Season 2016–17 Location Belize Matches played 93 | Champion Belmopan Bandits Goals scored 332 | |
Champions Opening:
Belmopan Bandits
Closing: Top goalscorer Opening:
Jairo Rochez (14)
Closing: Biggest home win Belmopan Bandits 9-2 Orange Walk
(19 November 2016) Biggest away win Orange Walk 0–9 Police United
(26 November 2016) Highest scoring Belmopan Bandits 9-2 Orange Walk
(19 November 2016) | ||
The 2016–17 Premier League of Belize is the sixth season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There are two seasons which are spread over two years, the opening (which will be played towards the end of 2016) and the closing (which will be played at the beginning of 2017).
Contents
Opening Season
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.
League Table
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
Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Game One
Game Two
Belmopan Bandits won 2–1 on aggregate
3–3 on aggregate. Belize Defence Force won on away goals
Finals
Game One
Game Two
Belmopan Bandits won 4–1 on aggregate
Top Scorers
* Includes playoff goals.
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.
Closing Season
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.
League Table
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
Updated to games played on 26 February 2017.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.