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2017–18 National Premier League

The 2017–18 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 44th edition of the competition. The regular season started on September 24, 2017.[1] Arnett Gardens are the defending champions, having won their 5th title last season.

National Premier League
Season2017–18
ChampionsPortmore United
6th title
RelegatedSandals South Coast
Boys' Town
Caribbean Club ChampionshipPortmore United
Waterhouse
Matches played198
Goals scored436 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorerJamaica Craig Foster
17 goals
Biggest home winArnett Gardens 5-0 Reno
Biggest away winWaterhouse 0-5 Portmore United
Sandals South Coast 0-5 Arnett Gardens
Highest scoringCavalier 3-4 Arnett Gardens

Teams edit

Maverley Hughenden and Jamalco finished 11th and 12th in last season's competition and were relegated to their respective regional Super Leagues, the KSAFA Super League and South Central Confederation 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. Cavalier and Sandals South Coast finished 1st and 2nd after the playoff and were promoted to the National Premier League for this season.

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Location of teams in the 2017–18 National Premier League
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
Cavalier Kingston Stadium East 2,000   Rudolph Speid
Harbour View Kingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000   Ricardo Gardner
Humble Lions Clarendon Effortville Community Centre 1,000  
Montego Bay United Montego Bay Montego Bay Sports Complex, WesPow Park 9,000   Tim Hankinson
Portmore United Portmore Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000   Shavar Thomas
Reno Westmoreland Parish Frome Sports Club 2,000   Wendell Downswell
Sandals South Coast Westmoreland Parish Frome Sports Club 2,000   Aaron Lawrence
Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000   Omar Edwards
UWI Kingston UWI Bowl 2,000   Marcel Gayle
Waterhouse Kingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000   Donavan Duckie

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portmore United (C) 33 20 6 7 62 25 +37 66 Qualification for Semi-Finals
2 Arnett Gardens 33 11 18 4 53 37 +16 51
3 Tivoli Gardens 33 14 8 11 37 28 +9 50 Qualification for Quarterfinals
4 Waterhouse 33 12 14 7 33 32 +1 50
5 Harbour View 33 14 7 12 28 22 +6 49
6 Cavalier 33 12 12 9 39 32 +7 48
7 UWI 33 13 9 11 41 37 +4 48
8 Humble Lions 33 11 13 9 39 30 +9 46
9 Montego Bay United 33 10 11 12 33 40 −7 41
10 Reno 33 9 12 12 25 37 −12 39
11 Sandals South Coast (R) 33 5 7 21 25 60 −35 22 Relegation to Regional confederations
12 Boys' Town (R) 33 4 9 20 24 59 −35 21
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2018. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Regular home games edit

Home \ Away ARN BOY CAV HAR HUM MBU POR REN SSC TIV UWI WAT
Arnett Gardens 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 5–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1
Boys' Town 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–4 1–2 1–2
Cavalier 2–2 4–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Harbour View 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0
Humble Lions 1–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–3 0–0
Montego Bay United 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0
Portmore United 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1
Reno 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0
Sandals South Coast 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–4 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–2
Tivoli Gardens 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
UWI F.C. 1–4 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1
Waterhouse 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–5 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional home games edit

Home \ Away ARN BOY CAV HAR HUM MBU POR REN SSC TIV UWI WAT
Arnett Gardens 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–1
Boys' Town 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–3
Cavalier 3–4 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1
Harbour View 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0
Humble Lions 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–0
Montego Bay United 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
Portmore United 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 5–1 0–1
Reno 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–4 0–0
Sandals South Coast 0–5 1–0 0–3 2–4 0–2
Tivoli Gardens 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 3–2
UWI F.C. 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 3–1
Waterhouse 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Portmore United 0 3 3
3 Tivoli Gardens 0 0 0 6 Cavalier 0 0 0
6 Cavalier 0 2 2 1 Portmore United 0 (4)
4 Waterhouse 0 (3)
2 Arnett Gardens 0 1 1
4 Waterhouse 1 2 3 4 Waterhouse 1 2 3
5 Harbour View 0 1 1

Results edit

Quarterfinals edit

Harbour View0 – 1Waterhouse
Soccerway   89' K. Simpson

Semifinals edit

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

Portmore United3 – 0Cavalier
J. East   5', 72'
J. Lynch   48'		 Soccerway

Finals edit

Portmore United0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Waterhouse
Soccerway
Penalties
4 – 3
Referee: Oshane Nation

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Scorer Team Goals
1   Craig Foster Humble Lions 17
2   Fabian Reid Arnett Gardens 16
3   Javon East Portmore United 12
-   Ryan Miller UWI FC 12
5   Kemar Beckford Waterhouse 11
-   Ricardo Morris Portmore United 11
7   Dino Williams Montego Bay United 10
8   Jeremie Lynch Portmore United 9
-   Chevone Marsh Cavalier 9
10   Colorado Murray Tivoli Gardens 8
-   Andre Moulton Tivoli Gardens 8

References edit

  1. ^ Jamaica 2017/18, RSSSF.com

External links edit

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