The 2011 Digicel Premier League (DPL) season was launched on Thursday at the Jamaica Football Federation headquarters in Kingston.
Awards for last season were presented at the 2011 campaign launch and Navian body, Tivoli Gardens’ striker, was named last season’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).
The presentation ceremony was postponed last season due to the limited State of Emergency following the unrest in West Kingston.
Boyd received the most votes from the 12 clubs, who also named individual MVPs for the season.
Along with the award, body walked away with a cash prize of $100,000.
Boyd looking to reclaim DPL title
He rattled in 14 goals last DPL season as Tivoli surrendered the title to Harbour View by 11 points.
The national representative says he has no goal target this season but he is ready to help Tivoli reclaim the DPL title.
“I just want to see how much I will do at the end of the season. I just want to take all the chances we get and try to take it away form Harbour View,” he said.
The DPL is in its third and final year of a $150 million sponsor from telecommunications company Digicel and Clyde Jureidine, Secretary of the Premier League Club Association, says they are now in discussions with potentials that will be disclosed in coming weeks.
Harbour View collected $2.5 million for winning the 2010 DPL season while Tivoli got $1.5 for being the runner up.
2011 seasons kicks off
Meanwhile, Harbour View will begin the defence of their title at home against Humble Lion in a 6:00 pm encounter on Sunday which will be carried live on RJR’s HITZ 92FM.
Runner up Tivoli Gardens will start life under returning Coach Admiral Bailey when the face first timer campaigners Benfica FC at Drax Hall in St. Ann at 3:30 pm.
Waterhouse, last seaons’s third place finishers now under the stewardship of Geoffrey Maxwell, will do battle away to Sporting Central Academy as they start life under a three man panel headed by Boris Johnson.
Boy's Town will be at home against St. George’s SC at Collie Smith Drive in Kingston while Arnett Gardens will be hoping for a better start than they have had in the last three seasons when they travel to Village United at the Elletson Wakeland Centre in Trelawny.
Reno will return to life in the big league with a home fixture against Portmore United.
The 2011 DPL will be played over the same format, with the top six playing off for the title and the lower six battling for survival.
The under-21 league kicks off next weekend.
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