Jamaica Premier League

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Jamaica Premier League
Organising body JFF Jamaica FA.svg
Founded1973;51 years ago (1973)
Country Jamaica
Confederation CONCACAF
Number of clubs14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Jamaica Football Championship
Domestic cup(s) JFF Champions Cup
International cup(s)Regional
CFU Club Shield
CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
Continental
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Current champions Cavalier F.C. (3rd title)
(2023–24)
Most championships Portmore United F.C. (7 titles)
Top goalscorer Kevin Lamey (115 goals)
TV partnersDomestic
SportsMax TV
International
Ceen TV
Live Streaming
SportsMax App
Jamaica Premier League TV (YouTube)
Sponsor(s) Wray & Nephew
Website jamaicafootball.org
Current: 2024–25 Jamaica Premier League

The JamaicaPremier League (formerly the National Premier League), commonly abbreviated as JPL and officially known as the Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation as the top division for men's association football in Jamaica. [1] Contested between 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Jamaica Football Championship. [2] [3] Most games are played on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings (Monday Night Football). [4]

Contents

History

The Jamaica Premier League was formed in 1973 to serve as the top tier of Jamaican professional club football. [5] The league's inaugural season kicked off on September 22, 1973 as the Craven A National Club League Championships, and finished with Santos F.C. as the first title winners. [6] 14 clubs have been crowned champions of Jamaica. Portmore United F.C. is the most successful team with 7 top flight titles.

The 2019–20 season was ruled null and void on March 12, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8] Later in 2020, Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) began managing the league with its focus being the commercialization and marketing of professional football in the country. [9]

In May 2021, the Jamaican Football Federation announced that the league would resume, playing a shortened season between June and September, competed by the 12 teams from the previous season. [10] In June 2021, UWI F.C. announced it would withdraw ahead of the 2021 season due to the modified schedule conflicting with other player commitments; leaving 11 teams in the competition. [11]

Montego Bay United was promoted to the league at the start of the 2022 season, restoring the league to 12 teams. Also in 2022, the league entered an agreement with Admiral Sportswear to supply kits to all teams in the league.

The league was expanded to 14 teams for the 2022–23 season. [12]

Competition format

The Jamaica Premier League's regular season typically runs from late August to May the following year. The competition is divided into two stages; the single table regular season and the playoffs.

The regular season is contested in a round robin format with each team playing every other team at home and away for a total of 26 matches. The top six clubs contend for the championship in the playoffs, the first and second place regular season finishers advance directly to the semifinals and the third to sixth place teams advance to the quarterfinals.

The quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a two legged, home and away, format with the winner decided on aggregate with away goal rules enforced. The finals and third place matches are contested as a single leg match.

The bottom two regular season finishers are relegated and replaced the next season by the top two finishers of the JFF National Tier II. [12]

Clubs

2024–25 clubs

Club 2023–24
Regular Season (Playoffs)
CityStadium
Arnett Gardens 5th (3rd place) Kingston Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex [13]
Cavalier 2nd (Champions) Kingston Stadium East Field [14]
Chapelton Maroons Champions(Jamaica Football Championship) Chapelton
Dunbeholden 8th Portmore Dunbeholden Sports Complex [15]
Harbour View 12th Kingston Harbour View Football Club Stadium [16]
Humble Lions 10th May Pen Effortville Community Centre [17]
Molynes United 11th Kingston Jasceria Park Recreational Center [18]
Montego Bay United 7th Montego Bay Wespow Park [19]
Mount Pleasant 1st (Runners-up) Runaway Bay Draxhall Sports Complex
Portmore United 4th Portmore Ferdi Neita Sports Complex [20]
Racing United Runners-up(Jamaica Football Championship) Portmore
Tivoli Gardens 3rd Kingston Edward Seaga Sports Complex [21]
Vere United 9th Hayes Wembley Centre of Excellence [22]
Waterhouse 6th Kingston Waterhouse Mini Stadium [23]
  Title holders   Promoted

All-time table

The following is the historical table of the Jamaica Premier League from the professional era in the 2001-02 season up to the concluded 2023-24 season. Table does not include matches played in the playoff stages.

PosTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Portmore United 695322215158870539+3311187
2 Harbour View 730320217193951691+2851185
3 Waterhouse 730328215207964677+2871175
4 Tivoli Gardens 7303221902181009749+2601160
5 Arnett Gardens 729299213217970786+1841116
6 Montego Bay United 515169150196582629-47655
7 Humble Lion 462160148164488452+36628
8 Boys' Town 459159139161494537-43616
9 F.C. Reno 506123169214500653-153538
10 Village United 381127118136421427-6499
11 Cavalier 31612790105371310+61465
12 Rivoli United 3058592128305366-61338
13 Sporting Central Academy 2947996119288349-61331
14 Mount Pleasant 146924238255141+114318
15 UWI F.C. 161584657180188-8220
16 St. George's SC 152474263134168-34183
17 Dunbeholden 146473043144143+1171
18 Constant Spring 158355766151224-73165
19 August Town 142354067125198-73145
20 Wadadah 158334184167323-156140
21 Vere United 146304175111190-79131
22 Molynes United 113262361127210-83104
23 Highgate United 762121346993-2484
24 Invaders United 658203752134-8244
25 Lime Hall (Benfica) 6411114248146-9844
26 Meadhaven United 38912173653-1739
27 Maverley Hughenden 33714122634-835
28 Savannah SC 3868242474-5026
29 Barbican 33510182661-3525
30 Sandals South Coast 3357212560-3522
31 Arlington 3357212365-4222
32 Naggo Head 3356222665-3921
33 Bull Bay 3249191957-3819
34 Star Cosmos 3237222266-4416
36 Faulkland 26110152355-3213
35 Duhaney Park 2823231359-469
37 Chapelton Maroons 2636171462-489
38 Treasure Beach 2634191752-357
  Currently in Jamaica Premier League
  Currently in lower divisions

Champions

By season

Since the inaugural 1973-74 season, 14 teams have claimed the Jamaica Premier League title. As of 2023–24 season, Cavalier F.C. are the reigning title holders, making this their third league title overall.

