Barbados Premier League

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Barbados Premier League
Digicel Premier League (Barbados).png
Founded1947; 74 years ago (1947)
First season1947
CountryBarbados Barbados
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toBarbados Division One
Domestic cup(s)Barbados FA Cup
International cup(s)CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Current championsBarbados Defence Force
(2018–19)
Most championshipsWeymouth Wales (18 titles)
Current:

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[]

Barbados Premier League is located in Barbados
Bridgetown
Bridgetown
Ellerton
Bridgetown teams: Belfield Brittons Hill United Notre Dame Rendezvous Waterford Compton Weymouth Wales
Bridgetown teams:

Brittons Hill United
Notre Dame
Rendezvous

Weymouth Wales
Locations of the 2017 Barbados Premier League teams

Champions[]

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
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 Barbados Llewellyn Riley Notre Dame 17
2001 Barbados Paradise 20
2002 Barbados Youth Milan 19
2003 Barbados Barbados Defence Force 9
2004 Barbados Llewellyn Riley
Notre Dame
16
2005 Barbados Silver Sands 21
2006 Barbados 17
2007 Barbados Barbados Defence Force 16
2008 Barbados Norman Forde Notre Dame 13
2009 Barbados Barbados Defence Force 18
2010 Barbados Kyle Gibson Notre Dame 13
2011 Barbados Armando Lashley Paradise 13
Barbados Weymouth Wales 13
Barbados Jabarry Chandler Pride of Gall Hill 14
2014 Barbados Pinelands United 23
2015 Barbados Brittons Hill 15
2016 Barbados Mario Harte UWI Blackbirds 29
2017
Notre Dame
Weymouth Wales
15

References[]

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