2015–16 Premier League of Belize

The 2015–16 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) is the fifth 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 will be played towards the end of 2015) and the closing (which will be played at the beginning of 2016).

Premier League of Belize
Season2015–16
Dates15 August 2015 – 30 April 2016
ChampionsOpening:
Police United
Closing:
Belmopan Bandits
Champions LeaguePolice United
Matches played72
Goals scored211 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerOpening:
Deon McCaulay (10)
Closing:
Devon Makin (6)
Biggest home winPolice United 7–0 Wagiya
(8 November 2015)
Biggest away winWagiya 0–4 Belmopan Bandits
(31 October 2015)
Highest scoringPlacencia Assassins 5–2 Wagiya
(3 October 2015)
Belize Defence Force 3–4 Belmopan Bandits
(21 October 2015)
Police United 7–0 Wagiya
(8 November 2015)
Police United 4–3 Placencia Assassins
(14 February 2016)
Longest winning runBelize Defence Force
Belmopan Bandits
Police United (3)
Longest unbeaten runPolice United (8)
Longest winless runWagiya (13)
Longest losing runWagiya (11)

Team information
Team City Stadium
Belize Defence Force Belize City MCC Grounds
Belmopan Bandits Belmopan FFB Stadium
Placencia Assassins Independence Michael Ashcroft Stadium
Police United San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
Verdes San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
Wagiya Independence Michael Ashcroft Stadium

Opening season

From the 2014–15 Premier League of Belize season, 6 out of the 9 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2015–16. FC Belize, King Energy/Freedom Fighters and San Ignacio United were the absentees.

There would be one league consisting of the 6 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 15 August 2015.[1]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belmopan Bandits (Q) 10 6 3 1 22 11 +11 21 Qualification to the Playoffs
2 Police United (Q) 10 5 4 1 18 5 +13 19
3 Placencia Assassins (Q) 10 5 3 2 20 13 +7 18
4 Verdes (Q) 10 2 5 3 13 14 −1 11
5 Belize Defence Force 10 2 2 6 16 21 −5 8
6 Wagiya 10 1 1 8 12 37 −25 4
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Round 1

[2]

Verdes1 – 1Placencia Assassins
Yoras Silva  31' Kareem Haylock  76'
Wagiya5 – 1Belize Defence Force
Jacinto Bermudez  8'
Eugene Martinez  45'
Samir Melendez  61'
Ean Lewis  82'
Kyle Valerio  90+2'		 Vallan Symms  74' (pen.)
Police United0 – 0Belmopan Bandits

Round 2

[3]

Belmopan Bandits2 – 1Wagiya
Evan Mariano  39'
Marlon Meza  44'		 Eugene Martinez  1'
Belize Defence Force1 – 1Verdes
Orlando Trapp  82' Deon McCaulay  54'
Placencia Assassins0 – 1Police United
Devon Makin  15'

Round 3

[4]

Wagiya2 – 2Police United
Eugene Martinez  54'
Erwin Middleton  83'		 Harrison Roches  41', 73'
Belize Defence Force1 – 1Placencia Assassins
Michael Martinez  29' Alexander Peters  2'
Verdes0 – 3
(awarded)		Belmopan Bandits

Round 4

[5]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 3Placencia Assassins
Highking Roberts  58' Alexander Peters  41'
Daiyon Coradon  48'
Lionel Cabral  85'
Wagiya2 – 3Verdes
Kyle Valerio  14'
Brandon Cacho  46'		 Deon McCaulay  37', 78', 90+'
Police United1 – 0Belize Defence Force
Devon Makin  72'

Round 5

[6]

Placencia Assassins5 – 2Wagiya
Alexander Peters  19'
Kareem Haylock  35'
Ashley Torres  41'
Dellon Torres  56'
Ashton Torres  71'		 Eugene Martinez  64'
Donnel Arzu  80'
Verdes0 – 0Police United
Belize Defence Force3 – 4Belmopan Bandits
Shane Flores  4', 63'
Paul Nunez  71'		 Elroy Smith  21', 59'
Elroy Kuylen  42'
Highking Roberts  69'

