Humble Lions Football Club is a
Jamaican professional
football
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club based in
May Pen
May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river (Jamaica's longest), and is a major market centre for the Parish. The population was 61,548 at the 2011 cens ...
, which plays in the
Jamaica Premier League, the top flight of
Jamaican Football.
Club name
Though their club crest calls them Humble Lions F.C, they are often referred to by the Singular Humble Lion F.C.
History
Founded in 1974 as a team of Rastafarians, Humble Lions F.C. was promoted to the
Jamaica Premier League for the first time at the end of the
2008–09 season, making their debut in Jamaica's major football top-flight.
They finished both of their first two seasons in the top tier just above the relegation zone but spent big in summer 2011 when looking for a promising start of the
2011–12 season.
Humble Lions F.C. has seen notable coaches such as Lenworth Hyde, Donovan Duckie, and Vassell Reynolds.
Their president is a Jamaican politician
Mike Henry.
Ground
The team is based in
Effortville, a part of
May Pen
May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river (Jamaica's longest), and is a major market centre for the Parish. The population was 61,548 at the 2011 cens ...
in central
Clarendon, with their home ground at the
Effortville Community Centre.
Players
Other players under contract
Honours
*South Central Confederation Super League
**Winners: 2009
References
Football clubs in Jamaica
Association football clubs established in 1974
1974 establishments in Jamaica
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