Tivoli Gardens F.C.

Tivoli Gardens F.C.

Full name	Tivoli Gardens Football Club
Nickname(s)	T.G.
Founded	1970
Ground	Edward Seaga Sports Complex (Railway Oval) Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica
Ground Capacity	5,000
President	Edward Seaga
Manager	Brian Rose
Coach	Glendon 'Admiral' Bailey asst.coach= Alvin Shaw
League	Red Stripe Premier League
2010-2011	1st
Home colours Away colours

Tivoli Gardens Football Club is a Jamaican football club, based in Kingston.

They currently play in the Jamaican National Premier League and their home stadium is the Railway Oval.

History

Founded in 1970,^[1] Tivoli Gardens Football Club is headed by former Prime Minister the 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 2003/2004 and was runner up in 2004/2005.^[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 2008/2009 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in entertainment circles, and Calvert Fitzgerald, formerly of NPL rivals Waterhouse F.C. and Rivoli United F.C. who had been replaced by Desmond Francis for the 2007/2008 season.

Achievements

• CFU Club Championship: 0

Runner-up (1): 2004

• Jamaican National Premier League: 5

1983, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2011

• JFF Champions Cup: 3

1999, 2006, 2011

Current squad

2013/2014 Season

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

No. Position Player GK Deron Ducan GK Davion Garrison GK Edsel Scott DF Fitzroy Campbell DF Kemar Flemmings DF Damion Gordon DF Kasai Hinds (captain) DF Christopher Jackson DF Barrington Pryce DF Edroy Williams MF Fabian Campbell MF Lennox Creary MF Dawyne_Smith

No. Position Player MF Shawn McKoy MF Jamie Robinson MF Keithy Simpson MF Akeem Thenstead MF Yohan Thomas MF Raymond Williamson MF Keammar Daley FW Jermaine Allen FW Navion Boyd FW Dane Kelly FW Nicholas Scott Roybert Clarke Deno Schaffe

Notable former players

• Fabian Davis
• Ricardo Fuller
• Jermaine Johnson
• Marco McDonald
• Oraine Simpson †

Managers

• Calvert Fitzgerald (2006-2007)
• Desmond Francis (2007)
• Glendon 'Admiral' Bailey (2008)
• Lenworth Hyde sr. (2008-2010)
• Desmond Francis (2010)
• Glendon 'Admiral' Bailey (2010–present

External links

• Team profile at Golocaljamaica

References