Bermudian Premier Division Explained

Bermudian Premier Division
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Country:Bermuda
Confed:Bermuda Football Association
Founded:1963
Teams:10
Relegation:Bermuda First Division
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Bermuda FA Cup
Confed Cup:CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
Champions:PHC Zebras
Season:2022–23
Most Successful Club:PHC Zebras (12 titles)
Current:2023–24 Bermudian Premier Division

The Bermudian Premier Division (officially the Digicel Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the highest level of professional football in Bermuda.

Teams in this league (currently ten) compete for the national title and theoretically can claim a spot in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield, although there has not yet been a Bermudian entry.[1] [2] The Bermudian clubs who participated in CONCACAF Champions' Cup (the predecessor to the CONCACAF Champions League), qualified in the North American zone (when zone qualifiers were used), last appearing in 1992.

The bottom two teams at the end of each season are relegated to the First Division.

Current teams

2020–21 Season

Source:[3]

Champions

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1963–64 Young Men's Social Club
1964–65 Young Men's Social Club
1965–66 Young Men's Social Club
1966–67 Somerset Cricket Club
1967–68 Somerset Cricket Club
1968–69 Somerset Cricket Club
1969–70 Somerset Cricket Club
1970–71 PHC Zebras
1971–72 Devonshire Colts
1972–73 Devonshire Colts
1973–74 North Village Community Club
1974–75 Hotels International FC
1975–76 North Village Community Club
1976–77 PHC Zebras
1977–78 North Village Community Club
1978–79 North Village Community Club
1979–80 Hotels International FC
1980–81 Southampton Rangers
1981–82 Somerset Cricket Club
1982–83 Somerset Cricket Club
1983–84 Somerset Cricket Club
1984–85 PHC Zebras
1985–86 PHC Zebras
1986–87 Somerset Cricket Club
1987–88 Dandy Town
1988–89 PHC Zebras
1989–90 PHC Zebras
1990–91 Boulevard Community Club
1991–92 PHC Zebras
1992–93 Somerset Cricket Club
1993–94 Dandy Town
1994–95 Boulevard Community Club
1995–96 Vasco da Gama
1996–97 Devonshire Colts
1997–98 Vasco da Gama
1998–99 Vasco da Gama
1999–00 PHC Zebras
2000–01 Dandy Town Hornets
2001–02 North Village Community Club
2002–03 North Village Community Club
2003–04 Dandy Town Hornets
2004–05 Devonshire Cougars
2005–06 North Village Community Club
2006–07 Devonshire Cougars
2007–08 PHC Zebras
2008–09 Devonshire Cougars
2009–10 Dandy Town Hornets
North Village Community Club
Dandy Town Hornets
Devonshire Cougars
Dandy Town Hornets
Somerset Trojans
Dandy Town Hornets
Robin Hood
PHC Zebras
PHC Zebras
North Village Rams
Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bermuda
2021–22 Dandy Town Hornets
2022–23 PHC Zebras
2023–24 PHC Zebras

Performance by club

ClubParishTitlesSeasons won
13 1970–71, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023-24
Somerset Trojans (includes Somerset Cricket Club) 10 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1992–93, 2014–15
9 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2019–20
9 1987–88, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2021–22
4 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13
3 1971–72, 1972–73, 1996–97
3 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99
Young Men's Social Club 3 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66
Boulevard Community Club 2 1990–91, 1994–95
Hotels International FC 2 1974–75, 1979–80
1 2016–17
1 1980–81

Top scorers

YearTopscorer(s)Club(s)Goals
1963–64 Glenn Wade Dock Hill Rangers 18
1964–65 Bayfield Clarke Dock Hill Rangers 20
1967–6820
1972–73 Alvin Dowling 23
1973–74 Marichal Astwood 15
1974–7510
1976–77 Ralph Bean
Michael Williams
14
1978–79 Coolridge Bell 35[4]
1989–90?
1990–91?
1991–9224
1992–93 Kenny Mills 13[5]
1993–94 Carlos Smith 16
1995–96 Darrin Simons 17
1999–0013
2000–01 Raynell Lightbourne 11
2001–02 Raymond Beach 12
2002–03 Raymond Beach 20
2003–04 Raymond Beach 17
2004–0512
2005–0611
2006–0714
2007–0815
2008–09 Raymond Beach 16
2009–1020
2010–1113
2011–1219
2012–13 Dennis Russell 16
2013–14 Keston Lewis 15
2014–1512
2015–1615
2016–1715
2017–1821
2018–1923
2019–20 Donavan Thompson 13

Notes

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1Raymond Beach3
Ralph Bean Jr.
3Kieshen Bean2
Antwan Russell
Kwame Steede
Nahki Wells
7Drewonde Bascome 1
Jonathan Bean
Raymond Burgees
Domico Coddington
Kyle Jones
Jason Lee
Dennis Russell
Angelo Simmons
Jamie Smith
Dion Stovell
Janeiro Tucker
Korvon Tucker
Heys Wolfe

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caribbean Club Competitions 2018. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 April 2019. 7 September 2019. 5 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405134135/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/carclub2018.html. live.
  2. Web site: Caribbean Club Competitions 2019. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 July 2019. 7 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Premier League Tables. Soccerway. 27 December 2020.
  4. League record
  5. Incomplete data. Other players may have exceeded Mills' total.