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Premier League of Belize
Belizean association football league
Belizean association football league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Premier League of Belize |
| pixels | 250 |
| country | Belize |
| confed | CONCACAF |
| founded | |
| teams | 7 |
| levels | 1 |
| confed_cup | Regional |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | |
| Continental | |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | |
| champions | Verdes |
| season | 2025–26 |
| most_successful_club | Belmopan Bandits (9) |
| website | |
| current | 2025–26 Premier League of Belize |
CONCACAF Central American Cup Continental CONCACAF Champions Cup
The Premier League of Belize is the highest competitive football league in Belize. It was founded on 28 December 2011 after the merger between the Belize Premier Football League and the Super League of Belize. League games usually take place in front of dozens of spectators.
History
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. 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.
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. The PLB returned for the 2022–23 season.
Officials
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.
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 Maldonado Claro, as Female Executive Member and Lorin Frazer and Jordan Zabaneh, as Executive Members.
Current Teams (2022–23 Closing Season)
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude F.C. | Independence | Michael Ashcroft Stadium | 2,000 |
| Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium | 2,500 |
| Benque Viejo United F.C. | Benque | Marshalleck Stadium | 2,000 |
| Port Layola F.C. | Belize City | MCC Grounds | 2,000 |
| Progresso F.C. | Orange Walk | Orange Walk People's Stadium | 4,500 |
| San Pedro Pirates F.C. | San Pedro | Ambergris Stadium | 1,500 |
| Verdes F.C. | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium | 2,000 |
| Wagiya S.C. | Dangriga | Carl Ramos Stadium | 3,500 |
League champions
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Placencia Assassins | 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 | Placencia Assassins |
| 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 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022–23 O | Altitude | Verdes |
| 2022–23 C | Verdes | San Pedro Pirates |
| 2023–24 O | Altitude | Port Layola F.C. |
| 2023–24 C | Port Layola F.C. | Verdes |
| 2024–25 O | Port Layola F.C. | San Pedro Pirates |
| 2024–25 C | Verdes | San Pedro Pirates |
Titles by team
| Team | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Belmopan Bandits | 9 | 4 |
| Verdes | 5 | 5 |
| Police United | 2 | 4 |
| Port Layola F.C. | 2 | 1 |
| Altitude | 2 | 0 |
| San Pedro Pirates | 1 | 3 |
| Placencia Assassins | 1 | 1 |
| Belize Defence Force | 0 | 2 |
| FC Belize | 0 | 2 |
Awards
Top scorers
| Season | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Belize Jesse Smith | San Pedro Seadogs | 8 |
| 2012–13 O | Belize Daniel Jimenez | Police United | 13 |
| 2012–13 C | Belize Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits | 9 |
| Belize Deon McCaulay | |||
| 2013–14 O | Belize Deon McCaulay | Belmopan Bandits | 13 |
| 2013–14 C | Belize Clifton West | Police United | 7 |
| 2014–15 O | Belize Harrison Roches | Police United | 10 |
| 2014–15 C | Belize Jarret Davis | Verdes | 10 |
| 2015–16 O | Belize Deon McCaulay | Verdes | 10 |
| 2015–16 C | Belize Devon Makin | Police United | 6 |
| 2016–17 O | Honduras Jairo Rochez | Belmopan Bandits | 14 |
| 2016–17 C | Belize Daniel Jimenez | Police United | 10 |
| Honduras Jairo Rochez | Belmopan Bandits | ||
| 2017–18 O | Honduras Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | 18 |
| 2017–18 C | Belize Trimayne Harris | Belize Defence Force | 13 |
| 2018–19 O | Honduras Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | 17 |
| 2018–19 C | Belize Elroy Smith | Verdes | 11 |
| 2019–20 O | Mexico Mariano Landero | Verdes | 14 |
| 2019–20 C | Abandoned | ||
| 2022–23 O | Colombia Andres Orozco | Altitude | 11 |
| 2022–23 C | Belize Horace Avila | San Pedro Pirates | 9 |
Includes playoff goals.
