2018–19 Premier League of Belize
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 22 July 2018 – 18 May 2019 |
Champions | Opening: Belmopan Bandits Closing: San Pedro Pirates |
CONCACAF League | Belmopan Bandits |
Matches played | 124 |
Goals scored | 399 (3.22 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 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 winning run | Verdes (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Belmopan Bandits (12) |
Longest winless run | Belize Defence Force Freedom Fighters Police United Wagiya (6) |
Longest losing run | Belize Defence Force Freedom Fighters (6) |
← 2017–18 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 information
[edit]Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
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Altitude | Independence | Michael Ashcroft Stadium | ![]() |
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Belize Defence Force | Belize City | MCC Grounds | ![]() |
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Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium | ![]() |
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Freedom Fighters | Punta Gorda | Victor Sanchez Union Field | ![]() |
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Police United | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium | ![]() |
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San Pedro Pirates | San Pedro | Ambergris Stadium | ![]() |
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Verdes | San Ignacio Santa Elena |
Norman Broaster Stadium Santa Elena Sporting Complex |
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Wagiya | Dangriga | Carl Ramos Stadium | ![]() |
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Opening Season
[edit]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]
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Belmopan Bandits | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 33 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Verdes | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 33 | |
3 | San Pedro Pirates | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 | |
4 | Police United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 18 | |
5 | Altitude | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 18 | |
6 | Freedom Fighters | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 14 | |
7 | Wagiya | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 13 | |
8 | Belize Defence Force | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Belmopan Bandits | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Police United | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
1 | Belmopan Bandits | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
2 | Verdes | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
2 | Verdes | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
3 | San Pedro Pirates | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Semifinals
[edit]Game One[2]
8 December 2018 | San Pedro Pirates | 1 – 4 | Verdes | Ambergris Stadium, San Pedro |
19:30 | Eduardo Chavira ![]() |
Darwin Bermudez ![]() Nahjib Guerra ![]() Elroy Kuylen ![]() |
9 December 2018 | Police United | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits | Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan |
16:00 | Carlton Thomas ![]() |
Jeromy James ![]() |
Game Two
12 December 2018 | Verdes | 1 – 2 (5 – 3 agg.) | San Pedro Pirates | Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio |
19:30 | Elroy Smith ![]() |
Eduardo Oliva ![]() Pablo Mendizabal ![]() |
13 December 2018 | Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | Police United | Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan |
20:00 | Jeromy James ![]() |
Finals
[edit]Game One[3]
16 December 2018 | Verdes | 2 – 4 | Belmopan Bandits | Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio |
16:00 | Elroy Kuylen ![]() Nahjib Guerra ![]() |
Kevin Vicente ![]() Georgie Welcome ![]() Trimayne Harris ![]() |
Referee: Wálter López Castellanos (Guatemala) |
Game Two[4]
22 December 2018 | Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 2 (5 – 4 agg.) | Verdes | Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan |
20:00 | Jeromy James ![]() |
Desmond Wade ![]() Trevor Lennen ![]() |
Referee: Mario Escobar Toca (Guatemala) |
2018–19 Opening Season champions |
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Belmopan Bandits 9th title |
Season Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Team | Goals* |
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1 | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
San Pedro Pirates | 12 |
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Freedom Fighters | ||
4 | ![]() |
Verdes | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits | 7 |
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Verdes | ||
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Wagiya | ||
8 | ![]() |
Wagiya | 6 |
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Belmopan Bandits | ||
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Freedom Fighters | ||
11 | ![]() |
Verdes | 4 |
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Verdes | ||
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Freedom Fighters | ||
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San Pedro Pirates | ||
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Verdes | ||
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Police United |
* Includes playoff goals.
