2014–15 Premier League of Belize

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Premier League of Belize
Season2014–15
Dates19 October 2014 – 17 May 2015
Champions
Matches played100
Goals scored296 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorer
Biggest home win
Biggest away winBelize Defence Force 0–6 Verdes FC
(29 April 2015)
Highest scoringPolice United 6–4 Wagiya
(29 November 2014)
Longest winning runPolice United (6)
Longest unbeaten runPolice United (15)
Longest winless runSan Ignacio United (11)
Longest losing runFC Belize
San Ignacio United (5)

The 2014–15 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) was the fourth 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 (which was played towards the end of 2014) and the closing (which was played at the beginning of 2015).

Teams[edit]

Team City Stadium
Belize Defence Force Dangriga Various[a]
Belmopan Bandits Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium
FC Belize Belize City MCC Grounds[b]
King Energy/Freedom Fighters[c] Punta Gorda Toledo Union Field
Placencia Texmar Assassins Independence Michael Ashcroft Stadium
Police United Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium
San Ignacio United San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
Verdes FC San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
Wagiya Dangriga Carl Ramos Stadium
  1. ^ Belize Defence Force played their home games at People's Stadium in Orange Walk Town in the opening season.
  2. ^ FC Belize played their home games at People's Stadium in Orange Walk Town in the opening season.
  3. ^ The team was previously named Paradise/Freedom Fighters, but was rebranded for the closing season.

Opening season[edit]

All 7 teams that participated in the 2013–14 Premier League of Belize continued to play in the opening season of 2014–15, as well as the returning Placencia Texmar Assassins and the newly reformed Wagiya from Dangriga.[1]

There would be one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other once, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 19 October 2014.[2]

The Round 8 game between FC Belize and Police United scheduled for 6 December 2014 was forfeited by FC Belize, giving the 3–0 victory to Police United.[3]

The Round 9 game between FC Belize and Belmopan Bandits scheduled for 13 December 2014 was forfeited by FC Belize, giving the 3–0 victory to Belmopan Bandits.[4]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Police United (Q) 8 5 3 0 23 10 +13 18 Qualification to the Playoffs
2 Verdes FC (Q) 8 5 2 1 19 9 +10 17
3 Belmopan Bandits (Q) 8 5 1 2 23 6 +17 16
4 Belize Defence Force (Q) 8 4 3 1 10 4 +6 15
5 Placencia Texmar Assassins 8 4 2 2 13 6 +7 14
6 Wagiya 8 2 2 4 16 24 −8 8
7 Paradise/Freedom Fighters 8 2 0 6 10 24 −14 6
8 San Ignacio United 8 1 1 6 8 29 −21 4
9 FC Belize 8 1 0 7 3 13 −10 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]


[2][5]

Belize Defence Force2 – 1FC Belize
Vallan Symms 30' (pen.)
Shane Flores 48'
Oliver Hendricks 65' (pen.)

Paradise/Freedom Fighters0 – 2Wagiya
Abraham Chavez 31'
Hector Gomez 40'

Verdes FC4 – 2San Ignacio United
Richard Jimenez 19'
Nahjib Guerra 45'
Jarret Davis 56', 87'
Joel Guzman 29'
Julian Maldonado 81'

Belmopan Bandits0 – 1Police United
Lennox Castillo 71'

Round 2[edit]


[6]


Paradise/Freedom Fighters0 – 2Belize Defence Force
Carlton Thomas 38'
Stephen Martinez 76'

Wagiya1 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Wendell Trapp 16' Khalil Velasquez 32'

FC Belize0 – 1Verdes FC
Richard Jimenez 43'

Round 3[edit]


[7]

Placencia Texmar Assassins3 – 0Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Norman Nunez 4'
Luis Torres 75'
Kendis Hernandez 77'

Police United2 – 2Verdes FC
Amin August Jr. 55'
Trevor Lennan 65'
Nahjib Guerra 12'
Gilroy Thurton 33'

San Ignacio United0 – 3Belize Defence Force
Shane Flores 52'
Carlton Thomas 69'
Jeremy Gentle 82'

Wagiya0 – 1FC Belize
Oliver Hendricks 5'

Round 4[edit]


[8]

Belmopan Bandits7 – 0San Ignacio United
Highking Roberts 16', 50', 78'
Elroy Kuylen 44', 66'
John King 69'
Jordy Polanco 72'

FC Belize0 – 1Placencia Texmar Assassins
Luis Torres 85' (pen.)


