2015–16 National Premier League

The 2015–16 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 42nd edition of the competition. It started on September 6, 2015 and ended on May 17, 2016.

National Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsMontego Bay United
RelegatedRivoli United
Cavalier
Caribbean Club ChampionshipMontego Bay United
Portmore United
Top goalscorerJamaica Dino Williams : 15 goals.
Biggest home winArnett Gardens 6-0 Reno F.C., February 14, 2016.
Biggest away winRivoli United 3-4 Boys' Town, October 4, 2015.
Highest scoringWaterhouse 4-4 Cavalier, December 20, 2015.
Longest winning runArnett Gardens: 5 games.
Longest unbeaten runArnett Gardens: 11 games.
Longest losing runRivoli United: 4 games.

Changes from 2014–15

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Teams

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Team information at the start of the 2015-2016 season

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 Field 1,000   Rudolph Speid
Harbour View Kingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000   Ludlow Bernard
Humble Lions Clarendon Effortville Community Centre 1,000   Linval Wilson
Montego Bay United Montego Bay Catherine Hall Stadium 9,000   Tim Hankinson
Portmore United Kingston Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000   Linval Dixon
Reno F.C. Savannah-la-mar Frome 2,000   Wendell Downswell
Rivoli United Spanish Town Prison Oval 1,500   Harold Thomas
Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000   Christopher Bender
UWI F.C. Kingston UWI Bowl 2,000   Marcel Gayle
Waterhouse Kingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000   Calvert Fitzgerald

Managerial Changes

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Manager Club Status Date Replacement
  Calvert Fitzgerald Waterhouse Resigned October 14, 2015   Anthony Patrick (Interim) [1]
  Tim Hankinson Montego Bay United Resigned November, 2015   Leonardo Neiva [2]
  Linval Wilson Humble Lions November, 2015 Vassell Reynolds (Technical Director) [3]
  Anthony Patrick (Interim) Waterhouse December 10, 2015 Paul Young
  Leonardo Neiva Montego Bay United Unable to get work permit January 2016   Paul 'Tegat' Davis
  Christopher Bender Tivoli Gardens Sacked January 2016   Glendon 'Admiral' Bailey
  Paul young Waterhouse Mutual Consent February 17, 2016   Anthony Patrick [4]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portmore United 33 18 7 8 42 29 +13 61 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Arnett Gardens 33 18 6 9 49 29 +20 60
3 Montego Bay United 33 16 11 6 53 26 +27 59
4 Humble Lions 33 13 11 9 30 27 +3 50
5 UWI 33 13 10 10 39 41 −2 49
6 Harbour View 33 10 13 10 39 34 +5 43
7 Tivoli Gardens 33 12 7 14 39 40 −1 43
8 Boys' Town 33 10 8 15 35 52 −17 38
9 Waterhouse 33 8 10 15 32 40 −8 34
10 Reno 33 7 13 13 35 54 −19 34
11 Rivoli United 33 8 9 16 38 47 −9 33 Relegation to Regional confederations
12 Cavalier 33 8 9 16 24 36 −12 33
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

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The two finalists qualify for the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship. All times EST (UTC−5).

Bracket

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Semi-Finals Finals
        
1 Portmore United 1 3 4
4 Humble Lions 2 1 3
1 Portmore United 1
3 Montego Bay United 2
2 Arnett Gardens 1 2 3
3 Montego Bay United (a.e.t.) 2 2 4

Semi-finals

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Game One

Humble Lions2 – 1Portmore United
Cousins   59'
Swaby   67'
Ricketts   75'

Montego Bay United2 – 1Arnett Gardens
Gordon   23'
Rodney   43'
Martin   34'

Game Two

Arnett Gardens2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Montego Bay United
Malcolm   83' (pen.)
Harris   90+5'
Hilton   45+1'
Brown   113'

Montego Bay United advanced 4–3 on aggregate.


Portmore United3 – 1Humble Lions
Binns   8', 22' (pen.)
Stewart   76'
Wolfe   64'

Portmore United advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

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Top goalscorers

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Updated as of March 30, 2016

Rank Scorer Team Goals
1   Owayne Gordon Montego Bay United 16
2   Dino Williams Montego Bay United 15
3   Cory Burke Rivoli United 12
4   Girvan Brown UWI 12
5   Kemal Malcom Arnett Gardens 12
6   Rafiek Thomas Boys' Town 12
7   Javon East Portmore United 10
8   Kenroy Howell Waterhouse 9
9   Junior Flemmings Tivoli Gardens 8
10   Anthony Grenland UWI 8

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick back at Waterhouse". 17 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Brazilian takes charge at Montego Bay United | Loop News Jamaica". Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  3. ^ "Reynolds heads to Humble Lion". 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Waterhouse tell Young goodbye... Patrick returns to RSPL strugglers". 18 February 2016.
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