2024–25 Jamaica Premier League

Jamaica Premier League
Season	2024–25
Dates	15 September 2024 – 31 May 2025
Matches played	212
Goals scored	547 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer	Warner Brown (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Tivoli Gardens 6–0 Harbour View (24 November 2024)
Biggest away win	Vere United 0–6 Mount Pleasant (28 November 2024)
Highest scoring	Tivoli Gardens 3–5 Arnett Gardens (03 February 2025) ; Molynes United 2–6 Mount Pleasant (14 February 2025)
Longest winning run	Mount Pleasant (12 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Mount Pleasant (14 Matches)
Longest winless run	Harbour View; Vere United; (11 matches)
Longest losing run	Chapelton Maroons; Dunbeholden; (5 matches)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 23 March 2025.

The 2024–25 Jamaica Premier League is the 51st season of the top-tier football league in Jamaica. The season began on September 15, 2024, and scheduled to conclude on May 31, 2025.^[1] Cavalier are the defending champions having won their third title the previous season.^[2]

The season was scheduled with three rounds of preliminary games, returning to its pre-COVID structure. The return to three rounds will increase the number of games each team plays from 26 to 39 regular-season matches, followed by the playoffs.^[3]

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 Chapelton Maroons and Racing United. They replaced Treasure Beach and Lime Hall which finished 13th and 14th, respectively, at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season and were relegated to the second division.^[4]

Chapelton Maroons are making their second appearance in Jamaica’s top flight league after one season away, they were relegated at the end of their debut season in the 2022–23 campaign. Racing United will be making their debut in the Jamaica Premier League, becoming the latest club to feature from Jamaica’s third city; Portmore.^[5]

Stadiums and locations

Kingston

Portmore

Chapelton Maroons

Humble Lions

Montego Bay United

Mount Pleasant

Vere United

Kingston teams

Arnett Gardens

Cavalier

Harbour View

Molynes United

Tivoli Gardens

Waterhouse

Portmore teams

Dunbeholden

Portmore United

Racing United

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Location of teams in the 2023–24 Jamaica Premier League

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium Capacity
Arnett Gardens	Kingston	Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex	6,000
Cavalier	Kingston	Stadium East	3,000
Chapelton Maroons	Chapelton	Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex	6,000
Dunbeholden	Portmore	Dunbeholden Sports Complex	1,500
Harbour View	Kingston	Harbour View Stadium	7,000
Humble Lion	May Pen	Effortville Community Centre	1,500
Molynes United	Kingston	Jasceria Park Recreational Center	1,500
Montego Bay United	Montego Bay	Catherine Hall Sports Complex	7,000
Mount Pleasant	Runaway Bay	Draxhall Sports Complex	3,500
Portmore United	Portmore	Ferdie Neita Sports Complex	3,000
Racing United	Portmore	Ferdie Neita Sports Complex	3,000
Tivoli Gardens	Kingston	Edward Seaga Sports Complex	5,000
Vere United	Hayes	Wembley Centre of Excellence	4,000
Waterhouse	Kingston	Waterhouse Mini Stadium	5,000

Source: Jamaica Premier League

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Shirt Sponsor (chest)	Kit Manufacturer
Arnett Gardens	Xavier Gilbert	Fabian Reid	iCool Water	Admiral Sportswear
Cavalier	Rudolph Speid	Richard King	Foska Oats
Chapelton Maroons	Vassell Reynolds	Gawain Austin	n/a
Dunbeholden	Harold Thomas	Fabian McCarthy	National Commercial Bank of Jamaica
Harbour View	Donald Stewart	Timar Lewis	VM Group Limited
Humble Lion	Alex Thomas	Odane Murray	n/a
Molynes United	Jermaine Thomas	Jason Wright	n/a
Montego Bay United	Paul Davis	Owayne Gordon	Sunshine Snacks
Mount Pleasant	Theodore Whitmore	Sue-Lae McCalla	Powerade
Portmore United	Rodolph Austin	Seigle Knight	Kemtek Development & Construction Limited
Racing United	Anthony Patrick	Marcovich Brown	Pepsi
Tivoli Gardens	Jerome Waite	Barrington Pryce	JN Money
Vere United	Lenworth Hyde	Matthew Woo Ling	Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited
Waterhouse	Marcel Gayle	Kemar Foster	Bert's Auto Parts

