–2 on aggregate
| 12 May 2014 | Arnett Gardens | 1 – 2 | Waterhouse | Kingston |
Waterhouse wins series 5–4 on aggregate
Finals[]
| 19 May 2014 | Waterhouse | 2 – 5 | Montego Bay United | showKingston |
| National Premier League champions: |
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| Montego Bay United 3rd title |
Top goalscorers[]
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Brown
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Harbour View F.C. | 18 |
| 2 | Devon Hodges
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Rivoli United F.C. | 17 |
| 3 |
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Sporting Central Academy | 14 |
| 4 |
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Cavalier F.C. | 12 |
| 5 | Dino Williams
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Montego Bay United F.C. | 11 |
| 6 | Newton Sterling
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Arnett Gardens F.C. | 10 |
| 7 |
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Humble Lions F.C. | 8 |
| Damarley Samuels
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Waterhouse F.C. | ||
| 9 | Rafiek Thomas
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Boys' Town F.C. | 7 |
| Roberto Fletcher
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Humble Lions F.C. | ||
| Kirk Ramsay
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Arnett Gardens F.C. | ||
| Hughan Gray
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Waterhouse F.C. |
Individual awards[]
Monthly awards[]
| Month | CHEC Player of the Month | CHEC Coach of the Month | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nat | Club | Link | Coach | Nat | Club | Link | |
| September 2013 | Raymond Williamson | JAM
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Rivoli United F.C. | 5G 0A | Harold Thomas | JAM
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Harbour View F.C. | [] |
| October 2013 | Raymond Williamson | JAM
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Rivoli United F.C. | 0G 0A | Harold Thomas | JAM
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Harbour View F.C. | [] |
| November 2013 | JAM
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JAM
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| December 2013 | JAM
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Portmore United F.C. | 3G 0A | JAM
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| January 2014 | Ricardo Morris | JAM
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Portmore United F.C. | 2G 0A | JAM
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| February 2014 | JAM
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August Town F.C. | 0G 0A | Anthony Patrick | JAM
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Waterhouse F.C. | [] | |
| March 2014 | JAM
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Humble Lions F.C. | 3G 0A | JAM
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| April 2014 | Richard McCallum | JAM
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Waterhouse F.C. | 0G 0A | Anthony Patrick | JAM
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Waterhouse F.C. | [] |
| May 2014 | JAM
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JAM
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Promotion from Super Leagues[]
The winners of the 4 regional Super Leagues play-off in a home and home round robin series.
- KSAFA Super League - TBD
- South Central Confederation Super League - TBD
- Eastern Confederation Super League - TBD
- Western Confederation Super League - TBD
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130914/sports/sports12.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2013-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=jam/nationalleague/topscorers.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2013-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
Categories:
- National Premier League seasons
- 2013–14 in Jamaican football
- 2013–14 in Caribbean football leagues