2016–17 National Premier League
Season | 2016–17 |
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Goals scored | 165 |
Top goalscorer |
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Biggest home win |
UWI F.C. 4-0 Boys' Town October 27, 2016, Reno F.C. 4-0 Boys' Town November 6, 2016 |
Biggest away win | Boys' Town 0-4 Tivoli Gardens November 27, 2016 |
Highest scoring |
Maverley Hughenden 2-3 Jamalco September 25, 2016 Boys' Town 2-3 UWI F.C. November 20, 2016 |
Longest winning run | Montego Bay United: 5 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Montego Bay United: 5 games |
Longest losing run | Jamalco: 6 games |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 43rd edition of the competition.It started on September 4, 2016. For this season the teams qualifying for the playoffs were increased from four to six teams. Teams ranked from one to two would get a bye to the semi-final round and teams ranked 3 and 6 will play a two leg tie along with teams ranked 4 and 5 for the quarterfinal stage. The two legged tie still remains for the semi-final stage.
Changes from 2015–2016
- Maverley Hughenden and Jamalco were promoted from the Jamaican Major Leagues (second tier football).
- Rivoli United and Cavalier were relegated to the Jamaican Major Leagues (second tier football).
Teams
Team information at the start of the 2016-2017 season
Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium Capacity | Manager |
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Arnett Gardens | Kingston | Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 7,000 | ![]() |
Boys' Town | Kingston | Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex | 2,000 | ![]() |
Harbour View | Kingston | Harbour View Mini Stadium | 7,000 | ![]() |
Humble Lions | Clarendon | Effortville Community Centre | 1,000 | ![]() |
Jamalco | Clarendon | Wembley Centre of Excellence | 1000 | ![]() |
Maverley Hughenden | Kingston | Constant Spring Football Field | 3,000 | ![]() |
Montego Bay United | Montego Bay | Catherine Hall Stadium | 9,000 | ![]() |
Portmore United | Kingston | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 3,000 | ![]() |
Reno F.C. | Savannah-la-mar | Frome | 2,000 | ![]() |
Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | ![]() |
UWI F.C. | Kingston | UWI Bowl | 2,000 | ![]() |
Waterhouse | Kingston | Waterhouse Stadium | 5,000 | ![]() |
Managerial Changes
Manager | Club | Status | Date | Replacement |
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![]() | Waterhouse | End of caretaker spell | May 2016 | ![]() |
![]() | Montego Bay United | End of caretaker spell | July 2016 | ![]() |
![]() | Waterhouse | head coach | November 2016 | ![]() |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Montego Bay United | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 28 | Semi-Finals |
2 | UWI | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 26 | |
3 | Tivoli Gardens | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 23 | Quarterfinals |
4 | Humble Lions | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 21 | |
5 | Portmore United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 21 | |
6 | Arnett Gardens | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 19 | |
7 | Reno | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 | |
8 | Harbour View | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 15 | |
9 | Jamalco | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 13 | |
10 | Maverley Hughenden | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 13 | |
11 | Waterhouse | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 11 | Relegation to Regional confederations |
12 | Boys' Town | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 7 |
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top goalscorers
Updated as of November 28, 2016
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Boys' Town | 7 |
2 | Dino Williams | Montego Bay United | 7 |
3 | ![]() | UWI F.C. | 6 |
4 | ![]() | Tivoli Gardens | 5 |
5 | ![]() | Tivoli Gardens | 5 |
6 | ![]() | UWI F.C. | 4 |
7 | ![]() | Harbour View | 4 |
8 | ![]() | Maverley Hughenden | 4 |
9 | ![]() | Jamalco | 4 |
10 | ![]() | Maverley Hughenden | 4 |