2019–20 National Premier League

The 2019–20 Red Stripe Premier League is the 46th season of the National Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season kicked off on 1 September 2019. On March 12, 2020, the season entered a lengthy suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the cancellation of several matches.[1] Three days later, the Jamaica Football Federation officially cancelled the season on 15 March 2020 as part of its effort to help contain the pandemic.[2]

National Premier League
Season2019–20
ChampionsSeason cancelled
Matches played173
Goals scored419 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerKemar Beckford (14)
Biggest home win7 goals:
WAT 7–0 HAR
Biggest away win8 matches tied
Highest scoring3 matches tied, 7 goals
2021

Teams

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Montego Bay United and Reno finished 11th and 12th, respectively, at the conclusion of the 2018–19 National Premier League season and were relegated to the Western Confederation Super League, their respective regional Super League.[3] The two teams promoted from the 2018-19 National Playoff were Vere United and Molynes United.[4]

Team Location Stadium Stadium Capacity Manager
Arnett Gardens Kingston Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex 7,000   Jerome Waite
Cavalier Kingston Stadium East 2,000   Rudolph Speid
Dunbeholden Portmore Prison Oval 2,000   Michael Cohen
Harbour View Kingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000   Fabian Taylor
Humble Lions Clarendon Effortville Community Centre 1,000   Admiral Bailey
Molynes United Kingston Jacisera Park   Calvert Fitzgerald
Mount Pleasant F.A. Runaway Bay, St. Ann Drax Hall Sports Complex, Drax Hall 2,000   Donovan Duckie
Portmore United Portmore Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000   Shavar Thomas
Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000   Omar Edwards
UWI Kingston UWI Bowl 2,000   Andrew Peart
Vere United Clarendon Wembley Centre of Excellence   Howard Cephas
Waterhouse Kingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000   Marcel Gayle

Regular season

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The season completed 29 matches for most teams. When the JFF announced the suspension of play it was determined that no champion would be declared for any league and no teams would be promoted or relegated; the season was declared null and void.[2]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Waterhouse 29 15 5 9 50 27 +23 54 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Mount Pleasant 29 16 8 5 43 22 +21 53
3 Portmore United 28 14 10 4 38 28 +10 46 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Humble Lions 28 12 6 10 30 23 +7 46
5 Tivoli Gardens 29 12 10 7 39 34 +5 43
6 Dunbeholden 29 12 10 7 34 30 +4 43
7 Arnett Gardens 29 11 9 9 40 42 −2 42
8 Cavalier 29 10 10 9 41 33 +8 39
9 Harbour View 29 10 10 9 29 35 −6 39
10 Molynes United 29 8 16 5 30 47 −17 29
11 UWI 29 2 15 12 26 51 −25 18 Relegated to Regional confederations
12 Vere United 29 2 15 12 19 47 −28 18
Source: FlashScore

Results

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Scorer Team Goals
1   Kemar Beckford Mount Pleasant 14
2   Kemal Malcolm Arnett Gardens 13
3   Cevone Marsh Cavalier 12
  Colorado Murray Tivoli Gardens 12
  Dean Andre Thomas Waterhouse 12
6   Cory Burke Portmore United 11
7   Thorn Simpson UWI 10
8   Keithy Simpson Waterhouse 9
9   Cardel Benbow Mount Pleasant 7
  Davion Garrison Tivoli Gardens 7
  Vishinuel Phillips Harris Humble Lions 7
  Xhane Reid Vere United 7
  Stephen Williams Waterhouse 7

Goal totals reflect statistics up to suspension of 2019–20 season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "RSPL suspends games after Jamaica confirms second case of coronavirus". loopnews.com. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "JFF calls an end to football season". loopnews.com. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Montego Bay United's relegation confirmed after loss to Waterhouse". loopnews.com. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ Livingston Scott (10 June 2019). "Molynes, Vere promoted to RSPL". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Soccerway 2019-20 Premier League Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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