2012 Premier League of Belize
Season | 2012 |
---|---|
Champions | Placencia Assassins |
Matches played | 66 |
Goals scored | 191 (2.89 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jesse Smith (8) |
Biggest home win | Belize Defence Force 7-0 World FC (11 March 2012) |
Biggest away win | World FC 0-5 Belize Defence Force (14 April 2012) |
Highest scoring | Hankook Verdes 7-1 Paradise/Freedom Fighters (5 April 2012) |
Longest winning run | Belize Defence Force & Police United (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Police United (12) |
Longest winless run | World FC (10) |
Longest losing run | World FC (6) |
2012–13 → |
The 2012 Premier League of Belize is the first season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. The season commenced on 11 February 2012.
Contents
1 League Formation
2 Team Information
2.1 North Zone
2.2 South Zone
3 League table
3.1 North Zone
3.2 South Zone
4 Results
4.1 Round 1
4.2 Round 2
4.3 Round 3
4.4 Round 4
4.5 Round 5
4.6 Round 6
4.7 Round 7
4.8 Round 8
4.9 Round 9
4.10 Round 10
5 Playoffs
5.1 Semi-Finals
5.2 Finals
6 Season Statistics
6.1 Top scorers
6.2 Hat-tricks
7 References
League Formation
In October 2011 teams were invited to apply for membership for the new Premier League of Belize.[1] In early January 2012 it was announced that there will be 12 teams competing in the inaugural season. There will be 6 teams from the North Zone and 6 teams from the South Zone.[2] Each team will play teams in their zone twice, with the top 2 teams from each zone advancing to the playoffs.[3]
Team Information
North Zone
Team | City | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Belize Defence Force | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
FC Belize | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
Juventus | Orange Walk Town | People's Stadium |
San Felipe Barcelona | San Felipe | San Felipe Football Field |
San Pedro Seadogs | San Pedro | San Pedro Municipal Stadium & MCC Grounds |
World FC | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
South Zone
Team | City | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium |
Hankook Verdes | Benque Viejo del Carmen | Marshalleck Stadium |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | Punta Gorda | Toledo Union Field |
Placencia Assassins | Placencia | Placencia Football Field |
Police United | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
San Ignacio United | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
League table
North Zone
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Belize Defence Force | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 23 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
2 | FC Belize | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 19 | |
3 | San Pedro Seadogs | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 15 | |
4 | San Felipe Barcelona | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 15 | |
5 | Juventus | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | |
6 | World FC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 34 | −25 | 1 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
South Zone
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Police United | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 28 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
2 | Placencia Assassins | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | |
3 | San Ignacio United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
4 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
5 | Belmopan Bandits | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 7 | |
6 | Hankook Verdes | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 6 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Round 1
North Zone[4]
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 2 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
Byron Usher 43' Harrison Tasher 90+2' | Jesse Smith 10' Kenny Witzel 23' |
San Felipe Barcelona | 2 – 2 | Juventus |
---|---|---|
Oscar Acevedo 75' Christopher Hendricks 90+2' | Osmar Duran 40', 85' |
FC Belize | 1 – 0 | World FC |
---|---|---|
Jeromy James 24' |
South Zone
Police United | 1 – 0 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Orlando Jimenez 48' |
Hankook Verdes | 0 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Alden Coleman 39' |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 0 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
---|---|---|
Amin August Jr. 32' |
Round 2
North Zone[5]
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 0 | Juventus |
---|---|---|
Marlon Meza 85' Richard Jimenez 87' |
San Felipe Barcelona | 1 – 1 | FC Belize |
---|---|---|
Oscar Acevedo 62' | Jeromy James 66' |
San Pedro Seadogs | 4 – 2 | World FC |
---|---|---|
Kenny Witzel 49' (pen), 57' Francisco Mejia 73' Jesse Smith 90+2' | Onri Meza 71' Carlos Vasquez 85' |
South Zone
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 0 – 2 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Lennox Castillo 28' Orlando Jimenez 73' |
Placencia Assassins | 4 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
---|---|---|
Zerrick Torres 7' Ernie Whyte 18' Luis Torres 70', 90' |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Seannon Defour 63' | Woodrow West 57' (pen) |
Round 3
North Zone[6]
