2015–16 Premier League of Belize
Season | 2015–16 |
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Dates | 15 August 2015 – 30 April 2016 |
Champions | Opening: Police United Closing: Belmopan Bandits |
Champions League | Police United |
Matches played | 72 |
Goals scored | 211 (2.93 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Opening: Deon McCaulay (10) Closing: Devon Makin (6) |
Biggest home win | Police United 7–0 Wagiya (8 November 2015) |
Biggest away win | Wagiya 0–4 Belmopan Bandits (31 October 2015) |
Highest scoring | Placencia Assassins 5–2 Wagiya (3 October 2015) Belize Defence Force 3–4 Belmopan Bandits (21 October 2015) Police United 7–0 Wagiya (8 November 2015) Police United 4–3 Placencia Assassins (14 February 2016) |
Longest winning run | Belize Defence Force Belmopan Bandits Police United (3) |
Longest unbeaten run | Police United (8) |
Longest winless run | Wagiya (13) |
Longest losing run | Wagiya (11) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2015–16 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) was the fifth season of 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 2015 and the closing was played at the beginning of 2016.
Team information
Opening season
From the 2014–15 Premier League of Belize season, 6 out of the 9 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2015–16. FC Belize, King Energy/Freedom Fighters and San Ignacio United were the absentees.
There would be one league consisting of the 6 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 15 August 2015.[1]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Belmopan Bandits (Q) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 21 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
2 | Police United (Q) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 19 | |
3 | Placencia Assassins (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 18 | |
4 | Verdes (Q) | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 11 | |
5 | Belize Defence Force | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 8 | |
6 | Wagiya | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Round 1
[2]
Verdes | 1 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
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Yoras Silva ![]() | Kareem Haylock ![]() |
Wagiya | 5 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
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Jacinto Bermudez ![]() Eugene Martinez ![]() Samir Melendez ![]() Ean Lewis ![]() Kyle Valerio ![]() | Vallan Symms ![]() |
Police United | 0 – 0 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Round 2
[3]
Belmopan Bandits | 2 – 1 | Wagiya |
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Evan Mariano ![]() Marlon Meza ![]() | Eugene Martinez ![]() |
Belize Defence Force | 1 – 1 | Verdes |
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Orlando Trapp ![]() | Deon McCaulay ![]() |
Placencia Assassins | 0 – 1 | Police United |
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Devon Makin ![]() |
Round 3
[4]
Wagiya | 2 – 2 | Police United |
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Eugene Martinez ![]() Erwin Middleton ![]() | Harrison Roches ![]() |
Belize Defence Force | 1 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
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Michael Martinez ![]() | Alexander Peters ![]() |
Verdes | 0 – 3 (awarded) | Belmopan Bandits |
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Round 4
[5]
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 3 | Placencia Assassins |
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Highking Roberts ![]() | Alexander Peters ![]() Daiyon Coradon ![]() Lionel Cabral ![]() |
Police United | 1 – 0 | Belize Defence Force |
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Devon Makin ![]() |
Round 5
[6]
Placencia Assassins | 5 – 2 | Wagiya |
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Alexander Peters ![]() Kareem Haylock ![]() Ashley Torres ![]() Dellon Torres ![]() Ashton Torres ![]() | Eugene Martinez ![]() Donnel Arzu ![]() |
Verdes | 0 – 0 | Police United |
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Belize Defence Force | 3 – 4 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Shane Flores ![]() Paul Nunez ![]() | Elroy Smith ![]() Elroy Kuylen ![]() Highking Roberts ![]() |
Round 6
[7][8]
Belmopan Bandits | 2 – 1 | Police United |
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Jeromy James ![]() | Darren Myers ![]() |
Belize Defence Force | 5 – 0 | Wagiya |
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James Flores ![]() Shane Flores ![]() Michael Myvette ![]() |
Placencia Assassins | 2 – 0 | Verdes |
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Ernie Whyte ![]() Luis Torres ![]() |
Round 7
[9]
Police United | 4 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
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Byron Chavez ![]() Trevor Lennan ![]() Darren Myers ![]() Carlton Thomas ![]() | Luis Torres ![]() |
Wagiya | 0 – 4 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Elroy Smith ![]() Jeromy James ![]() Randy Padilla ![]() Khalil Velasquez ![]() |
Verdes | 1 – 2 | Belize Defence Force |
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Gilroy Thurton ![]() | James Flores ![]() Paul Nunez ![]() |
Round 8
[10][11]
Placencia Assassins | 3 – 2 | Belize Defence Force |
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Luis Torres ![]() Ashley Torres ![]() | James Flores ![]() Jesus Urbina ![]() |
