The Harbour View Football Club/Cumax Wealth Youth Reggae Cup kicked off its 2nd staging on Saturday March 11 for a 2-day tournament at our stadium. This showcase came after a successful inaugural event in June 2022. The first Reggae Cup helped shorten a lengthy youth football drought that followed the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 Harbour View/Cumax Reggae Cup was categorized into U7, U9, U11, and newly-added U13, with teams from around the island participating in a series of preliminary and playoff games for a share of prizes and bragging rights.

Harbour View FC Youth Development

With so much talent on display at both Reggae Cup events, Harbour View Football Club continues to encourage youth development in Jamaican football. Our hope is that more support and resources be put into the great potential the local football scene may be sitting on, especially at the earlier stages. We will continue to play our part to the best of ability through more events and building young Stars of the East.

* If interested in your young star joining our grassroots programme (ages 5 – 11), please submit this online form to get more details. If interested in developing our youth programme, please contact our office and ask to speak with our General Manager, Clyde Jureidini, about a sponsorship proposal.

HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup

2nd Reggae Cup Awards & Presentations

Another addition to this HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup included awards commemorating 2 departed club stalwarts: Luton Shelton and Monica Malcolm-McFarlane. The Luton Shelton Award and Monica Malcolm-McFarlane Award highlighted the top goalscorers and most outstanding players respectively of each age group in loving memory of our internationally-renowned striker and Team Captain, and manager of our youth teams.

Day 1 fixtures led to an exciting series of playoffs on day 2! 2022 winners, Ballaz Academy (U7 & U9) and Norbrook Strikers (U11), returned to this 2^nd staging for another look at the champion trophies. These were the winners and results of the 2^nd Reggae Cup finals:

U7 HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup Winners

• U7 Reggae Cup Winners: Hillel Academy 5 – 0 Kingston FA
• U7 Luton Shelton Top Goalscorer Award: Ryder Barnes (Hillel Academy)
• U7 Monica Malcolm-McFarlane Most Outstanding Award: Max Hudson (Hillel Academy)

U9 HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup Winners

• U9 Reggae Cup Winners: Norbrook Strikers 1 – 0 Elite Express FA
• U9 Luton Shelton Top Goalscorer Award: Dejaun Samuels (Total FA)
• U9 Monica Malcolm-McFarlane Most Outstanding Award: Latrell Grant (Norbrook Strikers FC)

U11 HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup Winners

• U11 Reggae Cup Winners: Benders FA 1 – 0 Ballaz FA
• U11 Luton Shelton Top Goalscorer Award: Raheem Smith (Ballaz FA)
• U11 Monica Malcolm-McFarlane Most Outstanding Award: Dominic Crockshan (Benders FA)

U13 HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup Winners

• U13 Reggae Cup Winners: Kingston FA 4 – 1 Harbour View FC (Penalties; 0 – 0 full time)
• U13 Luton Shelton Top Goalscorer Award: Emmanuel Clarke (Harbour View FC)
• U13 Monica Malcolm-McFarlane Most Outstanding Award: Kelvin Brown (Kingston FA)

Youth Football Academy donated 2 gift baskets for this Youth Reggae Cup. The first gift basket was presented to the only all-female team of the tournament, Reinas Academy, for their development work in the local female football sphere. They exited the tournament at the U13 semi-final stage. The second gift basket was presented to the coaching staff of Kingston Football Academy for their youth development work which is evidently paying off. They led their teams to the finals of 2 age groups and claimed the 2nd Reggae Cup’s U13 title. Medals and trophies were mainly presented by Cumax Wealth Management’s Head of Client Relations, Ava-Marie Bigby-Edmund, and Associate Sponsor / long-time Friend of Harbour View Football Club, Dawn Soman-Alleyne. Harbour View U13 Coach, Sydney McFarlane, presented the U13 Monica Malcolm-McFarlane Award in honour of his late wife to conclude the tournament. Reggae Cup organizers Clyde Jureidini of Harbour View Football Club and Gregory Jones of Pronation Sports and Emmanuel Christian Academy presented gift baskets.

HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup Sponsors

Harbour View Football Club would like to extend a big thank you our sponsors for the 2nd Reggae Cup! Title Sponsor Cumax Wealth Management threw in their support as usual for youth development. Cumax representatives were happily present to meet the young players and present Reggae Cup awards. Cumax Wealth Management officially became a sponsor for Harbour View Football Club’s youth programme in early 2022.

Patrons treated themselves to culinary delights throughout both days from the likes of associate sponsors Cal’s Manufacturing spring water, Purewater purified drinking water, Tastee Patties, and Pop Lab Confections popsicles. They were complemented by our usual stadium vendors who offered pan chicken, hot peanuts, beverages and more filling stomachs and smile. Resident DJ, Muzik Master, played feel-good tunes throughout the days and memorable images were captured by club photographer, Jhunelle J.

HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup Participating Teams

Harbour View Football Club also greatly thanks the new and returning teams who have participated in the Youth Reggae Cup! This 2nd staging saw a 61% increase in team participation from the 1^st, with over 600 young players in 34 teams from 5 parishes. Both days of the event showcased a quality sample of youth football potential in Jamaica through 54 exciting matches. The developed skills coupled with raw talent of the youths from grassroots to adolescent levels was truly a delight to the hundreds of spectators. Even though the HVFC/Cumax Reggae Cup was an introductory competition for a number of the teams, it underscored that quality was not short and that more focus should be given to youth development in Jamaican football.

U7: Harbour View FC, Hillel Academy, Kingston FA, Norbrook Strikers FC

U9: Harbour View FC, Norbrook Strikers FC, Kingston FA, Total FA, Express Elite, Redemption FC

U11: Harbour View FC, Kingston FA (Real Madrid division), Kingston FA (Barcelona division), Benders, Nascimento, Express Elite FA, Rockfort FC, Norbrook Strikers FC,  , Total FA, Ballaz FA, Redemption FC

U13: Harbour View FC, Reinas FA, Myso Clarendon FC, Myso St Elizabeth FC, Norbrook Strikers FC, Kingston FA, Benders FC, Allman Town FC, Total FA, Young Kings, Express Elite FA