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).
Teams
Opening season
All 7 teams that participated in the 2013–14 Premier League of Belize continued to play in the opening season of 2014–15, as well as the returning Placencia Texmar Assassins and the newly reformed Wagiya from Dangriga .[ 1]
There would be one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other once, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 19 October 2014.[ 2]
The Round 8 game between FC Belize and Police United scheduled for 6 December 2014 was forfeited by FC Belize, giving the 3–0 victory to Police United.[ 3]
The Round 9 game between FC Belize and Belmopan Bandits scheduled for 13 December 2014 was forfeited by FC Belize, giving the 3–0 victory to Belmopan Bandits.[ 4]
League table
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Round 1
[ 2] [ 5]
Round 2
[ 6]
Round 3
[ 7]
Round 4
[ 8]
Round 5
[ 9]
Round 6
[ 10]
Round 7
[ 11]
Round 8
[ 3]
Round 9
[ 4]
Opening season playoffs
The playoffs will consist of the top four ranked teams from the regular season: Police United , Verdes FC , Belmopan Bandits and Belize Defence Force . The teams will play each other twice. The top two teams will qualify for the finals.[ 4]
Playoffs table
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Playoff results
Round 1
[ 12]
Round 2
[ 13]
Round 3
[ 13]
Round 4
[ 14]
Round 5
[ 14]
Round 6
[ 15]
Championship final series
Game one
[ 16]
^ Game originally scheduled for 10 January 2015, but was postponed due to inclement weather.
Game two
[ 17]
Season statistics
Top scorers
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat tricks
Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.[ 17]
Closing season
All 9 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season, with Paradise/Freedom Fighters being rebranded as King Energy/Freedom Fighters.
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other once, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season will commence on 31 January 2015.[ 18]
League table
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Round 1
[ 19]
Round 2
[ 20]
Round 3
[ 21]
^ Game originally scheduled for 15 February 2015, but was postponed due to inclement weather.
Round 4
Round 5
[ 22] [ 23]
Round 6
[ 23]
Round 7
[ 24]
Round 8
^ 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 .
^ The Police United-FC Belize match was not played as FC Belize was unable to field a team. Police United was awarded the victory.
Round 9
[ 25]
^ 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.
^ 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.
Closing season playoffs
The playoffs will consist of the top four ranked teams from the regular season: Police United , Verdes FC , Belmopan Bandits and Belize Defence Force . The teams will play each other twice. The top two teams will qualify for the finals.[ 4]
Playoffs table
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Playoff results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Championship final series
Game one
[ 26]
Game two
[ 27]
2014–15 Closing season champions
Verdes FC 1st title
Season statistics
Top scorers
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat tricks
Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.
Aggregate table
The champion with the best aggregate record qualifies for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League .
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
^ "Dangriga sports – Wagiya FC preparing for Premier League tournament" . Amandala . 22 August 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014 .
^ a b "PLB Opening Season 2014-2015 under way, Week 1 results, Bandits vs Police on Wednesday" . Amandala . 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014 .
^ a b "Shock and awe at Norman Broaster" . Amandala . 9 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ a b c d "Assassins out, BDF in" . Amandala . 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014 .
^ " "Criminal" lifts Police over Bandits 1-0 in mid-week match" . Amandala . 24 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014 .
^ "Belize Defence Force leads in Belikin Cup Tournament" . The Guardian . 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014 .
^ "Belize Defence Force wins again in Belikin Cup Tournament" . The Guardian . 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014 .
^ "Playoff race already hot at Week 4" . Amandala . 11 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014 .
^ "Texmar Assassins and Police United only undefeated teams at Week 5 of PLB Opening Season" . Amandala . 18 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014 .
^ "Nobody safe, 6 teams in hunt for 4 playoff spots in PLB Opening Season" . Amandala . 25 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014 .
^ "Down the home stretch in PLB race to playoffs" . Amandala . 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014 .
^ "Police on top at Week 1 of PLB playoffs" . Amandala . 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014 .
^ a b "PLB playoffs first round ends, Police defeated but still lead standings" . Amandala . 31 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015 .
^ a b "Wednesday is D-Day, PLB playoffs down to the wire" . Amandala . 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015 .
^ "Pain at People's Stadium, jubilation at Isidoro Beaton" . Amandala . 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015 .
^ "Nil-nil on Wednesday" . Amandala . 16 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015 .
^ a b "Bandits 3-peat, 4-nil over Police for PLB Opening Season championship" . Amandala . 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015 .
^ "PLB 2014-2015 Closing Season kicks off this weekend" . Amandala . 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015 .
^ "Rocky start, 1 victory only in Week 1 of PLB Closing Season 2014-2015" . Amandala . 3 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015 .
^ "3's run wild in Week 2 of PLB Closing Season 2014-2015" . Amandala . 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "BDF on top, Police registers first win, Verdes first loss in Week 3 of PLB Closing Season" . Amandala . 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015 .
^ "Playoff race heats up at end of Week 5" . Amandala . 3 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015 .
^ a b "3 more weeks of PLB reg. season, 7 teams chasing 4 playoff spots" . Amandala . 13 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015 .
^ "Football, Softball and Basketball Updates in Sports" . Channel 5 . 16 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015 .
^ "Police United is the number one seed into the playoff" . The Guardian . 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015 .
^ "Do the Bandits have Verdes' number?" . Amandala . 12 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015 .
^ "Congratulations to new national champions, Verdes FC!" . Amandala . 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015 .
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