{{Short description|Association football club in Jamaica}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Portmore United F.C. | image = Portmore United.svg | image_size = 215px | alt = Logo | fullname = Portmore United Football Club | nickname = PMU | founded = 1985 ''(as Hazard United)'' <br> 2003 ''(as Portmore United F.C.)'' | ground = Ferdi Neita Sports Complex<br>Portmore, Jamaica | capacity = 2,500 | chairman = Garwin Tulloch | coach = Rodolph Austin | manager = Romar Beckford | league = Jamaica Premier League | season = 2025–26 | position = Regular season: 3rd<br>Playoffs: Champions | pattern_la1 = _ 3_stripes_white | pattern_b1 = _ 3_stripes_vneck_white | pattern_ra1 = _ 3_stripes_whiteth | pattern_sh1 = _adidaswhite | pattern_so1 = _3_stripes_white | leftarm1 = 0000FF | body1 = 0000FF | rightarm1 = 0000FF | shorts1 = 0000FF | socks1 = 0000FF | pattern_la2 = _saturn0708a | pattern_b2 = _shoulder_stripes_vneck_blue | pattern_ra2 = _saturn0708a | pattern_sh2 = _adidasblue | pattern_so2 = _3_stripes_blue | leftarm2 = FEFEFE | body2 = FEFEFE | rightarm2 = FEFEFE | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''Portmore United Football Club''' is a Jamaican professional football team in the top flight Jamaica Premier League. With 7 Jamaica Premier League titles, 5 JFF Champions Cup and 2 Caribbean Club Championships, Portmore United is the most decorated club in Jamaican Football.
The team plays its home matches at the Ferdie Nieta Park.
==History==
===Hazard United=== The club was formed as ''Hazard United'' and has been around for more than 20 years. They started out in the Clarendon League in Division 2, then played two years in Division 1 when they qualified for Craven A Premier League. They have been in Jamaica National Premier League ever since. Hazard United were based in May Pen and won two league titles (1993 and 2003).<ref>[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20030914/sports/sports1.html Portmore United kick off against newcomers Cosmos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109144002/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20030914/sports/sports1.html |date=2013-11-09 }} – Jamaica Gleaner</ref>
===Move to Portmore and rebranding as Portmore United=== Portmore United was founded in the late 20th century in Hazard as Hazard United. In the early 21st century, the club moved to Clarendon and renamed itself to honor its Clarendon home. JFF regulations stipulated that each club have stands with seating capacity of at least 1,500 persons, which Clarendon did not have. In order to honor this requirement, the team subsequently moved to St. Catherine and began to use the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex. Initially, Clarendon and the St. Catherine football club agreed to share the same stadium. However, in 2002, St. Catherine suggested Clarendon change its affiliation to become a St. Catherine team. However, due to an anaemic growth rate in support due to a club name which was not locally identifiable, Clarendon instead chose to move to Portmore and rebrand itself as Portmore United.<ref>[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050317/sports/sports4.html Portmore United move ahead] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318031912/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050317/sports/sports4.html |date=2005-03-18 }} – Jamaica Gleaner</ref> The club has won four (4) Premier League titles since it relocated to the Portmore community.
The club also has teams in youth divisions, including Under 20, Under 17, Under 15, and Under 13. A number of players from these teams have been capped with their respective Jamaica national teams.
In October 2008, Portmore were stunned as technical director Donovan Duckie quit the club for personal reasons. Duckie had only recently succeeded Horace Reid in August 2008 after Portmore won the league title.<ref>[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20081027T190000-0500_141839_OBS_DUCKIE_WALKS_.asp Duckie walks;Portmore TD quits to be closer to young son in Portland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029063658/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20081027T190000-0500_141839_OBS_DUCKIE_WALKS_.asp |date=2008-10-29 }} – Jamaica Observer</ref> The team’s current management staff includes Andre Waugh as technical director and joint head coaches Philip Williams, Rodolph Austin and Kevin Deerr.
=== Modern Era === Portmore United defeated Cavalier 2-0 in the inaugural 2023 Lynk Cup all-island knockout final to claim the first ever Lynk Cup trophy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=Portmore claim Lynk Cup title |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230526/portmore-claim-lynk-cup-title |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=jamaica-gleaner.com |language=en}}</ref> Adding to the team existing 4 JFF Champions Cup titles, Portmore United now has a record setting 5 all-island knockout titles.