World FC | 0 – 3 | Juventus |
---|---|---|
Osmar Duran 23', 50', 58' |
San Felipe Barcelona | 1 – 0 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Gabriel Perez 50' |
FC Belize | 0 – 0 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
South Zone
Belmopan Bandits | 0 – 1 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Devon Makin 79' |
Hankook Verdes | 1 – 2 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Julian Maldonado 90+4' | Victor Morales 6', 76' |
Placencia Assassins | 5 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
---|---|---|
Elias Donaire 13' Ashley Torres 20' Dennis Serano 34' Zerrick Torres 47' Rollin Burgess 82' | Wilmer Garcia 90+4' |
Round 4
North Zone[7]
World FC | 3 – 3 | San Felipe Barcelona |
---|---|---|
Belhem Guzman 15' Joel Guzman 23' Joshua Richards 80' | Deris Benavides 39', 45+' (pen) Eliazar Itza 49' |
FC Belize | 1 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
David Ramos 19' | Erwin Flores 79' |
Juventus | 4 – 0 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
Freddy Tun 57' Andrew Allen 72' Orvin Wade 86' Oliver Hendricks 88' |
South Zone
Belmopan Bandits | 0 – 0 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Police United | 0 – 0 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 6 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
---|---|---|
Alexander Peters 34', 39', 41', 55' Elio Ramirez 23', 54' |
Round 5
North Zone[8]
San Felipe Barcelona | 2 – 1 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
Harvey Cruz 71' Oscar Acevedo 84' | Jesse Smith 21' |
Belize Defence Force | 7 – 0 | World FC |
---|---|---|
Paul Nunez 13' Denmark Casey Jr. 42' David Trapp 48', 82' Daniel Jimenez 55', 89' Harrison Tasher 59' |
FC Belize | 2 – 0 | Juventus |
---|---|---|
Jeromy James 27' Dalton Cayetano 73' |
South Zone
Hankook Verdes | 0 – 3 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Orlando Jimenez 42' Devon Makin 56' Evan Mariano 68' |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 2 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Felix Miranda 9' | Ashley Torres 69', 79' (pen) |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Lisbey Castillo 15' | Jacinto Bermudez 37' |
Round 6
North Zone[9]
World FC | 0 – 2 | FC Belize |
---|---|---|
Jeromy James 57' David Ramos 80' |
San Pedro Seadogs | 0 – 3 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Richard Jimenez 43' Harrison Tasher 64', 77' |
Juventus | 0 – 1 | San Felipe Barcelona |
---|---|---|
Eliazar Itza 5' (pen) |
South Zone
Hankook Verdes | 2 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Julian Maldonado 80' Jamie Lozano 82' | Floyd Jones 20' |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Ralph Flores 9' | Ismael Thompson 22' |
Placencia Assassins | 1 – 2 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Ashley Torres 37' | Lennox Castillo 42' Evan Mariano 51' |
Round 7
North Zone[10]
World FC | 2 – 3 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
Carlos Vasquez 35' Richard Carrillo 68' | Kent Gabourel 39' Francisco Mejia 45+', 70' |
FC Belize | 1 – 0 | San Felipe Barcelona |
---|---|---|
Jermmy Bermudez 90+' |
Juventus | 0 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Richard Jimenez 65' |
South Zone
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Jacinto Bermudez 40' | Amin August Jr. 41' (pen) |
Hankook Verdes | 0 – 2 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Gary Young 50' Rollin Burgess 57' |
Police United | 2 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
---|---|---|
Evan Mariano 45', 62' | Delroy Flores 30' |
Round 8
North Zone[11]
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 1 | San Felipe Barcelona |
---|---|---|
David Trapp 48' (pen) Erwin Flores 90' | Jaziz Wicab 4' |
San Pedro Seadogs | 0 – 0 | FC Belize |
---|---|---|
Juventus | 3 – 0 | World FC |
---|---|---|
Freddy Tun 57' Ernell Pott 83' Dean Flowers 86' |
South Zone
Police United | 3 – 0 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Lennox Castillo 6' Trevor Lennan 53', 89' |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Tarrel Flores 78' | Rollin Burgess 10' |
San Ignacio United | 2 – 1 | Hankook Verdes |
---|---|---|
Victor Morales 39' Ismael Thompson 59' | Miguel Aguilar 77' |
Round 9
North Zone[12]
San Felipe Barcelona | 3 – 2 | World FC |
---|---|---|
Eliazar Itza 3' Christopher Hendricks 29' Javier Habet O.G 42' | Carlos Vasquez 21' Javier Habet 63' |
San Pedro Seadogs | 6 – 0 | Juventus |
---|---|---|
Jesse Smith 2', 12', 31' Francisco Mejia 16' Ethnie Figueroa 21' Kenny Witzel 89' |
Belize Defence Force | 1 – 0 | FC Belize |
---|---|---|
Deon McCaulay 49' |
South Zone
Hankook Verdes | 7 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
---|---|---|
Julio Ayala 5', 32' Julian Maldonado 10', 20', 68', 90+3' Jose Monroy 25' | Leonard Valdez 54' |
Placencia Assassins | 3 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Luis Torres 57' Ernie Whyte 63' Ashley Torres 72' | Ronaldo Alvarez 88' |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 3 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Victor Morales 2' | Andres Makin Jr. 45' Trevor Lennan 63' Lennox Castillo 72' |
Round 10
North Zone[13]
World FC | 0 – 5 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Marlon Meza 22', 84' Richard Jimenez 51' Harrison Tasher 66' Michael Martinez 70' |
