2022 Jamaica Premier League

Jamaica Premier League
Season2022
Dates16 January 2022 – 3 July 2022
ChampionsHarbour View F.C.
(5th title)
CONCACAF Caribbean CupHarbour View F.C.
Dunbeholden F.C.
Cavalier F.C.
CONCACAF Caribbean ShieldWaterhouse F.C.
Matches played138
Goals scored344 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerJamaicaAtapharoy Bygrave
JamaicaDaniel Green
(13 goals each)
Biggest home win6 goals:
MTP 5-1 HUM
Biggest away win3 goals:
CAV 0-3 WAT
Highest scoring6 goals:
MTP 5-1 HUM
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The 2022 Jamaica Premier League was the 48th season of the Jamaica Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season kicked off on 16 January 2022 and ended on 3 June 2022.

Cavalier F.C. were the defending champions, having won their 2nd Jamaica Premier League title which was their first league title in almost 40 years.[1] Harbour View F.C. won their fifth title.

Teams

Due to financial reasons UWI F.C. withdrew from the league, prior to the shortened 2021 season leaving 11 teams to compete.[2] Montego Bay United were promoted back to the league for this upcoming season, bring the league back to 12 teams.

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in the 2022 Jamaica Premier League
Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager
Arnett Gardens Kingston Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex 7,000 Jamaica Paul Davis[3]
Cavalier Kingston Stadium East 2,000 Jamaica Rudolph Speid[4]
Dunbeholden Portmore Prison Oval 2,000 Jamaica Harold Thomas[5]
Harbour View Kingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000 Jamaica Ludlow Bernard[6]
Humble Lions Clarendon Effortville Community Centre 1,000 Jamaica Andrew Price
Montego Bay United St. James Montego Bay Sports Complex 7,000 England Ricky Hill[7]
Molynes United Kingston Jacisera Park Jamaica Anthony Patrick
Mount Pleasant F.A. Runaway Bay, St. Ann Drax Hall Sports Complex, Drax Hall 2,000 England Wally Downes[8]
Portmore United Portmore Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000 Jamaica Garnett Lawrence[9]
Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000 Jamaica Phillip Williams[10]
Vere United Clarendon Wembley Centre of Excellence Jamaica Donavon Duckie[11]
Waterhouse Kingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000 Jamaica Marcel Gayle[12]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Waterhouse (S) 22 15 4 3 41 18 +23 49 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Dunbeholden (Q) 22 13 5 4 31 22 +9 44
3 Arnett Gardens 22 12 6 4 39 25 +14 42 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Mount Pleasant 22 12 5 5 38 25 +13 41
5 Cavalier (Q) 22 10 5 7 28 20 +8 35
6 Harbour View (C,Q) 22 7 7 8 26 23 +3 28
7 Humble Lions 22 6 10 6 23 22 +1 28
8 Tivoli Gardens 22 7 7 8 29 30 −1 28
9 Portmore United 22 5 5 12 15 29 −14 20
10 Vere United 22 5 5 12 12 21 −9 20
11 Molynes United 22 4 3 15 23 44 −21 15
12 Montego Bay United 22 2 6 14 15 41 −26 12
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2022. Source: [1]

(C): Playoffs Champion, (Q): Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, (S): Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield

Results

Home \ Away ARN CAV DUN HAR HUM MBU MOL MTP POR TIV VER WAT
Arnett Gardens — 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–2
Cavalier 1–0 — 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 4–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–3
Dunbeholden 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2
Harbour View 1–1 0–2 0–1 — 0–0 4–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 0–2
Humble Lions 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 — 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1
Montego Bay United 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 — 4–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–3
Molynes United 3–3 0–2 0–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 — 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Mount Pleasant 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 5–1 4–0 4–1 — 0–2 4–1 1–0 1–1
Portmore United 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 — 1–1 2–1 0–4
Tivoli Gardens 1–3 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 — 3–0 0–1
Vere United 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 0–2
Waterhouse 0–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2022. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