Round 6

[7][8]

Belmopan Bandits2 – 1Police United
Jeromy James  44', 51' Darren Myers  24'
Belize Defence Force5 – 0Wagiya
James Flores  7', 45', 75'
Shane Flores  38'
Michael Myvette  60'
Placencia Assassins2 – 0Verdes
Ernie Whyte  3'
Luis Torres  38'

Round 7

[9]

Police United4 – 1Placencia Assassins
Byron Chavez  15'
Trevor Lennan  24'
Darren Myers  29'
Carlton Thomas  42'		 Luis Torres  1'
Wagiya0 – 4Belmopan Bandits
Elroy Smith  61'
Jeromy James  74'
Randy Padilla  77'
Khalil Velasquez  86'
Verdes1 – 2Belize Defence Force
Gilroy Thurton  51' James Flores  32'
Paul Nunez  62'

Round 8

[10][11]

Placencia Assassins3 – 2Belize Defence Force
Luis Torres  18', 47'
Ashley Torres  31'		 James Flores  6'
Jesus Urbina  75' (o.g.)
Police United7 – 0Wagiya
Byron Chavez  14'
Darren Myers  19'
Harrison Roches  23', 78' (pen.)
Devon Makin  57'
Norman Nunez  82', 89'
Belmopan Bandits1 – 1Verdes
Jeromy James  25' Deon McCaulay  66'

Round 9

[8][11]

Placencia Assassins1 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Alexander Peters  x1' Elroy Kuylen  x1'
Verdes5 – 0Wagiya
Deon McCaulay  x3'
Marlon Molina  x1'
Gilroy Thurton  x1'
Belize Defence Force0 – 1Police United
Harrison Roches  71'

Round 10

[12]

Belmopan Bandits4 – 1Belize Defence Force
Elroy Smith  31', 47'
Evan Mariano  59'
Jeromy James  66'		 Paul Nunez  5'
Wagiya0 – 3Placencia Assassins
Alexander Peters  56', 76'
Ernie Whyte  85'
Police United1 – 1Verdes
Harrison Roches  62' Deon McCaulay  88'

Playoffs
  Semi-Finals Finals
                         
1 Belmopan Bandits 0 1 1  
4 Verdes 2 1 3  
    4 Verdes 0 0 0
  2 Police United 1 0 1
2 Police United 1 2 3
3 Placencia Assassins 2 0 2  

Semi-Finals

Game One[13]

Placencia Assassins2 – 1Police United
Alexander Peters  11'
Luis Torres  39'		 Harrison Roches  83'
Verdes2 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Jarret Davis  25', 27'

Game Two[14]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 1Verdes
Randy Padilla  30' Deon McCaulay  73'

Verdes won 3–1 on aggregate

Police United2 – 0Placencia Assassins
Orlando Jimenez  77', 90'

Police United won 3–2 on aggregate

Finals

Game One[15]

Verdes0 – 1Police United
Orlando Jimenez  50'
Referee: Irfan Basdemir

Game Two[16]

Police United0 – 0Verdes
Referee: Christopher Reid

Police United won 1–0 on aggregate

 2015–16 Opening Season Champions 
Police United
2nd title

Top scorers
Rank Player Team Goals*
1 Deon McCaulay Verdes 10
2 Alexander Peters Placencia Assassins 7
Harrison Roches Police United
4 James Flores Belize Defence Force 5
Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits
Elroy Smith Belmopan Bandits
Luis Torres Placencia Assassins
8 Eugene Martinez Wagiya 4
9 Shane Flores Belize Defence Force 3
Orlando Jimenez Police United
Devon Makin Police United
Darren Myers Police United
Paul Nunez Belize Defence Force

* Includes playoff goals.

