The 2016–17 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 43rd edition of the competition. It started on September 4, 2016. For this season the teams qualifying for the playoffs were increased from four to six teams. Teams ranked from one to two would get a bye to the semi-final round and teams ranked 3 and 6 will play a two leg tie along with teams ranked 4 and 5 for the quarterfinal stage. The two legged tie still remains for the semi-final stage.
Changes from 2015–2016 Maverley Hughenden and Jamalco were promoted from the Jamaican Major Leagues (second tier football). Rivoli United and Cavalier were relegated to the Jamaican Major Leagues (second tier football).
Teams Team information. Team Location Stadium Stadium Capacity Manager Arnett Gardens Kingston Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex 7,000 Jerome Waite Boys' Town Kingston Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex 2,000 Andrew Price Harbour View Kingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000 Ludlow Bernard Humble Lions Clarendon Effortville Community Centre 1,000 Donovan Duckie Jamalco Clarendon Wembley Centre of Excellence 1,000 Rayon Johnson Maverley Hughenden Kingston Constant Spring Football Field 3,000 Anthony Patrick Montego Bay United Montego Bay Montego Bay Sports Complex, WesPow Park 9,000 Dillon Thelwell (Interim) Portmore United Portmore Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000 Linval Dixon Reno F.C. Westmoreland Parish Frome 2,000 Wendell Downswell Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000 Omar Edwards UWI F.C. Kingston UWI Bowl 2,000 Marcel Gayle Waterhouse Kingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000 Admiral Bailey
Managerial Changes Manager Club Status Date Replacement Anthony Patrick (Interim) Waterhouse End of caretaker spell May 2016 Marvin Tate Paul 'Tegat' Davis Montego Bay United End of caretaker spell July 2016 Slaviša Božičić Marvin Tate Waterhouse Sacked November 2016 Admiral Bailey Lijyasu Simms Maverley Hughenden Sacked December 2016 Anthony Patrick Slaviša Božičić Montego Bay United Step Down December 2016 Dillon Thelwell (Interim)
League table
Playoffs
Bracket
Results
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers Updated as of March 4, 2017
Rank Scorer Team Goals 1 Jermaine Johnson Tivoli Gardens 16 2 Shamar Nicholson Boys' Town 11 3 Elton Thpmpson Tivoli Gardens 7 4 Dino Williams Montego Bay United 7 5 Afiba Chambers Reno 6 6 Rochane Smith UWI 6 7 Francis Swaby Humble Lions 6 8 Kemar Beckford Waterhouse 5 9 Anthony Greenland UWI 5 10 Lennox Russell Arnett Gardens 5
References
External links
National Premier League