Barbados Premier League
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Founded | 1947 |
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First season | 1947 |
Country | Barbados |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Barbados Division One |
Domestic cup(s) | Barbados FA Cup |
International cup(s) | CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League |
Current champions | Barbados Defence Force (2018–19) |
Most championships | Weymouth Wales (18 titles) |
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The Premier League is the top football league in Barbados. It was created in 1947 and is headed by the Barbados Football Association. Ten teams participate in this league. It is known as the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons.
Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF none of the Barbadian teams have played in CFU Club Championship or CONCACAF Champions' Cup (the last apperarence was in 2000).
The 9th- and 10th-placed teams are relegated to Barbados Division One. All teams play their games at the Barbados National Stadium in Bridgetown.
Clubs competing in the 2020 season[]
Bridgetown
- Barbados Defence Force (Wildey)
- Empire (Bank Hall, Bridgetown)
- Brittons Hill United (Brittons Hill, Bridgetown)
- Ellerton (Ellerton)
- Notre Dame (Bayville, Bridgetown)
- Paradise (Dover, Christ Church, Barbados
- Silver Sands (Silver Sands, Christ Church, Bridgetown)
- UWI Blackbirds (Cave Hill)
- (Belleplaine, Saint Andrew, Barbados)
- Weymouth Wales (Carrington, Bridgetown))
- (Deacons, Saint Michael, Barbados)
- (Wotton, Christ Church, Barbados)
Champions[]
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Notes[]
- ^Note 1 - Club is now known as Weymouth Wales. The club was called "New South Wales" from 1962–72, and then "Pan-Am Wales" from 1973–77.
- ^Note 2 - No competition held this year.
Titles by club[]
Club | Titles | Last title |
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Weymouth Wales | 18 | |
Notre Dame | 9 | 2010 |
BDF | 6 | |
5 | 1987 | |
Paradise | 4 | 2003 |
Pinelands United | 3 | 1992 |
3 | 1951 | |
Youth Milan | 2 | 2011 |
Brittons Hill | 2 | 2009 |
Pride of Gall Hill | 2 | 1993 |
UWI Blackbirds | 1 | 2016 |
1 | 1952 |
Best scorers[]
Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
1999 | Llewellyn Riley | Notre Dame | 17 |
2001 | Paradise | 20 | |
2002 | Youth Milan | 19 | |
2003 | Barbados Defence Force | 9 | |
2004 | Llewellyn Riley |
Notre Dame |
16 |
2005 | Silver Sands | 21 | |
2006 | 17 | ||
2007 | Barbados Defence Force | 16 | |
2008 | Norman Forde | Notre Dame | 13 |
2009 | Barbados Defence Force | 18 | |
2010 | Kyle Gibson | Notre Dame | 13 |
2011 | Armando Lashley | Paradise | 13 |
Weymouth Wales | 13 | ||
Jabarry Chandler | Pride of Gall Hill | 14 | |
2014 | Pinelands United | 23 | |
2015 | Brittons Hill | 15 | |
2016 | Mario Harte | UWI Blackbirds | 29 |
2017 | Notre Dame Weymouth Wales |
15 |
References[]
- FIFA Standings
- Barbados - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
Categories:
- Barbados Premier Division
- Football competitions in Barbados
- Top level football leagues in the Caribbean
- 1947 establishments in Barbados
- Sports leagues established in 1947