The Elite League, often referred to as GFF Elite League, is the top level of the football system in Guyana. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Top level before GFF Elite League was GFF National Super League.
The competition was formed as the Stag Elite League in 2015 following a hiatus for the 2014-15 season. Its inaugural season consisted of 8 of the 11 FIFA licensed teams from Guyana. The league expanded to 10 teams for its second season, but four teams pulled out before the season began.
11,000 people attended the 90 matches 2024 edition of the GFF Elite League, resulting in an average attendance of 122 per game.
2023 teams
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAnn's Grove UnitedGeorgetownBuxton UnitedBuxtonBuxton Community Ground2,000Den AmstelUitvlugtFruta ConquerorsGeorgetownGeorgetown Football Stadium2,000Guyana Defence ForceGeorgetownGuyana Defence Force Ground2,000Guyana Police ForceGeorgetownMilerockLindenMackenzie Sports Club1,000SantosGeorgetownGeorgetown Football Stadium2,000Victoria KingsVictoriaWestern TigersGeorgetownGeorgetown Football Stadium2,000
Champions Ed.SeasonChampionRunner-up 2015–16 Slingerz Alpha United 2016–17 Guyana Defence Force Fruta Conquerors 2017–18 Fruta Conquerors Guyana Defence Force 2019 Fruta Conquerors Western Tigers 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 2022 No tournament. 2023 Guyana Defence ForceWestern Tigers 2024 Guyana Defence ForceSlingerz 2025 SlingerzGuyana Police Force
Performance by club (GFF Elite League and GFF National Super League) Club City Titles Years Alpha United Georgetown 5 2009–10, 2010, 2012, 2012–13, 2013–14 Santos Georgetown 3 1990, 1991–92, 1998 Fruta Conquerors Georgetown 3 2000–01, 2017–18, 2019 Guyana Defence ForceGeorgetown32016-17, 2023, 2024 Slingerz Vergenoegen 2 2015–16, 2024–25 Topp XX Linden 2 1992, 1997 Western Tigers Georgetown 1 1994–95 Milerock Linden 1 1995–96 Omai Gold Seekers Bartica 1 1996
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals2016-17 Sherwin CaesarDefence Force102017-18 Delon Lanferman Den Amstel 192019 Delon Lanferman Den Amstel 92023 Nicholas McArthurPolice172024 Kemar Beckford Slingerz172025 Neron Barrow Defence Force 32 Most goals by a player in a single game 10 goals: Neron Barrow(Defence Force) 26-0 against Mainstay Goldstar (29 September 2025).
Multiple hat-tricks RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks1Kemar Beckford 82Nicholas McArthur43Neron Barrow34Akin Baynes1Kelsie BenjaminObumchi Benjamin Dorwin George Stephen McDonaldBevney McGarrelOlvis Mitchell Darron NilesMichael OieJunior RedmanAndrew SimmonsMarcus TudorRandolph WagnerDaniel Wilson Most hat-tricks by a player in a single season 4 hat-tricks each: Nicholas McArthur (2023) Kemar Beckford (2024)
References
External links Federation Site League at FIFA League at soccerway.com Guyana – List of Champions, RSSSF.com