Verdes FC2 – 0Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Jarret Davis 62', 72'

Round 5[edit]


[9]

Belmopan Bandits3 – 2Verdes FC
Elroy Kuylen 3'
Woodrow West 54' (pen.)
Highking Roberts 79'
Jarret Davis 52'
Dalton Eiley 84' (o.g.)


Paradise/Freedom Fighters2 – 1FC Belize
Eduardo Martinez 78'
George Albejo 88'
Mark Leslie 59'

San Ignacio United2 – 4Wagiya
Marion Nicasio 46' (o.g.)
Cyril Simmons 53'
Wendell Trapp 2'
Byron Chavez 29'
Brandon Cacho 39'
Abraham Chavez 75'

Round 6[edit]


[10]

Police United5 – 3Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Harrison Roches 28', 51'
Marlon Meza 59' (pen.)
Kishane Pech 79'
Amin August Jr. 90+'
Kenroy Arthurs 19'
Wilmer Garcia 23' (pen.), 34'


San Ignacio United1 – 0FC Belize
Cyril Simmons 73'

Wagiya2 – 2Belize Defence Force
Wendell Trapp 54'
Brandon Cacho 65'
Carlton Thomas 28'
Jesse Smith 87'

Round 7[edit]


[11]

Belize Defence Force1 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Carlton Thomas 10'

Police United6 – 4Wagiya
Harrison Roches 27', 51', 53', 82'
Trevor Lennan 61'
Daniel Jimenez 90+'
Abraham Chavez 45+' (pen.), 48' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
Brandon Cacho 74'

Verdes FC2 – 1Placencia Texmar Assassins
Rodney Pacheco 57'
Jarret Davis 68'
Luis Torres 65' (pen.)

Paradise/Freedom Fighters4 – 1San Ignacio United
Jevon Aranda 8'
Alexander Peters 46', 63', 78'
Carlos Vasquez 40'

Round 8[edit]


[3]

Belmopan Bandits8 – 1Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Adrian Gonzalez 4' (o.g.)
Elroy Kuylen 12', 20'
Jordy Polanco 34'
Jeromy James 45+'
Highking Roberts 52', 54'
John King 83'
Wilmer Garcia 47'


San Ignacio United1 – 1Placencia Texmar Assassins
Torben Bhrens 14' Gilbert Rivas 90+'

Wagiya1 – 6Verdes FC
Abraham Chavez 7' Marlon Molina 51', 67', 85'
Cristobal Gilharry 52'
Jarret Davis 72' (pen.)
San Mendez 83'

Round 9[edit]


[4]

FC Belize0 – 3
(Awarded)
Belmopan Bandits

Placencia Texmar Assassins6 – 2Wagiya
Ernie Whyte 5'
Kareem Haylock 22'
Ashley Torres 28', 73'
Luis Torres 69'
Dellon Torres 90'
Wendell Trapp 1'
Abraham Chavez 45'

Police United6 – 1San Ignacio United
Harrison Roches 38' (pen.), 86'
Lennox Castillo 62', 67', 72'
Marlon Meza 90+'
Dudley Smith 17'


Opening season playoffs[edit]

The playoffs will consist of the top four ranked teams from the regular season: Police United, Verdes FC, Belmopan Bandits and Belize Defence Force. The teams will play each other twice. The top two teams will qualify for the finals.[4]

Playoffs table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Police United (Q) 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 12 Qualification to the Finals
2 Belmopan Bandits (Q) 6 3 1 2 4 3 +1 10
3 Verdes FC 6 2 2 2 6 3 +3 8
4 Belize Defence Force 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Playoff results[edit]

Round 1[edit]


[12]

Police United2 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Franz Vernon 29'
Marlon Meza 81'
Jeromy James 65'

Verdes FC1 – 1Belize Defence Force
Jarret Davis 56' Stephen Martinez 29'

Round 2[edit]


[13]

Belize Defence Force0 – 2Police United
Trevor Lennan 44'
Harrison Roches 90+'


Round 3[edit]


[13]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 0Belize Defence Force
Elroy Kuylen 45+'

Police United0 – 1Verdes FC
Gilroy Thurton 48'

Round 4[edit]


[14]

