2013–14 Premier League of Belize

Premier League of Belize
Season2013–14
Dates28 September 2013 – 17 May 2014
Champions
Matches played96
Goals scored231 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorer
Biggest home winBelmopan Bandits 5-1 FC Belize (8 February 2014)
Biggest away winPolice United 1-3 Belize Defence Force
(28 September 2013)
San Ignacio United 2-4 FC Belize (15 December 2013)
Highest scoringParadise/Freedom Fighters 3-4 San Ignacio United
(19 April 2014)
Longest winning runPolice United (4)
Longest unbeaten runBelmopan Bandits (15)
Longest winless runSan Ignacio United (12)
Longest losing runParadise/Freedom Fighters
San Ignacio United (4)

The 2013–14 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) was the third season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There were two seasons which are spread over two years, the opening (which was played towards the end of 2013) and the closing (which was played at the beginning of 2014).

Teams

Team City Stadium
Belize Defence Force Dangriga Carl Ramos Stadium
Belmopan Bandits Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium
FC Belize Belize City MCC Grounds
Paradise/Freedom Fighters Punta Gorda Toledo Union Field
Police United Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium
San Ignacio United San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
Verdes FC Benque Viejo del Carmen Marshalleck Stadium

Opening season

Only 6 of the 8 teams competing in the 2012–13 Premier League of Belize closing season continued to play in the opening season of 2013–14. Placencia Assassins and San Felipe Barcelona dropped out, whilst Paradise/Freedom Fighters re-entered the league, making 7 teams.

There would be one league consisting of the 7 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 28 September 2013.[1]

All 3 of the Round 5 games were postponed due to excessive rain, and were rescheduled for a later date.[2]

Also all 3 of the Round 7 games were postponed due to the rain, and were rescheduled for a later date.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Verdes FC 12 5 5 2 17 10 +7 20 Qualification to the Playoffs
2 Belize Defence Force 12 4 5 3 17 13 +4 17
3 Belmopan Bandits 12 4 5 3 13 12 +1 17
4 FC Belize 12 4 4 4 14 19 −5 16
5 Police United 12 3 6 3 14 12 +2 15
6 Paradise/Freedom Fighters 12 3 6 3 14 12 +2 15
7 San Ignacio United 12 2 3 7 14 25 −11 9
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Round 1

[4]

Police United1 – 3Belize Defence Force
Clifton West 83' John King 14'
Stephen Martinez 44'
Leonard Valdez 90+'
San Ignacio United2 – 2Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Leary Simon 66'
Roy Cano 89'		 Franz Vernon 4', 55'
FC Belize0 – 0Belmopan Bandits

Round 2

[5]

Belmopan Bandits4 – 1San Ignacio United
Elroy Kuylen 11', 29', 88'
Deon McCaulay 51'		 Anthony Gonzalez 57'
Belize Defence Force2 – 1Verdes FC
Ambrose Thomas 17'
Vallan Symms 33' (pen.)		 Orlando Jimenez 53'
Paradise/Freedom Fighters3 – 0FC Belize
Franz Vernon 3', 62'
Lisbey Castillo 49'

Round 3

[6]

Police United1 – 1Verdes FC
Bernard Linarez 19' Jamil Cano 75'
Paradise/Freedom Fighters2 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Lisbey Castillo 49' (pen.)
Frank Lopez 79'
FC Belize1 – 0San Ignacio United
Jason Young 90+'

Round 4

[7]

Belize Defence Force2 – 0FC Belize
Stephen Martinez 8'
Tarrel Flores 90+'
Belmopan Bandits1 – 0Police United
Deon McCaulay 45'
Verdes FC1 – 0Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Nahjib Guerra 33'

Round 5

[8]

Paradise/Freedom Fighters1 – 1Police United
Alexander Peters 85' Bernard Linarez 86'
San Ignacio United1 – 1Belize Defence Force
Carlos Vasquez 29' Khalil Velasquez 89'
FC Belize1 – 1Verdes FC
Devaun Zuniga 15' Norman Nunez 8'

Round 6

[9]

Belize Defence Force1 – 2Belmopan Bandits
Vallan Symms 22' Denmark Casey Jr. 47'
Jeromy James 76'
Police United1 – 1FC Belize
Harrison Roches 58' Jarret Davis 15'
Verdes FC2 – 0San Ignacio United
Norman Nunez 10'
Gilroy Thurton 62'

Round 7

[10]

