Competition: | Premier League of Belize |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Dates: | 12 August 2017 – 21 May 2018 |
Winners: | Opening: Verdes Closing: Belmopan Bandits |
Continentalcup1: | CONCACAF League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Belmopan Bandits |
Matches: | 123 |
Total Goals: | 445 |
League Topscorer: | Opening: Georgie Welcome (18) Closing: Trimayne Harris (13) |
Biggest Home Win: | Belmopan Bandits 7-0 Freedom Fighters (4 November 2017) Belize Defence Force 7-0 Freedom Fighters (12 November 2017) |
Biggest Away Win: | Belize Defence Force 1-7 Verdes (18 November 2017) San Pedro Pirates 0-6 Belmopan Bandits (19 November 2017) |
Highest Scoring: | Police United 6-3 Wagiya (8 October 2017) |
Longest Wins: | Belmopan Bandits (8) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Belmopan Bandits (13) |
Longest Winless: | Wagiya (13) |
Longest Losses: | Freedom Fighters (10) |
Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 Premier League of Belize was the seventh season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There were two seasons which were spread over two years. The opening was played towards the end of 2017 and the closing was played at the beginning of 2018.
From the 2016–17 Premier League of Belize closing season, 7 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2017–18. FC Belize were replaced by a newly formed team, San Pedro Pirates, making 8 teams in total.[1]
There would be one league consisting of the 8 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 12 August 2017.[2]
----Game One[3]
Game Two[4]
----Game One[5]
Game Two[6]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | 18 |
2 | Alcides Thomas | Verdes | 14 |
3 | Daniel Jimenez | Police United | 10 |
Krisean Lopez | Wagiya | ||
5 | Jaren Lambey | Belize Defence Force | 9 |
Hector Martinez | |||
7 | Darwin Bermudez | Belmopan Bandits | 7 |
Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits | ||
Elroy Kuylen | Verdes | ||
Luis Torres | Placencia Assassins | ||
11 | Shane Flores | Belize Defence Force | 6 |
Elroy Smith | Belmopan Bandits |
Includes playoff goals.
Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcides Thomas | 3–1 (H) | ||||
Daniel Jimenez | 6–3 (H) | ||||
Krisean Lopez | 6–2 (H) | ||||
Georgie Welcome5 | 7–0 (H) | ||||
7–2 (H) | |||||
Jaren Lambey4 | 7–0 (H) | ||||
Alcides Thomas | 7–1 (A) |
4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[7]
Award | Recipient | Team | |
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Golden Boot | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
MVP (Regular Season) | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
MVP (Playoff) | Roberto Silva de Lima | Verdes | |
Best Young Player | Krisean Lopez | Wagiya | |
Best Forward | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Midfielder | Denmark Casey Jr. | Verdes | |
Best Defender | Elroy Smith | Belmopan Bandits | |
Golden Glove | Selvin Zeron Sagastume | Verdes | |
Best Coach | Marvin Ottley | Verdes | |
Best Manager | Lorin Frazer | Verdes |
All 8 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season.
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 8 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 13 January 2018.[8]
----Game One[9]
Game Two[10]
----Game One[11]
Game Two[11]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Trimayne Harris | Belize Defence Force | 13 |
2 | Jonard Castillo | Wagiya | 10 |
Rony Flores | Belmopan Bandits | ||
4 | Hector Martinez | Belmopan Bandits | 8 |
Elroy Smith | Belmopan Bandits | ||
Alcides Thomas | Verdes | ||
7 | Jarret Davis | Verdes | 6 |
Alexander Peters | Freedom Fighters | ||
Luis Torres | Placencia Assassins | ||
Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | ||
11 | Inri Gonzaga | San Pedro Pirates | 5 |
Daniel Jimenez | Police United | ||
Krisean Lopez | Verdes |
Includes playoff goals.
Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Usher | 6–1 (A) | ||||
Luis Torres | 3–3 (A) | ||||
Luis Mencia | 4–1 (H) | ||||
Hector Martinez | 4–3 (A) | ||||
Georgie Welcome | 5–3 (H) |
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[11]
Award | Recipient | Team | |
---|---|---|---|
Golden Boot (Regular Season) | Jonard Castillo | Wagiya | |
Golden Boot (Overall) | Trimayne Harris | Belize Defence Force | |
MVP (Regular Season) | Trimayne Harris | Belize Defence Force | |
MVP (Playoff) | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Young Player | Jonard Castillo | Wagiya | |
Best Midfielder | Denmark Casey Jr. | Verdes | |
Best Defender | Dalton Eiley | Belmopan Bandits | |
Golden Glove | Selvin Zeron Sagastume | Verdes | |
Best Coach | Kent Gabourel | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Manager | Captain Kenrick Martinez | Belize Defence Force |