# 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.
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. 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. Montego Bay United were promoted back to the league for this upcoming season, bring the league back to 12 teams.

### 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 |
| Dunbeholden | Portmore | Prison Oval | 2,000 | Harold Thomas |
| 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 | Ricky Hill |
| 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 |
| Portmore United | Portmore | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 3,000 | Garnett Lawrence |
| Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | Phillip Williams |
| Vere United | Clarendon | Wembley Centre of Excellence | | Donavon Duckie |
| 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 | 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 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
| 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 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 5 | Cavalier (Q) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 6 | Harbour View (C,Q) | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 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 | |
(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 | — |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

Source:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | 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 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Cavalier | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Waterhouse | 1 |

### Results
#### Quarter finals

Harbour View win on penalties after 2–2 aggregate draw, advances to the semi-finals.
Cavalier win on penalties after 1-1 aggregate draw, advances to semi-finals.

#### Semi-finals

Harbour View wins 2–1 on aggregate, advances to JPL Finals.
Dunbeholden wins on penalty after 4-4 aggregate draw, advances to JPL Finals.

#### Jamaica Premier League Finals
## Champions

* Jamaica Premier League Champions
* Harbour View 5th title

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

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