Premier League of Belize
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| Country |  Belize |
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| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Current champions | Belmopan Bandits (2015–16 Closing) |
| Most championships | Belmopan Bandits (5) |
| Website | premierleagueofbelize.com |
 2015–16 Premier League of Belize |
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The Premier League of Belize is the highest competitive football league in Belize. It was founded on December 28, 2011[1] after the merger between the Belize Premier Football League and the Super League of Belize.
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History
The formation of the league was a combination of Belize’s suspension by FIFA[2] and the Belize Premier Football League withdrawing from the Football Federation of Belize.[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.
Officials
On January 6, 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.[4]
Subsequently, on January 31, 2012, The recently elected Executive announced that it had appointed Reynaldo Malik as the League's General Secretary.
Current Teams - 2015–16 Closing Season
Previous Winners
Titles by Team
| Team | Champions | Runner-Up |
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| Belmopan Bandits | 5 | 1 |
| Police United | 2 | 4 |
| Placencia Assassins | 1 | 1 |
| Verdes | 1 | 1 |
| FC Belize | 0 | 2 |
Top Scorers by Season
| Season | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jesse Smith |
San Pedro Seadogs | 8 |
| 2012–13 O | Daniel Jimenez |
Police United | 13 |
| 2012–13 C | Jeromy James |
Belmopan Bandits | 9 |
| Deon McCaulay |
Belmopan Bandits | ||
| 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 |
Top 5 All-Time Scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Team(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deon McCaulay |
Belize Defence Force Belmopan Bandits R.G. City Boys United Verdes |
39 |
| 2 | Jeromy James |
Belmopan Bandits FC Belize |
35 |
| 3 | Jarret Davis |
FC Belize Verdes |
34 |
| 4 | Daniel Jimenez |
Belize Defence Force Police United |
33 |
| 5 | Harrison Roches |
Police United | 31 |
References
External links
- Belize - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
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