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2016–17 Premier League of Belize

The 2016–17 Premier League of Belize was the sixth 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 2016 and the closing was played at the beginning of 2017.

Premier League of Belize
Season2016–17
Dates20 August 2016 – 13 May 2017
ChampionsOpening and Closing:
Belmopan Bandits
CONCACAF LeagueBelmopan Bandits
Matches played140
Goals scored478 (3.41 per match)
Top goalscorerOpening:
Jairo Rochez (14)
Closing:
Daniel Jimenez
Jairo Rochez (10)
Biggest home winBelmopan Bandits 11-0 Wagiya
(1 March 2017)
Biggest away winOrange Walk 0–9 Police United
(26 November 2016)
Highest scoringBelmopan Bandits 9-2 Orange Walk
(19 November 2016)
Belmopan Bandits 11-0 Wagiya
(1 March 2017)
Longest winning runBelmopan Bandits (6)
Longest unbeaten runBelmopan Bandits (19)
Longest winless runWagiya (14)
Longest losing runOrange Walk (10)

Team information edit

Team City Stadium
Belize Defence Force Belize City MCC Grounds
Belmopan Bandits Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium
FC Belize Belize City MCC Grounds
Freedom Fighters Punta Gorda Victor Sanchez Union Field
Orange Walk Orange Walk People's Stadium
Placencia Assassins Independence Michael Ashcroft Stadium
Police United San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
Verdes San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
Wagiya Dangriga Carl Ramos Stadium

Opening season edit

From the 2015–16 Premier League of Belize season, all 6 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2016–17. FC Belize and Freedom Fighters returned to the league, as well as a newly formed team, Orange Walk, making 9 teams in total.

There would be one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 20 August 2016.[1]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belmopan Bandits (C) 16 12 4 0 45 11 +34 40 Qualification to the Playoffs
2 Belize Defence Force 16 8 7 1 29 13 +16 31
3 Police United 16 8 4 4 39 21 +18 28
4 FC Belize 16 8 4 4 30 22 +8 28
5 Placencia Assassins 16 7 4 5 34 21 +13 25
6 Verdes 16 7 3 6 27 24 +3 24
7 Wagiya 16 3 2 11 26 42 −16 11
8 Freedom Fighters 16 3 2 11 24 44 −20 11
9 Orange Walk 16 1 0 15 20 76 −56 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results edit

Home \ Away BDF BEL FCB FRE ORA PLA POL VER WAG
Belize Defence Force 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0
Belmopan Bandits 0–0 0–0 4–1 9–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 4–1
FC Belize 0–2 0–3 2–0 4–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–2
Freedom Fighters 1–2 3–3 1–6 5–2 0–2 3–6 0–2 3–0
Orange Walk 1–5 0–2 3–4 1–3 0–7 0–9 0–6 4–3
Placencia Assassins 0–3 0–1 0–1 3–0 4–1 3–3 1–1 4–0
Police United 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–2 3–1
Verdes 2–1 1–4 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1
Wagiya 2–2 0–4 2–2 3–0 6–2 2–5 1–2 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs edit

Semi-Finals Finals
          
1 Belmopan Bandits 1 1 2
4 FC Belize 1 0 1
1 Belmopan Bandits 0 4 4
2 Belize Defence Force 1 0 1
2 Belize Defence Force (a) 1 2 3
3 Police United 3 0 3

Semi-finals edit

Game One[2]

11 December 2016 FC Belize 1 – 1 Belmopan Bandits MCC Grounds, Belize City
16:00 Hector Martinez   34' Jeromy James   75'
11 December 2016 Police United 3 – 1 Belize Defence Force Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio
16:00 Carlton Thomas   22'
Daniel Jimenez   38'
Byron Usher   49'		 Shane Flores   90+1'

Game Two[3]

17 December 2016 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 FC Belize Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
20:00 Jairo Rochez   22'
18 December 2016 Belize Defence Force 2 – 0
(3 (a) – 3 agg.)		 Police United MCC Grounds, Belize City
16:00 Vallan Symms   51' (pen.)
Kyle Budna   87'

Finals edit

Game One[4]

24 December 2016 Belize Defence Force 1 – 0 Belmopan Bandits MCC Grounds, Belize City
16:00 Trimayne Harris   64'

Game Two[5]

31 December 2016 Belmopan Bandits 4 – 0
(4 – 1 agg.)		 Belize Defence Force Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
19:30 Elroy Smith   3' (pen.)
Aloisio Teixeira   12', 34'
Jairo Rochez   27'		 Referee: Irfan Basdmir


 2016–17 Opening Season champions 
Belmopan Bandits
6th title

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals*
1   Jairo Rochez Belmopan Bandits 14
2   Dellon Torres Placencia Assassins 12
3   Jarret Davis Verdes 11
  Aloisio Teixeira Belmopan Bandits
5   Jaren Lambey Freedom Fighters 10
6   Hector Martinez FC Belize 9
  Carlton Thomas Police United
8   Ashton Torres Placencia Assassins 8
9   Russell Cassanova FC Belize 7
  Joao Silva Orange Walk
  Vallan Symms Belize Defence Force
12   Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits 6
  Harrison Roches Police United

* Includes playoff goals.