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Verdes | Wagiya | 7–0 (H) | 29 July 2018 |
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San Pedro Pirates | Altitude | 4–0 (A) | 19 August 2018 |
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Belmopan Bandits | Police United | 3–0 (A) | 26 August 2018 |
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Wagiya | Freedom Fighters | 3–2 (H) | 26 August 2018 |
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Belmopan Bandits | Freedom Fighters | 5–2 (A) | 2 September 2018 |
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San Pedro Pirates | Altitude | 6–1 (H) | 20 October 2018 |
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Belmopan Bandits | Wagiya | 4–1 (A) | 21 October 2018 |
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Belmopan Bandits | Freedom Fighters | 4–1 (H) | 3 November 2018 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards
[edit]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 | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
MVP (Regular Season) | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
MVP (Playoff) | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
Best Young Player | ![]() |
Verdes |
Best Midfielder | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
Best Defender | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
Golden Glove | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
Best Coach | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
Best Manager | ![]() |
San Pedro Pirates |
Closing Season
[edit]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]
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | San Pedro Pirates | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 26 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Belmopan Bandits | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 25 | |
3 | Verdes | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 24 | |
4 | Belize Defence Force | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 22 | |
5 | Police United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 19 | |
6 | Altitude | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 | |
7 | Freedom Fighters | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 13 | |
8 | Wagiya | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | San Pedro Pirates | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
4 | Belize Defence Force | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
1 | San Pedro Pirates | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Belmopan Bandits | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Belmopan Bandits | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
3 | Verdes | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Semifinals
[edit]Game One[6]
28 April 2019 | Belize Defence Force | 0 – 1 | San Pedro Pirates | MCC Grounds, Belize City |
16:00 | Anderson Cordoba ![]() |
28 April 2019 | Verdes | 3 – 4 | Belmopan Bandits | FFB Stadium, Belmopan |
16:00 | Elroy Smith ![]() Elroy Kuylen ![]() |
Trimayne Harris ![]() Georgie Welcome ![]() |
Game Two[7]
4 May 2019 | San Pedro Pirates | 6 – 1 (7 – 1 agg.) | Belize Defence Force | Ambergris Stadium, San Pedro |
19:30 | Facundo Garnier ![]() Jesse Smith ![]() Anderson Cordoba ![]() |
Camilo Sanchez ![]() |
4 May 2019 | Belmopan Bandits | 0 – 0 (4 – 3 agg.) | Verdes | Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan |
20:00 |
Finals
[edit]Game One[8]
11 May 2019 | Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 0 | San Pedro Pirates | Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan |
20:00 | Humberto Requena ![]() |
Referee: Bryan Lopez Castellanos (GUA) Assistant referees: Marvin Diaz (GUA) & Ricardo Ake (BLZ) Fourth official: José Colindres (BLZ) |
Game Two[9]
18 May 2019 | San Pedro Pirates | 2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | Belmopan Bandits | Ambergris Stadium, San Pedro |
19:30 | Facundo Garnier ![]() Mailson Moura ![]() |
Referee: Sergio Reyna (GUA) Assistant referees: Pablo Ramirez (GUA) & Ricardo Ake (BLZ) Fourth official: Elfren Guy (BLZ) |
2018–19 Closing Season champions |
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San Pedro Pirates 1st title |
Season Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Team | Goals* |
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1 | ![]() |
Verdes | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
Belize Defence Force | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
Altitude | 9 |
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Wagiya | ||
5 | ![]() |
San Pedro Pirates | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits | 7 |
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Belmopan Bandits | ||
8 | ![]() |
Freedom Fighters | 5 |
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Police United | ||
10 | ![]() |
San Pedro Pirates | 4 |
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Belmopan Bandits | ||
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Police United | ||
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San Pedro Pirates |
* Includes playoff goals.
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Belmopan Bandits | Altitude | 3–1 (A) | 19 January 2019 |
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Belize Defence Force | Freedom Fighters | 4–1 (H) | 7 April 2019 |
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Wagiya | Freedom Fighters | 3–5 (A) | 14 April 2019 |
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Belmopan Bandits | Verdes | 4–3 (A) | 28 April 2019 |
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San Pedro Pirates | Belize Defence Force | 6–1 (H) | 4 May 2019 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards
[edit]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) | ![]() |
Altitude |
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Wagiya | |
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Belize Defence Force | |
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Verdes | |
Golden Boot (Overall) | ![]() |
Verdes |
MVP (Regular Season) | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
MVP (Playoff) | ![]() |
San Pedro Pirates |
Best Young Player | ![]() |
Wagiya |
Best Midfielder | ![]() |
San Pedro Pirates |
Best Defender | ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits |
Golden Glove | ![]() |
Verdes |
Best Coach | ![]() |
San Pedro Pirates |
Best Manager | ![]() |
San Pedro Pirates |
Aggregate table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Belmopan Bandits (Q) | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 58 | CONCACAF League preliminary round[a] |
2 | Verdes | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 57 | |
3 | San Pedro Pirates | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 48 | |
4 | Police United | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 37 | |
5 | Altitude | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 35 | |
6 | Belize Defence Force | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 33 | |
7 | Freedom Fighters | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 27 | |
8 | Wagiya | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ As champions with better aggregate record (BLZ1)
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 season. The following players:
- Have played at least one game for the respective club.
- Have not been capped for the Belize national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace.
Each team can have a maximum of five foreign players in their roster.
Altitude |
Belize Defence Force |
Belmopan Bandits
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Police United |
San Pedro Pirates |
Verdes
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Wagiya |
(player released during the Opening season)
(player released between the Opening and Closing seasons)
(player released during the Closing season)
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League Opening Season kickoff, and upcoming international matches". Amandala. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Verdes FC eyes Premier League finals". The Guardian. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Bandits, 4-2, over Verdes in 1st leg of PLB Championship Finals". Amandala. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Belmopan Bandits SC, champions; Verdes FC, sub-champions of PLB 2018-2019 Opening Season". Amandala. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Southern teams stand strong in Week 1 of PLB 2018-2019 Closing Season". Amandala. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Road teams, Bandits and Pirates gain 1st leg victories in PLB semifinals". Amandala. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Bandits vs Pirates to clash in PLB Closing Season finals". Amandala. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "The Big Dance! Pirates host Bandits in 2nd leg of PLB Championship final on Saturday in San Pedro". Amandala. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b "San Pedro Pirates are first time National Football Champions of Belize". Amandala. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.