The 2008 Coca-Cola National U-21 Premier League champions, Harbour View FC, will be crowned on Friday at the Harbour View stadium amid a gala presentation ceremony which includes a grand half-time show and after-party featuring Stone Love Disco. The Stars of the East won the U-21 title last Friday with two games to spear despite suffering a 3-0 upset loss to Tivoli Gardens at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex.
This Friday’s presentation will be preceded by the last of four promotional double-headers put on by sponsors, Coca-Cola. At 4:00 pm, 2007 U-21 champions, and 2008 runners-up, Portmore United, tackle Reno, and at 6:00 pm, champions Harbour View take on Arnett Gardens in their coronation game.
The presentation fete also features a live radio broadcast by KLAS FM, half-time fans kick-for-prize competitions, a Coca-Cola prize give-a-way to fans with Coke bottle-caps and labels, and music by Stone Love.
The presentation of the new Coca-Cola champions’ trophy will be made by officials from Coca-Cola distributors, Wisynco, the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA), and the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF).
Coca-Cola U-21 Golden Boot Table
| # | NAME | CLUB | G |
| 1 | Jahmali Spence | Waterhouse | 16 |
| 2 | Andre Fagan | Harbour View | 8 |
| 3 | Levaughn Williams | Sporting Central | 8 |
| 4 | Craig Hunter | Arnett Gardens | 7 |
| 5 | Peter Keys | Boy’s Town | 7 |
| 6 | Shamar Small | Boy’s Town | 6 |
| 7 | Terrence McIntyre | Seba United | 6 |
| 8 | Ushane Dobson | St. George’s SC | 6 |
| 9 | Romeo Parks | St. George’s SC | 6 |
| 10 | Kemar Flemming | Tivoli Gardens | 6 |
Harbour View topped the U-21 standings with an impressive record of 14-4-3 while conceding only thirteen goals. The champions’ leading goal scorer, Andre Fagan, with eight goals to his tally, is joint-second to Jahmali Spence of Waterhouse who leads with 16 goals. The HVFC talented U-21 squad produced two Jamaica senior team representatives in goalkeeper Dwayne Miller, and left-full back, Lance Laing, while skipper, Montrose Phinn, made a smooth transition to the Harbour View premier league team.
In other games on this Friday, Waterhouse journey to the UWI Bowl to play last placed August Town at 3:30 pm in a game that presents a great opportunity for Jahmali Spence to cement his hold on the 2008 Coca-Cola U-21 Golden Boot title. At Jarrett Park, Seba United host Sporting Central at 3:30 pm, Village United welcome Boy’s Town at the Elliston Wakeland Center at 3:30 pm, and St. George’s are at home to Tivoli Gardens at Lynch Park at 3:30 pm.
Although Harbour View and Portmore United have already been declared champions and runners-up, respectively, there is a hot race on for third place between St. Georges, Tivoli Gardens, Waterhouse, and Sporting Central. A win for either St. George’s or Tivoli Gardens in their crucial Lynch Park clash will secure the third spot for the winner, while a draw will hand the third place to Waterhouse who are expected to swamp August Town at the UWI Bowl.
Sporting Central will be going all out for a win against Seba United, and praying for a draw between STGC and Tivoli, while also depending on August Town to hold or beat Waterhouse to hand Sporting the coveted third place over St. George’s under the head-to-head competition rule. In their last encounters, Waterhouse were held to a 1-1 draw by August Town, Tivoli Gardens beat St. George’s 2-1, and Sporting Central easily defeated Seba 3-0.
Entry to the grand championship presentation double-header and Stone Love after-party at the Harbour View stadium is free.