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. 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.
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. The two teams promoted from the 2018-19 National Playoff were Vere United and Molynes United.
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.
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Scorer Team Goals1 Kemar Beckford Mount Pleasant 142 Kemal Malcolm Arnett Gardens 133 Cevone Marsh Cavalier 12 Colorado Murray Tivoli Gardens 12 Dean Andre Thomas Waterhouse 126 Cory Burke Portmore United 117 Thorn Simpson UWI 108 Keithy Simpson Waterhouse 99 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.
References
External links Premier League Jamaica