2010–11 National Premier League Explained

Competition:National Premier League
Season:2010–11
Winners:Tivoli Gardens
5th title
Relegated:St. George's
Benfica
Continentalcup1:CFU Club Championship
Matches:228
Total Goals:460
Biggest Home Win:Arnett Gardens 12-0 Benfica
Biggest Away Win:Benfica 0-7 Humble Lions
Highest Scoring:Arnett Gardens 12-0 Benfica
Prevseason:2009–10
Nextseason:2011–12

The 2010–11 National Premier League (also known as the 2010–11 Digicel Premier League) is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. The regular season began August 29, 2010 and will be completed May 1, 2011. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the final 5 games will be played amongst the top 6 and bottom 6; making it a total of 38 games each. Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their third Jamaican championship last season.

Tropical storm Nicole caused a number of games to be postponed.[1]

Teams

Rivoli United and August Town finished 11th and 12th at the end of last season and were relegated to lower leagues.

Taking their places in the league this season are Benfica and Reno, which were the best two clubs in last season's second level promotion playoffs.

Team Location Stadium Stadium Capacity Manager
Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex 1,500 Paul "Tegat" Davis
Benfica Drax Hall Football Field 2,000 Harold Thomas
Kingston, JamaicaKingston Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex 2,000 Andrew Price
Kingston, JamaicaKingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000 Donovan Hayles
Effortville Community Centre 1,000 Lenworth Hyde sr.
Ferdi Neita Sports Complex 2,000 Linval Dixon
Frome Sports Club 2,000 Wendell Downswell
Clarendon, JamaicaClarendon Brancourt Sports Ground, Clarendon Oval 2,000 Donovan Duckie
Lynch Park 2,000 Geoffrey Maxwell
Kingston, JamaicaKingston Railway Oval 3,000 Glendon "Admiral" Bailey
Elleston Wakeland Stadium 3,000 Norman Foster
Kingston, JamaicaKingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000 Baris Johnson

Regular stage

Results

Matches 23–33

Championship playoff

Standings

Relegation playoff

Standings

Top goalscorers

RankScorerTeamGoals
1 Kirk RamseyArnett Gardens17
2 Craig FosterReno15
3 Navion BoydTivoli Gardens11
Steven MorrisseyPortmore United11
5 Vincent EarleWaterhouse10
6 Francois SwabySporting Central9
7 Devon HodgesTivoli Gardens8
Jermaine AndersonWaterhouse8
9 Renae LloydBoys Town F.C.6
O'Brian WoodbineReno6
Updated to games played on 24 February 2011
Source: Soccerway

Promotion from Super Leagues

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

Results

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Walker. Howard. DPL matches postponed yet again. 4 October 2010. Jamaica Observer. 3 October 2010. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001106/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/DPL-matches-postponed-yet-again_8018995. dead.