Finalists by Season
SeasonWinnersResultRunners-upThird PlaceResultFourth Place
1973–74 Santos F.C. 1–0 Boys' Town F.C.
1974–75Santos F.C.3–2Boys' Town F.C.
1975–76Santos F.C. Cavalier F.C.
1976–77Santos F.C.1–0Cavalier F.C.
1977–78 Arnett Gardens F.C. Harbour View F.C.
1978–79Abandoned
1979–80Santos F.C.Cavalier F.C.
1980–81 Cavalier F.C. Thunderbolts F.C.
1981–82No Competition
1982–83 Tivoli Gardens F.C. Santos F.C.
1983–84 Boys' Town F.C. 2–1 (agg) Tivoli Gardens F.C.
1984–85 Jamaica Defence Force 2–1 (agg) Seba United F.C.
1985–86Boys' Town F.C.Harbour View F.C.
1986–87 Seba United F.C. Boys' Town F.C.
1987–88 Wadadah F.C. F.C. Reno
1988–89Boys' Town F.C.Seba United F.C.
1989–90 F.C. Reno Black Lions F.C.
1990–91F.C. Reno Arnett Gardens F.C.
1991–92Wadadah F.C.F.C. Reno
1992–93 Hazard United F.C. Arnett Gardens F.C.
1993–94 Violet Kickers F.C. Seba United F.C.
1994–95F.C. Reno3–1 (agg) Constant Spring F.C.
1995–96Violet Kickers F.C.F.C. Reno
1996–97Seba United F.C.4–3 (agg)Arnett Gardens F.C.
1997–98 Waterhouse F.C. 2–1 (agg)Seba United F.C.
1998–99Tivoli Gardens F.C.3–1 (agg)Harbour View F.C.
1999–00 Harbour View F.C. 2–1 (agg) Waterhouse F.C.
2000–01Arnett Gardens F.C.4–2 (agg)Waterhouse F.C.
2001–02Arnett Gardens F.C.3–2 (agg) Hazard United F.C.
2002–03Hazard United F.C.4–3 (agg)Arnett Gardens F.C.
2003–04Tivoli Gardens F.C.5–3 (agg)Harbour View F.C.
2004–05Portmore United F.C.2–1 (agg)Tivoli Gardens F.C.
2005–06Waterhouse F.C.Harbour View F.C. Tivoli Gardens F.C. Portmore United F.C.
2006–07 Harbour View F.C.Portmore United F.C. F.C. Reno Waterhouse F.C.
2007–08 Portmore United F.C.Tivoli Gardens F.C. Boys' Town F.C. Harbour View F.C.
2008–09 Tivoli Gardens F.C.Portmore United F.C. Harbour View F.C. Boys' Town F.C.
2009–10 Harbour View F.C.Tivoli Gardens F.C. Waterhouse F.C. St. George's S.C.
2010–11 Tivoli Gardens F.C.Boys' Town F.C.Harbour View F.C.Waterhouse F.C.
2011–12 Portmore United F.C.Boys' Town F.C.Waterhouse F.C. Humble Lions F.C.
2012–13 Harbour View F.C.Waterhouse F.C. Portmore United F.C. Arnett Gardens F.C.
2013–14 Montego Bay United F.C.5–2Waterhouse F.C.
2014–15 Arnett Gardens F.C.2–0Montego Bay United F.C.
2015–16 Montego Bay United F.C.2–1Portmore United F.C.
2016–17 Arnett Gardens F.C.2–1Portmore United F.C.
2017–18 Portmore United F.C.0–0 (aet, 4-3 pen)Waterhouse F.C.
2018–19 Portmore United F.C. 1–0 Waterhouse F.C. Cavalier F.C. 1–0 Mount Pleasant F.A.
2019–20 Abandoned due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Cavalier F.C. 1–1 (aet, 5-4 pen) Waterhouse F.C. Tivoli Gardens F.C. 1–1 (aet, 4-3 pen) Mount Pleasant F.A.
2022 Harbour View F.C. 1–1 (aet, 6-5 pen) Dunbeholden F.C. Cavalier F.C. 4–1 Waterhouse F.C.
2022–23 Mount Pleasant F.A. 2–1 Cavalier F.C. Arnett Gardens F.C. 1–0 (aet) Harbour View F.C.
2023–24 Cavalier F.C. 1–1 (aet, 4-3 pen) Mount Pleasant F.A. Arnett Gardens F.C. 5–1 Waterhouse F.C.
Note: No championship was awarded for the 1978–79, 1981–82, and 2019–20 seasons.
Source: RSSSF

By club

Portmore United is the league’s most successful club having won 7 league titles and finishing runners-up 5 times.

Champions by Club
ClubWinnersChampionship SeasonsRunners-upRunners-up Season
Portmore United (*)71992–93, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19 52001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17,
Harbour View 51999–00, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2022 51977–78, 1985–86, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06
Tivoli Gardens 51982–83, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11 41983–84, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10
Arnett Gardens 51977–78, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2014–15, 2016–17 41990–91,1992–93, 1996–97, 2002–03
Santos 51973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–8011982–83
Montego Bay United (**)41986–87, 1996–97, 2013–14, 2015–16 51984–85, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2014–15
Boys' Town 31983–84, 1985–86, 1988–8951973–74, 1975–76, 1986–87, 2010–11, 2011–12
Cavalier 31980–81, 2021, 2023–24 41975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 2022–23
F.C. Reno 31989–90, 1990–91, 1994–9531987–88, 1991–92, 1995–96
Waterhouse 21997–98, 2005–06 71999–00, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021
Wadadah 21987–88, 1991–92
Violet Kickers 21993–94, 1995–96
Mount Pleasant 1 2022–23 1 2023–24
Jamaica Defence Force 11984–85
Thunderbolts 11980–81
Black Lions 11989–90
Constant Spring 11994–95
Dunbeholden 1 2022
Notes
(*) Includes titles won as Hazard United.

(**) Includes titles won as Seba United.

  Record Number of Titles

Source: RSSSF

By parish

Kingston and St. Andrew are the most successful parishes with 28 top flight titles won by 7 clubs from Kingston’s metropolitan area. No club from rural St. Andrew has won the league.

St. James is the next best parish with 8 league titles won by 3 clubs. Two of their title winners, Violet Kickers and Wadadah, have since fell from grace and compete in the lower divisions.

