Portmore United F.C.

Portmore United
Full name Portmore United Football Club
Nickname(s) PMU
Ground Ferdi Neita Sports Complex
Portmore, Jamaica
Ground Capacity 3,000
Chairman Wayne Sinclair
Manager Andre Waugh
League Red Stripe Premier League
2015–16 2nd

Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican football team that currently plays in the Red Stripe Premier League.

The team trains and plays home matches at the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex.

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 Premier League ever since. Hazard United were based in May Pen and won two league titles (1993 and 2003).[1]

Move to Portmore and rebranded Portmore United

In 2003 the name was changed primarily for financial reasons and the club was moved to Portmore the same year.[2] JFF regulations now stipulates that each club must have stands that can seat at least 1,500 persons and Clarendon did not have one. So to facilitate this requirement, the team moved to St. Catherine and now uses the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex. Both Clarendon and St. Catherine Football association agreed to the sharing of the complex initially. In 2002, the St. Catherine association suggested Hazard change their affiliation and become a St. Catherine team. In St. Catherine however the home crowd has not grown, because the team name was still associated with Clarendon… so to get a parish identity they have changed their name to Portmore United. The club has won four (4) premier league championship since it relocated to the Portmore community.

The club also has Under 20; Under 17; Under 15 and Under 13 teams. A number of players from these teams have represented the country

In October 2008, Portmore were stunned as technical director Donovan Duckie quit the club because of personal reasons. Duckie had only just succeeded Horace Reid in August 2008 after Portmore won the league title.[3] The team is now being coached by Andre Waugh (technical director) and joint head coaches, Geoffrey Hewitt and Linval Dixon.

Achievements

2005
1993, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016
2000, 2003, 2005, 2007

Current squad

2015/16 season

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

No. Position Player
Jamaica GK Kemar Foster
Jamaica GK Shaven Sean-Paul
Jamaica GK Tyrone Williams
Jamaica DF Stephen Williams
Jamaica DF Damano Solomon
Jamaica DF Ryan Wellington
Jamaica DF Osani Ricketts
Jamaica DF Upston Edwards
Jamaica DF Kareem Manning
Jamaica DF Roberto Johnson
Jamaica MF Michael Binns
Jamaica MF Ewan Grandison
Jamaica MF Ricardo Morris
Jamaica MF Omar Daley
No. Position Player
Jamaica MF Malique Foster
Jamaica MF Kevin Deerr
Jamaica MF Kemar Philpotts
Jamaica MF Kemo Gayle
Jamaica MF Suelae McCalla
Jamaica MF Paul Wilson
Jamaica FW Adoah Nickles
Jamaica FW Cleon Pryce
Jamaica FW Mark Alves
Jamaica FW Tramaine Stewart
Jamaica FW Jovan East
Jamaica FW Iishmale Currie
Jamaica FW Rodian Jennings
Jamaica FW Kamuji McCalla

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Cleon Pryce (to Cavalier)
No. Position Player
Sue-Lae McCalla (to Cavalier)

Notable former players

Former managers

References

  1. ↑ Portmore United kick off against newcomers Cosmos - Jamaica Gleaner
  2. ↑ Portmore United move ahead - Jamaica Gleaner
  3. ↑ Duckie walks;Portmore TD quits to be closer to young son in Portland - Jamaica Observer
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