2013–14 Premier League of Belize

The 2013–14 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) is the third season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There are 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).

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)

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.

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

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

(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

Hat tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Elroy KuylenBelmopan BanditsSan Ignacio United4–1 (H)5 October 2013
Clifton WestPolice UnitedSan Ignacio United3–1 (H)12 January 2014
Deon McCaulay4Belmopan BanditsFC Belize5–1 (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) Clifton West Police United
Most Goals (Overall) Deon McCaulay Belmopan Bandits
MVP (Regular Season) Franz Vernon Paradise/Freedom Fighters
MVP (Playoff) Deon McCaulay Belmopan Bandits
Best Forward Clifton West Police United
Best Midfielder Orlando Jimenez Verdes FC
Best Defender Vallan Symms Belize Defence Force
Best Goalkeeper Benito Moreira Verdes FC
Manager Lionel Cuthkelvin Belize Defence Force
Eric Vasquez Verdes FC
Coach 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.

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

Top scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Clifton West Police United 7
2 Jarret Davis FC Belize 6
Anthony Gonzalez San Ignacio United
Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits
5 Daniel Jimenez Police United 5
Elroy Kuylen Belmopan Bandits
Marlon Meza Verdes FC
8 Denmark Casey Jr. Belmopan Bandits 4
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) Jarret Davis FC Belize
Anthony Gonzalez San Ignacio United
Most Goals (Overall) Clifton West Police United
MVP (Regular Season) Keith Allen Police United
MVP (Playoff) Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits
Best Forward Anthony Gonzalez San Ignacio United
Best Midfielder Denmark Casey Jr. Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender Cristobal Gilharry Police United
Best Goalkeeper Keith Allen Police United
Manager Alford Grinage Police United
Coach Hilberto Muschamp Police United

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