National Premier League

National Premier League

Countries	Jamaica
Founded	1973
Number of teams	12
Levels on pyramid	1
Relegation to	KSAFA Super League South Central Confederation Super League Eastern Confederation Super League Western Confederation Super League
Domestic cup(s)	JFF Champions Cup
International cup(s)	CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League
Current champions	Tivoli Gardens F.C. (2010–11)
Most championships	Santos F.C. (5 times)
Website	http://www.plcajamaica.com
Current season

For other uses, see National League (disambiguation) and Premier League (disambiguation).

The National Premier League, also known as the Jamaican National Premier League and, for sponsorship purposes, the Red Stripe Premier League, is the first division football league in the nation of Jamaica. Twelve teams currently compete in the league.^[1]

The competition is divided in three stages in which every team plays another once; after the third stage (i.e. after 33 games) the top six teams will be placed in one group and the bottom six in another. The top six teams will play against each other in the fourth round, with the top team being crowned champions. The bottom six teams will also only play against each other with no chance of winning the title. The bottom 2 are then relegated and 2 teams from a play-off of the 4 regional league winners are promoted.

The top two teams from the league qualify for the CFU Club Championship, and the bottom two are relegated at the end of the season. To date, the NPL has produced three Caribbean championships by Portmore United F.C. (2005) and Harbour View F.C. (2004 & 2007).

Member teams 2011/12

• Arnett Gardens F.C.
• Boys' Town F.C.
• Harbour View F.C.
• Highgate United (Promoted)
• Humble Lions F.C.
• Portmore United F.C.
• Reno F.C.
• Montego Bay United F.C. (Promoted)
• Sporting Central Academy
• Tivoli Gardens F.C. (Defending Champions)
• Village United F.C.
• Waterhouse F.C.

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Relegated in 2011/12

• St. George's SC
• Benfica

Member teams 2010/11

• Arnett Gardens F.C.
• Benfica F.C. (Promoted)
• Boys' Town F.C.
• Harbour View F.C. (Defending Champions)
• Humble Lions F.C.
• Portmore United F.C.
• Reno F.C. (Promoted)
• Sporting Central Academy
• St. George's SC
• Tivoli Gardens F.C. (2010-11 Champions)
• Village United F.C.
• Waterhouse F.C.

Relegated in 2010/11

• Benfica F.C.
• St. George's SC

Member teams 2009/10

• Arnett Gardens F.C.
• August Town F.C.(Promoted)
• Boys' Town F.C.
• Harbour View F.C. (2009/10 Champions)
• Humble Lions F.C.(Promoted)
• Portmore United F.C.
• Rivoli United F.C.
• Sporting Central Academy
• St. George's SC
• Tivoli Gardens F.C.(Defending Champions)
• Village United F.C.
• Waterhouse F.C.

Relegated in 2009/10

• August Town F.C.
• Rivoli United F.C.

Member teams 2008/09

• Arnett Gardens F.C.
• Boys' Town F.C.
• Harbour View F.C.
• Portmore United F.C. (Champions)
• Meadhaven United (Promoted)^[3]
• Reno F.C.
• Rivoli United F.C. (Promoted)^[4]
• Sporting Central Academy
• St. George's SC
• Tivoli Gardens F.C.
• Village United F.C.
• Waterhouse F.C.

Relegated in 2008/09

• Meadhaven United
• Reno F.C.

Champions

1973/74: Santos F.C. 1974/75: Santos F.C. 1975/76: Santos F.C. 1976/77: Santos F.C. 1977/78: Arnett Gardens F.C. 1978/79: abandoned 1979/80: Santos F.C. 1980/81: Cavaliers F.C. 1981/82: no competition 1982/83: Tivoli Gardens F.C. 1983/84: Boys' Town F.C. 1984/85: Jamaica Defence Force 1985/86: Boys' Town F.C.

1986/87: Seba United F.C. 1987/88: Wadadah F.C. 1988/89: Boys' Town F.C. 1989/90: Reno F.C. 1990/91: Reno F.C. 1991/92: Wadadah F.C. 1992/93: Hazard United F.C. 1993/94: Violet Kickers F.C. 1994/95: Reno F.C. 1995/96: Violet Kickers F.C. 1996/97: Seba United F.C. 1997/98: Waterhouse F.C. 1998/99: Tivoli Gardens F.C.

1999/00: Harbour View F.C. 2000/01: Arnett Gardens F.C. 2001/02: Arnett Gardens F.C. 2002/03: Hazard United F.C. 2003/04: Tivoli Gardens F.C. 2004/05: Portmore United F.C. 2005/06: Waterhouse F.C. 2006/07: Harbour View F.C. 2007/08: Portmore United F.C. 2008/09: Tivoli Gardens F.C. 2009/10: Harbour View F.C. 2010/11: Tivoli Gardens F.C.

Source: RSSSF

Top scorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2002/03	Roen Nelson	Hazard United F.C.	19
2003/04	Fabian Taylor	Harbour View F.C.	19
2006/07	Irvino English	Waterhouse F.C.	18
2007/08	Roen Nelson	Portmore United F.C.	16
2008/09	Devon Hodges	Rivoli United F.C.	25
2009/10	Devon Hodges	Rivoli United F.C.	18
2010/11	Kirk Ramsey	Arnett Gardens F.C.	17

Notable former players

Includes former national team players, league and cup championship winners

1960s Sydney 'Syd' Bartlett Allan 'Skill' Cole

1970s Trevor Harris Carl Brown Paul Davis Winston Buddle Winston "Tony" Anglin Lorne Donaldson

1980s Russell Latapy Hubert "Junior" Groves Altimont Butler

1990s Ricardo Gardner Andy Williams Theodore Whitmore Ian Goodison Peter Cargill Walter Boyd Onandi Lowe Horace Pitt Paul Davis Stephen Malcolm Gregory Messam Warren Barrett Hector Wright Paul Young Anthony Corbett Aaron Lawrence Anthony "Tuffy" Barnes

2000s Ricardo Fuller Jermaine Johnson Luton Shelton Claude Davis Damion Stewart Rudolph Austin Chris Dawes Sean Fraser Omar Daley Donovan Ricketts Fabian Taylor Jason Morrison Shavar Thomas Oneil Thompson Demar Phillips Walter "Black Pearl" Boyd

2010s Lovel Palmer Jermaine Taylor O'Brian Woodbine Jevaughn Watson Jermaine 'Tuffy' Anderson Keammar Daley

External links and References

• Official Website

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3. ^ Frater, Adrian (2008-06-05). "Meadhaven advance to NPL" (in e). Jamaica Gleaner. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080605/sports/sports1.html. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
4. ^ Walters, Ainsley (2008-06-09). "Rivoli hammer Wadadah 11-0 - St Catherine team march storm into NPL". Jamaica Gleaner. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080609/sports/sports1.html. Retrieved 2008-06-22.