2013–14 National Premier League

The 2013–14 National Premier League (also known as the 2013–14 Red Stripe Premier League) is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 40th edition of the competition. The season will begin in September 15 and will be completed in May 2014. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the top eight teams will enter a knock-out playoff to decide the campions. Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their fourth Jamaican championship last season.[1]

National Premier League
Season2013–14
ChampionsMontego Bay United
CFU Club ChampionshipMontego Bay United
Waterhouse
← 2012–13

Teams

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.

TeamLocationStadiumStadium CapacityManager
Arnett GardensKingstonAnthony Spaulding Sports Complex7,000 Calvin Lewis
Boys' TownKingstonCollie Smith Drive Sporting Complex2,000 Andrew Price
Harbour ViewKingstonHarbour View Mini Stadium7,000
Rivoli UnitedSpanish TownPrison Oval1,500
Humble LionsClarendonEffortville Community Centre1,000 Lenworth Hyde Sr.
Montego Bay UnitedMontego BayCatherine Hall Stadium8,000 Donovan Duckie
Portmore UnitedPortmoreFerdie Neita Sports Complex2,000
August TownKingstonUWI Bowl2,000
Sporting Central AcademyClarendonBrancourt Sports Ground, Clarendon Park2,000
Tivoli GardensKingstonRailway Oval3,000 Glendon "Admiral" Bailey
CavalierKingstonStadium East Field1,000
WaterhouseKingstonWaterhouse Stadium5,000

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League table
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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Semifinals

First legs
7 May 2014 (2014-05-07) Harbour View 2 – 2 Montego Bay United Kingston
Stadium: Harbour View Stadium
8 May 2014 (2014-05-08) Waterhouse 3 – 3 Arnett Gardens Kingston

Second legs
11 May 2014 (2014-05-11) Montego Bay United 1 – 0 Harbour View Montego Bay
Dino Williams

Montego Bay United wins series 3–2 on aggregate

12 May 2014 (2014-05-12) Arnett Gardens 1 – 2 Waterhouse Kingston

Waterhouse wins series 5–4 on aggregate

Finals
19 May 2014 (2014-05-19) Waterhouse 2 – 5 Montego Bay United Kingston
Stadium: Independence Park, Kingston
 National Premier League champions: 
Montego Bay United
3rd title

Top goalscorers
Rank Scorer Team Goals
1 Brian Brown Harbour View F.C. 18
2 Devon Hodges Rivoli United F.C. 17
3 Francois Swaby Sporting Central Academy 14
4 Girvon Brown Cavalier F.C. 12
5 Dino Williams Montego Bay United F.C. 11
6 Newton Sterling Arnett Gardens F.C. 10
7 Omando McLeod Humble Lions F.C. 8
Damarley Samuels Waterhouse F.C.
9 Rafiek Thomas Boys' Town F.C. 7
Roberto Fletcher Humble Lions F.C.
Kirk Ramsay Arnett Gardens F.C.
Hughan Gray Waterhouse F.C.

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Individual awards

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Monthly awards
Month CHEC Player of the Month CHEC Coach of the Month
Player Nat Club Link Coach Nat Club Link
September 2013 Raymond Williamson  JAM Rivoli United F.C. 5G 0A Harold Thomas  JAM Harbour View F.C. []
October 2013 Raymond Williamson  JAM Rivoli United F.C. 0G 0A Harold Thomas  JAM Harbour View F.C. []
November 2013  JAM  JAM []
December 2013 Adoah Nickle  JAM Portmore United F.C. 3G 0A  JAM []
January 2014 Ricardo Morris  JAM Portmore United F.C. 2G 0A  JAM []
February 2014 Devon Haughton  JAM August Town F.C. 0G 0A Anthony Patrick  JAM Waterhouse F.C. []
March 2014 Omando McLeod  JAM Humble Lions F.C. 3G 0A  JAM []
April 2014 Richard McCallum  JAM Waterhouse F.C. 0G 0A Anthony Patrick  JAM Waterhouse F.C. []
May 2014  JAM  JAM []

Promotion from Super Leagues

The winners of the 4 regional Super Leagues play-off in a home and home round robin series.

References
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  2. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130914/sports/sports12.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2013-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=jam/nationalleague/topscorers.html
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2013-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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