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.
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
South Zone
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]
11 February 2012 19:30 |
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 2 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
Byron Usher ![]() Harrison Tasher ![]() |
Jesse Smith ![]() Kenny Witzel ![]() |
12 February 2012 14:30 |
San Felipe Barcelona | 2 – 2 | Juventus |
---|---|---|
Oscar Acevedo ![]() Christopher Hendricks ![]() |
Osmar Duran ![]() |
South Zone
Round 2
North Zone[5]
19 February 2012 15:30 |
San Pedro Seadogs | 4 – 2 | World FC |
---|---|---|
Kenny Witzel ![]() Francisco Mejia ![]() Jesse Smith ![]() |
Onri Meza ![]() Carlos Vasquez ![]() |
South Zone
19 February 2012 16:00 |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 0 – 2 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Lennox Castillo ![]() Orlando Jimenez ![]() |
19 February 2012 16:00 |
Placencia Assassins | 4 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
---|---|---|
Zerrick Torres ![]() Ernie Whyte ![]() Luis Torres ![]() |
19 February 2012 16:00 |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Seannon Defour ![]() |
Woodrow West ![]() |
Round 3
North Zone[6]
South Zone
25 February 2012 19:30 |
Hankook Verdes | 1 – 2 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Julian Maldonado ![]() |
Victor Morales ![]() |
26 February 2012 16:00 |
Placencia Assassins | 5 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
---|---|---|
Elias Donaire ![]() Ashley Torres ![]() Dennis Serano ![]() Zerrick Torres ![]() Rollin Burgess ![]() |
Wilmer Garcia ![]() |
Round 4
North Zone[7]
3 March 2012 19:30 |
World FC | 3 – 3 | San Felipe Barcelona |
---|---|---|
Belhem Guzman ![]() Joel Guzman ![]() Joshua Richards ![]() |
Deris Benavides ![]() Eliazar Itza ![]() |
4 March 2012 16:00 |
Juventus | 4 – 0 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
Freddy Tun ![]() Andrew Allen ![]() Orvin Wade ![]() Oliver Hendricks ![]() |
South Zone
4 March 2012 16:00 |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 6 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
---|---|---|
Alexander Peters ![]() Elio Ramirez ![]() |
Round 5
North Zone[8]
11 March 2012 15:30 |
San Felipe Barcelona | 2 – 1 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
Harvey Cruz ![]() Oscar Acevedo ![]() |
Jesse Smith ![]() |
11 March 2012 16:00 |
Belize Defence Force | 7 – 0 | World FC |
---|---|---|
Paul Nunez ![]() Denmark Casey Jr. ![]() David Trapp ![]() Daniel Jimenez ![]() Harrison Tasher ![]() |
South Zone
10 March 2012 19:30 |
Hankook Verdes | 0 – 3 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Orlando Jimenez ![]() Devon Makin ![]() Evan Mariano ![]() |
10 March 2012 19:30 |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 2 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Felix Miranda ![]() |
Ashley Torres ![]() |
11 March 2012 16:00 |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Lisbey Castillo ![]() |
Jacinto Bermudez ![]() |
Round 6
North Zone[9]
18 March 2012 15:30 |
San Pedro Seadogs | 0 – 3 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Richard Jimenez ![]() Harrison Tasher ![]() |
South Zone
17 March 2012 19:30 |
Hankook Verdes | 2 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Julian Maldonado ![]() Jamie Lozano ![]() |
Floyd Jones ![]() |
18 March 2012 16:00 |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Ralph Flores ![]() |
Ismael Thompson ![]() |
18 March 2012 16:00 |
Placencia Assassins | 1 – 2 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Ashley Torres ![]() |
Lennox Castillo ![]() Evan Mariano ![]() |
Round 7
North Zone[10]
24 March 2012 19:30 |
World FC | 2 – 3 | San Pedro Seadogs |
---|---|---|
Carlos Vasquez ![]() Richard Carrillo ![]() |
Kent Gabourel ![]() Francisco Mejia ![]() |
South Zone
24 March 2012 19:30 |
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Jacinto Bermudez ![]() |
Amin August Jr. ![]() |
24 March 2012 19:30 |
Police United | 2 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
---|---|---|
Evan Mariano ![]() |
Delroy Flores ![]() |
Round 8
North Zone[11]
31 March 2012 19:30 |
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 1 | San Felipe Barcelona |
---|---|---|
David Trapp ![]() Erwin Flores ![]() |
