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Boys' Town F.C.
Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican professional football club based in the community of Trenchtown, Trench Town in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston. The club currently competes in the KSAFA Super League, KSAFA Championship. The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2,000 spectators. It is said that Bob Marley was a fan of this club. History Boys' Town was founded as a Christian project in 1940 by Reverend Father Hugh Sherlock for the young people in Kingston's Trenchtown, Trench Town community. They have won the national league title on three occasions, the most recent in 1988. Recent seasons After finishing runners-up to Tivoli Gardens F.C., Tivoli Gardens in the 2010–11 season, they started the 2011–12 season on a low after fielding an ineligible player (Marvin Morgan, Jr.) in their first two matches and were deducted one point.
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Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit (landform), sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere. The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston Parish, Kingston and Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Saint Andrew were amalgamated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of 1923, to form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only consists of the old downtown and Port Royal. Kingston Parish had a population of 89,057, and St. Andrew Parish had a population of 573,369 in 2011 Kingston is only bordered by Sain ...
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Jamaica Premier League
The Jamaica Premier League (formerly the National Premier League), commonly abbreviated as JPL and officially known as the Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation as the top division for men's association football in Jamaica. Contested between 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the JFF Championship. Most games are played on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings ''(Monday Night Football)''. History The Jamaica Premier League was formed in 1973 to serve as the top tier of Jamaican professional club football. The league's inaugural season kicked off on September 22, 1973 as the ''Craven A National Club League Championships'', and finished with Santos as the first title winners. 14 clubs have been crowned champions of Jamaica. Portmore United is the most successful team with 7 top flight titles. The 2019–20 season was ruled null and void on March 12, 2020 due to COVID-19 p ...
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Football Clubs In Jamaica
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19t ...
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Boys' Town Cricket Club
Boys' Town Cricket Club is a cricket club based in the Trenchtown neighbourhood of Kingston, Jamaica. The club developed from the Boys' Town institution, a community organisation founded by Hugh Sherlock, a Methodist minister and writer of the Jamaican national anthem, to provide education and sporting opportunities for poor children. Boys' Town is considered a working class club that "drew talent that the middle-class clubs were not open to nurturing". The West Indian Test cricketer Collie Smith played for Boys' Town before his death in a motor vehicle accident in England in 1959. The next year, the West Indian Test captain Frank Worrell led Boys' Town to victory for the first time in the Senior Cup—the premier cricket championship in Jamaica. In 2003, the club won the Senior Cup for the first time since 1973. References See also *Boys' Town F.C. Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican professional football club based in the community of Trenchtown, Trench Town in Kin ...
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KSAFA Jackie Bell Knockout Competition
The Jackie Bell Knockout Competition is KSAFA's cup competition for clubs in Kingston and St. Andrew since the tournament's inception in 1987. Tivoli Gardens are the most recent champions. The competition was named in honor of the late Winthrop’s ‘Jackie’ Bell, a former Jamaican football manager. The competition was indefinitely suspended in 2019 season due to lack of sponsorship and opportunities on the calendar to sustain the competition. Most Championships Past Winners Source: *1987/88: Constant Spring *1988/89: ''Competition Abandoned'' *1989/90: Arnett Gardens *1990/91: Duhaney Park *1991/92: Arnett Gardens *1992/93: JDF *1993/94: Tivoli Gardens Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli (), is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Kla ... *1994/95: Arnett Gardens *1995/96: Harbour Vie ...
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JFF Champions Cup
The JFF Champions Cup, known since 2022 as the Lynk Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in Jamaica, Jamaican football (soccer), football. The modern tournament was established during the 1990–91 season and is contended between the 14 Jamaica Premier League clubs and 10 JFF National Tier II clubs. The current cup holders are Portmore United F.C., Portmore United having defeated Cavalier F.C., Cavalier 2–0 in the 2023 Lynk Cup Final. The title is Portmore United F.C., Portmore United's fifth overall win in the competition. Winners All-Island Knockout Championship * 1964: Cavalier F.C., Cavalier SC (Kingston) National Knockout Competition * 1972: Cavalier F.C., Cavalier SC (Kingston) * 1978: Cavalier F.C., Cavalier SC (Kingston) [shared; other winners unknown] JNBS Federation (FA) Cup *1990–91 : Olympic Gardens 1–0 Portmore United F.C., Hazard United *1991–92 : Seba United *1992–93 : Olympic Gardens *1993–94 : Harbour View F.C. ...
