2019–20 National Premier League
Football league season
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The 2019–20 Red Stripe Premier League is the 46th season of the National Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season kicked off on 1 September 2019. On March 12, 2020, the season entered a lengthy suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the cancellation of several matches.[1] Three days later, the Jamaica Football Federation officially cancelled the season on 15 March 2020 as part of its effort to help contain the pandemic.[2]
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Season cancelled |
| Matches | 173 |
| Goals | 419 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kemar Beckford (14) |
| Biggest home win | 7 goals: Waterhouse 7–0 Harbor View |
| Biggest away win | 8 matches tied |
| Highest scoring | 3 matches tied, 7 goals |
← 2018–19 2021 → | |
Teams
Montego Bay United and Reno finished 11th and 12th, respectively, at the conclusion of the 2018–19 National Premier League season and were relegated to the Western Confederation Super League, their respective regional Super League.[3] The two teams promoted from the 2018-19 National Playoff were Vere United and Molynes United.[4]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnett Gardens | Kingston | Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 7,000 |  Jerome Waite |
| Cavalier | Kingston | Stadium East | 2,000 | Rudolph Speid |
| Dunbeholden | Portmore | Prison Oval | 2,000 | Michael Cohen |
| Harbour View | Kingston | Harbour View Mini Stadium | 7,000 | Fabian Taylor |
| Humble Lions | Clarendon | Effortville Community Centre | 1,000 | Admiral Bailey |
| Molynes United | Kingston | Jacisera Park | Calvert Fitzgerald | |
| Mount Pleasant F.A. | Runaway Bay, St. Ann | Drax Hall Sports Complex, Drax Hall | 2,000 | Donovan Duckie |
| Portmore United | Portmore | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 3,000 | Shavar Thomas |
| Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | Omar Edwards |
| UWI | Kingston | UWI Bowl | 2,000 | Andrew Peart |
| Vere United | Clarendon | Wembley Centre of Excellence | Howard Cephas | |
| Waterhouse | Kingston | Waterhouse Stadium | 5,000 | Marcel Gayle |
Regular season
The season completed 29 matches for most teams. When the JFF announced the suspension of play it was determined that no champion would be declared for any league and no teams would be promoted or relegated; the season was declared null and void.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterhouse | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 54 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
| 2 | Mount Pleasant | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 53 | |
| 3 | Portmore United | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 46 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 4 | Humble Lions | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 46 | |
| 5 | Tivoli Gardens | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 43 | |
| 6 | Dunbeholden | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 43 | |
| 7 | Arnett Gardens | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Cavalier | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 39 | |
| 9 | Harbour View | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 39 | |
| 10 | Molynes United | 29 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 11 | UWI | 29 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 18 | Relegated to Regional confederations |
| 12 | Vere United | 29 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 18 |
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kemar Beckford | Mount Pleasant | 14 |
| 2 | Kemal Malcolm | Arnett Gardens | 13 |
| 3 | Cevone Marsh | Cavalier | 12 |
| Colorado Murray | Tivoli Gardens | 12 | |
| Dean Andre Thomas | Waterhouse | 12 | |
| 6 | Cory Burke | Portmore United | 11 |
| 7 | Thorn Simpson | UWI | 10 |
| 8 | Keithy Simpson | Waterhouse | 9 |
| 9 | Cardel Benbow | Mount Pleasant | 7 |
| Davion Garrison | Tivoli Gardens | 7 | |
| Vishinuel Phillips Harris | Humble Lions | 7 | |
| Xhane Reid | Vere United | 7 | |
| Stephen Williams | Waterhouse | 7 | |
Goal totals reflect statistics up to suspension of 2019–20 season.[5]