Tivoli Gardens F.C.

This article is about a Jamaican football club. For the Danish amusement park, see Tivoli Gardens.

Tivoli Gardens F.C.
Full nameTivoli Gardens Football Club
Nickname(s)T.G.
Founded1970
GroundEdward Seaga Sports Complex (Railway Oval)
Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica
Capacity5,000
PresidentEdward Seaga
CoachJerome Waite
LeagueJamaica Premier League
2023–24Regular season: 3rd
Playoffs: Quarterfinals

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.

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known in entertainment circles, and Calvert Fitzgerald, formerly of NPL rivals Waterhouse and Rivoli United who had been replaced by Desmond Francis for the 2007–08 season.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. Nation Player
1 GK Jamaica JAM Nicholas Clarke
3 FW Jamaica JAM Odean Pennycooke
4 MF Jamaica JAM Nathan Thomas
5 DF Jamaica JAM Barrington Pryce
6 MF Jamaica JAM Horatio Morgan
7 FW Jamaica JAM Howard Morris
8 FW Jamaica JAM Diego Mckenzie
9 DF Jamaica JAM Justin Dunn
10 FW Jamaica JAM Rodico Wellington
11 MF Jamaica JAM Anthony Nelson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Jamaica JAM Richard Brown
19 FW Jamaica JAM Kimarley Smith
24 FW Jamaica JAM Shaquille Jones
26 DF Jamaica JAM Christopher Matthews
27 MF Jamaica JAM Tkiven Garnett
29 DF Jamaica JAM Keno Simpson
31 DF Jamaica JAM Alton Lewis
33 GK Jamaica JAM Kewong Watkins
34 MF Jamaica JAM Anthony Thompson
50 FW Jamaica 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. Nation Player
— MF Jamaica JAM Nakeel Wright
— MF Jamaica JAM Jah-Neil Wray
— GK Jamaica JAM Diego Haughton
— FW Jamaica JAM Carlton Salmon
— MF Jamaica JAM Rick-Quan Coke
— Jamaica JAM Nickalia Fuller
— FW Jamaica JAM Chen-Ries Calder
— DF Jamaica JAM Rolando Stephenson
— Jamaica JAM Dwight Mckenzie

Honours

Regional

Domestic

Doubles

Former players

Managers

References

  1. ^ Walker, Howard (6 September 2009). "Lion in TG's Den – Rookies face champs in DPL opener". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  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.
  5. ^ "Jamaica - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 16 December 2023.