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2018–19 Premier League of Belize

Premier League of Belize
Season2018–19
Dates22 July 2018 – 18 May 2019
ChampionsOpening:
Belmopan Bandits
Closing:
San Pedro Pirates
CONCACAF LeagueBelmopan Bandits
Matches played124
Goals scored399 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerOpening:
Georgie Welcome (17)
Closing:
Elroy Smith (11)
Biggest home winVerdes 7-0 Wagiya
(29 July 2018)
Biggest away winFreedom Fighters 0-6 Police United
(19 August 2018)
Highest scoringFreedom Fighters 4-5 Altitude
(30 September 2018)
Longest winning runVerdes (6)
Longest unbeaten runBelmopan Bandits (12)
Longest winless runBelize Defence Force
Freedom Fighters
Police United
Wagiya (6)
Longest losing runBelize Defence Force
Freedom Fighters (6)

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

Team City Stadium Head coach Captain
Altitude Independence Michael Ashcroft Stadium Belize Wilmer Garcia Belize Ashley Torres
Belize Defence Force Belize City MCC Grounds Belize Charlie Slusher Belize Blake Tejada
Belmopan Bandits Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium Belize Shane Orio Belize Dalton Eiley
Freedom Fighters Punta Gorda Victor Sanchez Union Field Belize Charles Gutierrez Belize Evan Mariano
Police United Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium Belize Dale Pelayo Sr. Belize Andres Makin Jr.
San Pedro Pirates San Pedro Ambergris Stadium Brazil Jorge Nunez Belize Jesse Smith
Verdes San Ignacio
Santa Elena 		Norman Broaster Stadium
Santa Elena Sporting Complex 		Belize Marvin Ottley Belize Elroy Smith
Wagiya Dangriga Carl Ramos Stadium Belize Dennis Serano Belize Erwin Middleton

Opening Season

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALT BDF BEL FRE POL SPE VER WAG
Altitude 2–1 0–3 3–2 2–3 0–4 1–2 2–1
Belize Defence Force 0–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–2 2–4 0–3
Belmopan Bandits 4–0 5–0 4–1 4–4 0–1 1–0 5–0
Freedom Fighters 4–5 2–2 2–5 0–6 3–4 3–0 3–1
Police United 2–1 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–0 0–5 1–1
San Pedro Pirates 6–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 2–1
Verdes 1–0 2–1 0–1 5–0 3–0 3–1 7–0
Wagiya 1–2 3–1 1–4 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2018. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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

Game One[2]

8 December 2018 San Pedro Pirates 1 – 4 Verdes Ambergris Stadium, San Pedro
19:30 Eduardo Chavira 84' Darwin Bermudez 4', 32'
Nahjib Guerra 21'
Elroy Kuylen 75'
9 December 2018 Police United 1 – 1 Belmopan Bandits Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
16:00 Carlton Thomas 61' (pen.) Jeromy James 26'

Game Two

12 December 2018 Verdes 1 – 2
(5 – 3 agg.)		 San Pedro Pirates Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio
19:30 Elroy Smith 57' Eduardo Oliva 11'
Pablo Mendizabal 15'
13 December 2018 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Police United Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
20:00 Jeromy James 90+3'

Finals

Game One[3]

16 December 2018 Verdes 2 – 4 Belmopan Bandits Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio
16:00 Elroy Kuylen 45'
Nahjib Guerra 68'		 Kevin Vicente 3'
Georgie Welcome 16', 64'
Trimayne Harris 73'		 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 80' Desmond Wade 22'
Trevor Lennen 35' (o.g.)		 Referee: Mario Escobar Toca (Guatemala)


 2018–19 Opening Season champions 
Belmopan Bandits
9th title

Season Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals*
1 Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits 17
2 Mexico Eduardo Chavira San Pedro Pirates 12
Belize Alexander Peters Freedom Fighters
4 Belize Nahjib Guerra Verdes 9
5 Belize Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits 7
Belize Krisean Lopez Verdes
Belize Highking Roberts Wagiya
8 Belize Jonard Castillo Wagiya 6
Belize Trimayne Harris Belmopan Bandits
Belize Jaren Lambey Freedom Fighters
11 Honduras Darwin Bermudez Verdes 4
Belize Jarret Davis Verdes
Belize Evan Mariano Freedom Fighters
Argentina Pablo Mendizabal San Pedro Pirates
Brazil Roberto Silva de Lima Verdes
Belize Carlton Thomas Police United

* Includes playoff goals.

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Belize Nahjib Guerra Verdes Wagiya 7–0 (H) 29 July 2018
Mexico Eduardo Chavira4 San Pedro Pirates Altitude 4–0 (A) 19 August 2018
Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits Police United 3–0 (A) 26 August 2018
Belize Highking Roberts Wagiya Freedom Fighters 3–2 (H) 26 August 2018
Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits Freedom Fighters 5–2 (A) 2 September 2018
Mexico Eduardo Chavira San Pedro Pirates Altitude 6–1 (H) 20 October 2018
Belize Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits Wagiya 4–1 (A) 21 October 2018
Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits Freedom Fighters 4–1 (H) 3 November 2018

4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[4]

Award Recipient Team
Golden Boot Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits
MVP (Regular Season) Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits
MVP (Playoff) Belize Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits
Best Young Player Belize Krisean Lopez Verdes
Best Midfielder Honduras Kevin Vicente Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender Belize Dalton Eiley Belmopan Bandits
Golden Glove Belize Shane Orio Belmopan Bandits
Best Coach Belize Kent Gabourel Belmopan Bandits
Best Manager Belize Emeliano Rivero San Pedro Pirates

