# Tivoli Gardens F.C.

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, 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. They also won the Red Stripe Cup 2006, 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known in entertainment circles, and Calvert Fitzgerald, formerly of NPL rivals Waterhouse and Rivoli United who had been replaced by Desmond Francis for the 2007–08 season.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
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 | JAM | Nicholas Clarke |
| 3 | FW | JAM | Odean Pennycooke |
| 4 | MF | JAM | Nathan Thomas |
| 5 | DF | JAM | Barrington Pryce |
| 6 | MF | JAM | Horatio Morgan |
| 7 | FW | JAM | Howard Morris |
| 8 | FW | JAM | Diego Mckenzie |
| 9 | DF | JAM | Justin Dunn |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Rodico Wellington |
| 11 | MF | JAM | Anthony Nelson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | JAM | Richard Brown |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Kimarley Smith |
| 24 | FW | JAM | Shaquille Jones |
| 26 | DF | JAM | Christopher Matthews |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Tkiven Garnett |
| 29 | DF | JAM | Keno Simpson |
| 31 | DF | JAM | Alton Lewis |
| 33 | GK | JAM | Kewong Watkins |
| 34 | MF | JAM | Anthony Thompson |
| 50 | FW | 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 | JAM | Nakeel Wright |
| — | MF | JAM | Jah-Neil Wray |
| — | GK | JAM | Diego Haughton |
| — | FW | JAM | Carlton Salmon |
| — | MF | JAM | Rick-Quan Coke |
| — | | JAM | Nickalia Fuller |
| — | FW | JAM | Chen-Ries Calder |
| — | DF | JAM | Rolando Stephenson |
| — | | JAM | Dwight Mckenzie |

## Honours
### Regional

* Caribbean Club Championship
** Runner-up (1): 2004

### Domestic

* Jamaica Premier League
** Champions (5): 1982–83, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11
** Runners-up (4): 1983-84, 2004-05, 2007–08, 2009–10
* JFF Champions Cup
** Champions (3): 1999, 2006, 2011
* KSAFA Jackie Bell Knockout Competition
** Winners (6): 1993-94, 2003-04, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18
** Runners-up (3): 1998-99, 1999-00, 2004-05

### Doubles

* League & JFF Champions Cup (2): 1998-99, 2010-11

## Former players

* Christopher Nicholas
* Ricardo Fuller
* Jermaine Johnson

## Managers

* Calvert Fitzgerald (2006–07)
* Desmond Francis (2007)
* Glendon "Admiral" Bailey (2008)
* Lenworth Hyde sr. (2008–10)
* Desmond Francis (2010)
* Glendon "Admiral" Bailey (2010–2011)