2019–20 National Premier League

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National Premier League
Season2019–20
ChampionsSeason cancelled
PromotedN/A
RelegatedN/A
Matches played173
Goals scored419 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerKemar Beckford (14)
Biggest home win7 goals:
WAT 7–0 HAR
Biggest away win8 matches tied
Highest scoring3 matches tied, 7 goals
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The 2019–20 National Premier League is the 46th season of the National Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season kicked off on 1 September 2019. On March 12, 2020, the season entered a lengthy suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the cancellation of several matches.[1] Three days later, the Jamaica Football Federation officially cancelled the season on 15 March 2020 as part of its effort to help contain the pandemic.[2]

Teams[]

Montego Bay United and Reno finished 11th and 12th, respectively, at the conclusion of the 2018–19 National Premier League season and were relegated to the Western Confederation Super League, their respective regional Super League.[3] The two teams promoted from the 2018-19 National Playoff were Vere United and Molynes United.[4]

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Location of teams in the 2019–20 National Premier League
Team Location Stadium Stadium Capacity Manager
Arnett Gardens Kingston 7,000 Jamaica
Cavalier Kingston 2,000 Jamaica Rudolph Speid
Dunbeholden Portmore Prison Oval 2,000 Jamaica Michael Cohen
Harbour View Kingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000 Jamaica Fabian Taylor
Humble Lions Clarendon 1,000 Jamaica Admiral Bailey
Molynes United Kingston Jamaica
Mount Pleasant F.A. Runaway Bay, St. Ann , 2,000 Jamaica
Portmore United Portmore Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000 Jamaica Shavar Thomas
Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000 Jamaica Omar Edwards
UWI Kingston 2,000 Jamaica
Vere United Clarendon Jamaica
Waterhouse Kingston 5,000 Jamaica

Regular season[]

The season completed 29 matches for most teams. When the JFF announced the suspension of play it was determined that no champion would be declared for any league and no teams would be promoted or relegated; the season was declared null and void.[2]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Waterhouse 29 15 5 9 50 27 +23 54 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Mount Pleasant 29 16 8 5 43 22 +21 53
3 Portmore United 28 14 10 4 38 28 +10 46 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Humble Lions 28 12 6 10 30 23 +7 46
5 Tivoli Gardens 29 12 10 7 39 34 +5 43
6 Dunbeholden 29 12 10 7 34 30 +4 43
7 Arnett Gardens 29 11 9 9 40 42 −2 42
8 Cavalier 29 10 10 9 41 33 +8 39
9 Harbour View 29 10 10 9 29 35 −6 39
10 Molynes United 29 8 16 5 30 47 −17 29
11 UWI 29 2 15 12 26 51 −25 18 Relegated to Regional confederations
12 Vere United 29 2 15 12 19 47 −28 18
Source: FlashScore

Results[]

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Scorer Team Goals
1 Jamaica Mount Pleasant 14
2 Jamaica Kemal Malcolm Arnett Gardens 13
3 Jamaica Cavalier 12
Jamaica Colorado Murray Tivoli Gardens 12
Jamaica Waterhouse 12
6 Jamaica Cory Burke Portmore United 11
7 Jamaica Thorn Simpson UWI 10
8 Jamaica Keithy Simpson Waterhouse 9
9 Jamaica Cardel Benbow Mount Pleasant 7
Jamaica Tivoli Gardens 7
Jamaica Humble Lions 7
Jamaica Vere United 7
Jamaica Waterhouse 7

Goal totals reflect statistics up to suspension of 2019–20 season.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "RSPL suspends games after Jamaica confirms second case of coronavirus". loopnews.com. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "JFF calls an end to football season". loopnews.com. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Montego Bay United's relegation confirmed after loss to Waterhouse". loopnews.com. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ Livingston Scott (10 June 2019). "Molynes, Vere promoted to RSPL". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Soccerway 2019-20 Premier League Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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