Premier League of Belize | |
Pixels: | 250 |
Country: | Belize |
Teams: | 8 |
Levels: | 1 |
Confed Cup: | CONCACAF Central American Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup |
Champions: | Verdes F.C. |
Season: | 2022–23 Closing |
Most Successful Club: | Belmopan Bandits (9) |
Current: | 2022–23 Premier League of Belize |
The Premier League of Belize is the highest competitive football league in Belize. It was founded on 28 December 2011[1] after the merger between the Belize Premier Football League and the Super League of Belize.
The formation of the league was a combination of Belize's suspension by FIFA and the Belize Premier Football League withdrawing from the Football Federation of Belize.[2] [3] It was decided that a brand new top league was to be formed, the winner of which would represent Belize in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 Premier League of Belize closing season was cancelled after the eighth round of games and a winner was not crowned.[4]
The Premier League of Belize (PLB) was suspended from administering the 2021–22 season by the Football Federation of Belize (FFB). The FFB administered the highest competitive football league in the country for this season, and sanctioned the 2021–22 FFB Top League.[5] The PLB returned for the 2022–23 season.[6]
On 6 January 2012 the current President of the League was announced as Jaime O. Perdomo Jr, the vice-president as Al Westby and the members being Celso Carcamo, Wilhelm Miguel and Onan McLean.[7]
After election problems had left the league inactive for the whole of the 2021–22 season, on 2 June 2022 the league elected a new Executive in preparation for the 2022–23 season. Ian Haylock was elected as president, with Godfrey Arzu as vice-president. Also elected were Karol Маldоnаdо Сlаrо, as Fеmаlе Ехесutіvе Меmbеr and Lorin Frazer and Јоrdаn Zаbаnеh, as Executive Members.[8]
Season | Champions | Runner-Up | |
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2012 | Police United | ||
2012–13 O | Belmopan Bandits | Police United | |
2012–13 C | Police United | FC Belize | |
2013–14 O | Belmopan Bandits | FC Belize | |
2013–14 C | Belmopan Bandits | Police United | |
2014–15 O | Belmopan Bandits | Police United | |
2014–15 C | Verdes | Belmopan Bandits | |
2015–16 O | Police United | Verdes | |
2015–16 C | Belmopan Bandits | ||
2016–17 O | Belmopan Bandits | Belize Defence Force | |
2016–17 C | Belmopan Bandits | Verdes | |
2017–18 O | Verdes | Belmopan Bandits | |
2017–18 C | Belmopan Bandits | Belize Defence Force | |
2018–19 O | Belmopan Bandits | Verdes | |
2018–19 C | San Pedro Pirates | Belmopan Bandits | |
2019–20 O | Verdes | Belmopan Bandits | |
2019–20 C | Season cancelled | ||
2022–23 O | Altitude | Verdes | |
2022–23 C | Verdes | San Pedro Pirates |
Team | Champions | Runner-Up | |
---|---|---|---|
Belmopan Bandits | 9 | 4 | |
Verdes | 4 | 4 | |
Police United | 2 | 4 | |
1 | 1 | ||
San Pedro Pirates | 1 | 1 | |
Altitude | 1 | 0 | |
Belize Defence Force | 0 | 2 | |
FC Belize | 0 | 2 |
Season | Player | Team | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Jesse Smith | San Pedro Seadogs | 8 | |
2012–13 O | Daniel Jimenez | Police United | 13 | |
2012–13 C | Jeromy James | 9 | ||
Deon McCaulay | ||||
2013–14 O | Deon McCaulay | Belmopan Bandits | 13 | |
2013–14 C | Clifton West | Police United | 7 | |
2014–15 O | Harrison Roches | Police United | 10 | |
2014–15 C | Jarret Davis | Verdes | 10 | |
2015–16 O | Deon McCaulay | Verdes | 10 | |
2015–16 C | Devon Makin | Police United | 6 | |
2016–17 O | Jairo Rochez | Belmopan Bandits | 14 | |
2016–17 C | Daniel Jimenez | Police United | 10 | |
Jairo Rochez | Belmopan Bandits | |||
2017–18 O | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | 18 | |
2017–18 C | Trimayne Harris | Belize Defence Force | 13 | |
2018–19 O | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | 17 | |
2018–19 C | Elroy Smith | Verdes | 11 | |
2019–20 O | Mariano Landero | Verdes | 14 | |
2019–20 C | Season cancelled | |||
2022–23 O | Andres Orozco | Altitude | 11 | |
2022–23 C | Horace Avila | San Pedro Pirates | 9 |
Includes playoff goals.
Season | Player | Team | |
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2012 | Not awarded | ||
2012–13 O | Woodrow West | Belmopan Bandits | |
2012–13 C | Glenford Chimilio | FC Belize | |
2013–14 O | Franz Vernon | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | |
2013–14 C | Keith Allen | Police United | |
2014–15 O | Rodney Pacheco | Verdes | |
2014–15 C | Rodney Pacheco | Verdes | |
2015–16 O | Luis Torres | ||
2015–16 C | Dalton Eiley | ||
2016–17 O | Shane Orio | Belmopan Bandits | |
2016–17 C | Daniel Jimenez | Police United | |
2017–18 O | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
2017–18 C | Trimayne Harris | Belize Defence Force | |
2018–19 O | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
2018–19 C | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | |
2019–20 O | Edwin Villeda | Verdes | |
2019–20 C | Season cancelled |
Season | Player | Team | |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Not awarded | ||
2012–13 O | Eduardo Gongora | Verdes | |
2012–13 C | Carlton Thomas | FC Belize | |
2013–14 O | Not awarded | ||
2013–14 C | |||
2014–15 O | |||
2014–15 C | |||
2015–16 O | Darren Myers | Police United | |
2015–16 C | Jordy Polanco | Belmopan Bandits | |
2016–17 O | Jaren Lambey | Freedom Fighters | |
2016–17 C | Rene Leslie | ||
2017–18 O | Krisean Lopez | Wagiya | |
2017–18 C | Jonard Castillo | Wagiya | |
2018–19 O | Krisean Lopez | Verdes | |
2018–19 C | Warren Moss | Wagiya | |
2019–20 O | Jesse August | Belize Defence Force | |
2019–20 C | Season cancelled |
Season | Player | Team | |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Not awarded | ||
2012–13 O | Edmund Pandy Sr. | Belmopan Bandits | |
2012–13 C | Marvin Ottley | FC Belize | |
2013–14 O | Pablo Cacho | Verdes | |
2013–14 C | Hilberto Muschamp | Police United | |
2014–15 O | Not awarded | ||
2014–15 C | |||
2015–16 O | Hilberto Muschamp | Police United | |
2015–16 C | Robert Muschamp | ||
2016–17 O | Kent Gabourel | Belmopan Bandits | |
2016–17 C | Marvin Ottley | Verdes | |
2017–18 O | Marvin Ottley | Verdes | |
2017–18 C | Kent Gabourel | Belmopan Bandits | |
2018–19 O | Kent Gabourel | Belmopan Bandits | |
2018–19 C | Jorge Nunez | San Pedro Pirates | |
2019–20 O | Cesar Martin Dall'Orso | Verdes | |
2019–20 C | Season cancelled |
Rank | Player | Team(s) | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Jimenez | Belize Defence Force Belmopan Bandits Police United | 73 | |
2 | Jarret Davis | FC Belize Verdes | 71 | |
3 | Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits FC Belize Verdes | 69 | |
4 | Alexander Peters | 58 | ||
5 | Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | 53 |
Includes playoff goals.