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2015–16 National Premier League

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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.

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

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

Managerial Changes

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


Game Two

Montego Bay United advanced 4–3 on aggregate.


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