2022–23 Jamaica Premier League Explained

Competition:Jamaica Premier League
Season:2022–23
Winners:Mount Pleasant
(1st title)
Relegated:Faulkland
Chapelton Maroons
Matches:188
Total Goals:475
League Topscorer:Collin Anderson
(20 goals)
Biggest Home Win:7 goals:
Biggest Away Win:6 goals:
Highest Scoring:8 goals:

Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 Jamaica Premier League was the 49th season of the Jamaica Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season kicked off on 23 October 2022 and ended on 11 July 2023.

Harbour View were the defending champions, having won their 5th premier league title, their first since the 2012-13 season.[1] Mount Pleasant defeated Cavalier in the playoff finals to win their first premier league title.[2]

Teams

There were no relegations at the end of the 2022 season due to the expansion of the league from 12 to 14 teams for the 2022-23 season.[3] Chapelton Maroons and Faulkland were promoted from the second division. Both were making their debut in Jamaica's top flight football league.[4]

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManager
Arnett GardensKingstonAnthony Spaulding Sports Complex7,000 Paul Davis[5]
CavalierKingstonStadium East2,000 Rudolph Speid[6]
Chapleton MaroonsChapletonAnthony Spaulding Sports Complex2,200 Lenworth Hyde[7]
DunbeholdenPortmorePrison Oval2,000 Harold Thomas[8]
FaulklandMontego Bay, JamaicaWespoW Park2000Gregory Palmer[9]
Harbour ViewKingstonHarbour View Mini Stadium7,000 Ludlow Bernard[10]
Humble LionsClarendonEffortville Community Centre1,000 Andrew Price[11]
Montego Bay UnitedSt. JamesMontego Bay Sports Complex7,000 Donovan Duckie[12]
Molynes UnitedKingstonJacisera Park Alex Thomas[13]
Mount PleasantRunaway Bay, St. AnnDrax Hall Sports Complex, Drax Hall2,000Theodore Whitmore[14]
Portmore UnitedPortmoreFerdie Neita Sports Complex3,000 Phillip Williams[15]
Tivoli GardensKingstonRailway Oval3,000 Jermaine Johnson[16]
Vere UnitedClarendonWembley Centre of Excellence Linval Dixon[17]
WaterhouseKingstonWaterhouse Stadium5,000 Marcel Gayle[18]

Regular season

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

Source:https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jam2023.html#play

Results

Quarter finals

Mount Pleasant won 4-1 on aggregate, advanced to the semi-finals.----Harbour View won 4-3 on aggregate, advanced to semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Cavalier won 3-0 on aggregate, advanced to JPL Finals.----Mount Pleasant won 5-3 on aggregate, advanced to JPL Finals.

Jamaica Premier League Finals

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankScorerTeamGoals
1Collin AndersonCavalier20
2Trivante StewartMount Pleasant18
3Fabian ReidArnett Gardens16
4Jason WrightMolynes United14
5Dwayne AtkinsonCavalier9
Shaqueil BradfordWaterhouse
Stephen BarnettDunbeholden
8Alian OtteyMontego Bay United8
Chevaughn WalshPortmore United
10Ajuma JohnsonArnett Gardens7
Nicholas NelsonMolynes United
Atapharoy BygraveMount Pleasant
13Nicholas HamiltonHarbour View6
Timar LewisHarbour View
Ricardo MorrisMount Pleasant
Colorado MurrayHarbour View
Andrew VanzieHumble Lions

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: en. Harbour View FC win 2022 Jamaica Premier League title 6-5 on penalties over Dunbeholden.
  2. https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230611/mount-pleasant-lift-first-premier-league-title
  3. Web site: Jamaica Gleaner . Jamaica Gleaner.
  4. Web site: Jamaica Gleaner . Jamaica Gleaner.
  5. Web site: 2021-10-27 . Arnett trusts Davis to continue youth thrust . 2022-01-16 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
  6. Web site: Jamaica Observer Limited . 2021-11-10 . Jamaica Observer.
  7. Web site: Lenworth Hyde - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  8. Web site: Jermaine Thomas - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  9. Web site: Gregory Palmer - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  10. Web site: 2021-05-31 . Bernard banking on youth . 2021-11-10 . jamaica-star.com . en.
  11. Web site: Andrew Price - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  12. Web site: Donovan Duckie - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  13. Web site: Alex Thomas - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  14. Web site: Theodore Whitmore - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  15. Web site: Phillip Williams - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  16. Web site: Jermaine Johnson - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  17. Web site: Linval Dixon - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2023-11-10 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  18. Web site: Jamaica Observer Limited . 2021-11-10 . Jamaica Observer.
  19. Web site: Premier League Jamaica . 2022-01-16 . premierleaguejamaica.com.