Source:[3]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Waterhouse 0 1 1
6 Harbour View (p) 1 1 2 (8) 6 Harbour View 1 1 2
3 Arnett Gardens 1 1 2 (7) Harbour View (p) 1 (6)
Dunbeholden 1 (5)
2 Dunbeholden (p) 0 4 4 (4)
4 Mount Pleasant 0 1 1 (3) 4 Cavalier 1 3 4 (2)
5 Cavalier (p) 0 1 1 (4) 3rd place match
Cavalier 4
Waterhouse 1

Results

Quarter finals

First Leg
Harbour View1–1Arnett Gardens
T. Reid 45' (pen.) Report M. Allen 78'
Referee: JamaicaC. Mason
Second Leg
Arnett Gardens1–1 (a.e.t.)Harbour View
E. Simpson 68' Report S. Dyer 33'
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark F. Reid
  • soccer ball with check mark R. Guthrie
  • soccer ball with check mark S. Clarke
  • soccer ball with check mark O. Anderson
  • soccer ball with check mark S. James
  • soccer ball with check mark G. Neil
  • soccer ball with check mark A. Johnson
  • soccer ball with red X K. Arbouine
 7—8
Referee: JamaicaO. Nicholson

Harbour View win on penalties after 2–2 aggregate draw, advances to the semi-finals.

First Leg
Mount Pleasant0–0Cavalier
Report
Referee: JamaicaN. Goldson
Second Leg
Cavalier1–1 (a.e.t.)Mount Pleasant
R. King 26' (pen.) Report D. Green 35'
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark R. King
  • soccer ball with check mark G. Irving
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Doxilly
  • soccer ball with red X K. Campbell
  • soccer ball with check mark S. Lopez
 4—3
Referee: JamaicaS. Dewar

Cavalier win on penalties after 1-1 aggregate draw, advances to semi-finals.

Semi-finals

First Leg
Harbour View1–0Waterhouse
N. Hamilton 81' Report
Referee: JamaicaN. Goldson
Second Leg
Waterhouse1–1Harbour View
S. Bradford 45' Report N. Hamilton 84'
Referee: JamaicaC. Mason

Harbour View wins 2–1 on aggregate, advances to JPL Finals.

First Leg
Cavalier0–1Dunbeholden
Report P. McGregor 20'
Referee: JamaicaV. Nembhard
Second Leg
Dunbeholden3–4 (a.e.t.)Cavalier
 Report
Penalties
 4—2
  • soccer ball with red X R. King
  • soccer ball with check mark G. Irving
  • soccer ball with red X M. Doxilly
  • soccer ball with check mark K. Campbell
Referee: JamaicaO. Hamilton

Dunbeholden wins on penalty after 4-4 aggregate draw, advances to JPL Finals.

Third place playoff

Cavalier4–1Waterhouse
 Report K. Simpson 90+3'
Referee: JamaicaT. Robinson

Jamaica Premier League Finals

Harbour View1–1 (a.e.t.)Dunbeholden
C. Murray 2' Report D. Phillips 56'
Penalties
 6-5
Referee: JamaicaO. Nicholson

Champions

 Jamaica Jamaica Premier League Champions 
Gold Harbour View
5th title

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Team Goals[13]
1 JamaicaDaniel Green Mount Pleasant F.A. 13
JamaicaAtapharoy Bygrave Dunbeholden F.C.
3 JamaicaNicholas Nelson Molynes United F.C. 11
JamaicaCardel Benbow Waterhouse F.C.
5 JamaicaMarlon Allen Arnett Gardens F.C. 10
6 JamaicaTrayvone Reid Harbour View F.C. 9
7 JamaicaPeter Mcgregor Dunbeholden F.C. 8
JamaicaTrivante Stewart Molynes United F.C.
JamaicaColorado Murray Harbour View F.C.
10 JamaicaRenaldo Cephas Arnett Gardens F.C. 7
JamaicaDenardo Thomas Waterhouse F.C.
JamaicaRodico Wellington Tivoli Gardens F.C.
JamaicaCollin Anderson Cavalier F.C.
JamaicaKimani Arbourine Arnett Gardens F.C.

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