Belmopan Bandits2 – 1Verdes FC
Deon McCaulay 29'
Denmark Casey Jr. 64'		 Rodney Pacheco 10'
Paradise/Freedom Fighters2 – 2Belize Defence Force
Ashley Torres 39'
Eduardo Martinez 41'		 Khalil Velasquez 53', 56'
San Ignacio United2 – 1Police United
Joel Guzman 7', 63' Harrison Roches 46'

Round 8

[11]

Belmopan Bandits2 – 3FC Belize
Deon McCaulay 24', 78' Floyd Jones O.G 4'
Jarret Davis 17', 50' (pen.)
Paradise/Freedom Fighters1 – 0San Ignacio United
Franz Vernon 75'
Belize Defence Force0 – 0Police United

Round 9

[12]

Verdes FC2 – 0Belize Defence Force
Orlando Jimenez 5'
Julio Ayala 22'
San Ignacio United2 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Anthony Gonzalez 17'
Carlos Vasquez 46'
FC Belize1 – 1Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Mark Leslie 45+' Franz Vernon 75'

Round 10

[13][14]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 1Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Elroy Kuylen 55' Yusef Vernon 68'
San Ignacio United2 – 4FC Belize
Anthony Gonzalez 47'
Shannon Flowers O.G 62'		 Devaun Zuniga 37'
Jarret Davis 42', 87'
Kevin Lino 55'
Verdes FC1 – 1Police United
Richard Jimenez 33' Clifton West 53'

Round 11

[15]

Police United1 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Clifton West 72' David Trapp 64'
Paradise/Freedom Fighters0 – 1Verdes FC
Marlon Meza 58'
FC Belize2 – 1Belize Defence Force
Jarret Davis 60', 76' John King 49'

Round 12

[16]

Belize Defence Force4 – 1San Ignacio United
Abraham Chavez 6'
Khalil Velasquez 48'
Vallan Symms ?'
Tarrel Flores 79'		 Anthony Gonzalez 32'
Police United2 – 0Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Harrison Roches 26'
Daniel Jimenez 53'
Verdes FC4 – 1FC Belize
Rodney Pacheco 32' (pen.)
Marlon Meza 80', 90' (pen.)
Richard Jimenez 85'		 Leon Cadle 39'

Round 13

[14][17]

San Ignacio United2 – 2Verdes FC
Joel Guzman 30'
Carlos Vasquez 35'		 Marlon Meza 73' (pen.)
Richard Jimenez 83'
FC Belize0 – 2Police United
Clifton West 37', 64'
Belmopan Bandits0 – 0Belize Defence Force

Round 14

[14]

Belize Defence Force1 – 1Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Carlton Thomas 80' Alexander Peters 50'
Police United3 – 1San Ignacio United
Clifton West 5', 54', 67' Eric Guzman 53'
Verdes FC0 – 0Belmopan Bandits

Playoffs

Semi-Finals Finals
          
1 Verdes FC 0 1 1
4 FC Belize 0 2 2
4 FC Belize 1 1 2
3 Belmopan Bandits 1 5 6
2 Belize Defence Force 0 1 1
3 Belmopan Bandits 3 1 4

Semi-finals

Game One[18]

Belmopan Bandits3 – 0Belize Defence Force
David Trapp 23' (pen.)
Deon McCaulay 69', 77' (pen.)
FC Belize0 – 0Verdes FC

Game Two[19]

Belize Defence Force1 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Shane Flores 90+' Deon McCaulay 41'
Verdes FC1 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC Belize
Rodney Pacheco 14' (pen.) Jarret Davis 87' (pen.)
Michael Hernandez 119'

Finals

Game One[20]

FC Belize1 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Mark Leslie 62' Deon McCaulay 5'

Game Two[21]

Belmopan Bandits5 – 1FC Belize
Deon McCaulay 37', 67' (pen.), 69', 71'
Denmark Casey Jr. 45'		 Mark Leslie 39'


 2013–14 Opening season champions 
Belmopan Bandits
2nd title

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Belize Deon McCaulay Belmopan Bandits 13
2 Belize Jarret Davis FC Belize 8
Belize Clifton West Police United
4 Belize Franz Vernon Paradise/Freedom Fighters 6
5 Belize Anthony Gonzalez San Ignacio United 4
Belize Elroy Kuylen Belmopan Bandits
Belize Marlon Meza Verdes FC
Belize Khalil Velasquez Belize Defence Force

