[1] Contested between 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Jamaica Football Championship.

[4] The Jamaica Premier League was formed in 1973 to serve as the top tier of Jamaican professional club football.

announced it would withdraw ahead of the 2021 season due to the modified schedule conflicting with other player commitments; leaving 11 teams in the competition.

[12] The Jamaica Premier League's regular season typically runs from late August to May the following year.

The quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a two legged, home and away, format with the winner decided on aggregate with away goal rules enforced.

Two of their title winners, Violet Kickers and Wadadah, have since fell from grace and compete in the lower divisions.

No club from the parishes of Hanover, Manchester, Portland, St. Elizabeth, St. Mary, St. Thomas nor Trelawny have won the league.

Source: JPL Statistics Longest winning run The top two finishers in a given season qualify for the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, a regional club tournament held each fall.

During the 1970s to 1990s, the league received sponsorship from Craven A, a subsidiary of Carreras Tobacco Company, throughout its initial two decades.

However, in 2002, the pressure from various lobbyists, notably the American Cancer Society, led to the termination of the cigarette company’s sponsorship of both the premier league and local horse racing, marking the end of direct associations between tobacco companies and sporting events.

However, their arrangement abruptly concluded in 2007 when Wray and Nephew released the Jamaica Football Federation from the contract without penalties.