Sporting Central Academy

Sporting Central Academy
Full name Sporting Central Academy
Nickname(s) Sporting
Founded 2000
Ground Juici Patties Park
Clarendon, Jamaica
Ground Capacity 2,500
Chairman Jamaica Brandon Murray
Manager Jamaica Nigel Stewart
League Jamaican National Premier League
2013-14 10th
Website Club home page

Sporting Central Academy is a Jamaican football team playing at the top level, the National Premier League.

History

After the collapse of Galaxy F.C., Brandon Murray and Chris Dawes decided to start a new club in Clarendon to take the parish' place at Jamaica's top tier and in 2000 Sporting Central Academy was formed.[1] They play their home games at Murray's farm, a few miles down the road from May Pen. They finally clinched promotion to the top level in June 2007, under former managers Chris Dawes and Kevin Williams, and are the first team from Clarendon to compete there, since Hazard United's move to St Catherine in 2003.[2]

After Dawes left for the United States in 2009, Donovan Duckie took the reins but left the club in February 2010 after disagreements with Murray.[3] Dawes would then return to manage the team until former assistant Vassell Reynolds was appointed head coach before the start of the 2011/2012 season.[4]

Stadium

They used to play their home games at BranCourt Sports Ground, Clarendon Park, Clarendon, Jamaica before moving to the neighbouring Juici Patties Park ahead of the 2013/2014 season.[5]

Achievements

2007

Current squad

2013/2014 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 Gerald Eastwood
Jamaica GK Sanchez Lloyd
Jamaica GK Michael Parcell
Jamaica GK Carlloyd Walters
Jamaica GK Allien Whittaker
Jamaica DF Kemar Drake
Jamaica DF Linval Lewis (captain)
Jamaica DF Derron McLeod
Jamaica DF Andre Morrison
Jamaica DF Jamoly Powell
Jamaica DF Kevon Reid
Jamaica DF Ricardo Thompson
Jamaica DF Dale Watson
Jamaica MF Dwayne Campbell
Jamaica MF Renoir Elliott
Jamaica MF Roshane Goodly
Jamaica MF Cornelius Henry
No. Position Player
Jamaica MF Mikhail Howell
Jamaica MF Gregory Lewis
Jamaica MF Ramoy Parkins
Jamaica MF Camaal Reid
Jamaica MF Melford Simpson
Jamaica MF Kadian Wynter
Jamaica FW Oneke Ford
Jamaica FW Cory Hylton
Jamaica FW Michael Moreland
Jamaica FW Huggarth Nugent
Jamaica FW Richard Reid
Jamaica FW Francois Swaby
Jamaica Matthew Davidson
Jamaica Andre Isaacs
Jamaica Chris Mason
Jamaica Bamgeorge Young

Notable former Players

Former managers

References

  1. ↑ Sporting Central Academy - BranCourt Sports
  2. ↑ Jamaica 2006/07 - RSSSF
  3. ↑ Coaching carousel continues at Sporting - Jamaica Star
  4. ↑ Sporting Central aiming for more consistency - Jamaica Star
  5. ↑ Sporting Central enter new frontier at Juici Patties Park - Jamaica Observer


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