2022 National Premier League
The 2022 National Premier League was the 48th season of the National Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season kicked off on 16 January 2022 and ended on 3 June 2022.
Season | 2022 |
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Dates | 16 January 2022 – 3 July 2022 |
Champions | Harbour View F.C. |
Promoted | Montego Bay United F.C. |
Relegated | UWI F.C. |
CONCACAF Caribbean Cup | Harbour View F.C. Dunbeholden F.C. Cavalier F.C. |
CONCACAF Caribbean Shield | Waterhouse F.C. |
Biggest home win | 6 goals: MTP 5-1 HUM |
Biggest away win | 3 goals: CAV 0-3 WAT |
Highest scoring | 6 goals: MTP 5-1 HUM |
← 2021 2022–23 → |
Cavalier F.C. were the defending champions, having won their 2nd National Premier League title which was the first league title in almost 40 years.[1] 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 National Premier League season and were relegated back to their regional Super league.[2] Montego Bay United were promoted back to the league for this upcoming season.
Stadiums & Locations



Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
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Arnett Gardens | Kingston | Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex | 7,000 | ![]() |
Cavalier | Kingston | Stadium East | 2,000 | ![]() |
Dunbeholden | Portmore | Prison Oval | 2,000 | ![]() |
Harbour View | Kingston | Harbour View Mini Stadium | 7,000 | ![]() |
Humble Lions | Clarendon | Effortville Community Centre | 1,000 | ![]() |
Montego Bay United | St. James | Montego Bay Sports Complex | 7,000 | ![]() |
Molynes United | Kingston | Jacisera Park | ![]() | |
Mount Pleasant F.A. | Runaway Bay, St. Ann | Drax Hall Sports Complex, Drax Hall | 2,000 | ![]() |
Portmore United | Portmore | Ferdie Neita Sports Complex | 3,000 | ![]() |
Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | Railway Oval | 3,000 | ![]() |
Vere United | Clarendon | Wembley Centre of Excellence | ![]() | |
Waterhouse | Kingston | Waterhouse Stadium | 5,000 | ![]() |
Regular Season
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Waterhouse (q) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 49 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
2 | Dunbeholden (Q) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 44 | |
3 | Arnett Gardens | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 42 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
4 | Mount Pleasant | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 41 | |
5 | Cavalier (Q) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 35 | |
6 | Harbour View (C,Q) | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 28 | |
7 | Humble Lions | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 28 | |
8 | Tivoli Gardens | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 28 | |
9 | Portmore United | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 20 | |
10 | Vere United | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 20 | |
11 | Molynes United | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 15 | |
12 | Montego Bay United | 22 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 12 |
(C): Playoffs Champion, (Q): Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, (q): Qualified for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Waterhouse | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Harbour View | 1 | 1 | 2 (8) | 3 | Harbour View | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Arnett Gardens | 1 | 1 | 2 (7) | 1 | Harbour View | 1 (6) | |||||||||||
2 | Dunbeholden | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Dunbeholden | 0 | 4 | 4 (4) | ||||||||||||||
3 | Mount Pleasant F.A. | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | 4 | Cavalier | 1 | 3 | 4 (2) | |||||||||
5 | Cavalier | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) |
Results
Season Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals[13] |
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1 | Atapharoy Bygrave | Dunbeholden F.C. | 11 |
2 | Nicholas Nelson | Molynes United F.C. | 10 |
3 | Cardel Benbow | Waterhouse F.C. | 9 |
Daniel Green | Mount Pleasant F.A. | ||
4 | Renaldo Cephas | Arnett Gardens F.C. | 7 |
Peter Mcgregor | Dunbeholden F.C. | ||
Denardo Thomas | Waterhouse F.C. | ||
5 | Trayvon Reid | Harbour View F.C. | 6 |
6 | Oshane Staple | Harbour View F.C. | 5 |
Stephen Barnett | Tivoli Gardens F.C. | ||
Marlon Allen | Arnett Gardens F.C. | ||
Rodico Wellington | Tivoli Gardens F.C. |
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