San Pedro Seadogs | 4 – 0 | San Felipe Barcelona |
---|---|---|
Jesse Smith 27', 78' Francisco Mejia 61' Ethnie Figueroa 84' |
Juventus | 2 – 4 | FC Belize |
---|---|---|
Clifton West 2' Osmar Duran 65' (pen) | Jermmy Bermudez 56' Francisco Briceno 60' Jeromy James 70' Carlton Rogers 90+6' |
South Zone
Belmopan Bandits | 0 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
---|---|---|
Ralph Flores 34' |
Police United | 6 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
---|---|---|
Oswald Young 7', 45' Lennox Castillo 10', 57' Trevor Lennan 42' Sean Mas 65' |
Placencia Assassins | 2 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Seannon Defour O.G 48' Leomar Leslie 68' | Evral Trapp 90+2' |
Playoffs
Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
N1 | Belize Defence Force | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | |||||||||
S2 | Placencia Assassins | 0 | 2 (4) | 2 | |||||||||
S2 | Placencia Assassins | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
S1 | Police United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
S1 | Police United | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
N2 | FC Belize | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
Semi-Finals
Game One[14]
FC Belize | 2 – 2 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Jeromy James 1' Cristobal Gilharry 60' (pen) | Bernard Linarez 23' Ivor Arriola O.G 29' |
Placencia Assassins | 0 – 0 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Game Two[15]
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Daniel Jimenez 80' Marlon Meza 111' | Dellon Torres 14' Zerrick Torres 97' | |
Penalties | ||
Marlon Meza Daniel Jimenez Harrison Tasher Khalil Velasquez | 2 – 4 | Zerrick Torres Luis Torres Rollin Burgess Ashley Torres |
Police United | 1 – 0 | FC Belize |
---|---|---|
Trevor Lennan 37' |
Finals
Game One[16]
Placencia Assassins | 2 – 1 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Luis Torres 35' Ashley Torres 43' | Evan Mariano 84' |
Game Two[17]
Police United | 1 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Evan Mariano 90+2' | Elias Donaire 12' |
2012 Champions |
---|
Placencia Assassins |
1st Title |
Season Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jesse Smith | San Pedro Seadogs | 8 |
2 | Lennox Castillo | Police United | 6 |
Osmar Duran | Juventus | ||
Jeromy James | FC Belize | ||
Julian Maldonado | Hankook Verdes | ||
Evan Mariano | Police United | ||
Ashley Torres | Placencia Assassins | ||
8 | Trevor Lennan | Police United | 5 |
Francisco Mejia | San Pedro Seadogs | ||
Harrison Tasher | Belize Defence Force |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Osmar Duran | Juventus | World FC | 3–0 | 25 February 2012 |
Alexander Peters4 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | Hankook Verdes | 6–0 | 4 March 2012 |
Julian Maldonado4 | Hankook Verdes | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 7–1 | 5 April 2012 |
Jesse Smith | San Pedro Seadogs | Juventus | 6–0 | 8 April 2012 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
References
^ "FFB calls meeting of Top League clubs tomorrow". Amandala Online. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
^ "Premier League getting ready to "roll di bola"". Amandala Online. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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^ "Two visitors at MCC this Sunday in Wk 2 of Premier League". Amandala Online. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^ "Premier League Week 2 results, schedule". Amandala Online. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
^ "Week 3 results in Premier League, Police still leads in south, San Pedro surprise in north". Amandala Online. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^ "Juventus leads North and Police leads South in Week 4 of Premier League". Amandala Online. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^ "Premier League 1st round ends, 2nd round begins". Amandala Online. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ "4 more weeks to painful cut for Premier League playoffs". Amandala Online. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ "Playoff race hot at Week 7 of Premier League". Amandala Online. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^ "2 weeks of war to reach the Premier League playoffs". Amandala Online. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
^ "Police & BDF lead Premier League football". Belize Times. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ "The stage is set: Police vs F.C. Belize; BDF vs Placencia Assassins in home and away". Amandala Online. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
^ "Draw games in Premier League semifinals game 1". Amandala Online. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
^ "Missing striking "link," exit BDF and F.C. Belize; Placencia Assassins vs Police United in Premier League finals". Amandala Online. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
^ "Football rules in Independence; Police no longer undefeated; Placencia wins, 2-1". Amandala Online. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
^ "Undisputed national football champs – Placencia Assassins". Amandala Online. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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