Closing Season

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALT BDF BEL FRE POL SPE VER WAG
Altitude 2–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 4–1
Belize Defence Force 1–2 2–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0
Belmopan Bandits 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 0–0
Freedom Fighters 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 5–3
Police United 1–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–2 3–2
San Pedro Pirates 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 4–1
Verdes 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 1–1
Wagiya 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–3 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2019. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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

Game One[6]

28 April 2019 Belize Defence Force 0 – 1 San Pedro Pirates MCC Grounds, Belize City
16:00 Anderson Cordoba 85' (pen.)
28 April 2019 Verdes 3 – 4 Belmopan Bandits FFB Stadium, Belmopan
16:00 Elroy Smith 22' (pen.), 89' (pen.)
Elroy Kuylen 50'		 Trimayne Harris 12'
Georgie Welcome 57' (pen.), 68', 71'

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 19', 61', 68', 71'
Jesse Smith 34'
Anderson Cordoba 74' (pen.)		 Camilo Sanchez 51' (pen.)
4 May 2019 Belmopan Bandits 0 – 0
(4 – 3 agg.)		 Verdes Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
20:00

Finals

Game One[8]

11 May 2019 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 0 San Pedro Pirates Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
20:00 Humberto Requena 5' 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 67'
Mailson Moura 76'		 Referee: Sergio Reyna (GUA)
Assistant referees: Pablo Ramirez (GUA) & Ricardo Ake (BLZ)
Fourth official: Elfren Guy (BLZ)


 2018–19 Closing Season champions 
San Pedro Pirates
1st title

Season Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals*
1 Belize Elroy Smith Verdes 11
2 Belize Camilo Sánchez Belize Defence Force 10
3 Colombia Andres Orozco Altitude 9
Belize Highking Roberts Wagiya
5 Argentina Facundo Garnier San Pedro Pirates 8
6 Belize Trimayne Harris Belmopan Bandits 7
Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits
8 Belize Jaren Lambey Freedom Fighters 5
Belize Harrison Roches Police United
10 Colombia Anderson Cordoba San Pedro Pirates 4
Honduras Jerry Palacios Belmopan Bandits
Belize Carlton Thomas Police United
Belize Luis Valdez San Pedro Pirates

* Includes playoff goals.

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Belize Trimayne Harris Belmopan Bandits Altitude 3–1 (A) 19 January 2019
Belize Camilo Sanchez Belize Defence Force Freedom Fighters 4–1 (H) 7 April 2019
Belize Highking Roberts Wagiya Freedom Fighters 3–5 (A) 14 April 2019
Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits Verdes 4–3 (A) 28 April 2019
Argentina Facundo Garnier4 San Pedro Pirates Belize Defence Force 6–1 (H) 4 May 2019

4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[9]

Award Recipient Team
Golden Boot (Regular Season) Colombia Andres Orozco Altitude
Belize Highking Roberts Wagiya
Belize Camilo Sanchez Belize Defence Force
Belize Elroy Smith Verdes
Golden Boot (Overall) Belize Elroy Smith Verdes
MVP (Regular Season) Honduras Georgie Welcome Belmopan Bandits
MVP (Playoff) Argentina Facundo Garnier San Pedro Pirates
Best Young Player Belize Warren Moss Wagiya
Best Midfielder Belize Jesse Smith San Pedro Pirates
Best Defender Belize Dalton Eiley Belmopan Bandits
Golden Glove Mexico Rodrigo Vasquez Verdes
Best Coach Brazil Jorge Nunez San Pedro Pirates
Best Manager Belize Tony Maldonado San Pedro Pirates

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Soccerway Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ As champions with better aggregate record (BLZ1)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. 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
  • Colombia Miguel Garcia
  • Colombia Andres Orozco
  • Honduras Darwin Sarmiento
  • Colombia Ronaldo Vergara
Belize Defence Force
  • Honduras Jose Tinoco
Belmopan Bandits
Police United
  • Ghana Jehoshaphat Nnadi
San Pedro Pirates
  • Mexico Eduardo Chavira
  • Argentina Facundo Garnier
  • Argentina Pablo Mendizabal
  • Brazil Mailson Moura
  • Colombia Anderson Cordoba
  • Colombia Carlos Pertuz
  • Honduras Selvin Zeron Sagastume
Verdes
  • Honduras Darwin Bermudez
  • Honduras Dilmer Castillo
  • Honduras Edlin Gutierrez
  • Timor-Leste Alan Leandro
  • Honduras Selvin Zeron Sagastume
  • Brazil Roberto Silva de Lima
  • Brazil Yoras Silva
  • Mexico Rodrigo Vasquez
  • Mexico Edwin Villeda
Wagiya
  • Nicaragua Cristhian Cruz

(player released during the Opening season) (player released between the Opening and Closing seasons) (player released during the Closing season)

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Opening Season kickoff, and upcoming international matches". Amandala. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Verdes FC eyes Premier League finals". The Guardian. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Bandits, 4-2, over Verdes in 1st leg of PLB Championship Finals". Amandala. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Belmopan Bandits SC, champions; Verdes FC, sub-champions of PLB 2018-2019 Opening Season". Amandala. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Southern teams stand strong in Week 1 of PLB 2018-2019 Closing Season". Amandala. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Road teams, Bandits and Pirates gain 1st leg victories in PLB semifinals". Amandala. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Bandits vs Pirates to clash in PLB Closing Season finals". Amandala. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b "San Pedro Pirates are first time National Football Champions of Belize". Amandala. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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