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Deon McCaulayVerdesWagiya3–2 (A)12 September 2015
James FloresBelize Defence ForceWagiya5–0 (H)25 October 2015
Deon McCaulayVerdesWagiya5–0 (H)22 November 2015

Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.[16]

Award Recipient Team
Golden Boot Deon McCaulay Verdes
MVP (Regular Season) Luis Torres Placencia Assassins
MVP (Playoff) Trevor Lennan Police United
Best Young Player Darren Myers Police United
Best Midfielder Denmark Casey Jr. Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender Dalton Eiley Placencia Assassins
Golden Glove Jaime Brooks Police United
Best Coach Hilberto Muschamp Police United

Closing season

All 6 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season.

The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 6 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 23 January 2016.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Police United (Q) 10 6 3 1 21 15 +6 21 Qualification to the Playoffs
2 Belize Defence Force (Q) 10 6 2 2 16 9 +7 20
3 Belmopan Bandits (Q) 10 5 3 2 14 5 +9 18
4 Placencia Assassins (Q) 10 3 3 4 15 16 −1 12
5 Verdes 10 3 1 6 13 15 −2 10
6 Wagiya 10 1 0 9 4 23 −19 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Round 1

[17]

Belmopan Bandits1 – 1Police United
Elroy Smith  28' (pen.) Daniel Jimenez  72'
Verdes3 – 1Belize Defence Force
Deon McCaulay  10'
Jarret Davis  39'
Vallan Symms  76' (o.g.)		 Vallan Symms  54' (pen.)
Wagiya0 – 3Placencia Assassins
Luis Torres  43'
Ashton Torres  72'
Ashley Torres  85'

Round 2

[18]

Police United4 – 2Wagiya
Darren Myers  12'
Daniel Jimenez  58'
Harrison Roches  84'
Devon Makin  86'		 Jacinto Bermudez  7'
Donnel Arzu  15'
Belize Defence Force0 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Placencia Assassins1 – 1Verdes
Alexander Peters  x1' Nahjib Guerra  x1'

Round 3

[17]

Wagiya0 – 3Belmopan Bandits
Jordy Polanco  79'
Elroy Smith  88'
Marlon Meza  90'
Belize Defence Force3 – 1Placencia Assassins
Harrison Tasher  47', 53'
Leon Cadle  85'		 Dalton Eiley  75' (pen.)
Verdes2 – 3Police United
Nahjib Guerra  4'
Gilroy Thurton  60'		 Amin August Jr.  29'
Devon Makin  75'
Elio Ramirez  86'

Round 4

[19]

Belmopan Bandits2 – 0Verdes
Kervin Johnson  8'
Marlon Meza  48'
Wagiya0 – 1Belize Defence Force
Ricky Ricketts  40'
Police United4 – 3Placencia Assassins
Kenroy Arthurs  13'
Byron Usher  33'
Devon Makin  40'
Elio Ramirez  83'		 Ashley Torres  41'
Luis Torres  43' (pen.)
Leonard Valdez  59'

Round 5

[20]

Placencia Assassins0 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Belize Defence Force2 – 2Police United
Kadeem Martinez  80'
Harrison Tasher  87'		 Devon Makin  36'
Harrison Roches  63'
Verdes0 – 1Wagiya
Jose Martinez  27'

Round 6

[21]

Placencia Assassins1 – 0Wagiya
Luis Torres  67'
Police United0 – 2Belmopan Bandits
Amilton Filho  38'
Marlon Meza  78' (pen.)
Belize Defence Force1 – 0Verdes
Paul Nunez  82'

Round 7

[22]

Belmopan Bandits0 – 1Belize Defence Force
Osmar Duran  16'
Verdes2 – 3Placencia Assassins
Jarret Davis  28', 66' Luis Torres  69'
Dellon Torres  84', 90+'
Wagiya1 – 2Police United
Erwin Middleton  68' John King  16'
Devon Makin  58'

Round 8

[23]

Belmopan Bandits3 – 0Wagiya
Eugene Martinez  34'
Jordy Polanco  61'
Rai West  69'
Placencia Assassins1 – 3Belize Defence Force
Mario Villanueva  61' Harrison Tasher  32'
Osmar Duran  40'
Paul Nunez  81'
Police United2 – 0Verdes
Andres Makin Jr.  4'
Carlton Thomas  18'

