Harbour View FC
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Harbour View Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston that currently plays in the top flight Jamaica Premier League.
Harbour View F.C. is nicknamed the Stars of the East or Easters and play their home games at Harbour View Stadium.
History
Founded by Vin Blaine along with the Harbour View community in the 1960s, the professional club, Harbour View F.C, was officially established on March 4, 1974. Then, 25 years later, the club was officially incorporated as a limited liability company and was the first Jamaica football club to become incorporated.
Harbour View F.C. has developed a reputation for being the first in Jamaica in many aspects. The Stars of the East became the first club to have an official website, and the first to build a world-class football stadium. Ricardo Gardner was the inaugural Jamaica Premier League player to transfer to a major European league after joining the Bolton Wanderers in 1998. Club management is also setting the pace in bringing true professionalism to Jamaica's football landscape. In addition, at the beginning of the 2006 season, the club's equipment was sponsored by Adidas. The club generates revenue through sponsorships, match tickets, and other businesses such as stadium bars and Western Union.
HVFC er en af de mest succesfulde klubber i Jamaica og har vundet 11 nationale mesterskaber og 7 Jamaica Football Federation Cups. På internationalt plan har klubben deltaget i CONCACAF Champions League og Caribbean Club Championship adskillige gange.
Klubben har produceret mange talentfulde spillere, herunder Ricardo Gardner, Luton Shelton og Demar Phillips. HVFC er kendt for sin aggressive spillestil og sine passionerede fans.
HVFC er en integreret del af det jamaicanske fodboldfællesskab og er kendt for sit bidrag til udviklingen af unge spillere. Klubben har en række ungdomshold og er involveret i forskellige sociale programmer.
I sæsonen 2023-24 vil HVFC kæmpe om at vinde et nyt nationalt mesterskab og gøre et godt indtryk på den internationale scene. Klubben har en stærk trup og er opsat på at fortsætte med at skrive historie.