GARVEY MACEO
Richard Allen
Position last season: Champions (defeated Glenmuir in the final).
Number of players retained: 75 per cent of last year's squad.
New players to watch: Players from last year's Under-16 team who are looking to break into the team.
Returning players to watch: Shawn Fogah, Richard Allen and Mikhail Howell.
Zone: Zone I alongside Central, Glenmuir, Kemps Hill, Old Harbour and Tacius Golding.
Coach Jeffrey Hewitt says: Having lost a number of players from last year's team, we are now rebuilding for the future. However, we still have quality players and we are quite optimistic going into this season.Preparations: Extremely good, the team won the Links FM 96 20/20 tournament and a preseason tournament in Clarendon.
History: One daCosta Cup title.
GLENMUIR HIGH
John-Ross Doyley
Position last season: Beaten finalists (lost to Garvey Maceo in the final).
Number of players retained: Just over 70 per cent of last year's squad.
New players to watch: The four players who are slated to join the school as sixth formers.
Returning players to watch: Ricardo Webb, John-Ross Doyley and Marvin Booth.
Zone: Zone I alongside Central, Garvey Maceo, Kemps Hill, Old Harbour and Tacius Golding.
Coach Jackie Walters says: Our plan is to go all the way this year and we are looking forward to doing just that. We know what is required of us and we are planning to take on this challenge head-on.Preparations: The team's preparation has been quite good with mostly positive results from numerous practice games against quality oppositions.
History: Two-time daCosta Cup champions.
RUSEA'S
Michael Allen
Position last season: Semi-finals (lost 2-0 to the eventual champions Garvey Maceo)
Number of players retained: The majority of the squad including five from the starting 11.
New players to watch: Clinton Clarke, Ronaldo Kerr and Tremaine Perry.
Returning players to watch: Damain Thompson, Radclliffe Jarrett, Godfrey Cunningham, Roydel Moncrieffe and Worrick Pinnock.
Zone: Zone B alongside Anchovy, Frome, Green Island, Hopewell High, Knockalva and Merlene Ottey.
Coach Anthony 'Follies' Williams says: Our first goal is to qualify for the inter- zone round because we have some strong teams in our group. However, once we get out of the zone, the sky is the limit for this team.Preparations: Quite positive, especially in the Linkz 96 FM 20/20 tournament where the team lost on penalties in the semi-finals.
History: Eight-time daCosta Cup champions.
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Worrick Pinnock
Position last season: Semi-finals (lost to beaten finalists Glenmuir).Number of players retained: 80 per cent of last year's squad.
Returning players to watch: Michael Allen, Mark Cunningham, Sean Afflick. Top striker Jason King is injured and is doubtful for the season.Zone: Zone A alongside Green Pond, Herbert Morrison, Spot Valley, Irwin, Maldon and St James High.
Coach Dean Weatherley says: This team is quite balanced and well prepared and once the players maintain their discipline and stay focussed I am expecting them to go all the way to the final.Preparations: The team has been doing quite well in practice games although it disappointed in the Links FM 20/20 tournament as it failed to advance past the first round. History: The most successful team in daCosta Cup history with 11 titles.
MUNRO COLLEGE
Hopeton Gilchrist
Position last season: Quarter-final round (lost only one game during the season).Number of players retained: Seven players from last year's squad.
New players to watch: Chris Wint (who transferred to the school in 2006 and sat out last year).Returning players to watch: Chris-Wayne Wallace and Dayton Stewart.Zone: Zone E alongside BB Coke, Balaclava, Black River, Lacovia, Maggotty and St. Elizabeth Technical.
Coach Hopeton Gilchrist says: We will be taking it stage by stage but our first priority is to advance from the zone and we are cautiously optimistic about doing that.
Preparations: Preparations were affected by Tropical Storm Gustav but, prior to that, were good. The team made the quarter-finals of the Links FM 96 20/20 tournament.
History: Seven-time daCosta Cup champions.
DACOSTA CUP HONOUR ROLL
1950 Munro College
1951 Munro College
1952 Munro College
1953 Cornwall College
1954 no competition (polio epidemic)
1955 Cornwall College
1956 Cornwall College
1957 Munro College
1958 Cornwall College
1959 Cornwall College
1960 abandoned because of attack on referee
1961 Munro College
1962 Munro College
1963 Cornwall College
1964 Munro College
1965 Vere Technical
1966 no competition
1967 Vere Technical
1968 Vere Technical
1969 Vere Technical
1970 Vere Technical
1971 Vere Technical
1972 abandoned (shooting in MoBay)
1973 no competition
1974 STETHS
1975 Vere Technical
1976 Vere Technical
1977 Clarendon College
1978 Clarendon College
1979 Dinthill Technical
1980 Vere Technical
1981 Dinthill Technical
1982 Cornwall College
1983 Cornwall College
1984 Rusea's Comprehensive
1985 Rusea's Comprehensive
1986 Herbert Morrison Technical
1987 Rusea's Comprehensive
1988 Herbert Morrison
1989 Rusea's Comprehensive
1990 Rusea's Comprehensive
1991 Clarendon College
1992 Rusea's Comprehensive
1993 Rusea's Comprehensive
1994 Clarendon College
1995 Cornwall College
1996 Clarendon College
1997 abandoned (teachers' death threats)
1998 Clarendon College
1999 STETHS
2000 Cornwall College
2001 Cornwall College
2002 Rusea's High
2003 Frome Technical
2004 Glenmuir High
2005 Godfrey Stewart High
2006 Glenmuir High
2007 Garvey Maceo