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2011–12 National Premier League
The 2011–12 Red Stripe Premier League was the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It was the 38th edition of the competition. The season began in August 2011 and was completed in May 2012. The teams played each other 3 times each then the final 5 games was played amongst the top 6 and bottom 6; making it a total of 38 games each. Tivoli Gardens were the defending champions, having won their fifth Jamaican championship the prior season. Teams St. George's and Benfica finished 11th and 12th at the end of last season and both were relegated to the Eastern Confederation Super League. Taking their places in the league this season are Highgate United, champions of the Eastern Confederation Super League, and Montego Bay United, champions of the Western Confederation Super League, which were the best two clubs in last season's second level promotion playoffs. League table Results Matches 1–22 Matches 23–33 Matches 34–38 Top six ...
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2010–11 National Premier League
The 2010–11 National Premier League (also known as the 2010–11 Digicel Premier League) is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. The regular season began August 29, 2010 and will be completed May 1, 2011. The teams will play each other 3 times each then the final 5 games will be played amongst the top 6 and bottom 6; making it a total of 38 games each. Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their third Jamaican championship last season. Tropical storm Nicole caused a number of games to be postponed. Teams Rivoli United and August Town finished 11th and 12th at the end of last season and were relegated to lower leagues. Taking their places in the league this season are Benfica and Reno, which were the best two clubs in last season's second level promotion playoffs. Regular stage League table Results Matches 1–22 Matches 23–33 Championship playoff Standings Relegation playoff Standings Top goalscorers Updated to game ...
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Marvin Morgan, Jr
Marvin may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography ;In the United States * Marvyn, Alabama, also spelled Marvin, an unincorporated community * Marvin, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Marvin, North Carolina, a village * Marvin, South Dakota, a town * Robley, Virginia, also known as Marvin * Lake Marvin, a lake in Georgia ;Elsewhere * Marvin Islands, Nunavut, Canada People and fictional characters * Marvin (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Marvin (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters * Marvin the Paranoid Android, character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' Arts and entertainment * ''Marvin the Album'', an album by the Australian group Frente! * Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!, children's rhyme book by Dr. Suess * "Marvin (Patches)", a song by Titãs * "Marvin", song by Marvin the Paranoid Android (1981) * ''Marvin'' (film), a 2017 French film * ''Marvin'' (comic), a newspaper comic strip Other uses * M ...
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and southeast of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory). With million people, Jamaica is the third most populous English-speaking world, Anglophone country in the Americas and the fourth most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston is the country's capital and largest city. The indigenous Taíno peoples of the island gradually came under Spanish Empire, Spanish rule after the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of Africans to Jamaica as slaves. The island remained a possession of Spain, under the name Colo ...
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Tivoli Gardens F
Tivoli may refer to: * Tivoli, Lazio, a town in Lazio, Italy, known for historic sites; the inspiration for other places named Tivoli Buildings * Tivoli (Baltimore, Maryland), a mansion built about 1855 * Tivoli Building (Cheyenne, Wyoming), a historic downtown building * Tivoli Hotel in Pirie Street, Adelaide, South Australia * Villa d'Este, a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, famous for gardens and fountains Entertainment venues ''For all venues with Theatre in the name, see'' Tivoli Theatre (other) Music * Tivoli (Utrecht), music venue in Utrecht, the Netherlands Sports * Hala Tivoli hall, a sporting hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia * New Tivoli, the stadium of Aachen's best-known football team, Alemannia Aachen, Germany * Old Tivoli, the former stadium of Aachen's best-known football team, Alemannia Aachen, Germany * Tivoli-Neu in Innsbruck, Austria * Tivoli (Innsbruck) in Innsbruck, Austria * Tivoli End, A stand at the Millmoor stadium in Rotherham, En ...
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Boys' Town FC
Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican professional football club based in the community of Trench Town in Kingston. The club currently competes in the KSAFA Championship. The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2,000 spectators. It is said that Bob Marley was a fan of this club. History Boys' Town was founded as a Christian project in 1940 by Reverend Father Hugh Sherlock for the young people in Kingston's Trench Town community. They have won the national league title on three occasions, the most recent in 1988. Recent seasons After finishing runners-up to Tivoli Gardens in the 2010–11 season, they started the 2011–12 season on a low after fielding an ineligible player ( Marvin Morgan, Jr.) in their first two matches and were deducted one point.
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