Tivoli Gardens F.C.

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Tivoli Gardens F.C.
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Full nameTivoli Gardens Football Club
Nickname(s)T.G.
Founded1970
GroundEdward Seaga Sports Complex (Railway Oval)
Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica
Capacity5,000
President Edward Seaga
Coach Jerome Waite
League Jamaica Premier League
2022–23 Regular season: 11th
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Tivoli Gardens Football Club is a Jamaican football club, based in Kingston. The club's senior team competes in the Jamaica Premier League. The club has won the Jamaica Premier League title 5 times and the JFF Champions Cup 3 times. Their home stadium is the Railway oval.

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History

Founded in 1970, [1] Tivoli Gardens Football Club was previously headed by former Prime Minister the late Rt Hon Edward Seaga, who served as Member of Parliament for forty years. Five-times national champions, they won their first Premier League title in 1983.

The club operates on lands previously home to the Jamaica Railway Corporation. The grounds are laid and the sight of old railcars. A number of major companies post their billboards on the complex which provides valuable cash to meet operational and development needs.

Recent seasons

The club won the National Premier League championship in 2003–04 and was runner up in 2004–05. [2] They also won the Red Stripe Cup 2006, [3] by overturning the fortunes of Portmore United, who led up to the 70th minute of play. They also won the 2008–09 Digicel Premier League on the final match day.

The senior coaches for the last years have been Glendon "Admiral" Bailey, who is well known in entertainment circles, and Calvert Fitzgerald, formerly of NPL rivals Waterhouse and Rivoli United who had been replaced by Desmond Francis for the 2007–08 season.

Current squad

As of 24 November 2023 [4]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Nicholas Clarke
3 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Odean Pennycooke
4 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Nathan Thomas
5 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Barrington Pryce
6 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Horatio Morgan
7 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Howard Morris
8 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Diego Mckenzie
9 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Justin Dunn
10 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Rodico Wellington
11 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Anthony Nelson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Richard Brown
19 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Kimarley Smith
24 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Shaquille Jones
26 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Christopher Matthews
27 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Tkiven Garnett
29 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Keno Simpson
31 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Alton Lewis
33 GK Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Kewong Watkins
34 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Anthony Thompson
50 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Shamar Bloomfield

Other players under contract

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Nakeel Wright
MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Jah-Neil Wray
GK Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Diego Haughton
FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Carlton Salmon
MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Rick-Quan Coke
Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Nickalia Fuller
FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Chen-Ries Calder
DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Rolando Stephenson
Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Dwight Mckenzie

Honours

Regional

Domestic

Doubles

Former players

Managers

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References

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  2. Jamaica – List of Champions – RSSSF
  3. Jamaica – List of Cup Winners – RSSSF
  4. "Tivoli Gardens FC – Jamaica Premier League". 20 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.