2022 Jamaica Premier League

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.

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
2021
2022-23

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 edit

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 edit

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

Regular season edit

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

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 edit

Quarter finals edit

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

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


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

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

Semi-finals edit

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

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


First Leg
Cavalier0–1Dunbeholden
Report P. McGregor   20'
Referee:  V. Nembhard
Second Leg
Dunbeholden3–4 (a.e.t.)Cavalier
Report
Penalties
4—2
  •   R. King
  •   G. Irving
  •   M. Doxilly
  •   K. Campbell
Referee:  O. Hamilton

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

Third place playoff edit

Cavalier4–1Waterhouse
  • K. Campbell   46'
  • D. Atkinson   60', 70'
  • G. Irving   90+3'
Report K. Simpson   90+3'
Referee:  T. Robinson

Jamaica Premier League Finals edit

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

Champions edit

   Jamaica Premier League Champions 
  Harbour View
5th title

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Scorer Team Goals[13]
1  Daniel Green Mount Pleasant F.A. 13
 Atapharoy Bygrave Dunbeholden F.C.
3  Nicholas Nelson Molynes United F.C. 11
 Cardel Benbow Waterhouse F.C.
5  Marlon Allen Arnett Gardens F.C. 10
6  Trayvone Reid Harbour View F.C. 9
7  Peter Mcgregor Dunbeholden F.C. 8
 Trivante Stewart Molynes United F.C.
 Colorado Murray Harbour View F.C.
10  Renaldo Cephas Arnett Gardens F.C. 7
 Denardo Thomas Waterhouse F.C.
 Rodico Wellington Tivoli Gardens F.C.
 Collin Anderson Cavalier F.C.
 Kimani Arbourine Arnett Gardens F.C.

References edit

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