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The Jamaica Premier 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 the JFF Championship.[2][3] Most games are played on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings (Monday Night Football).[4]

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 as the first title winners.[6] 14 clubs have been crowned champions of Jamaica. Portmore United 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 FC 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 three rounds for a total of 39 matches for each team. 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. 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 Championship.[12]

Clubs

2024–25 clubs

Club 2023–24
Regular Season (Playoffs) 		City Stadium
Arnett Gardens 5th

(3rd place)

Kingston Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex[13]
Cavalier 2nd

(Champions)

Kingston Stadium East Field[14]
Chapelton Maroons Champions

(JFF Championship)

Chapelton Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex
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

(JFF Championship)

Portmore Ferdi Neita Sports Complex
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]

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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.

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1 Portmore United 695 322 215 158 870 539 +331 1187
2 Harbour View 730 320 217 193 951 691 +285 1185
3 Waterhouse 730 328 215 207 964 677 +287 1175
4 Tivoli Gardens 730 322 190 218 1009 749 +260 1160
5 Arnett Gardens 729 299 213 217 970 786 +184 1116
6 Montego Bay United 515 169 150 196 582 629 -47 655
7 Humble Lion 462 160 148 164 488 452 +36 628
8 Boys' Town 459 159 139 161 494 537 -43 616
9 FC Reno 506 123 169 214 500 653 -153 538
10 Village United 381 127 118 136 421 427 -6 499
11 Cavalier 316 127 90 105 371 310 +61 465
12 Rivoli United 305 85 92 128 305 366 -61 338
13 Sporting Central Academy 294 79 96 119 288 349 -61 331
14 Mount Pleasant 146 92 42 38 255 141 +114 318
15 UWI FC 161 58 46 57 180 188 -8 220
16 St. George's SC 152 47 42 63 134 168 -34 183
17 Dunbeholden 146 47 30 43 144 143 +1 171
18 Constant Spring 158 35 57 66 151 224 -73 165
19 August Town 142 35 40 67 125 198 -73 145
20 Wadadah 158 33 41 84 167 323 -156 140
21 Vere United 146 30 41 75 111 190 -79 131
22 Molynes United 113 26 23 61 127 210 -83 104
23 Highgate United 76 21 21 34 69 93 -24 84
24 Invaders United 65 8 20 37 52 134 -82 44
25 Lime Hall (Benfica) 64 11 11 42 48 146 -98 44
26 Meadhaven United 38 9 12 17 36 53 -17 39
27 Maverley Hughenden 33 7 14 12 26 34 -8 35
28 Savannah SC 38 6 8 24 24 74 -50 26
29 Barbican 33 5 10 18 26 61 -35 25
30 Sandals South Coast 33 5 7 21 25 60 -35 22
31 Arlington 33 5 7 21 23 65 -42 22
32 Naggo Head 33 5 6 22 26 65 -39 21
33 Bull Bay 32 4 9 19 19 57 -38 19
34 Star Cosmos 32 3 7 22 22 66 -44 16
36 Faulkland 26 1 10 15 23 55 -32 13
35 Duhaney Park 28 2 3 23 13 59 -46 9
37 Chapelton Maroons 26 3 6 17 14 62 -48 9
38 Treasure Beach 26 3 4 19 17 52 -35 7

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Champions

By season

Since the inaugural 1973-74 season, 14 teams have claimed the Jamaica Premier League title. As of 2024–25 season, Cavalier successfully defended their title, making this their fourth league title overall.

