# 2013–14 National Premier League

The 2013–14 Red Stripe Premier League was the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It was the 40th edition of the competition. The season began on September 15 and ended in May 19. The teams played each other 3 times each, after which the top eight teams entered a knock-out playoff to decide the champions. Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their fourth Jamaican championship the previous season.

## Teams

Rivoli United and August Town FC were promoted following the RSPL Promotion playoffs. Reno FC and Savannah FC both from Westmoreland were relegated at the end of the 2012–2013 season.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium Capacity | Manager |
| Arnett Gardens | Kingston | Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 7,000 | Calvin Lewis |
| Boys' Town | Kingston | Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex | 2,000 | Andrew Price |
| Harbour View | Kingston | Harbour View Mini Stadium | 7,000 | |
| Rivoli United | Spanish Town | Prison Oval | 1,500 | |
| Humble Lions | Clarendon | Effortville Community Centre | 1,000 | Lenny Hyde |
| Montego Bay United | Montego Bay | Catherine Hall Stadium | 8,000 | Donovan Duckie |
| Portmore United | Portmore | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 2,000 | |
| August Town | Kingston | UWI Bowl | 2,000 | |
| Sporting Central Academy | Clarendon | Brancourt Sports Ground, Clarendon Park | 2,000 | |
| Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | Glendon "Admiral" Bailey |
| Cavalier | Kingston | Stadium East Field | 1,000 | |
| Waterhouse | Kingston | Waterhouse Stadium | 5,000 | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Waterhouse | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for 2015 CFU Club Championship |
| 2 | Harbour View | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 56 | |
| 3 | Montego Bay United (C) | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for 2015 CFU Club Championship |
| 4 | Arnett Gardens | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 52 | |
| 5 | Tivoli Gardens | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 45 | |
| 6 | Rivoli United | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Humble Lions | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Cavalier | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 40 | |
| 9 | Boys' Town | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 | Sporting Central Academy | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Portmore United | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 33 | Relegation to 2014-15 Jamaican Second Levels |
| 12 | August Town | 33 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to 2014-15 Jamaican Second Levels |

## Semifinals
### Second legs

Montego Bay United wins series 3–2 on aggregate
Waterhouse wins series 5–4 on aggregate

## Finals

* National Premier League champions:
* Montego Bay United 3rd title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Brian Brown | Harbour View F.C. | 18 |
| 2 | Devon Hodges | Rivoli United F.C. | 17 |
| 3 | Francois Swaby | Sporting Central Academy | 14 |
| 4 | Girvon Brown | Cavalier F.C. | 12 |
| 5 | Dino Williams | Montego Bay United F.C. | 11 |
| 6 | Newton Sterling | Arnett Gardens F.C. | 10 |
| 7 | Omando McLeod | Humble Lions F.C. | 8 |
| 7 | Damarley Samuels | Waterhouse F.C. | 8 |
| 9 | Rafiek Thomas | Boys' Town F.C. | 7 |
| 9 | Roberto Fletcher | Humble Lions F.C. | 7 |
| 9 | Kirk Ramsay | Arnett Gardens F.C. | 7 |
| 9 | Hughan Gray | Waterhouse F.C. | 7 |

## Individual awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | CHEC Player of the Month | CHEC Player of the Month | CHEC Player of the Month | CHEC Player of the Month | CHEC Coach of the Month | CHEC Coach of the Month | CHEC Coach of the Month | CHEC Coach of the Month |
| Month | Player | Nat | Club | Link | Coach | Nat | Club | Link |
| September 2013 | Raymond Williamson | JAM | Rivoli United F.C. | 5G 0A | Harold Thomas | JAM | Harbour View F.C. | |
| October 2013 | Raymond Williamson | JAM | Rivoli United F.C. | 0G 0A | Harold Thomas | JAM | Harbour View F.C. | |
| November 2013 | | JAM | | | | JAM | | |
| December 2013 | Adoah Nickle | JAM | Portmore United F.C. | 3G 0A | | JAM | | |
| January 2014 | Ricardo Morris | JAM | Portmore United F.C. | 2G 0A | | JAM | | |
| February 2014 | Devon Haughton | JAM | August Town F.C. | 0G 0A | Anthony Patrick | JAM | Waterhouse F.C. | |
| March 2014 | Omando McLeod | JAM | Humble Lions F.C. | 3G 0A | | JAM | | |
| April 2014 | Richard McCallum | JAM | Waterhouse F.C. | 0G 0A Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine | Anthony Patrick | JAM | Waterhouse F.C. | |
| May 2014 | | JAM | | | | JAM | | |

## Promotion from Super Leagues

The winners of the 4 regional Super Leagues play-off in a home and home round robin series.
* KSAFA Super League - TBD
* South Central Confederation Super League - TBD
* Eastern Confederation Super League - TBD
* Western Confederation Super League - TBD