Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division

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Premier League
Founded1968
CountryAntigua and Barbuda
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to
Domestic cup(s)FA Cup
International cup(s)CFU Club Championship
Current championsLiberta
(2018–19)
Most championshipsEmpire (13 titles)
Websitehttp://www.antiguafootball.com/
Current: 2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division

The Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, currently known as the Digicel/Red Stripe Premier Division for sponsorship purposes, is the top football league in Antigua and Barbuda excludes Antigua Barracuda.

History[]

It was created in 1968 and is headed by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. 10 teams participate in this league. The winner of the league qualifies for the following year's CFU Club Championship. The 9th and 10th placed teams are relegated to the .

The championship is usually played between September and March.

Clubs competing in the 2018–19 season[]

Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division is located in Antigua
St. John's
St. John's
Liberta
Liberta
Five Islands
Five Islands
Old Road
Old Road
Parham
Parham
SAP
SAP
Grenades
Grenades
Swetes
St. John's teams: Aston Villa Hoppers Tryum
St. John's teams:

Hoppers
Locations of the 2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division teams

Previous winners[]

Season Winner Runner-up
1969 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1970 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1971 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1972 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1973 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1974–75 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1975–76 Unknown
1976–77 Unknown
1977–78 Five Islands Unknown
1978–79 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1979–82 Unknown
1983 (St. John's) Unknown
1983–84 (St. John's) Unknown
1984–85 Unknown
1985–86 (St. John's) Unknown
1986–87 Unknown
1987–88 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1988–89 SAP (Bolans) Unknown
1989–90 (Parham) Unknown
1990–91 Unknown
1991–92 Empire (Gray's Farm) Unknown
1992–93 Unknown
1993–94 (St. John's) Unknown
1994–95 Unknown
1995–96 Unknown
1996–97 Unknown
1997–98 Empire (Gray's Farm)
1998–99 Empire (Gray's Farm) Parham
1999–00 Empire (Gray's Farm)
2000–01 Empire (Gray's Farm) Bassa (All Saint's)
2001–02 Parham Empire (Gray's Farm)
2002–03 Parham SAP (Bolans)
2003–04 Bassa (All Saint's) SAP (Bolans)
2004–05 Bassa (All Saint's) Hoppers (St. John's)
2005–06 SAP (Bolans) Hoppers (St. John's)
2006–07 Bassa (All Saint's) SAP (Bolans)
2007–08 Bassa (All Saint's) Hoppers (St. John's)
2008–09 SAP (Bolans) Hoppers (St. John's)
2009–10 Bassa (All Saint's) Old Road (Old Road)
2010–11 Parham Hoppers (St. John's)
2011–12 Old Road (Old Road) All Saints United
2012–13 Old Road (Old Road) Hoppers (St. John's)
2013–14 SAP (Bolans) Parham
2014–15 Parham Hoppers (St. John's)
2015–16 Hoppers (St. John's) Grenades (St. John's)
2016–17 Parham Hoppers (St. John's)
2017–18 Hoppers (St. John's) Five Islands
2018–19 Liberta Hoppers (St. John's)
2019–20 Competition abandon due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22

Top scorers[]

Year Topscorer(s) Club(s) Goals
2000–01 Antigua and Barbuda Empire 21
2001–02 Antigua and Barbuda Empire 26
2002–03 Antigua and Barbuda Rackley Thomas SAP 20
2004–05 Antigua and Barbuda Peter Byers SAP 18
2006–07 Antigua and Barbuda Ranjae Christian Bassa 15
2008–09 Antigua and Barbuda Stefan Smith Old Road 17
2009–10 Antigua and Barbuda Kelly Frederick Hoppers 15

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