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F.C. Reno
Football Club Reno is a Jamaican football team based in Savanna-la-Mar, the capital of the parish of Westmoreland, in western Jamaica. Their home stadium is Frome Sports Club, which can hold a capacity of up to 2,000. The club was known as Reno FC until 2015, when the name was reworked to FC Reno. History Reno were Jamaican champions three times in the 1990s. After over 10 years in the NPL, they were relegated to the Western Super League in 2009, only to return in 2010 after a year in the second division. They were, however, relegated again in 2012. Achievements *Jamaica Premier League: 3 ::1990, 1991, 1995 * Western Confederation Super League: 1 ::2010 *JFF Champions Cup: 3 ::1995, 1996, 2014 Current squad Retired numbers 7 – Caple Donaldson, midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frome Sports Club
Frome Sports Club is a multi-use stadium in Frome near Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... matches. It serves as a home ground of Reno FC. The stadium holds 2,000 people. References Football venues in Jamaica Buildings and structures in Westmoreland Parish {{Jamaica-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savanna-la-Mar
Savanna-la-Mar (commonly known as Sav-la-Mar, or simply Sav) is the chief town and capital of Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. A coastal town, it contains an 18th-century fort constructed for colonial defence against pirates in the Caribbean. History Savanna-la-Mar was originally established as a settlement in Spanish Jamaica. In 1780, the town was completely destroyed by a powerful hurricane known as Savanna-la-Mar hurricane. It was rebuilt, as the port was important to the Atlantic slave trade as well as the sugar trade. After Great Britain abolished slavery in 1833 and before the abolition of slavery in the United States in 1865, officials of the Caribbean colonies would sometimes order the examination of slaves who were held captive on American ships that came to Britain's Caribbean ports. They were given the choice to stay in the colony and work to gain their freedom, or remain captive on the ship sailing to the United States. In the cases of the ''Enterprise'' at Bermuda ... [...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] |
Radford Malcolm
Radford may refer to: Places England *Radford, Coventry, West Midlands *Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire * Radford, Plymstock, Devon *Radford, Oxfordshire * Radford, Somerset *Radford, Worcestershire * Radford Cave in Devon *Radford Semele, Warwickshire United States *Radford, Alabama * Radford, Illinois *Radford, Virginia Elsewhere *Radford Island, an island in the Antarctic Ocean People * Radford (surname) * Radford family, a British reality TV family with many children * Radford Davis, an author of ninjutsu works *Radford Gamack (1897–1979) Australian politician * Radford M. Neal (born 1956) Canadian computer scientist Facilities and structures *Radford railway station, a former train station in Nottingham, England, UK *Radford railway station, Queensland, Australia *Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford, Virginia, USA *Radford College, Canberra, Australia; a coeducational day school *Radford University, Radford, Virginia, USA **Radford Baseball Stadium *Radford Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Downswell
Wendell Downswell (born 5 February 1958) the current Jamaica youth national team technical director as well as the technical director of Jamaica Playing career High school and college Downswell was born Savannah-la-Mar, Jamaica. He played for and attended St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Jamaica. He then completed his degree in Physical Education at G.C. Foster College in Spanish Town, Jamaica. He also pursuing a master's degree at the UWI, Mona. Professional Downswell played for Reno F.C. in the Jamaica National Premiere League as a winger. International From 1976, Downswell made several appearance for the Jamaica national football team. Coaching career Downswell has traveled extensively to the United States, Germany, Paraguay, Brazil and other countries to participate in numerous coaching certifications courses and programs. He is also currently the lead instructor for the JFF Coaching Program. St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) In 2007, he also joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 National Premier League
The 2018–19 Red Stripe Premier League was the 45th season of the National Premier League, the top division association football, football competition in Jamaica. The season began on 16 September 2018 and ended on 29 April 2019. Portmore United F.C., Portmore United were the defending champions, having won their 6th title 2017–18 National Premier League, the previous season. Teams Sandals South Coast F.C., Sandals South Coast FC and Boys' Town F.C., Boys' Town finished 11th and 12th in last season's competition and were relegated to their respective regional Super Leagues, the Western Super League and KSAFA Super League respectively. At the end of last season, the champions of the four Super Leagues participated in a promotion playoff double round robin tournament. Dunbeholden F.C. and Mount Pleasant Football Academy finished 1st and 2nd after the playoff and were promoted to the National Premier League for this season. Regular season Results Regular home games Add ... [...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] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmoreland, Jamaica
Westmoreland () is the westernmost Parishes of Jamaica, parish in Jamaica, on the south side of the island. It lies south of Hanover, Jamaica, Hanover, southwest of Saint James, Jamaica, Saint James, and northwest of Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, Saint Elizabeth, in the county of Cornwall, Jamaica, Cornwall. The chief town and capital is Savanna-la-Mar. Negril, a famous tourist destination, is also situated in the parish. History The earliest inhabitants of Westmoreland were the Arawak peoples, Arawak and Ciboney Indians. The Ciboney were first to arrive, from the coast of South America, around 500 BC. Known as "cave dwellers", they lived along the cliffs of Negril. The labyrinth of caves and passageways beneath what is now the Xtabi Hotel in Negril are one of the first known settlements of Ciboney Indians in Jamaica. Christopher Columbus stopped at what became Westmoreland on his second voyage when he landed in Jamaica. One of the first Spaniards, Spanish settlements was also buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Confederation Super League
The Captain's Bakery Western Confederation Super League is a third division football league in the nation of Jamaica. The twelve teams that currently compete in the league are based in the parishes of Hanover, St. James, Trelawny and Westmoreland. At the end of each season the winners qualify for the National Premier League Playoff along with the winners of the KSAFA Super League, South Central Confederation Super League and Eastern Confederation Super League. These four teams play each other, home and away, with the top two teams from this playoff being promoted to the Jamaica National Premier League. Member teams 2010/11 * Bamboo F.C. (Hanover) * Catherine Hall F.C. (Montego Bay, St James) * Exidus ( Trelawny) * Frome F.C. ( Westmoreland) * Granville F.C. (St James) *Mount Pelier F.C. (Montpelier, St James) *Petersfield ( Westmoreland) * Prosper F.C. (Hanover) * Seba United F.C. (Montego Bay, St James) * Tomorrow's People * Violet Kickers F.C. (Montego Bay, St James) * Wadad ... [...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] |
Caple Donaldson
Caple Donaldson (5 October 1966 – January 2008) was a Jamaican footballer who last played as a striker for Reno. Career Donaldson started his career with Jamaican side Reno Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, ..., helping them win 3 consecutive top flight titles, their only top flight titles. In 2009, Donaldson's number 7 jersey was retired after his death. References External links * Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers 1966 births 2008 deaths Men's association football forwards F.C. Reno players 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
