Jamaica Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates22 October 2023 - 19 May 2024
Matches played91
Goals scored231 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerJustin Dunn
Javane Bryan
(9 goals)
Longest winning run6 Wins
Mount Pleasant
Longest unbeaten run7 Matches
Mount Pleasant
Dunbeholden
Tivoli Gardens
Longest winless run13 Matches
Lime Hall
Longest losing run8 Losses
Treasure Beach
← 2022-23
All statistics correct as of 11 January 2023.

The 2023–24 Jamaica Premier League is the 50th season of the top-tier football league in Jamaica. The season began on October 22, 2023, and is scheduled to conclude on May 19, 2024.[1] 14 teams will be competing in the league, with Mount Pleasant F.A. being the defending champions.[2] Wray and Nephew Group replaced Digicel as the new title sponsor at the start of the season.[3]

Background

Two pre-season friendlies were announced by Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) prior to the start of the 2023–24 season. The friendlies would first see Mount Pleasant face Cavalier in the “Powerade Finals Rematch” on October 15, followed by Arnett Gardens vs Waterhouse in the second staging of the “Boom El Classico” on October 16.[4]

While Mount Pleasant defeated Cavalier 3–1 in the Powerade Finals rematch held at the Drax Hall Sports Complex, there were uncertainties whether the Boom El Classico match would be allowed to be hosted at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex due to curfews in the surrounding areas.[5] The match was later postponed to October 20 with the venue changed to the Drewsland Mini-Stadium.[6][7] Arnett Gardens defeated Waterhouse 2–0 to retain the Boom El Classico trophy after also running out winners in the inaugural edition held in the 2022 preseason.[8][9]

Overview

The season kicked off on 22 October 2023, with 6 of the 7 scheduled match week one fixtures contested. Cavalier and Harbour View match week one and two fixtures were postponed due to both teams involvement in the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.

In a late announcement by the PFJL, all 5 match week two fixtures on Sunday, 29 October 2023, were postponed due to Reggae Girls hosting Guatemala at home in the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification competition.[10][11]

Newly promoted premier league club Lime Hall parted ways with head coach David Pryce on November 20. Pryce walked away after guiding the team through three rounds of matches during which they garnered only a single point.[12] Molynes United head coach, Alex Thomas, became the second managerial causality of the season. Thomas parted ways with Molynes on November 29 after a run of 4 consecutive losses, leaving the club sitting at the bottom of the table and winless after 7 match weeks.[13]

Cavalier and Harbour View match week seven and eight fixtures were postponed due to both teams respective involvement in the finals and third place matches of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.

Derbies

Match Week 4

Match week four was promoted as derby day, with two local derbies, the "Portmore Derby" and the "West Kingston Derby", scheduled on 12 November 2023. The Portmore Derby, the newer of the two, saw Dunbeholden square up against Portmore United at the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex. While the more established and historic West Kingston Derby between Arnett Gardens and Tivoli Gardens was hosted at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex.

Portmore Derby

Portmore United defeated Dunbeholden 2–0 in the Portmore Derby. The fiercely contested matchup saw both team go down to 10 players. Dunbeholden's Rohan Brown was shown a straight red card in the 12th minute and Portmore United's Emelio Rousseau shown a straight red card in the 70th minute for violent conduct.[14]

West Kingston Derby

Tivoli Gardens defeated Arnett Gardens 3–1 in the West Kingston Derby to mark their first derby victory at their arch-nemesis home ground since 2019. Justin Dunn netted all 3 goals for Tivoli Gardens to earn the premier league's first hat-trick of season, he was rewarded with the man of the match award for his outstanding derby performance.[15]

Teams

Fourteen teams are competing in the league — the top twelve teams from the previous season and two promoted teams from the second division. The two promoted teams are Lime Hall and Treasure Beach. Lime Hall is making a return to the league since the 2009–10 season in which they competed under the name Benfica.[16][17] Treasure Beach is making their debut in the Jamaica Premier League. They replaced Faulkland and Chapelton Maroons, both of whom were making their debut in the league. They finished 13th and 14th, respectively, at the conclusion of the 2022–23 season and were relegated to the second division.[18]