(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

Hat tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Belize Elroy Kuylen Belmopan Bandits San Ignacio United 4–1 (H) 5 October 2013
Belize Clifton West Police United San Ignacio United 3–1 (H) 12 January 2014
Belize Deon McCaulay4 Belmopan Bandits FC Belize 5–1 (H) 8 February 2014
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.[21]

Award Recipient Team
Most Goals (Regular Season) Belize Clifton West Police United
Most Goals (Overall) Belize Deon McCaulay Belmopan Bandits
MVP (Regular Season) Belize Franz Vernon Paradise/Freedom Fighters
MVP (Playoff) Belize Deon McCaulay Belmopan Bandits
Best Forward Belize Clifton West Police United
Best Midfielder Belize Orlando Jimenez Verdes FC
Best Defender Belize Vallan Symms Belize Defence Force
Best Goalkeeper Honduras Benito Moreira Verdes FC
Manager Belize Lionel Cuthkelvin Belize Defence Force
Belize Eric Vasquez Verdes FC
Coach Honduras Pablo Cacho Verdes FC

Closing season

All 7 of the teams competing in the opening season continued to play in the closing season. The format of the league was the same as the opening season, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs.

The closing season was expected to commence on 22 February 2014, however this was delayed due to concerns from the 7 teams.[22] The league was subsequently handed over to the Football Federation of Belize, and a caretaker committee was put in place to administrate the closing season.[23] The season commenced on 8 March 2014.[24]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Police United 12 8 2 2 17 7 +10 26 Qualification to the Playoffs
2 Belmopan Bandits 12 4 6 2 13 7 +6 18
3 Verdes FC 12 5 3 4 11 9 +2 18
4 Belize Defence Force 12 5 2 5 14 13 +1 17
5 Paradise/Freedom Fighters 12 3 3 6 9 13 −4 12
6 FC Belize 12 3 3 6 12 22 −10 12
7 San Ignacio United 12 1 7 4 13 18 −5 10
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Round 1

[25]

Belize Defence Force0 – 1Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Franz Vernon 42'
Belmopan Bandits1 – 1Verdes FC
Erick Rodriguez 67' Marlon Meza 38'
FC Belize3 – 3San Ignacio United
Jarret Davis 13', 19'
Michael Hernandez 86'		 Carlos Vasquez 38'
Wilmer Garcia 58'
Trimayne Harris 60'

Round 2

[26]

Police United3 – 0FC Belize
Clifton West 43' (pen.)
Amin August Jr. 84'
Harrison Roches 89'
Verdes FC2 – 1Belize Defence Force
Osman Espino 10'
Marlon Meza 76'		 Khalil Velasquez 22'
Paradise/Freedom Fighters1 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Darwaine Castillo 15' Denmark Casey Jr. 17'

Round 3

Belize Defence Force4 – 2FC Belize
Leonard Valdez 35'
Abraham Chavez 40'
Jorge Estrada O.G 45'
Khalil Velasquez 89'		 Kristian Perez 15'
Jarret Davis 64'
Belmopan Bandits0 – 0Police United
San Ignacio United0 – 2Verdes FC
Jamil Cano 61'
Gilroy Thurton 74'

Round 4

[27]

Police United1 – 0Verdes FC
Harrison Roches 63'
San Ignacio United0 – 0Paradise/Freedom Fighters
FC Belize0 – 2Belmopan Bandits
Deris Benavides 35' (pen.)
Jeromy James 89'

Round 5

[28]

Paradise/Freedom Fighters0 – 1Police United
Clifton West 88'
Belize Defence Force2 – 0San Ignacio United
Fredrick Flores 21'
Shane Flores 83'
Verdes FC1 – 2FC Belize
Marlon Meza 52' (pen.) Leon Cadle 30' (pen.)
Francisco Brecenio 52'

Round 6

[28]

Police United4 – 1Belize Defence Force
Amin August Jr. 60'
Daniel Jimenez 67'
Clifton West 69', 84'		 Leonard Valdez 89' (pen.)
San Ignacio United1 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Edwani Munoz 82' Woodrow West 34' (pen.)
FC Belize0 – 0Paradise/Freedom Fighters

Round 7

[28]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 0Belize Defence Force
Brandon Peyrefitte 83'
Paradise/Freedom Fighters0 – 1Verdes FC
Richard Jimenez 68'
San Ignacio United1 – 2Police United
Anthony Gonzalez 14' Amin August Jr. 8'
Daniel Jimenez 47'

