2018–19 National Premier League

The 2018–19 National Premier League is the 45th season of the National Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season began on 16 September 2018 and will end on 29 April 2019.[1] Portmore United are the defending champions, having won their 6th title last season.

National Premier League
Season2018–19
ChampionsPortmore United
7th title
RelegatedMontego Bay United
Reno
Caribbean Club ChampionshipPortmore United
Waterhouse
Matches played198
Goals scored434 (2.19 per match)
Biggest home winWaterhouse 4-0 Harbour View
Cavalier 5-1 Montego Bay United
Tivoli Gardens 5-1 Harbour View
Biggest away winHarbour View 1-5 Waterhouse
Reno 0-4 Tivoli Gardens
Montego Bay United 1-5 Portmore United
Highest scoringHumble Lions 3-4 Dunbeholden
Reno 3-4 Portmore United
2019–20 →

Teams

Sandals South Coast FC and Boys' Town finished 11th and 12th in last season's competition and were relegated to their respective regional Super Leagues, the Western Super League and KSAFA Super League respectively.

At the end of last season, the champions of the four Super Leagues participated in a promotion playoff double round robin tournament. Dunbeholden F.C. and Mount Pleasant Football Academy finished 1st and 2nd after the playoff and were promoted to the National Premier League for this season.

Location of teams in the 2018–19 National Premier League
TeamLocationStadiumStadium CapacityManager
Arnett GardensKingstonAnthony Spaulding Sports Complex7,000 Jerome Waite
CavalierKingstonStadium East2,000 Rudolph Speid
DunbeholdenPortmoreTBD2,000 Michael Cohen
Harbour ViewKingstonHarbour View Mini Stadium7,000 Fabian Taylor
Humble LionsClarendonEffortville Community Centre1,000 Admiral Bailey
Montego Bay UnitedMontego BayMontego Bay Sports Complex, WesPow Park9,000
Mount Pleasant F.A.Runaway Bay, St. AnnDrax Hall Sports Complex, Drax Hall2,000 Donovan Duckie
Portmore UnitedPortmoreFerdie Neita Sports Complex3,000 Shavar Thomas
RenoSavanna-la-MarFrome Sports Club2,000 Wendell Downswell
Tivoli GardensKingstonRailway Oval3,000 Omar Edwards
UWIKingstonUWI Bowl2,000 Andrew Peart
WaterhouseKingstonWaterhouse Stadium5,000 Marcel Gayle

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portmore United 33 19 9 5 53 27 +26 66 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Waterhouse 33 17 11 5 47 24 +23 62
3 Mount Pleasant 33 17 9 7 32 19 +13 60 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Cavalier 33 14 12 7 38 24 +14 54
5 Arnett Gardens 33 13 9 11 39 33 +6 48
6 UWI 33 13 7 13 32 31 +1 46
7 Tivoli Gardens 33 11 6 16 36 42 −6 39
8 Humble Lions 33 9 11 13 36 38 −2 38
9 Harbour View 33 7 14 12 33 48 −15 35
10 Dunbeholden 33 8 9 16 33 42 −9 33
11 Montego Bay United (R) 33 7 9 17 31 55 −24 30 Relegated to Regional confederations
12 Reno (R) 33 4 12 17 24 51 −27 24
Source: Soccerway
(R) Relegated.

Results

Regular Home Games
Home \ Away ARN CAV DUN HAR HUM MBU MTP POR REN TIV UWI WAT
Arnett Gardens — 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–1
Cavalier 2–1 — 1–1 1–2 0–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0
Dunbeholden 1–3 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0
Harbour View 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–5
Humble Lions 2–1 2–0 3–4 2–0 — 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1
Montego Bay United 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–5 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–1
Mount Pleasant 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Portmore United 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 — 4–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 1–1 0–0
Reno 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 — 0–4 1–0 1–0
Tivoli Gardens 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 — 0–1 1–2
UWI 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 — 0–1[lower-alpha 2]
Waterhouse 1–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
  1. This match between Reno and Portmore United on 25 November 2018 was played at the Frome Sports Complex, which is Reno's home ground.[2]
  2. The match between UWI and Waterhouse on 4 November 2018 was abandoned in the 4th minute due to a waterlogged pitch. The match was resumed and finished on 15 November 2018.[3]