Hazard United won 2 league titles while based in Clarendon before the club relocated to St. Catherine and rebranded as Portmore United.

No club from the parishes of Hanover, Manchester, Portland, St. Elizabeth, St. Mary, St. Thomas nor Trelawny have won the league.

Titles by Parish
ParishTitlesClubs
Kingston &
Saint Andrew
29 Arnett Gardens (5)
Harbour View (5)
Santos (5)
Tivoli Gardens (5)
Boys' Town (3)
Cavalier (3)
Waterhouse (2)
Jamaica Defence Force (1)
Saint James 8 Montego Bay United (4)
Violet Kickers (2)
Wadadah (2)
Saint Catherine 5 Portmore United (5)
Westmoreland 3 F.C. Reno (3)
Clarendon 2 Hazard United (2)
Saint Ann 1 Mount Pleasant (1)

Statistics

Top scorers

Top Scorer by Season
YearPlayerTeamGoals
2002–03 Flag of Jamaica.svg Roen Nelson Hazard United 19
2003–04 Flag of Jamaica.svg Fabian Taylor Harbour View 19
2004–05 Flag of Jamaica.svg Christopher Nicholas Tivoli Gardens 25
2005–06 Flag of Jamaica.svg Kevin Lamey Waterhouse 22
2006–07 Flag of Jamaica.svg Irvino English Waterhouse 18
2007–08 Flag of Jamaica.svg Roen Nelson Portmore United 16
2008–09 Flag of Jamaica.svg Devon Hodges Rivoli United 24
2009–10 Flag of Jamaica.svg Devon Hodges Rivoli United 18
2010–11 Flag of Jamaica.svg Kirk Ramsey Arnett Gardens 17
2011–12 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jermaine "Tuffy" Anderson Waterhouse 14
2012–13 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jermaine "Tuffy" Anderson Waterhouse 21
2013–14 Flag of Jamaica.svg Brian Brown Harbour View 19
2014–15 Flag of Jamaica.svg Craig Foster Reno 20
2015–16 Flag of Jamaica.svg Owayne Omar Gordon Montego Bay United 19
2016–17 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jermaine Johnson Tivoli Gardens 16
2017–18 Flag of Jamaica.svg Craig Foster Humble Lions 17
2018–19 Flag of Jamaica.svg Colorado Murray Tivoli Gardens 13
2019–20 Flag of Jamaica.svg Kemar Beckford Mount Pleasant 14
2021 Flag of Jamaica.svg Oquassa Chong, Jourdaine Flectcher and Shaqueil Bradford Harbour View, Mount Pleasant, Waterhouse 6
2022 Flag of Jamaica.svg Atapharoy Bygrave, Daniel Green Dunbeholden, Mount Pleasant 13
2022–23 Flag of Jamaica.svg Collin Anderson Cavalier 20
2023–24 Flag of Jamaica.svg Javane Bryan Waterhouse 17
  Record Goals Scored in a Single Season

All-time goalscorers

RankCountryScoredGoalsYears
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Kevin Lamey 1151998-2016
2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Devon Hodges 1062002-2020

Hat-tricks

List of hat-tricks scorers
RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Christopher Nicholas 4
2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Roen Nelson 3
Flag of Jamaica.svg Kwame Richardson
4 Flag of Jamaica.svg Collin Anderson2
Flag of Jamaica.svg Kevin Lamey
Flag of Jamaica.svg Trivante Stewart
Flag of Jamaica.svg Justin Dunn
Flag of Jamaica.svg Fabian Reid
9 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jermaine Anderson 1
Flag of Jamaica.svg Patrick Beech
Flag of Jamaica.svg Navion Boyd
Flag of Jamaica.svg Lacon Brissett
Flag of Jamaica.svg Fabian Davis
Flag of Jamaica.svg Nigel Ellis
Flag of Jamaica.svg Irvino English
Flag of Jamaica.svg Oneke Ford
Flag of Jamaica.svg Devon Hodges
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jermaine Hue
Flag of Jamaica.svg Lenworth Hyde
Flag of Jamaica.svg Kevin King
Flag of Jamaica.svg Oneill McDonald
Flag of Jamaica.svg Gary McIntosh
Flag of Jamaica.svg Kemar Mills
Flag of Jamaica.svg Derrick Planter
Flag of Jamaica.svg Ricardo Scott
Flag of Jamaica.svg Leon Strickland
Flag of Jamaica.svg Fabian Taylor
Flag of Jamaica.svg Warren Ukah
Flag of Jamaica.svg Denzil Watson
Flag of Jamaica.svg Kevin Wilson
Flag of Jamaica.svg Javane Bryan
Flag of Jamaica.svg Nicholas Nelson
Flag of Jamaica.svg Kemar Beckford
Flag of Jamaica.svg Andre Fletcher
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jason Wright
Flag of Jamaica.svg Cleo Clark
Flag of Jamaica.svg Rojay Smith

