2016–17 National Premier League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Goals scored | 165 |
| Top goalscorer |
 Shamar Nicholson, Dino Williams: 7 goals |
| Biggest home win |
UWI F.C. 4-0 Boys' Town October 27, 2016, Reno F.C. 4-0 Boys' Town November 6, 2016 |
| Biggest away win | Boys' Town 0-4 Tivoli Gardens November 27, 2016 |
| Highest scoring |
Maverley Hughenden 2-3 Jamalco September 25, 2016 Boys' Town 2-3 UWI F.C. November 20, 2016 |
| Longest winning run | Montego Bay United: 5 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | Montego Bay United: 5 games |
| Longest losing run | Jamalco: 6 games |
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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 at the start of the 2016-2017 season
| 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 | 1000 | Rayon Johnson |
| Maverley Hughenden | Kingston | Constant Spring Football Field | 3,000 | Lijyasu Simms |
| Montego Bay United | Montego Bay | Catherine Hall Stadium | 9,000 |  Slaviša Božičić |
| Portmore United | Kingston | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 3,000 | Linval Dixon |
| Reno F.C. | Savannah-la-mar | 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 [1] |
| Paul 'Tegat' Davis | Montego Bay United | End of caretaker spell | July 2016 | Slaviša Božičić |
| Marvin Tate | Waterhouse | head coach | November 2016 | Admiral Bailey [2] |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montego Bay United | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 28 | Semi-Finals |
| 2 | UWI | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 26 | |
| 3 | Tivoli Gardens | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 23 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Humble Lions | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Portmore United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 21 | |
| 6 | Arnett Gardens | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 19 | |
| 7 | Reno | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 | |
| 8 | Harbour View | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 15 | |
| 9 | Jamalco | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 13 | |
| 10 | Maverley Hughenden | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 13 | |
| 11 | Waterhouse | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 11 | Relegation to Regional confederations |
| 12 | Boys' Town | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 7 |
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top goalscorers
Updated as of November 28, 2016
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamar Nicholson | Boys' Town | 7 |
| 2 | Dino Williams | Montego Bay United | 7 |
| 3 | Rochane Smith | UWI F.C. | 6 |
| 4 | Jermaine Johnson | Tivoli Gardens | 5 |
| 5 | Elton Thpmpson | Tivoli Gardens | 5 |
| 6 | Anthony Greenland | UWI F.C. | 4 |
| 7 | Ranique Muir | Harbour View | 4 |
| 8 | Phillip Preddie | Maverley Hughenden | 4 |
| 9 | Rohan Richards | Jamalco | 4 |
| 10 | Nicholas Scott | Maverley Hughenden | 4 |