Harbour View F.C.

Harbour View F.C.

Full name	Harbour View Football Club
Nickname(s)	Stars of the East Easters
Founded	1974
Ground	Harbour View Stadium Kingston, Jamaica
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Carvel Stewart
Manager	Harold Thomas
League	National Premier League
2018–19	Regular season: 9th Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Harbour View Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston that currently plays in the top flight Jamaica National Premier League.

Harbour View is nicknamed the Stars of the East or Easters and play their home games at Harbour View Stadium.

History

Founded along with the Harbour View community in the 1960s, the professional club, Harbour View F.C., was officially established on March 4, 1974. Then, 25 years later, the club was officially incorporated as a limited liability company and was the first Jamaica football club to become incorporated.

Harbour View F.C. has developed a reputation for being the first in Jamaica in many aspects. The Stars of the East became the first club to have an official website, and the first to build a world-class football stadium. Ricardo Gardner was the inaugural Jamaica National Premier League player to transfer to a major European league after joining the Bolton Wanderers in 1998.^[1] Club management is also setting the pace in bringing true professionalism to Jamaica's football landscape. In addition, at the beginning of the 2006 season, the club's equipment was sponsored by Adidas. The club generates revenue through sponsorships, match tickets, and other businesses such as stadium bars and Western Union.

Honours

Domestic

• Jamaica National Premier League: 4

2000, 2007, 2010, 2013

• JFF Champions Cup: 4

1994, 1998, 2001, 2002

Runner-up (2): 2003, 2005

International

• CFU Club Championship: 2

2004, 2007

Team Management

• Technical Director: Donovan Hayles
• Asst Coach: Howard Straw
• Goalkeeper Coach: Clive Wedderburn
• Team Manager: Annmarie Massey
• Asst Team Manager: Robert Lee
• Physiotherapist: Karen Julius
• Physical Trainer: Andrew Hines
• Physical Trainer: Neville Mighton
• Equipment Manager: Dwayne Blake
• Asst Equipment: Jermaine Malcolm

International competition

• 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • First Round v. L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau—1:3, 2:0 (L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau advances 4:3 on penalties)
• CFU Club Championship 2000
  • Group stage v. Violette AC—5:0
  • Group stage v. Paradise SC—1:0
  • Group stage v. Roots Alley Ballers—3:0
  • Championship Group v. W Connection—1:3
  • Championship Group v. Joe Public F.C.—1:1
  • Championship Group v. Carioca F.C. 2:1
• CFU Club Championship 2002
  • Preliminary Round v. George Town SC—0:3, 7:1 (Harbour View F.C. advances 10:1 on aggregate)
  • Group stage v. US Robert—4:1
  • Group stage v. W Connection—1:2
• CFU Club Championship 2004
  • First Round v. Ideal SC—1:15, 15:0 (Harbour View F.C. advances 30:1 on aggregate)
  • Semi-finals v. Inter Moengotapoe—4:6, 3:2 (Harbour View F.C. advances 9:6 on aggregate)
  • Final v. Tivoli Gardens F.C.—1:1, 1:2 (Harbour View F.C. wins 3:2 on aggregate)
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2005
  • Quarterfinals v. D.C. United—1:2, 1:2 (D.C. United advances 4:2 on aggregate)
• CFU Club Championship 2006
  • Group stage v. Aigle Noir AC—1:0
  • Group stage v. Positive Vibes—5:0
  • Group stage v. SV Centro Social Deportivo Barber—2:0
  • Semi-finals v. W Connection—2:3
• CFU Club Championship 2007
  • Group stage v. Puerto Rico Islanders—2:2
  • Group stage v. Inter Moengotapoe—1:2
  • Group stage v. SAP F.C.—10:0
  • Quarterfinals v. Portmore United—2:0
  • Semi-finals v. San Juan Jabloteh—0:0 (Harbour View F.C. advances 10:9 on penalties)
  • Final v. Joe Public F.C.—2:1
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008
  • Quarterfinals v. D.C. United—1:1, 0:5 (D.C. United advances 6:1 on aggregate)
• CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09
  • Preliminary Round v. UNAM Pumas—0:3 (UNAM Pumas advances 3:0 on aggregate)

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