2016–17 Bermudian Premier Division

The 2016–17 season of the Bermudian Premier Division (also known as the Cingular Wireless Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 54th season of top-tier football in Bermuda. It started on 25 September 2016 and will finish on 19 March 2017. Dandy Town Hornets are the defending champions, having won their 8th top tier title last season.

Bermudian Premier Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsRobin Hood
RelegatedSomerset Eagles
Devonshire Colts
Matches played79
Goals scored248 (3.14 per match)
Biggest home winPHC Zebras 6–1 Somerset Eagles
Robin Hood 5–0 Flanagan's Onions
Biggest away winDevonshire Colts 0–6 Robin Hood
Highest scoringDevonshire Colts 6–4 Dandy Town Hornets
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2017.

Changes from 2015–16

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Southampton Rangers and Hamilton Parish were relegated after finishing 9th and 10th in the competition. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the First Division, Somerset Eagles and Flanagan's Onions.

Teams
Team Based Stadium
Boulevard Blazers Pembroke Police Field
Dandy Town Hornets Pembroke Western Stars Sports Club Field
Devonshire Colts Devonshire Police Recreation Field
Devonshire Cougars Devonshire Devonshire Recreation Club
Flanagan's Onions Hamilton Bermuda Athletic Association Field
North Village Rams Hamilton Bernard Park
PHC Zebras Warwick Southampton Rangers Field
Robin Hood Pembroke Bermuda Athletic Association Field
Somerset Trojans Somerset Somerset Cricket Club Field
Somerset Eagles Sandys White Hill Field

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Robin Hood 18 13 2 3 40 9 +31 41 Qualification to the Caribbean Club Shield[lower-alpha 1]
2 PHC Zebras 18 12 5 1 40 16 +24 41
3 North Village Rams 18 12 3 3 32 20 +12 39
4 Devonshire Cougars 18 7 6 5 22 21 +1 27
5 Somerset Trojans 18 6 7 5 25 25 0 25
6 Boulevard Blazers 18 6 5 7 28 32 −4 23
7 Dandy Town Hornets 18 6 3 9 36 35 +1 21
8 Flanagan's Onions 18 4 4 10 21 34 −13 16
9 Somerset Eagles 18 2 6 10 20 37 −17 12 Relegation to the First Division
10 Devonshire Colts 18 1 1 16 19 54 −35 4
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. The champions of the Bermuda Premier Division were eligible to enter the 2018 Caribbean Club Shield. However, the Bermuda FA elected not to send any teams to the competition, meaning that Robin Hood did not participate.

Results
Home \ Away BLVD DTown DCFC DRC FOFC NVCC PHC RHFC SCC SBRC
Boulevard Blazers 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–3 2–4 0–3 1–0 2–2 2–0
Dandy Town Hornets 2–2 4–0 1–2 3–1 3–2 1–2 1–3 3–0 2–2
Devonshire Colts 0–1 6–4 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–6 0–5 1–2
Devonshire Cougars 0–0 0–3 2–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–3
Flanagan's Onions 2–2 1–5 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–0 1–1
North Village Rams 3–2 2–0 5–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0
PHC Zebras 2–1 5–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 6–1
Robin Hood 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–0
Somerset Trojans 2–2 1–0 4–3 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–1
Somerset Eagles 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 0–4 1–1
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. "Premier Division". Bermuda Football Association. n.d. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. "Game Schedule - Premier Division 2016-2017 Regular Season". Bermuda Football Association. n.d. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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