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 | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | 18 |
2 | ![]() | Verdes | 14 |
3 | ![]() | Police United | 10 |
![]() | Wagiya | ||
5 | ![]() | Belize Defence Force | 9 |
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7 | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | 7 |
![]() | Belmopan Bandits | ||
![]() | Verdes | ||
![]() | Placencia Assassins | ||
11 | ![]() | Belize Defence Force | 6 |
![]() | Belmopan Bandits |
Includes playoff goals.
Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3–1 (H) | ||||
![]() | 6–3 (H) | ||||
![]() | 6–2 (H) | ||||
Georgie Welcome5 | 7–0 (H) | ||||
7–2 (H) | |||||
![]() | 7–0 (H) | ||||
![]() | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Golden Boot | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | |
MVP (Regular Season) | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | |
MVP (Playoff) | ![]() | Verdes | |
Best Young Player | ![]() | Wagiya | |
Best Forward | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Midfielder | ![]() | Verdes | |
Best Defender | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | |
Golden Glove | ![]() | Verdes | |
Best Coach | ![]() | Verdes | |
Best Manager | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Belize Defence Force | 13 |
2 | ![]() | Wagiya | 10 |
![]() | Belmopan Bandits | ||
4 | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | 8 |
![]() | Belmopan Bandits | ||
![]() | Verdes | ||
7 | ![]() | Verdes | 6 |
![]() | Freedom Fighters | ||
![]() | Placencia Assassins | ||
![]() | Belmopan Bandits | ||
11 | ![]() | San Pedro Pirates | 5 |
![]() | Police United | ||
![]() | Verdes |
Includes playoff goals.
Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6–1 (A) | ||||
![]() | 3–3 (A) | ||||
![]() | 4–1 (H) | ||||
![]() | 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) | ![]() | Wagiya | |
Golden Boot (Overall) | ![]() | Belize Defence Force | |
MVP (Regular Season) | ![]() | Belize Defence Force | |
MVP (Playoff) | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Young Player | ![]() | Wagiya | |
Best Midfielder | ![]() | Verdes | |
Best Defender | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | |
Golden Glove | ![]() | Verdes | |
Best Coach | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Manager | ![]() | Belize Defence Force |