Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Opening: Belmopan Bandits Closing: |
Champions League | Belmopan Bandits |
Matches played | 134 |
Goals scored | 470 (3.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Opening: Jairo Rochez (14) Closing: |
Biggest home win |
Belmopan Bandits 11-0 Wagiya (1 March 2017) |
Biggest away win |
Orange Walk 0–9 Police United (26 November 2016) |
Highest scoring |
Belmopan Bandits 9-2 Orange Walk (19 November 2016) Belmopan Bandits 11-0 Wagiya (1 March 2017) |
Longest winning run | Belmopan Bandits (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Belmopan Bandits (18) |
Longest winless run | Wagiya (14) |
Longest losing run | Orange Walk (10) |
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The 2016–17 Premier League of Belize is the sixth 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 2016) and the closing (which will be played at the beginning of 2017).
From the 2015–16 Premier League of Belize season, all 6 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2016–17. FC Belize and Freedom Fighters returned to the league, as well as a newly formed team, Orange Walk, making 9 teams in total.
There would be one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 20 August 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Game One