Finalists by Season
Season Winners Result Runners-up Third Place Result Fourth Place
1973–74 Santos 1–0 Boys' Town
1974–75 Santos 3–2 Boys' Town
1975–76 Santos Cavalier
1976–77 Santos 1–0 Cavalier
1977–78 Arnett Gardens Harbour View
1978–79 Abandoned
1979–80 Santos Cavalier
1980–81 Cavalier Thunderbolts
1981–82 No Competition
1982–83 Tivoli Gardens Santos
1983–84 Boys' Town 2–1 (agg) Tivoli Gardens
1984–85 Jamaica Defence Force 2–1 (agg) Seba United
1985–86 Boys' Town Harbour View
1986–87 Seba United Boys' Town
1987–88 Wadadah FC Reno
1988–89 Boys' Town Seba United
1989–90 FC Reno Black Lions
1990–91 FC Reno Arnett Gardens
1991–92 Wadadah FC Reno
1992–93 Hazard United Arnett Gardens
1993–94 Violet Kickers Seba United
1994–95 FC Reno 3–1 (agg) Constant Spring
1995–96 Violet Kickers FC Reno
1996–97 Seba United 4–3 (agg) Arnett Gardens
1997–98 Waterhouse 2–1 (agg) Seba United
1998–99 Tivoli Gardens 3–1 (agg) Harbour View
1999–00 Harbour View 2–1 (agg) Waterhouse
2000–01 Arnett Gardens 4–2 (agg) Waterhouse
2001–02 Arnett Gardens 3–2 (agg) Hazard United
2002–03 Hazard United 4–3 (agg) Arnett Gardens
2003–04 Tivoli Gardens 5–3 (agg) Harbour View
2004–05 Portmore United 2–1 (agg) Tivoli Gardens
2005–06 Waterhouse Harbour View Tivoli Gardens Portmore United
2006–07 Harbour View Portmore United FC Reno Waterhouse
2007–08 Portmore United Tivoli Gardens Boys' Town Harbour View
2008–09 Tivoli Gardens Portmore United Harbour View Boys' Town
2009–10 Harbour View Tivoli Gardens Waterhouse St. George's S.C.
2010–11 Tivoli Gardens Boys' Town Harbour View Waterhouse
2011–12 Portmore United Boys' Town Waterhouse Humble Lions
2012–13 Harbour View Waterhouse Portmore United Arnett Gardens
2013–14 Montego Bay United 5–2 Waterhouse
2014–15 Arnett Gardens 2–0 Montego Bay United
2015–16 Montego Bay United 2–1 Portmore United
2016–17 Arnett Gardens 2–1 Portmore United
2017–18 Portmore United 0–0

(4-3 pen)

Waterhouse
2018–19 Portmore United 1–0 Waterhouse Cavalier 1–0 Mount Pleasant
2019–20 Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Cavalier 1–1

(5-4 pen)

Waterhouse Tivoli Gardens 1–1 (4-3 pen) Mount Pleasant
2022 Harbour View 1–1

(6-5 pen)

Dunbeholden Cavalier 4–1 Waterhouse
2022–23 Mount Pleasant 2–1 Cavalier Arnett Gardens 1–0 (aet) Harbour View
2023–24 Cavalier 1–1

(4-3 pen)

Mount Pleasant Arnett Gardens 5–1 Waterhouse
2024–25 Cavalier 0–0 (6-5 pen) Mount Pleasant Arnett Gardens 4–2 Montego Bay United

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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
Club Winners Championship Seasons Runners-up Runners-up Season
Portmore United (*) 7 1992–93, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19 5 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17,
Harbour View 5 1999–00, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2022 5 1977–78, 1985–86, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06
Tivoli Gardens 5 1982–83, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11 4 1983–84, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10
Arnett Gardens 5 1977–78, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2014–15, 2016–17 4 1990–91,1992–93, 1996–97, 2002–03
Santos 5 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80 1 1982–83
Montego Bay United (**) 4 1986–87, 1996–97, 2013–14, 2015–16 5 1984–85, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2014–15
Cavalier 4 1980–81, 2021, 2023–24, 2024–25 4 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 2022–23
Boys' Town 3 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89 5 1973–74, 1975–76, 1986–87, 2010–11, 2011–12
FC Reno 3 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95 3 1987–88, 1991–92, 1995–96
Waterhouse 2 1997–98, 2005–06 7 1999–00, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021
Wadadah 2 1987–88, 1991–92 —
Violet Kickers 2 1993–94, 1995–96 —
Mount Pleasant 1 2022–23 2 2023–24, 2024–25
Jamaica Defence Force 1 1984–85 —
Thunderbolts — 1 1980–81
Black Lions — 1 1989–90
Constant Spring — 1 1994–95
Dunbeholden — 1 2022

