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Harbour View Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in
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that currently plays in the top flight Jamaica National Premier League. Harbour View is nicknamed the ''Stars of the East'' or ''Easters'' and play their home games at Harbour View Stadium.


History

Founded by Vin Blaine along with the Harbour View community in the 1960s, the professional club, Harbour View F.C., was officially established on March 4, 1974. Then, 25 years later, the club was officially incorporated as a
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and was the first
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football club to become incorporated. Harbour View F.C. has developed a reputation for being the first in Jamaica in many aspects. The ''Stars of the East'' became the first club to have an official website, and the first to build a world-class football stadium. Ricardo Gardner was the inaugural Jamaica National Premier League player to transfer to a major European league after joining the
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in 1998.THE HISTORY OF THE HARBOUR VIEW FOOTBALL CLUB (HVFC)
– KSAFA Club management is also setting the pace in bringing true professionalism to Jamaica's football landscape. In addition, at the beginning of the 2006 season, the club's equipment was sponsored by Adidas. The club generates revenue through sponsorships, match tickets, and other businesses such as stadium bars and
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Honours

;Domestic * Jamaica National Premier League ** Winners (5): 2000, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2022 * JFF Champions Cup ** Winners (4): 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002 ** Runners-up (2): 2003, 2005 ;International *
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** Winners (2): 2004, 2007


Team management

*Technical Director: Donovan Hayles *Asst Coach: Howard Straw *Goalkeeper Coach: Clive Wedderburn *Team Manager: Annmarie Massey *Asst Team Manager: Robert Lee *Physiotherapist: Karen Julius *Physical Trainer: Andrew Hines *Physical Trainer: Neville Mighton *Equipment Manager: Dwayne Blake *Asst Equipment: Jermaine Malcolm


International competition

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1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club ...
** First Round v. L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau—1:3, 2:0 (L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau advances 4:3 on penalties) * CFU Club Championship 2000 ** Group stage v. Violette AC—5:0 ** Group stage v. Paradise SC—1:0 ** Group stage v. Roots Alley Ballers—3:0 ** Championship Group v.
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—1:3 ** Championship Group v. Joe Public F.C.—1:1 ** Championship Group v.
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2:1 *
CFU Club Championship 2002 The 2002 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Group winners Arnett Gardens of Jamaica and W Connect ...
** Preliminary Round v.
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—0:3, 7:1 (Harbour View F.C. advances 10:1 on aggregate) ** Group stage v.
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** First Round v.
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—1:15, 15:0 (Harbour View F.C. advances 30:1 on aggregate) ** Semi-finals v.
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—4:6, 3:2 (Harbour View F.C. advances 9:6 on aggregate) ** Final v.
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—1:2, 1:2 (D.C. United advances 4:2 on aggregate) * CFU Club Championship 2006 ** Group stage v.
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—1:0 ** Group stage v.
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—5:0 ** Group stage v. SV Centro Social Deportivo Barber—2:0 ** Semi-finals v.
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—2:3 * CFU Club Championship 2007 ** Group stage v.
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—2:2 ** Group stage v.
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—0:0 (Harbour View F.C. advances 10:9 on penalties) ** Final v. Joe Public F.C.—2:1 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 ** Quarterfinals v.
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—1:1, 0:5 (D.C. United advances 6:1 on aggregate) *
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** Preliminary Round v.
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—0:3 (UNAM Pumas advances 3:0 on aggregate)


References


External links


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