2016–17 National Premier League
The 2016–17 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 43rd edition of the competition. It started on September 4, 2016. For this season the teams qualifying for the playoffs were increased from four to six teams. Teams ranked from one to two would get a bye to the semi-final round and teams ranked 3 and 6 will play a two leg tie along with teams ranked 4 and 5 for the quarterfinal stage. The two legged tie still remains for the semi-final stage.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 148 |
| Goals scored | 311 (2.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Jermaine Johnson: 16 goals |
| Biggest home win | UWI F.C. 4-0 Boys' Town October 27, 2016, Reno F.C. 4-0 Boys' Town November 6, 2016 |
| Biggest away win | Boys' Town 0-4 Tivoli Gardens November 27, 2016 |
| Highest scoring | Maverley Hughenden 2-3 Jamalco September 25, 2016 UWI F.C. 3-2 Arnett Gardens October 16, 2016 Boys' Town 2-3 UWI F.C. November 20, 2016 |
| Longest winning run | Montego Bay United: 5 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | Montego Bay United: 5 games |
| Longest losing run | Jamalco: 6 games |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Changes from 2015–2016
- Maverley Hughenden and Jamalco were promoted from the Jamaican Major Leagues (second tier football).
- Rivoli United and Cavalier were relegated to the Jamaican Major Leagues (second tier football).
Teams
Team information.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnett Gardens | Kingston | Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 7,000 | Jerome Waite |
| Boys' Town | Kingston | Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex | 2,000 | Andrew Price |
| Harbour View | Kingston | Harbour View Mini Stadium | 7,000 | Ludlow Bernard |
| Humble Lions | Clarendon | Effortville Community Centre | 1,000 | Donovan Duckie |
| Jamalco | Clarendon | Wembley Centre of Excellence | 1,000 | Rayon Johnson |
| Maverley Hughenden | Kingston | Constant Spring Football Field | 3,000 | Anthony Patrick |
| Montego Bay United | Montego Bay | Montego Bay Sports Complex, WesPow Park | 9,000 | Dillon Thelwell (Interim) |
| Portmore United | Portmore | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 3,000 | Linval Dixon |
| Reno F.C. | Westmoreland Parish | Frome | 2,000 | Wendell Downswell |
| Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | Omar Edwards |
| UWI F.C. | Kingston | UWI Bowl | 2,000 | Marcel Gayle |
| Waterhouse | Kingston | Waterhouse Stadium | 5,000 | Admiral Bailey |
Managerial Changes
| Manager | Club | Status | Date | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Patrick (Interim) | Waterhouse | End of caretaker spell | May 2016 | Marvin Tate [1] |
| Paul 'Tegat' Davis | Montego Bay United | End of caretaker spell | July 2016 |  Slaviša Božičić |
| Marvin Tate | Waterhouse | Sacked | November 2016 | Admiral Bailey [2] |
| Lijyasu Simms | Maverley Hughenden | Sacked | December 2016 | Anthony Patrick
|
| Slaviša Božičić | Montego Bay United | Step Down | December 2016 | Dillon Thelwell (Interim)
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humble Lions | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for Semi-Finals |
| 2 | UWI | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 59 | |
| 3 | Montego Bay United | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 56 | Qualification for Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Portmore United | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 55 | |
| 5 | Tivoli Gardens | 33 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 55 | |
| 6 | Arnett Gardens | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 46 | |
| 7 | Reno | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 39 | |
| 8 | Waterhouse | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Harbour View | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 36 | |
| 10 | Boys' Town | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 36 | |
| 11 | Maverley Hughenden | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 35 | Relegation to Regional confederations |
| 12 | Jamalco | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 30 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
| Tivoli Gardens | 1–1 | Portmore United |
|---|---|---|
Morris  85' |
Report | East 39' |
Referee: Odette Hamilton
| Portmore United | 2-1 | Tivoli Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| East 5' Grandison 40' |
Report | Pryce 23' |
Wembley Centre of Excellence, Hayes
Referee: Kevin Morrison
| Arnett Gardens | 1–1 | Montego Bay United |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson 74' |
Report | Kirlew 68' |
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
Referee: Karl Tyrell
| Montego Bay United | 1-2 | Arnett Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 63' |
Report | Reid 17' 76' |
Referee: Karl Tyrell
Semi-Finals
| Portmore United | 1–2 | UWI |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne 5' |
Report | G. Brown 23' P. Brown 69' |
Wembley Centre of Excellence, Hayes
| Arnett Gardens | 2 - 1 | Humble Lions |
|---|---|---|
| F. Reid 45' Harris 60' |
Report | K. Reid 62' |
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
| Humble Lions | 0 - 1 | Arnett Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| Report | F. Reid 72' |
Effortville Community Centre, May Pen
Final
| Portmore United F.C. | 1 - 2 | Arnett Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| Foster 2' |
Report | Anderson 55' Morgan 65' |
Top goalscorers
Updated as of March 4, 2017
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermaine Johnson | Tivoli Gardens | 16 |
| 2 | Shamar Nicholson | Boys' Town | 11 |
| 3 | Elton Thpmpson | Tivoli Gardens | 7 |
| 4 | Dino Williams | Montego Bay United | 7 |
| 5 | Afiba Chambers | Reno | 6 |
| 6 | Rochane Smith | UWI | 6 |
| 7 | Francis Swaby | Humble Lions | 6 |
| 8 | Kemar Beckford | Waterhouse | 5 |
| 9 | Anthony Greenland | UWI | 5 |
| 10 | Lennox Russell | Arnett Gardens | 5 |
References
- "Tate set to take charge at Waterhouse". 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016.
- "Waterhouse contract 'Admiral' Bailey as head coach". 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
- "Patrick heading to Maverley-Hughenden". 6 December 2016.
- "Serb Bozicic quits MBU". 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017.
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