Round 9

[24]

Belize Defence Force3 – 0Wagiya
Mark Arzu  32'
Ricky Ricketts  38'
Osmar Duran  41'
Verdes2 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Jamil Cano  62'
Cristobal Gilharry  85'		 Elroy Smith  41'
Placencia Assassins1 – 1Police United
Lionel Cabral  13' Andres Makin Jr.  3'

Round 10
Belmopan Bandits2 – 1Placencia Assassins
Kervin Johnson  9'
Randy Padilla  58'		 Ashley Torres  64'
Police United2 – 1Belize Defence Force
Daniel Jimenez  68'
Jermaine Jones  79'		 Harrison Tasher  28'
Wagiya0 – 3Verdes
Deon McCaulay  66', 75'
Rodney Pacheco  90+' (pen.)

Playoffs
  Semi-Finals Finals
                         
1 Police United 3 2 5 (7)  
4 Placencia Assassins (p) 2 3 5 (8)  
    4 Placencia Assassins 0 0 0
  3 Belmopan Bandits 0 2 2
2 Belize Defence Force 1 1 2
3 Belmopan Bandits 2 1 3  

Semi-Finals

Game One[25]

Belmopan Bandits2 – 1Belize Defence Force
Kervin Johnson  17'
Ian Gaynair  22'		 Ricky Ricketts  73'
Placencia Assassins2 – 3Police United
Ashton Torres  3'
Mario Villanueva  52'		 Devon Makin  5'
Harrison Roches  24'
Amin August Jr.  63'

Game Two[26]

Belize Defence Force1 – 1Belmopan Bandits
Leon Cadle  78' Elroy Smith  45' (pen.)

Belmopan Bandits won 3–2 on aggregate.

Police United2 – 3 (a.e.t.)Placencia Assassins
Harrison Roches  27' (pen.)
Byron Usher  67'		 Dalton Eiley  16' (pen.)
Gilbert Swaso  34'
Ernie Whyte  51'
Penalties
Trevor Lennan
Darren Myers
John King
Elio Ramirez
Kenroy Arthurs
Frank Lopez
Andres Makin Jr. 		7 – 8 Ashton Torres
Lionel Cabral
Charles Leslie
Dalton Eiley
Kareem Haylock
Dellon Torres
Ashley Torres
Mario Villanueva

Series tied 5–5 on aggregate. Placencia Assassins won 8–7 on penalties.

Finals

Game One

Placencia Assassins0 – 0Belmopan Bandits
Referee: Christopher Reid

Game Two[27]

Belmopan Bandits2 – 0Placencia Assassins
Kervin Johnson  29'
Randy Padilla  83'
Referee: Irfan Basdemir

Belmopan Bandits won 2–0 on aggregate.

 2015–16 Closing Season Champions 
Belmopan Bandits
5th title

Top scorers
Rank Player Team Goals*
1 Devon Makin Police United 6
2 Harrison Tasher Belize Defence Force 5
3 Kervin Johnson Belmopan Bandits 4
Harrison Roches Police United
Elroy Smith Belmopan Bandits
Luis Torres Placencia Assassins
7 Jarret Davis Verdes 3
Osmar Duran Belize Defence Force
Daniel Jimenez Police United
Deon McCaulay Verdes
Marlon Meza Belmopan Bandits
Ricky Ricketts Belize Defence Force
Ashley Torres Placencia Assassins

* Includes playoff goals.

Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.

Award Recipient Team
Golden Boot (Regular Season) Devon Makin Police United
Harrison Tasher Belize Defence Force
Golden Boot (Overall) Devon Makin Police United
MVP (Regular Season) Dalton Eiley Placencia Assassins
MVP (Playoff) Elroy Smith Belmopan Bandits
Best Young Player Jordy Polanco Belmopan Bandits
Best Midfielder Denmark Casey Jr. Belmopan Bandits
Best Defender Dalton Eiley Placencia Assassins
Golden Glove Shane Orio Belmopan Bandits
Best Manager Alford Grinage Police United
Best Coach Robert Muschamp Placencia Assassins

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