2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division explained

Competition:Premier Division
Season:2017–18
Winners:Hoppers
Relegated:Bullets
Empire
Continentalcup1:Caribbean Club Shield
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Hoppers
Matches:90
Total Goals:265
Biggest Home Win:
Biggest Away Win:


Highest Scoring:




Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division was the 47th season of the Antigua and Barbuda top-flight football league. The season began on 12 November 2017 and ended on 18 March 2018.[1]

Hoppers won their second title, and their first since 2016, after defeating Parham, 1–0, on the final match day.[2]

Clubs

TeamHome cityHome ground
BulletsPiggottsPigotts Sports Ground
EmpireSt. John'sAntigua Recreation Ground
Five IslandsFive IslandsFive Islands School Ground
GrenadesSt. John'sAntigua Recreation Ground
HoppersSt. John'sAntigua Recreation Ground
Old RoadOld RoadOld Road Recreation Ground
ParhamParhamParham Field
SAPSt. John'sAntigua Recreation Ground
Swetes
TryumSt. John'sAntigua Recreation Ground

Standings

Final table.

Relegation playoffs

The eighth placed team in the Premier Division (Old Road) played a single round robin with the third and fourth placed teams from the First Division (Fort Road and Willikies, respectively). The winner of the round robin earned the right to play in the following years Premier Division, while the remaining teams would play in the First Division. At the end of playoffs, Old Road retained their spot in the Premier Division, and Fort Road and Willikies returned to the First Division.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/antig2018.html Antigua and Barbuda 2017/18
  2. Web site: Baptiste . Neto . Hoppers Claim Title, Old Road Reach Playoffs . Antigua Observer . May 30, 2018 . March 20, 2018.