The 2017–18

Red Stripe Premier League The Jamaica Premier League (formerly the National Premier League), commonly abbreviated as JPL and officially known as the Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation as the ...

is the highest competitive

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league in

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. 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

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and Jamalco finished 11th and 12th in last season's competition and were relegated to their respective regional Super Leagues, the

KSAFA Super League The KSAFA Championship (formerly KSAFA Super League), also known as the Wray & Nephew KSAFA Championship for sponsorship purposes, is a men's third division football league sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation. The league is contested b ...

and

South Central Confederation Super League The South Central Confederation Super League is a second division football league in the nation of Jamaica. The twelve teams that currently compete in the league are based in the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester, St. Catherine and St. Elizabeth. ...

respectively. At the end of last season, the champions of the four Super Leagues participated in a promotion playoff double round-robin tournament.

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and Sandals South Coast finished 1st and 2nd after the playoff and were promoted to the National Premier League for this season.

Regular season

Results

Regular home games

Additional home games

Playoffs

Bracket

Results

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

The winners of these ties will qualify for the

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Finals

Top goalscorers

References

External links

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Premier League Jamaica
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