Records

Players

Most goals by a player in a single season
Most goals by a player in a single game

Source: JPL Statistics

Clubs

Longest winning run

Regional competitions

The top two finishers in a given season qualify for the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, a regional club tournament held each fall. The third place team qualify for the CFU Club Shield. A top-three finish in the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup is the only route for Jamaican teams to enter the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

The league has produced two Caribbean Club Champions, each with two titles; Portmore United F.C. (2005, 2019) and Harbour View F.C. (2004, 2007). The Caribbean Club Championship was replaced with the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup in 2023 as a part of CONCACAF's new club football ecosystem. [27]

No team from the league has made it past the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The league has been more successful in the discontinued CONCACAF League competition with both Portmore United F.C. (2018) and Waterhouse F.C. (2019) making it to the quarterfinals.

Regional Competitions Finalists
CompetitionYearClubPosition
Caribbean Club Championship
(1997-2022)
1997 Seba United Runners-up
2004 Harbour View Champions
Tivoli Gardens Runners-up
2005 Portmore United Champions
2007 Harbour View Champions
2015 Montego Bay United 3rd Place
2016 Arnett Gardens 4th Place
2017 Portmore United 3rd Place
2018 Arnett Gardens Runners-up
Portmore United 3rd Place
2019 Portmore United Champions
Waterhouse Runners-up
2022 Waterhouse 4th Place
CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2023 Cavalier Runners-up
Harbour View 4th Place
CFU Club Shield 2024 Arnett Gardens Champions
CONCACAF Caribbean Cup Cavalier Champions

Sponsorship

During the 1970s to 1990s, the league received sponsorship from Craven A, a subsidiary of Carreras Tobacco Company, throughout its initial two decades. However, in 2002, the pressure from various lobbyists, notably the American Cancer Society, led to the termination of the cigarette company’s sponsorship of both the premier league and local horse racing, marking the end of direct associations between tobacco companies and sporting events. [6]

Wray and Nephew assumed sponsorship of the league in 2002 and subsequently extended the contract until 2012. However, their arrangement abruptly concluded in 2007 when Wray and Nephew released the Jamaica Football Federation from the contract without penalties. [28] Subsequently, the league entered into an agreement with investment company Cash Plus in 2007, despite uncertainties arising in early 2008 about Cash Plus’s commitment. [29] [30] In April 2008, the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) ceased their association with Cash Plus Limited as league sponsors and initiated plans for legal action against the investment firm. [30] [31]

Digicel signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the league that remained active until 2011. [32]

Red Stripe assumed the title sponsorship of the league starting from the 2011-12 season, a contract that concluded after the league was abandoned in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Digicel commenced a second three-year sponsorship spell from 2020 to 2023. Additionally, after a 16-year hiatus, Wray and Nephew returned as title sponsors in 2023.

Title Sponsors by the Years
PeriodSponsorBrand
1973–1976 Craven A Craven A National Club League Championships [6]
1976–1997Craven A National League [6]
1997–2002Craven A National Premier League [6]
2002–2007 Wray & Nephew Wray & Nephew National Premier League [28]
2007–2008Cash PlusCash Plus National Premier League [33]
2008–2011 Digicel Digicel Premier League [32]
2011–2020 Red Stripe Red Stripe Premier League [34]
2020–2023DigicelThe Jamaica Premier League – powered by Digicel [35]
2023–Wray & NephewWray & Nephew Jamaica Premier League [36]

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