Jaziz Wicab ![]() |
South Zone
1 April 2012 16:00 |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Tarrel Flores ![]() |
Rollin Burgess ![]() |
1 April 2012 16:00 |
San Ignacio United | 2 – 1 | Hankook Verdes |
---|---|---|
Victor Morales ![]() Ismael Thompson ![]() |
Miguel Aguilar ![]() |
Round 9
North Zone[12]
8 April 2012 15:30 |
San Felipe Barcelona | 3 – 2 | World FC |
---|---|---|
Eliazar Itza ![]() Christopher Hendricks ![]() Javier Habet O.G ![]() |
Carlos Vasquez ![]() Javier Habet ![]() |
8 April 2012 15:30 |
San Pedro Seadogs | 6 – 0 | Juventus |
---|---|---|
Jesse Smith ![]() Francisco Mejia ![]() Ethnie Figueroa ![]() Kenny Witzel ![]() |
South Zone
5 April 2012 19:00 |
Hankook Verdes | 7 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
---|---|---|
Julio Ayala ![]() Julian Maldonado ![]() Jose Monroy ![]() |
Leonard Valdez ![]() |
7 April 2012 19:30 |
Placencia Assassins | 3 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
---|---|---|
Luis Torres ![]() Ernie Whyte ![]() Ashley Torres ![]() |
Ronaldo Alvarez ![]() |
7 April 2012 19:30 |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 3 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Victor Morales ![]() |
Andres Makin Jr. ![]() Trevor Lennan ![]() Lennox Castillo ![]() |
Round 10
North Zone[13]
14 April 2012 19:30 |
World FC | 0 – 5 | Belize Defence Force |
---|---|---|
Marlon Meza ![]() Richard Jimenez ![]() Harrison Tasher ![]() Michael Martinez ![]() |
15 April 2012 15:30 |
San Pedro Seadogs | 4 – 0 | San Felipe Barcelona |
---|---|---|
Jesse Smith ![]() Francisco Mejia ![]() Ethnie Figueroa ![]() |
15 April 2012 16:00 |
Juventus | 2 – 4 | FC Belize |
---|---|---|
Clifton West ![]() Osmar Duran ![]() |
Jermmy Bermudez ![]() Francisco Briceno ![]() Jeromy James ![]() Carlton Rogers ![]() |
South Zone
14 April 2012 19:30 |
Police United | 6 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
---|---|---|
Oswald Young ![]() Lennox Castillo ![]() Trevor Lennan ![]() Sean Mas ![]() |
15 April 2012 16:00 |
Placencia Assassins | 2 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
---|---|---|
Seannon Defour O.G ![]() Leomar Leslie ![]() |
Evral Trapp ![]() |
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]
22 April 2012 16:00 |
FC Belize | 2 – 2 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Jeromy James ![]() Cristobal Gilharry ![]() |
Bernard Linarez ![]() Ivor Arriola O.G ![]() |
Game Two[15]
28 April 2012 16:00 |
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Placencia Assassins |
---|---|---|
Daniel Jimenez ![]() Marlon Meza ![]() |
Dellon Torres ![]() Zerrick Torres ![]() | |
Penalties | ||
Marlon Meza ![]() Daniel Jimenez ![]() Harrison Tasher ![]() Khalil Velasquez ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Finals
Game One[16]
5 May 2012 19:30 |
Placencia Assassins | 2 – 1 | Police United |
---|---|---|
Luis Torres ![]() Ashley Torres ![]() |
Evan Mariano ![]() |
Game Two[17]
2012 Champions |
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![]() Placencia Assassins |
1st Title |
Season Statistics
Top Scorers
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
San Pedro Seadogs | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
Police United | 6 |
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Juventus | ||
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FC Belize | ||
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Hankook Verdes | ||
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Police United | ||
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Placencia Assassins | ||
8 | ![]() |
Police United | 5 |
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San Pedro Seadogs | ||
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Belize Defence Force |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Juventus | World FC | 3–0 | 25 February 2012 |
![]() | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | Hankook Verdes | 6–0 | 4 March 2012 |
![]() | Hankook Verdes | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 7–1 | 5 April 2012 |
![]() | 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.
- ↑ "Premier League of Belize kicks off this weekend". Amandala Online. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "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.