Carvel Stewart

Carvel Stewart, born July 9, 1947 and grew up in western Kingston as part of a sports loving family household dominated by 3 brothers, including Owen "Ital" Stewart, Stanley "JJ" Stewart and Bowie.

He attended St. George's College and was an exceptional student, while pitting his concepts on religion and lifestyle with the Catholic oriented clergymen and tutors.

At all times sports of all dimensions was his passion but football was the favoured enjoyment.

His academic ability gave him the opportunity to study Engineering in London, England where he became steeped in the football culture, lifestyle and development of the more professional club aspects of the game.

His return to Jamaica, provided him with the opportunity to forge an alliance with like minded football pundits in the newly built 1960's community of Harbour View in the eastern side of Kingston, and immediately his vision for implementing his in-depth knowledge to impact on a virgin frontier blessed with young talented players in a era of changing landscapes, politics and national building.

Soon his former St. George's schoolmates Russell Bell and David "Billy" Marston echoed their concept of developing community styled football club moving away from the entrenched elite "Old Boys Cricket Clubs with Football Clubs attached as a second cousin".

KSAFA was the avenue where the Harbour View Minor League Under 16 Team, would win its first taste of success as the 1967 team with "Ital", "DV" and others like Neville "Bertis" Bell would finish second to Prembroke Hall.

Quickly that same U16 team, would be eclipsed by the winning 1972 team and the demand grew for a senior team to go another step up was accelerated as the club was now formalised on March 4, 1974 to become the Harbour View Football Club.

Acclimatisating in 1973, he choose to play in the Division 2 to get a feel of the organisation, skills and mentality before accepting the KSAFA invitation to the then Major League where his well organised squad immediately made a positive impression, finishing 3rd to eventual Champion Cavaliers, as a Neville Oxford goal separated both teams in a 1-0 semifinal.

He always worked from then on with KSAFAa firstly, then the JFF and any other who would listen to improve the football landscape across the island, within the Caribbean and CONCACAF, FIFA if Sepp Blatter would accepted....he simply wants the sport to grow not detoured by individuals or petty issues.

Her served on various Committees at the JFF under Captain Burrell or Crenston Boxhill regardless of who or where the Football Academy was going to be built.
As KSAFA Vice President twice alongside Stewart Stephenson, while lending advice and guidance to all other Presidents. The offices of KSAFA still reside on company headquarters as a long standing commitment to help the sport to be easily accessed.

Recently, the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) has finally developed to what he and other Club owners from the 1990's had envisioned where they could chart their own destiny to become independent and financially viable, while displaying excellence in on-field skills reminiscent of his favoured World Cup Champions Brasil or France under Zidane. He is presently the chairman of Harbour View Football Club and Vice-Chairman of the PLCA

The PLCA continues to grow as in accordance with Chairman, Seaga the leadership has achieved an initial measure of success that in time should galvanise the local, regional and international status of Club football with the blessings of the JFF, has now formed the Professional Football Association of Jamaica (PFAJ) to jointly run Jamaica’s football.

His heart is always in the east, an when HVFC played in the regional contest in 1994, his company CFC Construction built a 7,000 seater capacity stadium to host the games, with lights, changing rooms, VIP Area and secure perimeter walls to enable revenue generation and an atmosphere for club football to flurish.

Since then many other clubs have joined the Frey locally and in the Caribbean as a catalyst to development.

His daily commitment to professionalise the sport continues as young and old, both near and far benefit from his knowledge and kindness of spirit.