# 2022–23 Jamaica Premier League

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. Mount Pleasant defeated Cavalier in the playoff finals to win their first premier league title.

## 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. Chapelton Maroons and Faulkland were promoted from the second division. Both were making their debut in Jamaica's top flight football league.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| Arnett Gardens | Kingston | Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 7,000 | Paul Davis |
| Cavalier | Kingston | Stadium East | 2,000 | Rudolph Speid |
| Chapleton Maroons | Chapleton | Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 2,200 | Lenworth Hyde |
| Dunbeholden | Portmore | Prison Oval | 2,000 | Harold Thomas |
| Faulkland | Montego Bay, Jamaica | WespoW Park | 2000 | Gregory Palmer |
| Harbour View | Kingston | Harbour View Mini Stadium | 7,000 | Ludlow Bernard |
| Humble Lions | Clarendon | Effortville Community Centre | 1,000 | Andrew Price |
| Montego Bay United | St. James | Montego Bay Sports Complex | 7,000 | Donovan Duckie |
| Molynes United | Kingston | Jacisera Park | | Alex Thomas |
| Mount Pleasant | Runaway Bay, St. Ann | Drax Hall Sports Complex, Drax Hall | 2,000 | Theodore Whitmore |
| Portmore United | Portmore | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 3,000 | Phillip Williams |
| Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | Jermaine Johnson |
| Vere United | Clarendon | Wembley Centre of Excellence | | Linval Dixon |
| Waterhouse | Kingston | Waterhouse Stadium | 5,000 | Marcel Gayle |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Arnett Gardens | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 55 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
| 2 | Cavalier | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 52 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
| 3 | Mount Pleasant (C) | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 46 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 4 | Harbour View | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 44 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 5 | Humble Lions | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 42 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 6 | Dunbeholden | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 41 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 7 | Portmore United | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Waterhouse | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 39 | |
| 9 | Molynes United | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 30 | |
| 10 | Montego Bay United | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 26 | |
| 11 | Tivoli Gardens | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 22 | |
| 12 | Vere United | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 21 | |
| 13 | Faulkland (R) | 26 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 13 | Relegated to JFF Tier II |
| 14 | Chapelton Maroons (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 62 | −48 | 9 | Relegated to JFF Tier II |
* Chapelton Maroons were deducted -6 points for failure to appear in match day 11.
* Cavalier and Waterhouse were both awarded 0-3 losses, and deducted -3 points each, for fielding suspended players in match day 24. The match originally ended 1-0 to Watherhourse.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARN | CAV | CHA | DUN | FAU | HAR | HUM | MBU | MOL | MTP | POR | TIV | VER | WAT |
| Arnett Gardens | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Cavalier | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Chapelton Maroons | 0–5 | 0–3 | — | 1–7 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 |
| Dunbeholden | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Faulkland | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Harbour View | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Humble Lions | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Montego Bay United | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Molynes United | 1–5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–5 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Mount Pleasant | 0–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Portmore United | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Tivoli Gardens | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Vere United | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Waterhouse | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

Source:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | 3 | Mount Pleasant | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 6 | Dunbeholden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Arnett Gardens | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Mount Pleasant | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Mount Pleasant | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Cavalier | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Harbour View | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Humble Lions | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Cavalier | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Harbour View | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Arnett Gardens | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Harbour View | 0 |

### 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
## Champions

* Jamaica Premier League Champions
* Mount Pleasant 1st title

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Collin Anderson | Cavalier | 20 |
| 2 | Trivante Stewart | Mount Pleasant | 18 |
| 3 | Fabian Reid | Arnett Gardens | 16 |
| 4 | Jason Wright | Molynes United | 14 |
| 5 | Dwayne Atkinson | Cavalier | 9 |
| 5 | Shaqueil Bradford | Waterhouse | 9 |
| 5 | Stephen Barnett | Dunbeholden | 9 |
| 8 | Alian Ottey | Montego Bay United | 8 |
| 8 | Chevaughn Walsh | Portmore United | 8 |
| 10 | Ajuma Johnson | Arnett Gardens | 7 |
| 10 | Nicholas Nelson | Molynes United | 7 |
| 10 | Atapharoy Bygrave | Mount Pleasant | 7 |
| 13 | Nicholas Hamilton | Harbour View | 6 |
| 13 | Timar Lewis | Harbour View | 6 |
| 13 | Ricardo Morris | Mount Pleasant | 6 |
| 13 | Colorado Murray | Harbour View | 6 |
| 13 | Andrew Vanzie | Humble Lions | 6 |