2019–20 Bermudian Premier Division

The 2019–20 Bermudian Premier Division is the 57th season of the Bermudian Premier Division, the highest tier of football in Bermuda. The season began on 21 September 2019 and was scheduled to conclude on 22 March 2020. However, the final round was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 27 May, the final round was cancelled and all remaining matches were awarded as 0-0 draws.[2]

Bermudian Premier Division
Season2019–20
Dates21 September 2019 – 22 March 2020[1]
ChampionsNorth Village Rams
RelegatedBoulevard Blazers
Somerset Eagles
Caribbean Club ShieldNorth Village Rams
Matches played85
Goals scored271 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerDonavan Thompson
(13 goals)
Biggest home winX-Roads Warriors 10–1 Boulevard Blazers
(1 March 2020)
Biggest away winPHC Zebras 0–6 Robin Hood
(23 November 2019)
Boulevard Blazers 0–6 Robin Hood
(6 January 2020)
Highest scoringX-Roads Warriors 5–7 Dandy Town Hornets
(2 November 2019)
Longest winning run6 matches
North Village Rams
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Robin Hood
Longest winless run11 matches
Boulevard Blazers
Longest losing run10 matches
Boulevard Blazers
All statistics correct as of 12 January 2020.

Teams

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Team changes

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Stadia and locations

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Team Home parish Home ground
Boulevard Blazers Pembroke Goose Gosling Field
Dandy Town Hornets Pembroke St John's Field
Devonshire Cougars Devonshire Devonshire Recreation Club
North Village Rams Pembroke Bernard's Park
PHC Zebras Warwick PHC Field
Robin Hood Pembroke Goose Gosling Field
Somerset Eagles Sandys White Hill Field
Somerset Trojans Sandys Somerset Cricket Club Field
Southampton Rangers Southampton Southampton Oval
X-Roads Warriors St George's Garrison Field

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 North Village Rams (C) 18 12 4 2 39 15 +24 40 Eligibility for entry into the Caribbean Club Shield
2 Dandy Town Hornets 18 10 5 3 40 25 +15 35
3 Robin Hood 18 8 8 2 43 17 +26 32
4 PHC Zebras 18 10 1 7 40 31 +9 31
5 Somerset Trojans 18 6 5 7 28 35 −7 23
6 Southampton Rangers 18 6 3 9 22 26 −4 21
7 Devonshire Cougars 18 6 3 9 24 33 −9 21
8 X-Roads Warriors 18 5 5 8 38 38 0 20
9 Somerset Eagles 18 4 7 7 25 33 −8 19 Reprieved from relegation[a]
10 Boulevard Blazers (R) 18 1 3 14 10 56 −46 6 Relegation to the Bermuda First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 2020-21 season will be played with 11 clubs, of which three will be relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BBZ DTH DVC NVR PHC RBH SSE SST SOU XRW
Boulevard Blazers 0–3 4–2 0–3 0–2 0–6 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2
Dandy Town Hornets 3–1 5–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 4–3 0–0 2–0
Devonshire Cougars 2–0 1–2 0–4 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–0
North Village Rams 7–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0
PHC Zebras 7–2 1–3 3–2 0–0 0–6 7–1 3–2 0–3 4–1
Robin Hood 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 8–1 1–1 3–0
Somerset Eagles 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–4 0–2 0–0 3–3 1–2 6–2
Somerset Trojans 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 3–3 1–1 3–0 2–1
Southampton Rangers 1–1 2–3 2–3 4–0 0–2 0–3 2–0 1–2 0–3
X-Roads Warriors 10–1 5–7 1–1 2–2 4–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Donavan Thompson X-Roads Warriors 13
2   Cecoy Robinson PHC Zebras 12
3   Lejuan Simmons Robin Hood 11
  Jaizel Smith-Deshields North Village Rams
5   Tre Ming PHC Zebras 9
  Marco Warren PHC Zebras
7   Clay Tillman Darrell Dandy Town Hornets 7
  Tomiko Goater Robin Hood
  Tyrell Burgess X-Road Warriors

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References

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  1. ^ "FINAL 2019-2020 BFA Senior Schedule.xlsx". 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Bermuda 2019/20". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ Bermuda Football Association (25 July 2019). "The Bermuda Football Association (BFA) Competitions Committee can now officially confirm Somerset Cricket Club's reinstatement to the Premier Division for the 2019/20 Football Season. The Association officially confirms that the Bermuda Athletic Association (BAA) has withdrawn its senior team from the Premier Division for the upcoming 2019/20 season, and Somerset Cricket Club (SCC), the 9th placed Premier Division team in the recently concluded 2018/19 season, has accepted the invitation to have its Premier Division status restored. The BFA Executive Council has confirmed its desire to maintain a complement of ten teams in the top division, and has therefore endorsed the recommendation to reinstate Somerset Cricket Club's Premier Division status - the decision having been made under Clause 4 (c) ii of the General Rules of Divisional Competition, which reads as follows: Vacancies caused by the retirement of a team or by the withdrawal of a membership organization from the Division may be filled by the Executive Council at their discretion prior to the commencement of the Leagues. In addition, the BFA Executive Council has acknowledged Somerset Cricket Club's player transfer philosophy may have been different had they not been relegated. Therefore, SCC has been given a 10-day window to complete any player transfers. The BFA Executive Council will consider further applications on a case by case basis". Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. ^ Bermuda Football Association (4 September 2019). "FINAL 2019-2020 BFA Senior Schedule.xlsx". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Player States". Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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