The Gleaner Company was the most decorated team with six awards at the 2006 Kingston and St Andrew Business House Football Association’s awards presentation ceremony, held at the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Sports Club on Friday night.

Apart from winning the Knockout title and being runners-up in the Division One League, the print media company also captured the Challenge trophy, contested by the KO winners, plus the Division One and Two champions, and the Champion of Champions title, between the corporate area Business House champions and the St Ann Business House winners.

Gleaner’s striker Fabian Nethersole was the topscorer in the league with seven, as well as in the KO with five strikes, while coach Michael Williams was named coach of the season.

National Water Commission (NWC), who denied the Gleaner the Division One title, also captured the five-a-side league and was the most prepared team (best dressed).

Their player Garfield Robinson was also voted MVP for the final.

Meanwhile, Division Two winners Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and Petrojam took home two awards each.

SAJ were crowned champions of the division and their player Hawthorne Ellis was voted MVP for the final.

Petrojam’s David Stultz was the league’s top goal-getter with 19, while manager Raymond Quallo was manager for the season.

The Fair Play award went to Cable & Wireless who accumulated just five yellow cards throughout the season.

The feature awards, the Abe Alexander Memorial Award, went to William “Roy” Welsh for his long service and contribution to sports, namely cricket and football.

Jamaica’s recently appointed technical director Bora Milutinovich was on hand to witness the occasion and present the award, while guest speaker Dahlia Harris, TVJ sport presenter, encouraged the players to learn the life values the game has to offer and try to employ them in their everyday living.

She also pointed out that the leagues built camaraderie among workers in companies participating in the Business House leagues.

“This competition transcends just the 90 minutes on the field. There are some of you who play together from a company, that there is somebody (in the team) that you would not have spoken to had it not been for the football,” she said.