MVP (Regular Season)
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Not awarded | |
| 2012–13 O | Belize Woodrow West | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2012–13 C | Belize Glenford Chimilio | FC Belize |
| 2013–14 O | Belize Franz Vernon | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
| 2013–14 C | Belize Keith Allen | Police United |
| 2014–15 O | Belize Rodney Pacheco | Verdes |
| 2014–15 C | Belize Rodney Pacheco | Verdes |
| 2015–16 O | Belize Luis Torres | Placencia Assassins |
| 2015–16 C | Belize Dalton Eiley | Placencia Assassins |
| 2016–17 O | Belize Shane Orio | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2016–17 C | Belize Daniel Jimenez | Police United |
| 2017–18 O | Honduras Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2017–18 C | Belize Trimayne Harris | Belize Defence Force |
| 2018–19 O | Honduras Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2018–19 C | Honduras Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2019–20 O | Mexico Edwin Villeda | Verdes |
| 2019–20 C | Abandoned |
Best Young Player
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Not awarded | |
| 2012–13 O | Belize Eduardo Gongora | Verdes |
| 2012–13 C | Belize Carlton Thomas | FC Belize |
| 2013–14 O | Not awarded | |
| 2013–14 C | ||
| 2014–15 O | ||
| 2014–15 C | ||
| 2015–16 O | Belize Darren Myers | Police United |
| 2015–16 C | Belize Jordy Polanco | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2016–17 O | Belize Jaren Lambey | Freedom Fighters |
| 2016–17 C | Belize Rene Leslie | Placencia Assassins |
| 2017–18 O | Belize Krisean Lopez | Wagiya |
| 2017–18 C | Belize Jonard Castillo | Wagiya |
| 2018–19 O | Belize Krisean Lopez | Verdes |
| 2018–19 C | Belize Warren Moss | Wagiya |
| 2019–20 O | Belize Jesse August | Belize Defence Force |
| 2019–20 C | Abandoned |
Best Coach
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Not awarded | |
| 2012–13 O | Belize Edmund Pandy Sr. | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2012–13 C | Belize Marvin Ottley | FC Belize |
| 2013–14 O | Honduras Pablo Cacho | Verdes |
| 2013–14 C | Belize Hilberto Muschamp | Police United |
| 2014–15 O | Not awarded | |
| 2014–15 C | ||
| 2015–16 O | Belize Hilberto Muschamp | Police United |
| 2015–16 C | Belize Robert Muschamp | Placencia Assassins |
| 2016–17 O | Belize Kent Gabourel | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2016–17 C | Belize Marvin Ottley | Verdes |
| 2017–18 O | Belize Marvin Ottley | Verdes |
| 2017–18 C | Belize Kent Gabourel | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2018–19 O | Belize Kent Gabourel | Belmopan Bandits |
| 2018–19 C | Brazil Jorge Nunez | San Pedro Pirates |
| 2019–20 O | Peru Cesar Martin Dall'Orso | Verdes |
| 2019–20 C | Abandoned |
Top 5 all-time scorers
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belize Daniel Jimenez | Belize Defence Force | |||||||
| Belmopan Bandits | ||||||||
| Police United | 73 | |||||||
| Belize Jarret Davis | FC Belize | |||||||
| Verdes | 71 | |||||||
| Belize Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits | |||||||
| FC Belize | ||||||||
| Verdes | 69 | |||||||
| Belize Alexander Peters | Freedom Fighters | |||||||
| Placencia Assassins | 58 | |||||||
| Honduras Georgie Welcome | Belmopan Bandits | 53 |
Includes play-off goals.
References
References
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- http://www.frank-jasperneite.de/jahr2018/PlaBdf100218.htm
- http://www.frank-jasperneite.de/jahr2018/PolWag110218.htm
- (21 June 2011). "FIFA suspends Belize". Amandala Online.
- (13 May 2011). "BPFL confirms withdrawal from FFB". Amandala Online.
- (20 April 2020). "Belize’s semi-pro basketball and football leagues cancelled due to COVID-19". San Pedro Sun.
- (20 October 2021). "Football strife; Bandits not happy with FFB". Amandala Online.
- (2 June 2022). "Premier League of Belize to kick off on July 23". Breaking Belize News.
- (10 January 2012). "FFB electoral committee on "Top League" elections". Amandala Online.
- (13 June 2022). "The Premier League of Belize (PLB) elects a new executive". Breaking Belize News.
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