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Dellon Torres4 Placencia Assassins Orange Walk 7–0 (A) 28 August 2016
  Russell Cassanova FC Belize Orange Walk 4–2 (H) 28 September 2016
  Carlton Thomas Police United Freedom Fighters 6–3 (A) 30 October 2016
  Jairo Rochez4 Belmopan Bandits Orange Walk 9–2 (H) 19 November 2016
  Hector Martinez FC Belize Freedom Fighters 6–1 (A) 4 December 2016

4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards edit

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[5]

Award Recipient Team
Golden Boot   Jairo Rochez Belmopan Bandits
MVP (Regular Season)   Shane Orio Belmopan Bandits
MVP (Playoff)   Jordy Polanco Belmopan Bandits
Best Young Player   Jaren Lambey Freedom Fighters
Best Midfielder   Jordy Polanco Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender   Elroy Smith Belmopan Bandits
Golden Glove   Shane Orio Belmopan Bandits
Best Coach   Kent Gabourel Belmopan Bandits
Best Manager   Kenneth Budna Belmopan Bandits

Closing season edit

8 of the 9 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season, with Orange Walk not competing.

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 28 January 2017.[6]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belmopan Bandits (C) 14 11 3 0 39 8 +31 36 Qualification to the Playoffs
2 Police United 14 6 7 1 27 15 +12 25
3 Verdes 14 7 4 3 21 16 +5 25
4 Belize Defence Force 14 6 5 3 26 21 +5 23
5 FC Belize 14 4 4 6 18 21 −3 16
6 Placencia Assassins 14 4 1 9 17 22 −5 13
7 Freedom Fighters 14 3 2 9 17 32 −15 11
8 Wagiya 14 1 2 11 17 47 −30 5
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results edit

Home \ Away BDF BEL FCB FRE PLA POL VER WAG
Belize Defence Force 0–4 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–3 6–0
Belmopan Bandits 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 11–0
FC Belize 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–1
Freedom Fighters 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 4–2
Placencia Assassins 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–0
Police United 1–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Verdes 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 5–3
Wagiya 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–4 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2017. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs edit

Semi-Finals Finals
          
1 Belmopan Bandits 1 1 2
4 Belize Defence Force 0 1 1
1 Belmopan Bandits 0 1 1
3 Verdes 0 0 0
2 Police United 0 2 2 (7)
3 Verdes (p) 2 0 2 (8)

Semi-finals edit

Game One[7]

23 April 2017 Belize Defence Force 0 – 1 Belmopan Bandits MCC Grounds, Belize City
16:00 Jairo Rochez   89'
23 April 2017 Verdes 2 – 0 Police United Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio
16:00 Nahjib Guerra   38'
Jarret Davis   48'

Game Two[8]

29 April 2017 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Belize Defence Force Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
19:30 Jairo Rochez   10' Brian Martinez   71'
30 April 2017 Police United 2 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 2 agg.)
(7 – 8 p)		 Verdes Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
19:30 Carlton Thomas   79'
Darren Myers   87'
Penalties
Trevor Lennan  
Darren Myers  
Harrison Roches  
Lennox Castillo  
Daniel Jimenez  
Devon Makin  
Carlton Thomas  
Byron Usher  		   Gilroy Thurton
  Jahron Myvette
  Jarret Davis
  Cristobal Gilharry
  Everal Trapp
  Ryan Gill
  Orlando Jimenez
  Victor Mejia

Finals edit

Game One

7 May 2017 Verdes 0 – 0 Belmopan Bandits Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio
16:00

Game Two[9]

13 May 2017 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 Verdes Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan
19:30 Ian Gaynair   x1'


 2016–17 Closing Season champions 
Belmopan Bandits
7th title

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals*
1   Daniel Jimenez Police United 10
  Jairo Rochez Belmopan Bandits
3   Brian Martinez Belize Defence Force 9
4   Luis Torres Placencia Assassins 8
5   Aloisio Teixeira Belmopan Bandits 7
6   Highking Roberts Belmopan Bandits 6
7   Jarret Davis Verdes 5
  Shane Flores Belize Defence Force
  Jaren Lambey Freedom Fighters
  Hector Martinez FC Belize
11   Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits 4
  Alexander Peters Freedom Fighters
  Elroy Smith Belmopan Bandits
  Carlton Thomas Police United
  Gilroy Thurton Verdes

* Includes playoff goals.

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Brian Martinez Belize Defence Force Wagiya 6–0 (H) 29 January 2017
  Highking Roberts4 Belmopan Bandits Wagiya 11–0 (H) 1 March 2017
  Aloisio Teixeira Belmopan Bandits Freedom Fighters 4–1 (H) 8 April 2017

4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards edit

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)   Daniel Jimenez Police United
Golden Boot (Overall)   Daniel Jimenez Police United
  Jairo Rochez Belmopan Bandits
MVP (Regular Season)   Daniel Jimenez Police United
MVP (Playoff)   Ian Gaynair Belmopan Bandits
Best Young Player   Rene Leslie Placencia Assassins
Best Midfielder   Denmark Casey Jr. Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender   Elroy Smith Belmopan Bandits
Golden Glove   Shane Orio Belmopan Bandits
Best Coach   Marvin Ottley Verdes
Best Manager   Lorin Frazer Verdes

References edit

  1. ^ "Semipro football is back; PLB Opening Season 2016-2017 under way". Amandala. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Unfinished business; nobody safe in game 2 of PLB semifinals". Amandala. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Home teams prevail, Bandits over FC Belize, and BDF over Police in PLB Semifinals". Amandala. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. ^ "No longer undefeated; Bandits fall, 1-nil, to BDF in PLB Finals Game 1 at MCC". Amandala. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Belmopan Bandits repeat as PLB Champions". Amandala. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Belize Jaguars return home, with heads held high; back to PLB Closing Season action". Amandala. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Bandits and Verdes victorious in PLB semifinals game 1; decisive game 2 this weekend". Amandala. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Verdes FC and the Belmopan Bandits in the finals of the Premier League of Belize Closing Season". The Guardian. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Bandits 3-peat, again! 1-nil over Verdes for PLB 2016-2017 Closing Season championship". Amandala. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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