Belize Defence Force0 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Evan Mariano 62'

Verdes FC4 – 0Police United
Richard Jimenez 10'
Orlando Jimenez 30'
Nahjib Guerra 56'
Gilroy Thurton 74'

Round 5[edit]


[14]

Police United2 – 1Belize Defence Force
Amin August Jr. 17'
Clifton West 85'
Shane Flores 83'

Verdes FC0 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Shane Armstrong 90+'

Round 6[edit]

[15]

Belize Defence Force1 – 0Verdes FC
Osmar Duran 60'

Belmopan Bandits0 – 1Police United
Harrison Roches 69'

Championship final series[edit]

Game one[edit]

[16]

  1. ^
    Game originally scheduled for 10 January 2015, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

Game two[edit]

[17]

Police United0 – 4Belmopan Bandits
Woodrow West 23' (pen.)
Elroy Kuylen 67'
Jordy Polanco 73'
Denmark Casey Jr. 81'


 2014–15 Opening season champions 
Belmopan Bandits
4th title

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Belize Harrison Roches Police United 10
2 Belize Jarret Davis Verdes FC 8
Belize Elroy Kuylen Belmopan Bandits
4 Belize Abraham Chavez Wagiya 7
5 Belize Highking Roberts Belmopan Bandits 6
6 Belize Luis Torres Placencia Texmar Assassins 5
7 Belize Lennox Castillo Police United 4
Belize Carlton Thomas Belize Defence Force
Belize Wendell Trapp Wagiya

(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

Hat tricks[edit]

Player For Against Result Date
Belize Highking Roberts Belmopan Bandits San Ignacio United 7–0 (H) 8 November 2014
Belize Harrison Roches4 Police United Wagiya 6–4 (H) 29 November 2014
Belize Abraham Chavez Wagiya Police United 4–6 (A) 29 November 2014
Belize Alexander Peters Paradise/Freedom Fighters San Ignacio United 4–1 (H) 30 November 2014
Belize Marlon Molina Verdes FC Wagiya 6–1 (A) 7 December 2014
Belize Lennox Castillo Police United San Ignacio United 6–1 (H) 13 December 2014
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards[edit]

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.[17]

Award Recipient Team
Most Goals Belize Harrison Roches Police United
MVP Belize Rodney Pacheco Verdes FC
Best Midfielder Belize Jordy Polanco Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender Belize Dalton Eiley Belmopan Bandits
Best Goalkeeper Belize Tevin Gamboa Belize Defence Force

Closing season[edit]

All 9 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season, with Paradise/Freedom Fighters being rebranded as King Energy/Freedom Fighters.

The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other once, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season will commence on 31 January 2015.[18]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Police United (Q) 8 4 4 0 19 6 +13 16 Qualification to the Playoffs
2 Verdes FC (Q) 8 5 1 2 14 6 +8 16
3 Belmopan Bandits (Q) 8 4 3 1 9 2 +7 15
4 Belize Defence Force (Q) 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 14
5 King Energy/Freedom Fighters 8 2 4 2 12 8 +4 10
6 Placencia Texmar Assassins 8 2 4 2 15 15 0 10
7 Wagiya 8 3 1 4 14 16 −2 10
8 FC Belize 8 1 2 5 8 19 −11 5
9 San Ignacio United 8 0 1 7 5 30 −25 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]


[19]


FC Belize2 – 2Belize Defence Force
Carlos Lino 10'
Albert Thurton 47' (pen.)
Leon Jones 22'
Shane Flores 26'

San Ignacio United1 – 2Verdes FC
Garret Bermudez 34' Ryan Gill 7'
Julian Maldonado 90' (o.g.)


Round 2[edit]


[20]

Police United3 – 3Placencia Texmar Assassins
Harrison Roches 15'
Byron Usher 49'
Clifton West 73'
Luis Torres 12' (pen.)
Ashley Torres 63'
Norman Nunez 87'

Belize Defence Force3 – 1King Energy/Freedom Fighters
Osmar Duran 19'
Carlton Thomas 39'
James Flores 62'
Darroll Lambey 90+'

Belmopan Bandits3 – 0Wagiya
Jehoshaphat Nnadi 51'
Highking Roberts 90+', 90+'

Verdes FC3 – 0FC Belize
Alcides Thomas 1'
Richard Jimenez 7'
Jarret Davis 86'

Round 3[edit]


[21]

Belize Defence Force5 – 0San Ignacio United
Ricky Ricketts 14'
James Flores 15'
Gilbert Carrillo 40' (o.g.)
Andrew Allen 57'
Adgar Adderley 67'

FC Belize2 – 3Wagiya
Ernest Flores 75'
Luis Arriola 83'
Byron Chavez 26'
Shantylee Castillo 67'
Devin Burgess 80' (pen.)

