Barbados Premier League

Barbados Premier League
Founded	1947
First season	1947
Country	Barbados
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Barbados Division One
Domestic cup(s)	Barbados FA Cup
International cup(s)	CFU Club Championship ; CONCACAF Champions League
Current champions	Weymouth Wales ; (2018)
Most championships	Weymouth Wales (18 titles)
	2018 Barbados Premier League

The Premier League is the top football league in Barbados. It was created in 1947 and is headed by the Barbados Football Association. Ten teams participate in this league. It is known as the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons.

Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF none of the Barbadian teams have played in CFU Club Championship or CONCACAF Champions' Cup (the last apperarence was in 2000).

The 9th- and 10th-placed teams are relegated to Barbados Division One. All teams play their games at the Barbados National Stadium in Bridgetown.

Clubs competing in the 2017 season

Bridgetown

Ellerton

Paradise

UWI Blackbirds

Barbados Defence Force

Bridgetown teams:
Belfield
Brittons Hill United
Notre Dame
Rendezvous
Waterford Compton
Weymouth Wales

Locations of the 2017 Barbados Premier League teams

Barbados Defence Force (Wildey)
Belfield (Belfield, Bridgetown)
Brittons Hill United (Brittons Hill, Bridgetown)
Ellerton (Ellerton)
Notre Dame (Bayville, Bridgetown)
Paradise (Dover)
Rendezvous (Rendezvous, Bridgetown)
UWI Blackbirds (Cave Hill)
Waterford Compton (Waterford, Bridgetown)
Weymouth Wales (Carrington, Bridgetown))

Champions

Season	Champion (number of titles)	City
1947–48	Spartan (1)	Bridgetown
1950	Spartan (2)	Bridgetown
1951	Spartan (3)	Bridgetown
1952	Empire (1)	Bank Hall
1960	Everton (1)	Bridgetown
1961	^{Note 2}
1962	New South Wales¹ (1)	Bridgetown
1963	Everton (2)	Bridgetown
1964	New South Wales (2)	Bridgetown
1965	Everton (3)	Bridgetown
1966	Everton (4)	Bridgetown
1967	New South Wales (3)	Bridgetown
1968	^{Note 2}
1969	New South Wales (4)	Bridgetown
1970	New South Wales (5)	Bridgetown
1971	New South Wales (6)	Bridgetown
1972	New South Wales (7)	Bridgetown
1973	Pan-Am Wales¹ (8)	Bridgetown
1974	Pan-Am Wales (9)	Bridgetown
1975	Pan-Am Wales (10)	Bridgetown
1976	Pan-Am Wales (11)	Bridgetown

Season	Champion (number of titles)	City
1977	^{Note 2}
1978	Weymouth Wales¹ (12)	Bridgetown
1979	^{Note 2}
1980	^{Note 2}
1981	Weymouth Wales (13)	Bridgetown
1982	Pinelands United (1)	Pinelands
1983	^{Note 2}
1984	Weymouth Wales (14)	Bridgetown
1985	Pinelands United (2)	Pinelands
1986	Weymouth Wales (15)	Bridgetown
1987	Everton (5)	Bridgetown
1988	Pride of Gall Hill (1)	Oistins
1989	Paradise (1)	Christ Church
1990	Brittons Hill (1)	Valery
1991	^{Note 2}
1992	Pinelands United (3)	Pinelands
1993	Pride of Gall Hill (2)	Oistins
1994	^{Note 2}
1995	BDF (1)	Paragon
1996	Paradise (2)	Christ Church
1997	Notre Dame (1)	Bayville

Season	Champion (number of titles)	City
1998	Notre Dame (2)	Bayville
1999	Notre Dame (3)	Bayville
2000	Notre Dame (4)	Bayville
2001	Paradise (3)	Christ Church
2002	Notre Dame (5)	Bayville
2003	Paradise (4)	Christ Church
2004	Notre Dame (6)	Bayville
2005	Notre Dame (7)	Bayville
2006	Youth Milan (1)	Checker Hill
2007	BDF (2)	Paragon
2008	Notre Dame (8)	Bayville
2009	Brittons Hill (2)	Valery
2010	Notre Dame (9)	Bayville
2011	Youth Milan (2)	Checker Hall
2012	Weymouth Wales (16)	Carrington
2013	BDF (3)	Paragon
2014	BDF (4)	Paragon
2015	BDF (5)	Paragon
2016	UWI Blackbirds (1)	Bath
2017	Weymouth Wales (17)	Carrington
2018	Weymouth Wales (18)	Carrington

Notes

^Note 1 - Club is now known as Weymouth Wales. The club was called "New South Wales" from 1962–72, and then "Pan-Am Wales" from 1973–77.
^Note 2 - No competition held this year.

Titles by club

Club	Titles	Last Title
Weymouth Wales	18	2018
Notre Dame	9	2010
Everton	5	1987
BDF	5	2015
Paradise	4	2003
Pinelands United	3	1992
Spartan	3	1951
Youth Milan	2	2011
Brittons Hill	2	2009
Pride of Gall Hill	2	1993
UWI Blackbirds	1	2016
Empire	1	1952

Best Scorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
1999	Llewellyn Riley	Notre Dame	17
2001	Peter Stoute	Paradise	20
2002	Kenroy Skinner	Youth Milan	19
2003	Adrian Forde	Barbados Defence Force	9
2004	Llewellyn Riley Dwayne Stanford	Notre Dame Beverley Hills	16
2005	Peter Stoute	Silver Sands	21
2006	Dwayne Stanford	Beverley Hills	17
2007	Dwayne McClean	Barbados Defence Force	16
2008	Norman Forde	Notre Dame	13
2009	Rivierre Williams	Barbados Defence Force	18
2010	Kyle Gibson	Notre Dame	13
2011	Armando Lashley	Paradise	13
2012	Dwayne Stanford	Weymouth Wales	13
2013	Jabarry Chandler	Pride of Gall Hill	14
2014	Arantees Lawrence	Pinelands United	23
2015	Dwayne Stanford	Brittons Hill	15
2016	Mario Harte	UWI Blackbirds	29
2017	Zeco Edmee Arantees Lawrence	Notre Dame Weymouth Wales	15

References

FIFA Standings
Barbados - List of Champions, RSSSF.com

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