Competition: | Premier League of Belize |
Season: | 2018–19 |
Dates: | 22 July 2018 – 18 May 2019 |
Winners: | Opening: Belmopan Bandits Closing: San Pedro Pirates |
Continentalcup1: | CONCACAF League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Belmopan Bandits |
Matches: | 124 |
Total Goals: | 399 |
League Topscorer: | Opening: Georgie Welcome (17) Closing: Elroy Smith (11) |
Biggest Home Win: | Verdes 7-0 Wagiya (29 July 2018) |
Biggest Away Win: | Freedom Fighters 0-6 Police United (19 August 2018) |
Highest Scoring: | Freedom Fighters 4-5 Altitude (30 September 2018) |
Longest Wins: | Verdes (6) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Belmopan Bandits (12) |
Longest Winless: | Belize Defence Force Freedom Fighters Police United Wagiya (6) |
Longest Losses: | Belize Defence Force Freedom Fighters (6) |
Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Premier League of Belize was the eighth season of the Premier League of Belize, 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 2018 and the closing was played at the beginning of 2019.
Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | |
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Altitude | Independence | Wilmer Garcia | Ashley Torres | ||
Belize Defence Force | Belize City | MCC Grounds | Charlie Slusher | Blake Tejada | |
Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium | Shane Orio | Dalton Eiley | |
Freedom Fighters | Punta Gorda | Victor Sanchez Union Field | Charles Gutierrez | Evan Mariano | |
Police United | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium | Dale Pelayo Sr. | Andres Makin Jr. | |
San Pedro Pirates | San Pedro | Ambergris Stadium | Jorge Nunez | Jesse Smith | |
Verdes | San Ignacio Santa Elena | Norman Broaster Stadium Santa Elena Sporting Complex | Marvin Ottley | Elroy Smith | |
Wagiya | Dangriga | Carl Ramos Stadium | Dennis Serano | Erwin Middleton |
From the 2017–18 Premier League of Belize closing season, 7 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2018–19, with Altitude taking over the franchise of Placencia Assassins.
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 22 July 2018.[1]
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Game Two
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Game Two[4]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | 17 |
2 | Eduardo Chavira | San Pedro Pirates | 12 |
Alexander Peters | Freedom Fighters | ||
4 | Nahjib Guerra | Verdes | 9 |
5 | Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits | 7 |
Krisean Lopez | Verdes | ||
Highking Roberts | Wagiya | ||
8 | Jonard Castillo | Wagiya | 6 |
Trimayne Harris | Belmopan Bandits | ||
Jaren Lambey | Freedom Fighters | ||
11 | Darwin Bermudez | Verdes | 4 |
Jarret Davis | Verdes | ||
Evan Mariano | Freedom Fighters | ||
Pablo Mendizabal | San Pedro Pirates | ||
Roberto Silva de Lima | Verdes | ||
Carlton Thomas | Police United |
Includes playoff goals.
Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
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Nahjib Guerra | 7–0 (H) | ||||
Eduardo Chavira4 | 4–0 (A) | ||||
3–0 (A) | |||||
Highking Roberts | 3–2 (H) | ||||
5–2 (A) | |||||
Eduardo Chavira | 6–1 (H) | ||||
Jeromy James | 4–1 (A) | ||||
4–1 (H) |
4 Player scored 4 goals
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[4]
Award | Recipient | Team | |
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Golden Boot | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
MVP (Regular Season) | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
MVP (Playoff) | Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Young Player | Krisean Lopez | Verdes | |
Best Midfielder | Kevin Vicente | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Defender | Dalton Eiley | Belmopan Bandits | |
Golden Glove | Shane Orio | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Coach | Kent Gabourel | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Manager | Emeliano Rivero | San Pedro Pirates |
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 12 January 2019.[5]
Game One[6]
Game Two[7]
Game One[8]
Game Two[9]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Elroy Smith | Verdes | 11 |
2 | Camilo Sánchez | Belize Defence Force | 10 |
3 | Andres Orozco | Altitude | 9 |
Highking Roberts | Wagiya | ||
5 | Facundo Garnier | San Pedro Pirates | 8 |
6 | Trimayne Harris | Belmopan Bandits | 7 |
Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | ||
8 | Jaren Lambey | Freedom Fighters | 5 |
Harrison Roches | Police United | ||
10 | Anderson Cordoba | San Pedro Pirates | 4 |
Jerry Palacios | Belmopan Bandits | ||
Carlton Thomas | Police United | ||
Luis Valdez | San Pedro Pirates |
Includes playoff goals.
Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
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Trimayne Harris | 3–1 (A) | ||||
Camilo Sanchez | 4–1 (H) | ||||
Highking Roberts | 3–5 (A) | ||||
4–3 (A) | |||||
Facundo Garnier4 | 6–1 (H) |
4 Player scored 4 goals
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[9]
Award | Recipient | Team | |
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Golden Boot (Regular Season) | Andres Orozco | Altitude | |
Highking Roberts | Wagiya | ||
Camilo Sanchez | Belize Defence Force | ||
Elroy Smith | Verdes | ||
Golden Boot (Overall) | Elroy Smith | Verdes | |
MVP (Regular Season) | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
MVP (Playoff) | Facundo Garnier | San Pedro Pirates | |
Best Young Player | Warren Moss | Wagiya | |
Best Midfielder | Jesse Smith | San Pedro Pirates | |
Best Defender | Dalton Eiley | Belmopan Bandits | |
Golden Glove | Rodrigo Vasquez | Verdes | |
Best Coach | Jorge Nunez | San Pedro Pirates | |
Best Manager | Tony Maldonado | San Pedro Pirates |
This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 season. The following players:
Each team can have a maximum of five foreign players in their roster.
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