The 2013–14 Red Stripe Premier League was the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It was the 40th edition of the competition. The season began on September 15 and ended in May 19. The teams played each other 3 times each, after which the top eight teams entered a knock-out playoff to decide the champions. Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their fourth Jamaican championship the previous season.[1]
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Montego Bay United |
| Caribbean Club Championship | Montego Bay United Waterhouse |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Teams edit
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 | Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 7,000 |  Calvin Lewis
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| Boys' Town | Kingston | Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex | 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 | Effortville Community Centre | 1,000 | Lenny Hyde
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| Montego Bay United | Montego Bay | Catherine Hall Stadium | 8,000 | Donovan Duckie
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| Portmore United | Portmore | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 2,000 |
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| August Town | Kingston | UWI Bowl | 2,000 |
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| Sporting Central Academy | Clarendon | Brancourt Sports Ground, Clarendon Park | 2,000 |
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| Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | Glendon "Admiral" Bailey
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| Cavalier | Kingston | Stadium East Field | 1,000 |
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| Waterhouse | Kingston | Waterhouse Stadium | 5,000 |
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League table edit
| 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) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Semifinals edit
First legs edit
| 7 May 2014 | Harbour View | 2 – 2 | Montego Bay United | Kingston |
| Stadium: Harbour View Stadium |
| 8 May 2014 | Waterhouse | 3 – 3 | Arnett Gardens | Kingston |
Second legs edit
| 11 May 2014 | Montego Bay United | 1 – 0 | Harbour View | Montego Bay |
| Dino Williams |
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 edit
| 19 May 2014 | Waterhouse | 2 – 5 | Montego Bay United | Kingston |
| Stadium: Independence Park, Kingston |
| National Premier League champions: |
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| Montego Bay United 3rd title |
Top goalscorers edit
| 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 | Francois Swaby
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Sporting Central Academy | 14 |
| 4 | Girvon Brown
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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 | Omando McLeod
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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 edit
Monthly awards edit
| 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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| December 2013 | Adoah Nickle | 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 | Devon Haughton | JAM
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August Town F.C. | 0G 0A | Anthony Patrick | JAM
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Waterhouse F.C. | [] |
| March 2014 | Omando McLeod | 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 Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine | Anthony Patrick | JAM
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Waterhouse F.C. | [] |
| May 2014 | JAM
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Promotion from Super Leagues edit
The winners of the 4 regional Super Leagues play-off in a home and home round robin series.
References edit
- ^ "Harbour View open title defence against Sporting - Sport - Jamaica Star - September 14, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ^ "Premier League Football". 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Jamaica Football Federation | 2013/14 Red Stripe Premier League - Jamaica Football Federation". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Jamaica Football Federation | 2013/14 Red Stripe Premier League - Jamaica Football Federation". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ^ "China Harbour 'Star Baller' Prize kicks off for 2013-14 - Jamaica Football Federation". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.