The teams played each other 3 times each then the final 5 games was played amongst the top 6 and bottom 6; making it a total of 38 games each.
Tivoli Gardens were the defending champions, having won their fifth Jamaican championship the prior season.
St. George's and Benfica finished 11th and 12th at the end of last season and both were relegated to the Eastern Confederation Super League.
Taking their places in the league this season are Highgate United, champions of the Eastern Confederation Super League, and Montego Bay United, champions of the Western Confederation Super League, which were the best two clubs in last season's second level promotion playoffs.
Updated to games played on 27 April 2012 Source: plcajamaica The winners of the 4 regional Super Leagues play-off in a home and home round robin series.