2014–15 National Premier League

The 2014–15 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 41st edition of the competition. It started on September 7, 2014 and ended on June 1, 2015.

National Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsArnett Gardens
RelegatedSporting Central Academy
Barbican
Caribbean Club ChampionshipArnett Gardens and Montego Bay United
Top goalscorerJamaica Craig Foster
Longest winning runArnett Gardens:10 games
Longest unbeaten runArnett Gardens:11 games.

Changes from 2013–14

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Teams

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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  
Rivoli United Spanish Town Prison Oval 1,500   Calvert Fitzgerald
Humble Lions Clarendon Effortville Community Centre 1,000   Lenworth Hyde Sr.
Montego Bay United Montego Bay Catherine Hall Stadium 8,000   Carlos Aitor García
Barbican Kingston UWI Bowl 2,000   Junior Francis
Reno F.C. Savannah-La-Mar Frome 2,000  
Sporting Central Academy Clarendon Brancourt Sports Ground, Clarendon Park 2,000  
Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000   Alvin Shaw
Cavalier Kingston Stadium East Field 1,000  
Waterhouse Kingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000   Anthony Patrick

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arnett Gardens (C) 33 21 6 6 60 36 +24 69 Qualification for 2016 CFU Club Championship
2 Waterhouse 33 18 6 9 56 28 +28 60
3 Montego Bay United 33 14 11 8 42 27 +15 53 Qualification for 2016 CFU Club Championship
4 Humble Lions 33 15 8 10 41 26 +15 53
5 Harbour View 33 14 7 12 42 41 +1 49
6 Tivoli Gardens 33 14 5 14 41 44 −3 47
7 Cavalier 33 12 7 14 30 32 −2 43
8 Boys' Town 33 12 7 14 37 47 −10 43
9 Rivoli United 33 10 8 15 39 47 −8 38
10 Reno F.C. 33 9 8 16 45 52 −7 35
11 Sporting Central Academy 33 9 7 17 33 51 −18 34 Relegation to 2015-16 Jamaican Confederation Leagues
12 Barbican 33 5 10 18 26 61 −35 25
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Playoffs

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First Legs

14 May 2015 (2015-05-14) Semifinal Arnett Gardens 1 – 1 Humble Lions Kingston
6:30pm Andre Clennon 3' Wolry Wolfe 41' (PG) Stadium: Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex
15 May 2015 (2015-05-15) Semifinal Waterhouse 1 – 3 Montego Bay United Kingston
9:00pm Leslie   90' Ottey   62'
Williams   72'
Carey   79'
Stadium: Waterhouse Stadium

Second Legs

17 May 2015 (2015-05-17) Semifinal Montego Bay United 5 – 1 Waterhouse Montego Bay
6:30pm Ottey   28'
Williams   32', 52'
St.Fleur   43'
O.Gordon   90'
Anderson   45' Stadium: Catherine Hall Stadium
18 May 2015 (2015-05-18) Semifinal Humble Lions 2 – 3 Arnett Gardens Clarendon
9:00pm Kemeel Wolfe 43'(PG)
Ricardo Cousins 49'
Vishinuel Harris 22'
Jabeur Johnson 45'
Marvin Morgan 82'
Stadium: Effortville Community Centre

Final

1 June 2015 (2015-06-01) Final Arnett Gardens 2 – 0 Montego Bay United Kingston
9:00pm Clennon   60'
Strickland
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Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 18, 000

Top goalscorers

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As of June 3, 2015[4]
Rank Scorer Team Goals
1   Craig Foster Reno 20
2   Jermaine Anderson Waterhouse 18
3   Rafiek Thomas Boys' Town 16
4   Cory Burke Rivoli United 11
  Ranique Muir Harbour View 11
  Franics Swaby Humble Lions 11
7   Kemar Beckford Rivoli United 10
  Leon Strickland Arnett Gardens 10
9   Dino Williams Montego Bay United 9
10   Girvan Brown Cavalier 8
  Allan Ottey Montego Bay United 8

References

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  1. ^ "Tables - Premier League - Jamaica - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  2. ^ Stamp, Marc (6 June 2015). "Seaga: Football is a great social remedy". Jamaica Gleaner. pp. B3.
  3. ^ Stamp, Marc (3 June 2015). "Arnett can rule for a long time, says Waite". Jamaica Gleaner. pp. B3.
  4. ^ "Jamaica Premier League". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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