Local Premier League season postponed
Published:Wednesday | August 24, 2011 | 6:01 PM
The Premier League Clubs’ Association (PLCA) has decided to postpone the start of its new football season in order to finalise sponsorship arrangements.
Matches were scheduled to start on Sunday, August 28 for the Premier League, but these have now been pushed back to September.
The Premier League will now start on September 11, just over a week following the friendly international between Jamaica and Ecuador.
General manager of the PLCA, Latoya DaCosta says the sponsors had requested another week to finalise their arrangements with the league.
However, DaCosta says a further week was possible because the national players would not be available for the start of the new season.
The PLCA did not name the sponsors for the new season during a press briefing earlier this afternoon at its offices to announce the new date.
However, the PLCA is expected to announce several sponsorship deals for the new season in the coming week.
Digicel’s three-year $150-million Premier League expired at the end of last season.