Police United | 7 – 0 | Wagiya |
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Byron Chavez ![]() Darren Myers ![]() Harrison Roches ![]() Devon Makin ![]() Norman Nunez ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | Verdes |
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Jeromy James ![]() | Deon McCaulay ![]() |
Round 9
[8][11]
Placencia Assassins | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Alexander Peters ![]() | Elroy Kuylen ![]() |
Belize Defence Force | 0 – 1 | Police United |
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Harrison Roches ![]() |
Round 10
[12]
Belmopan Bandits | 4 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
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Elroy Smith ![]() Evan Mariano ![]() Jeromy James ![]() | Paul Nunez ![]() |
Wagiya | 0 – 3 | Placencia Assassins |
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Alexander Peters ![]() Ernie Whyte ![]() |
Police United | 1 – 1 | Verdes |
---|---|---|
Harrison Roches ![]() | Deon McCaulay ![]() |
Playoffs
Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Belmopan Bandits | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Verdes | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
4 | Verdes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Police United | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Police United | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
3 | Placencia Assassins | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Semi-finals
Game One[13]
Placencia Assassins | 2 – 1 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Alexander Peters ![]() Luis Torres ![]() | Harrison Roches ![]() |
Verdes | 2 – 0 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Jarret Davis ![]() |
Game Two[14]
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | Verdes |
---|---|---|
Randy Padilla ![]() | Deon McCaulay ![]() |
Verdes won 3–1 on aggregate
Police United | 2 – 0 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Orlando Jimenez ![]() |
Police United won 3–2 on aggregate
Finals
Game One[15]
Verdes | 0 – 1 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Orlando Jimenez ![]() |
Game Two[16]
Police United | 0 – 0 | Verdes |
---|---|---|
Police United won 1–0 on aggregate
2015–16 Opening Season champions |
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Police United 2nd title |
Season Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals* |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Verdes | 10 |
2 | ![]() | Placencia Assassins | 7 |
![]() | Police United | ||
4 | ![]() | Belize Defence Force | 5 |
![]() | Belmopan Bandits | ||
![]() | Belmopan Bandits | ||
![]() | Placencia Assassins | ||
8 | ![]() | Wagiya | 4 |
9 | ![]() | Belize Defence Force | 3 |
![]() | Police United | ||
![]() | Police United | ||
![]() | Police United | ||
![]() | Belize Defence Force |
* Includes playoff goals.
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Verdes | Wagiya | 3–2 (A) | 12 September 2015 |
![]() | Belize Defence Force | Wagiya | 5–0 (H) | 25 October 2015 |
![]() | Verdes | Wagiya | 5–0 (H) | 22 November 2015 |
Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[16]
Award | Recipient | Team |
---|---|---|
Golden Boot | ![]() | Verdes |
MVP (Regular Season) | ![]() | Placencia Assassins |
MVP (Playoff) | ![]() | Police United |
Best Young Player | ![]() | Police United |
Best Midfielder | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits |
Best Defender | ![]() | Placencia Assassins |
Golden Glove | ![]() | Police United |
Best Coach | ![]() | Police United |
Closing season
All 6 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 6 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 23 January 2016.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Police United (Q) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 21 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
2 | Belize Defence Force (Q) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | |
3 | Belmopan Bandits (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 18 | |
4 | Placencia Assassins (Q) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 12 | |
5 | Verdes | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 10 | |
6 | Wagiya | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Round 1
[17]
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Elroy Smith ![]() | Daniel Jimenez ![]() |
Verdes | 3 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Deon McCaulay ![]() Jarret Davis ![]() Vallan Symms ![]() | Vallan Symms ![]() |
Wagiya | 0 – 3 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Luis Torres ![]() Ashton Torres ![]() Ashley Torres ![]() |
Round 2
[18]
Police United | 4 – 2 | Wagiya |
---|---|---|
Darren Myers ![]() Daniel Jimenez ![]() Harrison Roches ![]() Devon Makin ![]() | Jacinto Bermudez ![]() Donnel Arzu ![]() |
Belize Defence Force | 0 – 0 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Placencia Assassins | 1 – 1 | Verdes |
---|---|---|
Alexander Peters ![]() | Nahjib Guerra ![]() |
Round 3
[17]
Wagiya | 0 – 3 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Jordy Polanco ![]() Elroy Smith ![]() Marlon Meza ![]() |
Belize Defence Force | 3 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Harrison Tasher ![]() Leon Cadle ![]() | Dalton Eiley ![]() |
Verdes | 2 – 3 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Nahjib Guerra ![]() Gilroy Thurton ![]() | Amin August Jr. ![]() Devon Makin ![]() Elio Ramirez ![]() |