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By parish

Kingston and St. Andrew are the most successful parishes with 30 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
Parish Titles Clubs
Kingston &
Saint Andrew 		30 Arnett Gardens (5)
Harbour View (5)
Santos (5)
Tivoli Gardens (5)
Cavalier (4)
Boys' Town (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 FC Reno (3)
Clarendon 2 Hazard United (2)
Saint Ann 1 Mount Pleasant (1)

Statistics

Top scorers

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

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All-time goalscorers

Rank Country Scored Goals Years
1 Template:Flagicon Kevin Lamey 115 1998-2016
2 Template:Flagicon Devon Hodges 106 2002-2020

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Hat-tricks

List of hat-tricks scorers
Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Template:Flagicon Christopher Nicholas 4
2 Template:Flagicon Roen Nelson 3
Template:Flagicon Kwame Richardson
4 Template:Flagicon Collin Anderson 2
Template:Flagicon Kevin Lamey
Template:Flagicon Trivante Stewart
Template:Flagicon Justin Dunn
Template:Flagicon Fabian Reid
9 Template:Flagicon Jermaine Anderson 1
Template:Flagicon Patrick Beech
Template:Flagicon Navion Boyd
Template:Flagicon Lacon Brissett
Template:Flagicon Fabian Davis
Template:Flagicon Nigel Ellis
Template:Flagicon Irvino English
Template:Flagicon Oneke Ford
Template:Flagicon Devon Hodges
Template:Flagicon Jermaine Hue
Template:Flagicon Lenworth Hyde
Template:Flagicon Kevin King
Template:Flagicon Oneill McDonald
Template:Flagicon Gary McIntosh
Template:Flagicon Kemar Mills
Template:Flagicon Derrick Planter
Template:Flagicon Ricardo Scott
Template:Flagicon Leon Strickland
Template:Flagicon Fabian Taylor
Template:Flagicon Warren Ukah
Template:Flagicon Denzil Watson
Template:Flagicon Kevin Wilson
Template:Flagicon Javane Bryan
Template:Flagicon Nicholas Nelson
Template:Flagicon Kemar Beckford
Template:Flagicon Andre Fletcher
Template:Flagicon Jason Wright
Template:Flagicon Cleo Clark
Template:Flagicon 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, the top tier regional club tournament held each fall. The third place team qualify for the CFU Caribbean Club Shield, the second tier regional club tournament held each summer. 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 (2005, 2019) and Harbour View (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] Cavalier (2024) became the first Jamaican club to be victorious in the newly rebranded competition by winning the second edition.[28]

By virtue of winning the 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, Cavalier (2025) received a bye to the CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 and became the first team from the league to feature past the first round.[29][30] The league was more successful in the discontinued CONCACAF League competition with both Portmore United (2018) and Waterhouse (2019) making it to the quarterfinals.

Regional Competitions Finalists
Competition Year Club Position
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 Caribbean 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.[31] 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.[32][33] 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.[33][34]

Digicel signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the league that remained active until 2011.[35]

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.

After a 16-year hiatus, Wray and Nephew returned as title sponsors in 2023.

Title Sponsors by the Years
Period Sponsor Brand
1973–1976 Craven A Craven A National Club League Championships[6]
1976–1997 Craven A National League[6]
1997–2002 Craven A National Premier League[6]
2002–2007 Wray & Nephew Wray & Nephew National Premier League[31]
2007–2008 Cash Plus Cash Plus National Premier League[36]
2008–2011 Digicel Digicel Premier League[35]
2011–2020 Red Stripe Red Stripe Premier League[37]
2020–2023 Digicel The Jamaica Premier League – powered by Digicel[38]
2023– Wray & Nephew Wray & Nephew Jamaica Premier League[39]

Notes

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References

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External links

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