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Stadium Capacity
Arnett Gardens Football Club Kingston Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex 6,000
Cavalier Football Club Kingston Stadium East 3,000
Dunbeholden Football Club Portmore Dunbeholden Sports Complex 1,500
Harbour View Football Club Kingston Harbour View Football Club Stadium 7,000
Humble Lion Football Club May Pen Effortville Community Centre 1,500
Lime Hall Academy Football Club Brown’s Town Draxhall Sports Complex 3,500
Molynes United Football Club Kingston Jasceria Park Recreational Center 1,500
Montego Bay United Football Club Montego Bay Wespow Park 3,000
Mount Pleasant Football Academy Runaway Bay Draxhall Sports Complex 3,500
Portmore United Football Club Portmore Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000
Tivoli Gardens Football Club Kingston Edward Seaga Sports Complex 5,000
Treasure Beach Football Club Treasure Beach St. Elizabeth Technical High School 3,000
Vere United Football Club Hayes Wembley Centre of Excellence 4,000
Waterhouse Football Club Kingston Waterhouse Mini Stadium 5,000

Source: Jamaica Premier League

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Shirt Sponsor (chest) Kit Manufacturer
Arnett Gardens JamaicaXavier Gilbert[19] JamaicaJoel Cunningham Lasco iCool Admiral Sportswear
Cavalier Football Club JamaicaRudolph Speid[20] JamaicaKyle Ming Foska Oats
Dunbeholden Football Club JamaicaLenworth Hyde[21] JamaicaRicardo Thomas Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited
Harbour View Football Club JamaicaLudlow Bernard[22] tbc VM Group Limited
Humble Lion Football Club JamaicaVassell Reynolds[23] JamaicaAndrew Vanzie none
Lime Hall Academy Football Club JamaicaValnie Clark[24] JamaicaDamani Sewell Lynk Digital Payments
Molynes United Football Club JamaicaDonald Stewart[25] JamaicaJason Wright Konnexx Services Limited
Montego Bay United Football Club BrazilNeider Dos Santos[26] JamaicaNevaun Turner Mastercard
Mount Pleasant Football Academy JamaicaTheodore Whitmore[27] JamaicaSue-Lae McCalla CONSERVE IT Limited
Portmore United Football Club JamaicaPhillip Williams[28] JamaicaSeigle Knight Kemtek Development & Construction Limited
Tivoli Gardens Football Club JamaicaJerome Waite[29] JamaicaBarrington Pryce JN Money
Treasure Beach Football Club JamaicaOmar Wedderburn[30] JamaicaRamario Thompson none
Vere United Football Club JamaicaLinval Dixon[31] JamaicaJavier Brown none
Waterhouse Football Club JamaicaMarcel Gayle[32] JamaicaKemar Foster Bert's Auto Parts

Source: Admiral - Jamaica Premier League Store

Note
  • All kits were exclusively manufactured by Admiral Sportswear from an agreement signed between the league and sport-ware company in 2022.
  • Arnett Gardens, Humble Lions, Treasure Beach & Vere United began the season without front shirt sponsors.
  • All kits (shirts and shorts) display logos of the league's title sponsor, Wray & Nephew, and affiliate sponsors Proven and JustBet.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manager Manner of Departure Date of Vacancy Incoming Manager Date of Appointment
Arnett Gardens JamaicaPaul Davis End of Contract 11 July 2023 JamaicaXavier Gilbert 21 August 2023[33]
Dunbeholden JamaicaHarold Thomas End of Contract 11 July 2023 JamaicaLenworth Hyde August 2023[34]
Tivoli Gardens JamaicaJermaine Johnson Mutual Consent 11 July 2023 JamaicaJerome Waite August 2023[35]
Lime Hall JamaicaDavid Pryce Stepped Down 20 November 2023[36] JamaicaValnie Clark 4 December 2023[37]
Molynes United JamaicaAlex Thomas Sacked 29 November 2023[13] JamaicaDonald Stewart 4 December 2023[37]
Humble Lions JamaicaAndrew Price Sacked 27 December 2023[38] JamaicaVassell Reynolds 27 December 2023[38]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mount Pleasant 13 9 1 3 20 9 +11 28 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Portmore United 13 8 3 2 22 8 +14 27
3 Cavalier 13 8 3 2 21 9 +12 27 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Tivoli Gardens 13 7 3 3 25 13 +12 24
5 Arnett Gardens 13 7 3 3 20 12 +8 24
6 Dunbeholden 13 6 3 4 13 15 −2 21
7 Waterhouse 13 5 4 4 20 14 +6 19
8 Vere United 13 5 3 5 17 17 0 18
9 Harbour View 13 3 6 4 18 18 0 15
10 Montego Bay United 13 4 3 6 17 22 −5 15
11 Humble Lions 13 4 2 7 13 21 −8 14
12 Molynes United 13 1 5 7 9 22 −13 8
13 Treasure Beach 13 2 1 10 8 23 −15 7 Relegation to Tier II
14 Lime Hall 13 0 4 9 7 26 −19 4
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2024. Source:

Results

Home \ Away ARN CAV DUN HAR HUM LIM MBU MOL MTP POR TIV TRE VER WAT
Arnett Gardens — 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–0
Cavalier 3–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Dunbeholden — 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 2–1
Harbour View 2–2 1–3 2–0 — 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–3 1–2
Humble Lions 0–2 1–2 — 3–2 1–1 1–4 1–0 1–0
Lime Hall 1–1 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 1–4 1–4 1–3
Montego Bay United 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–2 — 1–2 3–2
Molynes United 0–4 0–3 2–2 0–0 2–1 — 1–3 1–3 0–0
Mount Pleasant 3–0 2–0 1–0 — 1–0 0–2 0–0
Portmore United 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 — 0–0 3–1
Tivoli Gardens 4–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 — 3–2 1–2 3–0
Treasure Beach 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 — 0–2
Vere United 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 —
Waterhouse 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2024. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

Source:

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
 
6   1  
3    
 
 
5   2  
4   3rd place match
 
 

Results

Quarter finals

First Leg
v
Second Leg
v

Winner on aggregate advances to the semi-finals.

First Leg
v
Second Leg
v

Winner on aggregate advances to semi-finals.

Semi-finals

First Leg
v
Second Leg
v

Winner on aggregate advances to JPL Finals.

First Leg
v
Second Leg
v

Winner on aggregate advances to JPL Finals.

Third place playoff

v

Jamaica Premier League Finals

v

Champions

 Jamaica Jamaica Premier League Champions 
Gold

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[39]
1 JamaicaJustin Dunn Tivoli Gardens 9
JamaicaJavane Bryan Waterhouse
3 JamaicaShaqueil Bradford Harbour View 8
4 JamaicaChevaugh Walsh Portmore United 7
5 JamaicaNicholas Nelson Dunbeholden 6
Antigua and BarbudaJalmaro Calvin Cavalier
JamaicaAndre Fletcher Waterhouse
8 JamaicaKimani Arbourine Arnett Gardens 5
JamaicaKemar Beckford Vere United
JamaicaShaniel Thomas Cavalier

Hat-tricks

Date Player Club Match Result Scored Against
12 November 2023 JamaicaJustin Dunn Tivoli Gardens 3-1 Arnett Gardens
20 November 2023 JamaicaJavane Bryan Waterhouse 4-1 Vere United

Awards

Match Week Awards

Proven Player of the Week Award
Match Week Player of the Week
Player Club
1 none awarded
2 JamaicaJavane Bryan[40] Waterhouse
3 JamaicaAlex Marshall[41] Portmore United
4 JamaicaJustin Dunn[42] Tivoli Gardens
5 JamaicaJavane Bryan[43] Waterhouse
6 JamaicaNicholas Nelson[44] Dunbeholden
7
8 JamaicaDeonjay Brown[45] Montego Bay United
9 JamaicaJustin Dunn[46] Tivoli Gardens
10 JamaicaAndre Fletcher[47] Waterhouse
11 JamaicaDaniel Hardy[48] Molynes United
12 none awarded
13 JamaicaChevaughn Walsh[49] Portmore United

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