Dunbeholden Football Club is a Jamaican

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club based in the community of Dunbeholden in Portmore, Jamaica. The club competes in the

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since gaining promotion at the start of the 2018–19 season.

History

The club was founded in 1992 by Donovan Witter. Since its inception the club competed exclusively in the South Central Confederation regional leagues until gaining promotion to the

. Dunbeholden defeated

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4-0 in the 2017-18 Magnum/Charley's JB Promotion Playoffs to gain promotion to Jamaica’s premier football competition. After a hard start to the first season of premier league football, Dunbeholden dug deep to lift themselves out of the relegation zone and remain in the top flight. In the

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season Dumbeholden finished runners-up in their first ever JPL finals appearance to mark their best premier league finish to date. The runners-up result sealed Dunbeholden a spot in the inaugural

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. The kick-off to the

marked an historic occasion for Dumbeholden Football Club, it being the club’s first ever appearance in an international competition and the first time a CONCACAF Caribbean Cup kicked-off in Jamaica between two Jamaican clubs.

Supporters

The community of Dunbeholden is nestled off the south-eastern end of Salt Pond Road, a major thoroughfare that joins the cities of

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and Portmore. Because of its geographical location, the club boasts large fanbases in both St. Catherine cities. After securing promotion to the

for the 2018-19 season, the club decided to play their home games at

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in Spanish Town. With ambitions to bring football back to their community, the St. Catherine-based club broke ground on their home field in 2019 to improve the facility to meet required

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(JFF) standards.

Rivalries

Portmore Derby

Because of Dunbeholden’s rise in status as an established premier league team that regularly competes for playoffs positions and their close proximity to league giants

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, a local derby between the two clubs have developed. Dubbed the ''Portmore Derby'', the matchup is hotly contested and is regularly impactful on the end of season playoffs places.

Players

Current squad

Honors

Domestic

*Jamaica Premier League ** Runners-up (1):

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References

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