2014–15_Premier_League_of_Belize

Premier League of Belize
Season	2014–15
Dates	19 October 2014 – 17 May 2015
Champions	Opening:; Belmopan Bandits; Closing:; Verdes FC;
Matches played	100
Goals scored	296 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorer	Opening:; Harrison Roches (10); Closing:; Jarret Davis (10);
Biggest home win	Belmopan Bandits 7–0 San Ignacio United ; (18 November 2014); Belmopan Bandits 8–1 Paradise/Freedom Fighters ; (6 December 2014); Wagiya 17–0 San Ignacio United ; (1 March 2015);
Biggest away win	Belize Defence Force 0–6 Verdes FC ; (29 April 2015)
Highest scoring	Police United 6–4 Wagiya ; (29 November 2014)
Longest winning run	Police United (6)
Longest unbeaten run	Police United (15)
Longest winless run	San Ignacio United (11)
Longest losing run	FC Belize ; San Ignacio United (5)
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2014–15 Premier League of Belize

Football league season

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).

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[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.

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

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

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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.

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The Police United-FC Belize match was not played as FC Belize was unable to field a team. Police United was awarded the victory.

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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.

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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.

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"Nil-nil on Wednesday". Amandala. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

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"Bandits 3-peat, 4-nil over Police for PLB Opening Season championship". Amandala. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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"PLB 2014-2015 Closing Season kicks off this weekend". Amandala. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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Team	City	Stadium
Belize Defence Force	Dangriga	Various^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Belmopan Bandits	Belmopan	Isidoro Beaton Stadium
FC Belize	Belize City	MCC Grounds^{[lower-alpha 2]}
King Energy/Freedom Fighters^{[lower-alpha 3]}	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

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

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	Qualification to the Finals
3	Verdes FC	6	2	2	2	6	3	+3	8
4	Belize Defence Force	6	1	1	4	3	7	−4	4

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

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

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

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

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

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

2014–15_Premier_League_of_Belize

Teams

Opening season

League table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Opening season playoffs

Playoffs table

Playoff results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Championship final series

Game one

Game two

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat tricks

Awards

Closing season

League table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Closing season playoffs

Playoffs table

Playoff results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Championship final series

Game one

Game two

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat tricks

Awards

Aggregate table

References

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