===Rivalries=== '''Portmore Derby'''
A local derby has developed between Portmore United and Dunbeholden since the latter’s promotion to the premier league in the 2018-19 season. Both clubs are closely located in the city of Portmore, the matchup is coined the ''Portmore Derby''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Howard |date=2023-03-19 |title=Portmore, Dunbeholden in derby clash for play-off spots |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/portmore-dunbeholden-in-derby-clash-for-play-off-spots/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Jamaica Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Current squad== {{updated|29 May 2026|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-20 |title=Portmore United FC – Jamaica Premier League |url=https://www.jamaicafootball.org/team/portmore_united/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamaica - Portmore United FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/jamaica/portmore-united-fc/6526/squad/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref>}}
<ref> https://www.jamaicafootball.org/team/portmore_united/roster/ </ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=JAM|pos=GK|name=Tyrone Williams}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=LCA|pos=FW|name=Jevick MacFarlane}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=Kenai Clarke}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=Steven Young}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=Clayton Peck}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=Emelio Rosseau}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Seigle Knight}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=Akeem Mullings}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name= }} {{Fs player|no=|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name= }} {{Fs player|no=|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name= }} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=LCA|pos=MF|name=Lester Joseph}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=JAM|pos=GK|name=Benjamin Williams}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name=Omar Reid}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Jordane McDowell}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=Nickoy Gayle}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name=Mark Lewis}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Dunsting Cohen}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Jahein Rose}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Dashawn Plunkett}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Trevon Thorpe}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Okello Howard}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Richard Livingston}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name=Kewayne Mcleish}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Ramone Howell}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=Jovaughn Thompson}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Geo Headley}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=JAM|pos=GK|name=Daveigh Payton}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name=Matthew Bell}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=Tarick Ximines}} {{Fs end}}
==Honours== ===Official trophies (recognized by CONCACAF and FIFA)=== ====National==== Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamaica — List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jamchamp.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=rsssf.org |archive-date=2024-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627080213/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jamchamp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''Jamaica Premier League''' **'''Champions (8)''': 1992–93, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2025-26 **Runners-up (5): 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17 *'''JFF Champions Cup''' **'''Champions (5)''': 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2023
====International==== *'''Caribbean Club Championship''' **'''Champions (2)''': 2005, 2019
=== Doubles === *League & JFF Champions Cup: 2002–03 *League & Caribbean Club Championship: 2018–19
=== Trebles === *League, JFF Champions Cup & Caribbean Club Championship: 2004–05
== Former players who played at international clubs == * {{flagicon|JAM}} Jason Morrison * {{flagicon|JAM}} Alvas Powell * {{flagicon|JAM}} Omar Daley * {{flagicon|JAM}} Claude Davis * {{flagicon|JAM}} Rodolph Austin * {{flagicon|JAM}} Jermie Lynch * {{flagicon|JAM}} Duwayne Kerr * {{flagicon|JAM}} Ricardo Cousins * {{flagicon|JAM}} Lamar Walker * {{flagicon|JAM}} Andre Lewis * {{flagicon|JAM}} Chavany Willis * {{flagicon|JAM}} Shakeone Satchwell * {{flagicon|JAM}} Cory Burke * {{flagicon|JAM}} Maalique Foster * {{flagicon|JAM}} Javon East * {{flagicon|JAM}} Ricardo Morris * {{flagicon|JAM}} Tremaine Stewart * {{flagicon|JAM}} Ewan Grandison * {{flagicon|JAM}} Shavar Thomas * {{flagicon|JAM}} Linval Dixon * {{flagicon|JAM}} Paul Young * {{flagicon|JAM}} Rafe Wolfe * {{flagicon|JAM}} Wolry Wolfe * {{flagicon|JAM}} Demar Stewart * {{flagicon|JAM}} Roen Nelson * {{flagicon|JAM}} Damian Williams * {{flagicon|JAM}} Eric Vernan * {{flagicon|JAM}} Venton Evans * {{flagicon|JAM}} Tevin Shaw * {{flagicon|JAM}} Michael Binns
==Former coaches== *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Leebert Halliman *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Horace Reid *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Bradley Stewart *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Lenworth Hyde *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Donovan Duckie *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Neville Bell *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Calvin Lewis *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Andre Waugh *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Paul Young (2005–07) *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Linval Dixon (2007–09), (2010) *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Shavar Thomas (2017–19) *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Ricardo Gardner (2019–21) *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Lenworth Hyde (2021–22) *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Philip Williams (2022–present)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20031108005703/http://www.golocaljamaica.com/premierleague/scores/team_profile.php?tid=1 Team profile] at Golocal Jamaica (archived 8 November 2003) * [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/Portmore-captures-End-of-Round-final Portmore captures End-of-Round final] – Jamaica Observer * [http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20111127/sports/sports41.html Portmore ready for more in RPL] – Jamaica Gleaner
{{Jamaican Soccer}} {{CFU Club Championship winners}}
Category:Football clubs in Jamaica Category:Association football clubs established in 2003 Category:2003 establishments in Jamaica Category:Association football clubs established in 1985 Category:1985 establishments in Jamaica