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
League	Red Stripe Premier League
2013–14	5th
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 2003–04 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known in entertainment circles, and Calvert Fitzgerald, formerly of NPL rivals Waterhouse and Rivoli United who had been replaced by Desmond Francis for the 2007–08 season.

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

2013–14 Season

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

No. Position Player GK Deron Ducan GK Edsel Scott DF Ranike Anderson DF Kemar Flemmings DF Damion Gordon DF Kasai Hinds (captain) DF Christopher Jackson DF Richard Williams MF Shavar Campbell MF Junior Flemmings MF Andre McFarlane MF Shawn McKoy MF Andre Morgan MF Rohan Reid

No. Position Player MF Jamie Robinson MF Dawyne Smith MF Keammar Daley MF Jermaine Johnson FW Akeem Brown FW Navion Boyd FW Dane Kelly FW Nicholas Scott FW Jamoy Sibblies FW Rafeik Thomas FW Jameel Thompson Richard Allison Daniel Gelzine Rushane Rowe

Notable former players

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

Managers

• Calvert Fitzgerald (2006–07)
• Desmond Francis (2007)
• Glendon "Admiral" Bailey (2008)
• Lenworth Hyde sr. (2008–10)
• Desmond Francis (2010)
• Glendon "Admiral" Bailey (2010–present)

External links

• Team profile at Golocaljamaica

References