Round 4
[19]
Belmopan Bandits | 2 – 0 | Verdes |
---|---|---|
Kervin Johnson ![]() Marlon Meza ![]() |
Wagiya | 0 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Ricky Ricketts ![]() |
Police United | 4 – 3 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Kenroy Arthurs ![]() Byron Usher ![]() Devon Makin ![]() Elio Ramirez ![]() | Ashley Torres ![]() Luis Torres ![]() Leonard Valdez ![]() |
Round 5
[20]
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 2 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Kadeem Martinez ![]() Harrison Tasher ![]() | Devon Makin ![]() Harrison Roches ![]() |
Round 6
[21]
Placencia Assassins | 1 – 0 | Wagiya |
---|---|---|
Luis Torres ![]() |
Police United | 0 – 2 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Amilton Filho ![]() Marlon Meza ![]() |
Belize Defence Force | 1 – 0 | Verdes |
---|---|---|
Paul Nunez ![]() |
Round 7
[22]
Belmopan Bandits | 0 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Osmar Duran ![]() |
Verdes | 2 – 3 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Jarret Davis ![]() | Luis Torres ![]() Dellon Torres ![]() |
Wagiya | 1 – 2 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Erwin Middleton ![]() | John King ![]() Devon Makin ![]() |
Round 8
[23]
Belmopan Bandits | 3 – 0 | Wagiya |
---|---|---|
Eugene Martinez ![]() Jordy Polanco ![]() Rai West ![]() |
Placencia Assassins | 1 – 3 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Mario Villanueva ![]() | Harrison Tasher ![]() Osmar Duran ![]() Paul Nunez ![]() |
Police United | 2 – 0 | Verdes |
---|---|---|
Andres Makin Jr. ![]() Carlton Thomas ![]() |
Round 9
[24]
Belize Defence Force | 3 – 0 | Wagiya |
---|---|---|
Mark Arzu ![]() Ricky Ricketts ![]() Osmar Duran ![]() |
Verdes | 2 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Jamil Cano ![]() Cristobal Gilharry ![]() | Elroy Smith ![]() |
Placencia Assassins | 1 – 1 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Lionel Cabral ![]() | Andres Makin Jr. ![]() |
Round 10
Belmopan Bandits | 2 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
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Kervin Johnson ![]() Randy Padilla ![]() | Ashley Torres ![]() |
Police United | 2 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Daniel Jimenez ![]() Jermaine Jones ![]() | Harrison Tasher ![]() |
Playoffs
Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Police United | 3 | 2 | 5 (7) | |||||||||
4 | Placencia Assassins (p) | 2 | 3 | 5 (8) | |||||||||
4 | Placencia Assassins | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
3 | Belmopan Bandits | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Belize Defence Force | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Belmopan Bandits | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Semi-finals
Game One[25]
Belmopan Bandits | 2 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Kervin Johnson ![]() Ian Gaynair ![]() | Ricky Ricketts ![]() |
Placencia Assassins | 2 – 3 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Ashton Torres ![]() Mario Villanueva ![]() | Devon Makin ![]() Harrison Roches ![]() Amin August Jr. ![]() |
Game Two[26]
Belize Defence Force | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Leon Cadle ![]() | Elroy Smith ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits won 3–2 on aggregate.
Police United | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Harrison Roches ![]() Byron Usher ![]() | Dalton Eiley ![]() Gilbert Swaso ![]() Ernie Whyte ![]() | |
Penalties | ||
Trevor Lennan ![]() Darren Myers ![]() John King ![]() Elio Ramirez ![]() Kenroy Arthurs ![]() Frank Lopez ![]() Andres Makin Jr. ![]() | 7 – 8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Series tied 5–5 on aggregate. Placencia Assassins won 8–7 on penalties.
Finals
Game One
Placencia Assassins | 0 – 0 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Game Two[27]
Belmopan Bandits | 2 – 0 | Placencia Assassins |
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Kervin Johnson ![]() Randy Padilla ![]() |
Belmopan Bandits won 2–0 on aggregate.
2015–16 Closing Season champions |
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Belmopan Bandits 5th title |
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals* |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Police United | 6 |
2 | ![]() | Belize Defence Force | 5 |
3 | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits | 4 |
![]() | Police United | ||
![]() | Belmopan Bandits | ||
![]() | Placencia Assassins | ||
7 | ![]() | Verdes | 3 |
![]() | Belize Defence Force | ||
![]() | Police United | ||
![]() | Verdes | ||
![]() | Belmopan Bandits | ||
![]() | Belize Defence Force | ||
![]() | Placencia Assassins |
* Includes playoff goals.
Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.
Award | Recipient | Team |
---|---|---|
Golden Boot (Regular Season) | ![]() | Police United |
![]() | Belize Defence Force | |
Golden Boot (Overall) | ![]() | Police United |
MVP (Regular Season) | ![]() | Placencia Assassins |
MVP (Playoff) | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits |
Best Young Player | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits |
Best Midfielder | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits |
Best Defender | ![]() | Placencia Assassins |
Golden Glove | ![]() | Belmopan Bandits |
Best Manager | ![]() | Police United |
Best Coach | ![]() | Placencia Assassins |
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