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
Team City Stadium Belize Defence Force Dangriga Various Belmopan Bandits Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium FC Belize Belize City MCC Grounds King Energy/Freedom Fighters 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
League table
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
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.
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 RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Harrison Roches Police United102 Jarret Davis Verdes FC8 Elroy Kuylen Belmopan Bandits4 Abraham Chavez Wagiya75 Highking Roberts Belmopan Bandits66 Luis Torres Placencia Texmar Assassins57 Lennox Castillo Police United4 Carlton Thomas Belize Defence Force Wendell Trapp Wagiya
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat tricks Player For Against Result Date Highking Roberts Belmopan Bandits San Ignacio United 7–0 (H) Harrison Roches4 Police United Wagiya 6–4 (H) Abraham Chavez Wagiya Police United 4–6 (A) Alexander Peters Paradise/Freedom Fighters San Ignacio United 4–1 (H) Marlon Molina Verdes FC Wagiya 6–1 (A) Lennox Castillo Police United San Ignacio United 6–1 (H)
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.
Award Recipient Team Most Goals Harrison RochesPolice United MVP Rodney PachecoVerdes FC Best Midfielder Jordy PolancoBelmopan Bandits Best Defender Dalton EileyBelmopan Bandits Best Goalkeeper Tevin GamboaBelize Defence Force
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.
League table
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
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.
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 RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Jarret Davis Verdes FC102 Harrison Roches Police United83 Luis Torres Placencia Texmar Assassins64 Darroll Lambey King Energy/Freedom Fighters5 Alcides Thomas Verdes FC Clifton West Police United7 Brandon Cacho Wagiya3 Osmar Duran Belize Defence Force Shane Flores Belize Defence Force Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits Elroy Kuylen Belmopan Bandits Marlon Meza Police United Marlon Molina Verdes FC Randy Padilla Belmopan Bandits Ashley Torres Placencia Texmar Assassins
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat tricks Player For Against Result Date Clifton West Police United Wagiya 5–1 (A) Harrison Roches Police United San Ignacio United 6–1 (A) Jarret Davis Verdes FC Belize Defence Force 6–0 (A)
Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.
Award Recipient Team Most Goals (Regular Season) Harrison RochesPolice United Most Goals (Overall) Jarret DavisVerdes FC MVP (Regular Season) Rodney PachecoVerdes FC MVP (Playoff) Jarret DavisVerdes FC Best Forward Harrison RochesPolice United Best Midfielder Jordy PolancoBelmopan Bandits Best Defender Dalton EileyBelmopan Bandits Best Goalkeeper Woodrow WestBelmopan Bandits
Aggregate table The champion with the best aggregate record qualifies for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.
References