Verdes FC1 – 2Police United
Delroy Andrews 79' Harrison Roches 43'
Daniel Jimenez 50'

King Energy/Freedom Fighters2 – 2Placencia Texmar Assassins
Jevon Aranda
Darroll Lambey
Ashley Torres
Luis Torres

  1. ^
    Game originally scheduled for 15 February 2015, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

Round 4[edit]


Placencia Texmar Assassins1 – 1FC Belize
Luis Torres 9' Calvin Reneau 77'


King Energy/Freedom Fighters1 – 2Verdes FC
Wilmer Garcia 6' Jarret Davis 48' (pen.), 71'


Round 5[edit]


[22][23]

Placencia Texmar Assassins1 – 2Belize Defence Force
Luis Torres 29' Carlton Thomas 4'
Leon Jones 69'

FC Belize0 – 4King Energy/Freedom Fighters
Darroll Lambey 61'
Dwayne Sampson 65', 68'
Jevon Aranda 87'

Verdes FC0 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Jeromy James 28'

Wagiya7 – 0San Ignacio United
Dion Moguel 6', 53'
Byron Chavez 38'
Eugene Martinez 55'
Brandon Cacho 67'
Lennox Mejia 85'
Leonard Valdez 86'

Round 6[edit]


[23]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 2Placencia Texmar Assassins
Jordy Polanco 63' Dellon Torres 6'
Luis Torres 54'

Belize Defence Force1 – 0Wagiya
Stephen Martinez 34'

FC Belize3 – 0San Ignacio United
Devaun Zuniga 5'
Jahron Myvett 63' (pen.)
Carlos Lino 84'


Round 7[edit]


[24]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 0Belize Defence Force
Jeromy James 71'

Placencia Texmar Assassins1 – 1Verdes FC
Ashley Torres Jarret Davis

San Ignacio United1 – 4King Energy/Freedom Fighters
Cyril Simmons 50' George Morales 39'
Darroll Lambey 42', 90+'
Kenroy Arthurs 83'

Wagiya1 – 5Police United
Brandon Cacho 31' Harrison Roches 14'
Clifton West 69', 72', 79'
Andres Makin Jr. 90'

Round 8[edit]




Police United3 – 0
(Awarded)[[#cnote_
  1. |[#]]]
FC Belize

Verdes FC3 – 0Wagiya
Alcides Thomas (pen.)
Everal Trapp
Jarret Davis
  1. ^
    All round 8 games were originally scheduled for the weekend of 21–22 March, but were postponed by two weeks due to the Belize national football team's participation in the qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
  2. ^
    The Police United-FC Belize match was not played as FC Belize was unable to field a team. Police United was awarded the victory.

Round 9[edit]


[25]


Wagiya3 – 2Placencia Texmar Assassins
Brandon Cacho 60'
Brent Whyte 76'
Hassan Lucas 85'
Luis Torres 24'
Dellon Torres 35'

Belize Defence Force0 – 2Verdes FC
Orlando Jimenez 74'
Alcides Thomas 88'

San Ignacio United1 – 6Police United
Giovanni Cho 64' Marlon Meza 23', 90+3'
Harrison Roches 30', 50', 56'
Clifton West 68'
  1. ^
    All round 9 games were originally scheduled for the weekend of 4–5 April, but were postponed by one week due to the re-scheduling of round 8.
  2. ^
    FC Belize were disqualified for the remainder of the season and for a further two after failing to field a team 3 times in one season.

Closing season playoffs[edit]

The playoffs will consist of the top four ranked teams from the regular season: Police United, Verdes FC, Belmopan Bandits and Belize Defence Force. The teams will play each other twice. The top two teams will qualify for the finals.[4]

Playoffs table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Verdes FC (Q) 6 3 2 1 14 4 +10 11 Qualification to the Finals
2 Belmopan Bandits (Q) 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
3 Police United 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7
4 Belize Defence Force 6 1 1 4 7 18 −11 4
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Playoff results[edit]

Round 1[edit]


Belize Defence Force2 – 2Police United
Osmar Duran 16'
Vallan Symms 75'
Harrison Roches 45+3'
Marlon Meza 77' (pen.)

