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Constant Spring F.C.
is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the third tier KSAFA Super League. The team is based in Constant Spring, St Andrew, which may be regarded as suburb of the capital Kingston. They play their home games at Constant Spring Sports Ground. The club was founded in the mid 20th century under the name "Golden Aces". The team last played in the Premier League in the 2005–06 season. Achievements *Jamaica Premier League ::*Runners-up(1): 1994–95 * National A League (Currently KSAFA Championship) ::*Champions(1): 1999–00 *KSAFA Major League ::*Champions(4): 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2017–18 * Jackie Bell Knockout Competition ::*Winners(2): 1987–88, 1999–00 ::*Runners-up(1): 2000–01 Year-by-year Rivalries The nearest clubs to Constant Spring are Shortwood United, Barbican and Stony Hill. Spring's fiercest rivalry is with Shortwood United, both clubs only being separated by roughly 1,000 yards. Spring have been the bigger of the two teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSAFA Super League
The KSAFA Championship (formerly KSAFA Super League), also known as the Wray & Nephew KSAFA Championship for sponsorship purposes, is a men's third division football league sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation. The league is contested between 12 clubs that are based in the parishes of St. Andrew and Kingston, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation whereas at the end of each season the two finalists are promoted to JFF National Tier II, and the lowest placed teams are relegated to KSAFA Major League. Competition format The league consists of a preliminary round consisting of 12 teams in a league table format, playing each other team twice, at home and away. At the end of the preliminary round, the top four teams advance to semifinals knock-out round. The winner will be allowed to participate in the JFF National Tier II competition should they wish to do so for a chance to earn promotion to the Jamaica Premier League. Clubs Member teams 2023–24 Sourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSAFA Major League
The KSAFA Major League, officially known as Wray & Nephew KSAFA Major League for sponsorship reasons, is a fourth-division football league in Jamaica. The twelve teams that compete in the league are based in the parishes of St. Andrew and Kingston. At the end of each season, the two finalists are promoted to the KSAFA Championship. The bottom two teams are relegated to the KSAFA Syd Bartlett League. Competition format The competition is composed of a preliminary round consisting of two zone, with 6 teams per zone. At the end of the preliminary round the top four teams from each zone will advance to the quarter-finals knock-out rounds. The winners and runners-up gain promotion to the KSAFA Championship, while the bottom placed team of each preliminary zones are relegated to the KSAFA Syd Bartlett League. Clubs Member teams 2023–24 Source: * Allman Woodford F.C. * August Town F.C. * Bull Bay F.C. * Cooreville Gardens F.C. * Duhaney Park F.C. * Maxfield Park F.C. * New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constant Spring
Constant Spring is a residential neighbourhood in the north of Kingston, Jamaica. Constant Spring plantation Constant Spring plantation was one of the Regimental Plantations. It was developed by Lt.-Colonel Henry Archibold during the military occupation following the English invasion of Jamaica. Commander William Brayne described it as "one of the best plantations in the island". Popular culture Constant Spring is referred to in a string of mid-1970s songs, Trinity's "Three Piece Suit", Lee Perry and Junior Dread's "Sufferer's Heights", and Althea and Donna's "Uptown Top Ranking "Uptown Top Ranking" is a song by Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, recorded when they were 17 and 18 years old respectively. Released in 1977, the song comprises the girls ad-libbing to deejay track "Three Piece Suit" by ...". References Neighbourhoods in Kingston, Jamaica Populated places in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica {{Settlements in Jamaica, state=collapsed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Saint Andrew () is a Parishes of Jamaica, parish, situated in the Ordinal directions, southeast of Jamaica in the county of Surrey County, Jamaica, Surrey. It lies north, west and east of Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, and stretches into the Blue Mountains (Jamaica), Blue Mountains. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 573,369, the highest of any of the parishes in Jamaica. George William Gordon (d. 1865), one of Jamaica's seven Order of National Hero (Jamaica), National Heroes, was born in this parish. It contains many attractions, historical sites, famous residents, and the country's financial capital. The parish has a rich musical tradition, with numerous well-known musicians and developing popular types of Jamaican music. The Studio One (record label), Studio One studio founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd is in Saint Andrew. Mavado (singer), Mavado, Sean Paul, Buju Banton, Elephant Man (musician), Elephant Man, The Mighty Diamonds, Monty Alexander, Beres Hammond, La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National A League
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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
