The 2017–18 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 44th edition of the competition. The regular season started on September 24, 2017. Arnett Gardens are the defending champions, having won their 5th title last season.
Teams Maverley Hughenden and Jamalco finished 11th and 12th in last season's competition and were relegated to their respective regional Super Leagues, the KSAFA Super League and South Central Confederation Super League respectively. At the end of last season, the champions of the four Super Leagues participated in a promotion playoff double round-robin tournament. Cavalier and Sandals South Coast finished 1st and 2nd after the playoff and were promoted to the National Premier League for this season.
Team Location Stadium Stadium Capacity Manager Arnett Gardens Kingston Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex 7,000 Jerome Waite Boys' Town Kingston Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex 2,000 Andrew Price Cavalier Kingston Stadium East 2,000 Rudolph Speid Harbour View Kingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000 Ricardo Gardner Humble Lions Clarendon Effortville Community Centre 1,000 Montego Bay United Montego Bay Montego Bay Sports Complex, WesPow Park 9,000 Tim Hankinson Portmore United Portmore Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000 Shavar Thomas Reno Westmoreland Parish Frome Sports Club 2,000 Wendell Downswell Sandals South Coast Westmoreland Parish Frome Sports Club 2,000 Aaron Lawrence Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000 Omar Edwards UWI Kingston UWI Bowl 2,000 Marcel Gayle Waterhouse Kingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000 Donavan Duckie
Regular season
Results
Regular home games
Additional home games
Playoffs Bracket
Results Quarterfinals
Semifinals The winners of these ties will qualify for the CFU Club Championship.
Finals
Top goalscorers
Rank Scorer Team Goals 1 Craig Foster Humble Lions 17 2 Fabian Reid Arnett Gardens 16 3 Javon East Portmore United 12 - Ryan Miller UWI FC 12 5 Kemar Beckford Waterhouse 11 - Ricardo Morris Portmore United 11 7 Dino Williams Montego Bay United 10 8 Jeremie Lynch Portmore United 9 - Chevone Marsh Cavalier 9 10 Colorado Murray Tivoli Gardens 8 - Andre Moulton Tivoli Gardens 8
References
External links
Premier League Jamaica