Belmopan Bandits1 – 2Verdes FC
Elroy Kuylen 51' Richard Jimenez 28'
Jarret Davis 62'

Round 2[edit]


Belmopan Bandits1 – 0Belize Defence Force
Jeromy James 88'


Round 3[edit]


Belize Defence Force3 – 2Belmopan Bandits
Shane Flores
Osmar Duran
Denmark Casey Jr.
Elroy Kuylen x1' (pen.)


Round 4[edit]


Police United2 – 1Belize Defence Force
Harrison Roches 28'
Devon Makin 58'
Harrison Tasher 21'

Verdes FC1 – 2Belmopan Bandits
Alcides Thomas 72' Randy Padilla 34', 48'

Round 5[edit]


Belize Defence Force0 – 6Verdes FC
Jarret Davis 25', 41', 49'
San Mendez 55'
Jesus Patino 67'
Marlon Molina 84'

Belmopan Bandits1 – 1Police United
Elroy Kuylen 88' Daniel Jimenez 5'

Round 6[edit]


Police United0 – 2Belmopan Bandits
Randy Padilla 55'
Jehoshaphat Nnadi 86'

Verdes FC5 – 1Belize Defence Force
Rodney Pacheco 45+' (pen.)
Orlando Jimenez 63'
Jamil Cano 68'
Marlon Molina 71', 80'
Adgar Adderley 90'

Championship final series[edit]

Game one[edit]

[26]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 0Verdes FC
Edmund Pandy Jr. 86'

Game two[edit]

[27]

Verdes FC2 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Alcides Thomas 31'
Jarret Davis 90+'
Referee: Christopher Reid


 2014–15 Closing season champions 
Verdes FC
1st title

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Belize Jarret Davis Verdes FC 10
2 Belize Harrison Roches Police United 8
3 Belize Luis Torres Placencia Texmar Assassins 6
4 Belize Darroll Lambey King Energy/Freedom Fighters 5
Brazil Alcides Thomas Verdes FC
Belize Clifton West Police United
7 Belize Brandon Cacho Wagiya 3
Belize Osmar Duran Belize Defence Force
Belize Shane Flores Belize Defence Force
Belize Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits
Belize Elroy Kuylen Belmopan Bandits
Belize Marlon Meza Police United
Honduras Marlon Molina Verdes FC
Belize Randy Padilla Belmopan Bandits
Belize Ashley Torres Placencia Texmar Assassins

(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

Hat tricks[edit]

Player For Against Result Date
Belize Clifton West Police United Wagiya 5–1 (A) 15 March 2015
Belize Harrison Roches Police United San Ignacio United 6–1 (A) 12 April 2015
Belize Jarret Davis Verdes FC Belize Defence Force 6–0 (A) 29 April 2015

Awards[edit]

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.

Award Recipient Team
Most Goals (Regular Season) Belize Harrison Roches Police United
Most Goals (Overall) Belize Jarret Davis Verdes FC
MVP (Regular Season) Belize Rodney Pacheco Verdes FC
MVP (Playoff) Belize Jarret Davis Verdes FC
Best Forward Belize Harrison Roches Police United
Best Midfielder Belize Jordy Polanco Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender Belize Dalton Eiley Belmopan Bandits
Best Goalkeeper Belize Woodrow West Belmopan Bandits

Aggregate table[edit]

The champion with the best aggregate record qualifies for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Police United 16 9 7 0 42 16 +26 34
2 Verdes FC 16 10 3 3 33 15 +18 33 Closing Season champions
Qualification to 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
3 Belmopan Bandits 16 9 4 3 32 8 +24 31 Opening Season champions
4 Belize Defence Force 16 8 5 3 23 11 +12 29
5 Placencia Texmar Assassins 16 6 6 4 28 21 +7 24
6 Wagiya 16 5 3 8 30 40 −10 18
7 King Energy/Freedom Fighters 16 4 4 8 22 32 −10 16
8 FC Belize 16 2 2 12 11 32 −21 8
9 San Ignacio United 16 1 2 13 13 59 −46 5
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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