Additional Home Games
Home \ Away ARN CAV DUN HAR HUM MBU MTP POR REN TIV UWI WAT
Arnett Gardens — — 0–0 — 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 — — —
Cavalier 0–0 — 1–1 — — 2–1 — 2–1 0–0 — — —
Dunbeholden — — — — 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 —
Harbour View 0–0 0–2 1–1 — — — — — 1–1 — — 1–3
Humble Lions — 1–1 — 2–2 — 1–1 0–1 0–2 — — — 0–1
Montego Bay United — — — 3–3 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 2–0 0–3
Mount Pleasant — 0–0 — 2–1 — — — — — 2–1 2–0 2–0
Portmore United — — — 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 — — 2–0 1–2 —
Reno — — 0–3 — 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 2–3 2–4 — — 1–1 —
Tivoli Gardens 0–3 0–1 — 5–1 2–0 — — — 0–1 — — 2–4
UWI 3–1 0–1 — 0–1 2–1 — — — — 0–2 — 0–2
Waterhouse 1–0 0–1 2–1 — — — — 1–1 1–0 — — —
Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
  1. The match between Reno and Humble Lions on 20 March 2019 was awarded 0-3 due to Reno not showing up for the match.[4]

Playoffs

Bracket
  First Round     Semifinals     Final
                                   
      1 Portmore United 2 1 3  
  3 Mount Pleasant F.A. 2 1 3     3 Mount Pleasant F.A. 1 1 2    
  6 UWI 2 0 2         1 Portmore United 1
      2 Waterhouse 0
      2 Waterhouse 2 1 3    
  4 Cavalier 3 0 3     4 Cavalier 0 0 0  
  5 Arnett Gardens 0 0 0  

Results

Quarterfinals
UWI2 – 2Mount Pleasant F.A.
R. Reid  21'
R. Miller  67' (pen)		 S. McCalla  60'
F. Swaby  81' (pen)
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex
Mount Pleasant F.A.1 – 0UWI
F. Swaby  27' (pen)
Drax Hall Sports Complex

Mount Pleasant F.A. progresses 3-2 on aggregate.

Arnett Gardens0 – 3Cavalier
C. Marsh  15'
A. Marshall  77'
N. Hamilton  87'
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex
Referee: Oshane Nation
Cavalier0 – 0Arnett Gardens
Waterhouse Stadium
Referee: Odette Hamilton

Cavalier progresses 3-0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The winners of these ties will qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship.

Mount Pleasant F.A.1 – 2Portmore United
J. Fletcher  48'  43' J. East
R. Sharpe  90+2'
Referee: Daneon Parchment
Portmore United1 – 1Mount Pleasant F.A.
J. East  22'  90+2' S. McCalla
Referee: Oshane Nation

Portmore United progress 3-2 on aggregate.

Cavalier0 – 2Waterhouse
 34' K. Simpson
 40' T. Stewart
Referee: Odette Hamilton
Waterhouse1 – 0Cavalier
K. Daley  46'

Waterhouse progresses 3-0 on aggregate.

Third Place Game

Finals
Portmore United1 – 0Waterhouse
R. Morris  51'
Referee: Odette Hamilton

Top goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals
1 Tremaine StewartWaterhouse11
1 Fabian ReidArnett Gardens11
3 Colorado MurrayTivoli Gardens10
4 Rondee SmithPortmore United9
5 Alex MarshallCavalier8

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References
  1. Jamaica 2018/19, RSSSF.com
  2. "RENO VS. PORTMORE UNITED 3-4". Soccerway. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. "Jamaica 2018/19". RSSSF. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. "Jamaica 2018/19". RSSSF. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. http://www.premierleaguejamaica.com.jm/Goal%20Scores.html
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