2015–16 National Premier League Explained

Competition:National Premier League
Season:2015–16
Winners:Montego Bay United
Relegated:Rivoli United
Cavalier
Continentalcup1:Caribbean Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Montego Bay United
Portmore United
League Topscorer: Dino Williams : 15 goals.
Biggest Home Win:Arnett Gardens 6-0 Reno F.C., February 14, 2016.
Biggest Away Win:Rivoli United 3-4 Boys' Town, October 4, 2015.
Highest Scoring:Waterhouse 4-4 Cavalier, December 20, 2015.
Longest Wins:Arnett Gardens

5 games.

Longest Unbeaten:Arnett Gardens

11 games.

Longest Losses:Rivoli United

4 games.

Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

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.

Changes from 2014–15

Teams

Team information at the start of the 2015-2016 season

Team Location Stadium Stadium Capacity Manager
7,000 Jerome Waite
2,000 Andrew Price
1,000 Rudolph Speid
7,000 Ludlow Bernard
1,000 Linval Wilson
9,000 Tim Hankinson
3,000 Linval Dixon
2,000 Wendell Downswell
1,500 Harold Thomas
3,000 Christopher Bender
2,000 Marcel Gayle
5,000 Calvert Fitzgerald

Managerial Changes

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

Playoffs

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

Semi-finals

Game One

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Game Two

Montego Bay United advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

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Portmore United advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Top goalscorers

Updated as of March 30, 2016

Rank Scorer Team Goals
1 16
2 15
3 12
4 Girvan Brown 12
5 Kemal Malcom 12
6 Rafiek Thomas 12
7 Javon East 10
8 Kenroy Howell 9
9 8
10 Anthony Grenland 8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick back at Waterhouse. 17 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Brazilian takes charge at Montego Bay United Loop News Jamaica . 2015-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127053446/http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/brazilian-takes-charge-montego-bay-united . 2015-11-27 . dead .
  3. Web site: Reynolds heads to Humble Lion. 20 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Waterhouse tell Young goodbye... Patrick returns to RSPL strugglers. 18 February 2016.