Round 8

[29]

Verdes FC2 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Nahjib Guerra 37'
Jamil Cano 84'		 Elroy Kuylen 40'
San Ignacio United2 – 2FC Belize
Anthony Gonzalez 43', 60' Jarret Davis 41', 87' (pen.)
Paradise/Freedom Fighters0 – 2Belize Defence Force
Stephen Martinez 12'
Shane Flores 81'

Round 9

[30][31]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 0Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Elroy Kuylen 61'
Belize Defence Force0 – 0Verdes FC
FC Belize1 – 0Police United
Michael Whittaker 37'

Round 10

[32]

Police United2 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Clifton West 35'
Harrison Roches 83'		 Denmark Casey Jr. 55'
Verdes FC1 – 1San Ignacio United
Marlon Meza 40' (pen.) Anthony Gonzalez 24'
FC Belize0 – 1Belize Defence Force
Stephen Martinez 3'

Round 11

[32]

Paradise/Freedom Fighters3 – 4San Ignacio United
Franz Vernon 20'
Darwaine Castillo 21', 77'		 Trimayne Harris 25', 58'
Anthony Gonzalez 34'
Wilmer Garcia 90+'
Belmopan Bandits4 – 0FC Belize
Denmark Casey Jr. 44'
Elroy Kuylen 47'
Jeromy James 49', 82'
Verdes FC0 – 1Police United
Daniel Jimenez 37'

Round 12

[32]

Police United1 – 2Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Devon Makin 38' Darwaine Castillo 12' (pen.)
Frank Lopez 80'
San Ignacio United1 – 2Belize Defence Force
Anthony Gonzalez 11' (pen.) Leonard Valdez 53'
John King 82'
FC Belize0 – 1Verdes FC
Nahjib Guerra 11'

Round 13

[33]

Belize Defence Force1 – 2Police United
Vallan Symms 74' Lennox Castillo 40'
Bernel Valdez 48'
Belmopan Bandits0 – 0San Ignacio United
Paradise/Freedom Fighters1 – 2FC Belize
Franz Vernon 78' Jarret Davis 38'
Stephen Baizer 73'

Round 14

Belize Defence Force0 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Police United0 – 0San Ignacio United
Verdes FC0 – 1Paradise/Freedom Fighters
Darroll Lambey 56'

Playoffs

Semi-Finals Finals
          
1 Police United 2 3 5
4 Belize Defence Force 1 0 1
1 Police United 0 0 0
2 Belmopan Bandits 3 1 4
2 Belmopan Bandits 1 1 2
3 Verdes FC 0 1 1

Semi-finals

Game One[34]

Belize Defence Force1 – 2Police United
Ambrose Thomas 81' Clifton West 31'
Daniel Jimenez 87'
Verdes FC0 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Elroy Kuylen 68'

Game Two

Belmopan Bandits1 – 1Verdes FC
Jeromy James 39' Marlon Meza 70' (pen.)
Police United3 – 0Belize Defence Force
Daniel Jimenez 18'
Luis Torres 46'
Clifton West 64'

Finals

Game One[35]

Belmopan Bandits3 – 0Police United
Jeromy James 53', 60'
Denmark Casey Jr. 67'

Game Two[36]

Police United0 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Elroy Kuylen 80'


 2013–14 Closing season champions 
Belmopan Bandits
3rd title

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Belize Clifton West Police United 7
2 Belize Jarret Davis FC Belize 6
Belize Anthony Gonzalez San Ignacio United
Belize Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits
5 Belize Daniel Jimenez Police United 5
Belize Elroy Kuylen Belmopan Bandits
Belize Marlon Meza Verdes FC
8 Belize Denmark Casey Jr. Belmopan Bandits 4
Belize Darwaine Castillo Paradise/Freedom Fighters

(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.[36]

Award Recipient Team
Most Goals (Regular Season) Belize Jarret Davis FC Belize
Belize Anthony Gonzalez San Ignacio United
Most Goals (Overall) Belize Clifton West Police United
MVP (Regular Season) Belize Keith Allen Police United
MVP (Playoff) Belize Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits
Best Forward Belize Anthony Gonzalez San Ignacio United
Best Midfielder Belize Denmark Casey Jr. Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender Belize Cristobal Gilharry Police United
Best Goalkeeper Belize Keith Allen Police United
Manager Belize Alford Grinage Police United
Coach Belize Hilberto Muschamp Police United

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