Portmore United F.C.

Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican professional football team in the top flight Jamaica Premier League. With a record 7 league titles and 5 domestic cups, Portmore United is the most decorated Jamaica Premier League club and a powerhouse in Jamaican football.

Portmore United F.C.
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Full namePortmore United Football Club
Nickname(s)PMU
Founded1985 (as Hazard United)
2003 (as Portmore United F.C.)
GroundPrison Oval
Spanish Town, Jamaica
Capacity2,000
ChairmanPeter Baker
CoachPhilip Williams
LeagueJamaica Premier League
2022–23Regular season: 8th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Lynk Cup: Champions

The team plays its home matches at the Ferdie Nieta Park.

History

Hazard United

The club was formed as Hazard United and has been around for more than 20 years. They started out in the Clarendon League in Division 2, then played two years in Division 1 when they qualified for Craven A Premier League. They have been in Jamaica National Premier League ever since. Hazard United were based in May Pen and won two league titles (1993 and 2003).[1]

Move to Portmore and rebranding as Portmore United

Portmore United was founded in the late 20th century in Hazard as Hazard United. In the early 21st century, the club moved to Clarendon and renamed itself to honor its Clarendon home. JFF regulations stipulated that each club have stands with seating capacity of at least 1,500 persons, which Clarendon did not have. In order to honor this requirement, the team subsequently moved to St. Catherine and began to use the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex. Initially, Clarendon and the St. Catherine football club agreed to share the same stadium. However, in 2002, St. Catherine suggested Clarendon change its affiliation to become a St. Catherine team. However, due to an anaemic growth rate in support due to a club name which was not locally identifiable, Clarendon instead chose to move to Portmore and rebrand itself as Portmore United. [2] The club has won four (4) Premier League titles since it relocated to the Portmore community.

The club also has teams in youth divisions, including Under 20, Under 17, Under 15, and Under 13. A number of players from these teams have been capped with their respective Jamaica national teams.

In October 2008, Portmore were stunned as technical director Donovan Duckie quit the club for personal reasons. Duckie had only recently succeeded Horace Reid in August 2008 after Portmore won the league title.[3] The team’s current management staff includes Andre Waugh as technical director and joint head coaches Philip Williams, Rodolph Austin and Kevin Deerr.

Modern Era

Portmore United defeated Cavalier 2-0 in the inaugural 2023 Lynk Cup all-island knockout final to claim the first ever Lynk Cup trophy.[4] Adding to the team existing 4 JFF Champions Cup titles, Portmore United is now a record setting 5x all-island knockout champions.

Honours

National[5]

International

Doubles

Current squad

2023/24 season[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Jamaica JAM Tyrone Williams
2 FW Saint Lucia LCA Jevick MacFarlane
4 DF Jamaica JAM Steven Young
5 MF Saint Lucia LCA Lester Joseph
6 DF Jamaica JAM Emelio Rosseau
7 MF Jamaica JAM Seigle Knight
8 CB Jamaica JAM Kenai Clarke
10 MF Jamaica JAM Geo Headley
11 FW Jamaica JAM Alex Marshall
13 GK Jamaica JAM Benjamin Williams
15 GK Jamaica JAM Daveigh Payton
16 DF Jamaica JAM Akeem Mullings
17 DF Jamaica JAM Rodolph Austin
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Jamaica JAM Dashawn Plunkett
19 DF Saint Lucia LCA Alvinus Myers
20 MF Jamaica JAM Jahein Rose
21 MF Jamaica JAM Trevon Thorpe
22 FW Jamaica JAM Omar Reid
23 MF Jamaica JAM Okello Howard
24 DF Jamaica JAM Clayton Peck
26 MF Jamaica JAM Jordane McDowell
27 MF Jamaica JAM Kewayne Mcleish
30 FW Jamaica JAM Chevaughn Walsh
32 CF Jamaica JAM Mark Lewis
32 DF Jamaica JAM Jovaughn Thompson
32 GK Jamaica JAM Mark Roberts

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Jamaica JAM Sue-Lae McCalla (to Mount Pleasant Football Academy)

Former players who played at international clubs

8 JAM Chavany Willis


Former coaches

  • Jamaica Leebert Halliman
  • Jamaica Horace Reid
  • Jamaica Bradley Stewart
  • Jamaica Lenworth Hyde sr.
  • Jamaica Donovan Duckie
  • Jamaica Neville Bell
  • Jamaica Calvin Lewis
  • Jamaica Andre Waugh
  • Jamaica Paul Young (2005–07)
  • Jamaica Linval Dixon (2007–09), (2010)
  • Jamaica Shavar Thomas (2017–19)
  • Jamaica Ricardo Gardner (2019–21)
  • Jamaica Lenwordth Hyde (2021–22)
  • Jamaica Philip Williams (2022–present)

References

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