Source: Jamaica Premier League, Admiral - Jamaica Premier League Store

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing Manager	Manner of Departure	Date of Vacancy	Incoming Manager	Date of Appointment
Montego Bay United	Neider Dos Santos	Contract Terminated	28 May 2024^[6]	Rodolfo Zapata	10 July 2024^[7]
Portmore United	Phillip Williams	End of Contract	30 June 2024	Davion Ferguson	1 July 2024^[8]
Dunbeholden	Lenworth Hyde	End of Contract	July 2024	Phillip Williams	July 2024
Mount Pleasant	Theodore Whitmore	End of Contract	31 July 2024^[9]	Harold Thomas	1 August 2024^[10]
Vere United	Linval Dixon	End of Contract	August 2024	Lenworth Hyde	August 2024^[11]

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mount Pleasant	29	21	5	3	72	18	+54	68	Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals)
2	Montego Bay United	32	18	10	4	52	23	+29	64	Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals)
3	Arnett Gardens	30	18	8	4	56	28	+28	62	Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals)
4	Portmore United	31	14	11	6	40	20	+20	53
5	Cavalier	28	12	12	4	44	29	+15	48
6	Tivoli Gardens	32	12	9	11	52	42	+10	45
7	Racing United	30	10	11	9	34	36	−2	41
8	Waterhouse	31	11	8	12	33	38	−5	41
9	Dunbeholden	32	9	6	17	32	56	−24	33
10	Chapelton Maroons	32	7	8	17	29	48	−19	29
11	Harbour View	31	7	7	17	27	43	−16	28
12	Molynes United	31	7	7	17	31	61	−30	28
13	Humble Lions	31	5	10	16	25	53	−28	25	Relegation to JFF Championship
14	Vere United	32	5	8	19	28	60	−32	23	Relegation to JFF Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: JPL

Results

Matches 1-26

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

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: JPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 27-39

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

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: JPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season Statistics

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Warner Brown	Arnett Gardens	18
2	Jalmaro Calvin	Cavalier	14
3	Shaqueil Bradford	Mount Pleasant	12
	Daniel Green	Mount Pleasant
	Shaniel Thomas	Montego Bay United

Hat-tricks

Date	Player	Club	Match Result	Scored Against
29 December 2024	Devonte Davis	Molynes United	5-0	Vere United
19 January 2025	Tedj Bryan	Portmore United	4-0	Harbour View
03 February 2025	Warner Brown	Arnett Gardens	5-3	Tivoli Gardens
17 February 2025	Daniel Green	Mount Pleasant	5-0	Humble Lions
20 March 2025	Jourdaine Fletcher	Montego Bay United	5-0	Molynes United

References

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^ "Cavalier win second JPL title in 4 years after thrilling final | Loop Jamaica". Loop News. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
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^ "Sacked!". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
^ "Montego Bay United hires Rodolfo Zapata as head coach - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
^ blaked@jamaicaobserver.com, BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter (2024-06-25). "Ferguson looks to bring glory back to Portmore United - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
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^ Hasfal, Roger (2024-06-03). "Harold Thomas set to steer Mount Pleasant as "Tappa" and technical staff axed". IRIE FM. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
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[1] "Regular Season Schedule". Jamaica Premier League. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

[2] "Cavalier win second JPL title in 4 years after thrilling final | Loop Jamaica". Loop News. Retrieved 2025-03-11.

[3] "Back to not-so regular programming". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-03-23.

[4] "Racing United, Chapelton qualify for JPL - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2025-03-11.

[5] "Patrick happy to see years-long JPL project through". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2025-03-11.

[6] "Sacked!". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2025-03-23.

[7] "Montego Bay United hires Rodolfo Zapata as head coach - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2025-03-23.

[8] @jamaicaobserver.com, BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter (2024-06-25). "Ferguson looks to bring glory back to Portmore United - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.

[9] "Mount Pleasant part ways with coach Theodore Whitmore | Loop Jamaica". Loop News. Retrieved 2025-03-23.

[10] Hasfal, Roger (2024-06-03). "Harold Thomas set to steer Mount Pleasant as "Tappa" and technical staff axed". IRIE FM. Retrieved 2025-03-23.

[11] @jamaicaobserver.com, BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter (2024-08-12). "Butler plans to give global exposure to 'good' Jamaican football from Vere - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.

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