Caribbean Cup success showcases strides in local club football, says Ricketts

Kingston, Jamaica — Portmore United and Mount Pleasant Football Academy will contest the Concacaf Caribbean Cup final in December, ensuring that the regional crown will remain in Jamaican hands for the third time in four years. It follows Portmore’s triumph in 2019 and the successes of fellow Jamaican clubs Cavalier in 2024 and Mount Pleasant in 2025. Portmore and Mount Pleasant, having progressed to the final, also qualified for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup. It is the first time since 2004, when Harbour View faced Tivoli Gardens, that two Jamaican teams will meet in the final of the Caribbean club competition.

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), in congratulating both clubs, hailed their achievements as further evidence of the progress being made by local teams on the regional stage. JFF President Michael Ricketts said the qualification of Portmore United and Mount Pleasant was a significant accomplishment for Jamaican football. “I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Mount Pleasant Football Academy and Portmore United for qualifying for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup and also for getting to the final of the Caribbean Cup,” Ricketts said. “This is the fourth year in a row that at least one Jamaican club is in the final of the Caribbean Cup, so we are very pleased by the strides made by our clubs on the island," he noted. “This guarantees that just like in 2024 and in 2025, we…