The 2013–14 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) was the third season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There were 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).
Season | 2013–14 |
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Dates | 28 September 2013 – 17 May 2014 |
Champions |
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Matches played | 96 |
Goals scored | 231 (2.41 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
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Biggest home win | Belmopan Bandits 5-1 FC Belize (8 February 2014) |
Biggest away win | Police United 1-3 Belize Defence Force (28 September 2013) San Ignacio United 2-4 FC Belize (15 December 2013) |
Highest scoring | Paradise/Freedom Fighters 3-4 San Ignacio United (19 April 2014) |
Longest winning run | Police United (4) |
Longest unbeaten run | Belmopan Bandits (15) |
Longest winless run | San Ignacio United (12) |
Longest losing run | Paradise/Freedom Fighters San Ignacio United (4) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
Teams
editOpening season
editOnly 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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
editRound 1
editPolice United | 1 – 3 | Belize Defence Force |
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Clifton West |
John King Stephen Martinez Leonard Valdez |
San Ignacio United | 2 – 2 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Leary Simon Roy Cano |
Franz Vernon |
Round 2
editBelmopan Bandits | 4 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
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Elroy Kuylen Deon McCaulay |
Anthony Gonzalez |
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 1 | Verdes FC |
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Ambrose Thomas Vallan Symms |
Orlando Jimenez |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 3 – 0 | FC Belize |
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Franz Vernon Lisbey Castillo |
Round 3
editPolice United | 1 – 1 | Verdes FC |
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Bernard Linarez |
Jamil Cano |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 2 – 0 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Lisbey Castillo Frank Lopez |
FC Belize | 1 – 0 | San Ignacio United |
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Jason Young |
Round 4
editBelize Defence Force | 2 – 0 | FC Belize |
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Stephen Martinez Tarrel Flores |
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 0 | Police United |
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Deon McCaulay |
Verdes FC | 1 – 0 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Nahjib Guerra |
Round 5
editParadise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | Police United |
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Alexander Peters |
Bernard Linarez |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
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Carlos Vasquez |
Khalil Velasquez |
Round 6
editBelize Defence Force | 1 – 2 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Vallan Symms |
Denmark Casey Jr. Jeromy James |
Police United | 1 – 1 | FC Belize |
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Harrison Roches |
Jarret Davis |
Verdes FC | 2 – 0 | San Ignacio United |
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Norman Nunez Gilroy Thurton |
Round 7
editBelmopan Bandits | 2 – 1 | Verdes FC |
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Deon McCaulay Denmark Casey Jr. |
Rodney Pacheco |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 2 – 2 | Belize Defence Force |
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Ashley Torres Eduardo Martinez |
Khalil Velasquez |
San Ignacio United | 2 – 1 | Police United |
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Joel Guzman |
Harrison Roches |
Round 8
editBelmopan Bandits | 2 – 3 | FC Belize |
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Deon McCaulay |
Floyd Jones O.G Jarret Davis |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 0 | San Ignacio United |
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Franz Vernon |
Round 9
editVerdes FC | 2 – 0 | Belize Defence Force |
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Orlando Jimenez Julio Ayala |
San Ignacio United | 2 – 0 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Anthony Gonzalez Carlos Vasquez |
FC Belize | 1 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Mark Leslie |
Franz Vernon |
Round 10
editBelmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Elroy Kuylen |
Yusef Vernon |
San Ignacio United | 2 – 4 | FC Belize |
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Anthony Gonzalez Shannon Flowers O.G |
Devaun Zuniga Jarret Davis Kevin Lino |
Verdes FC | 1 – 1 | Police United |
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Richard Jimenez |
Clifton West |
Round 11
editPolice United | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Clifton West |
David Trapp |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 0 – 1 | Verdes FC |
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Marlon Meza |
FC Belize | 2 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
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Jarret Davis |
John King |
Round 12
editBelize Defence Force | 4 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
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Abraham Chavez Khalil Velasquez Vallan Symms Tarrel Flores |
Anthony Gonzalez |
Police United | 2 – 0 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Harrison Roches Daniel Jimenez |
Verdes FC | 4 – 1 | FC Belize |
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Rodney Pacheco Marlon Meza Richard Jimenez |
Leon Cadle |
Round 13
editSan Ignacio United | 2 – 2 | Verdes FC |
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Joel Guzman Carlos Vasquez |
Marlon Meza Richard Jimenez |
FC Belize | 0 – 2 | Police United |
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Clifton West |
Round 14
editBelize Defence Force | 1 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Carlton Thomas |
Alexander Peters |
Police United | 3 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
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Clifton West |
Eric Guzman |
Playoffs
editSemi-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
editGame One[18]
Belmopan Bandits | 3 – 0 | Belize Defence Force |
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David Trapp Deon McCaulay |
Game Two[19]
Belize Defence Force | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Shane Flores |
Deon McCaulay |
Verdes FC | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | FC Belize |
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Rodney Pacheco |
Jarret Davis Michael Hernandez |
Finals
editGame One[20]
FC Belize | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Mark Leslie |
Deon McCaulay |
Game Two[21]
Belmopan Bandits | 5 – 1 | FC Belize |
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Deon McCaulay Denmark Casey Jr. |
Mark Leslie |
2013–14 Opening season champions |
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Belmopan Bandits 2nd title |
Season statistics
editTop scorers
editRank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Belmopan Bandits | 13 | |
2 | FC Belize | 8 | |
Police United | |||
4 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 6 | |
5 | San Ignacio United | 4 | |
Belmopan Bandits | |||
Verdes FC | |||
Belize Defence Force |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat tricks
editPlayer | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Belmopan Bandits | San Ignacio United | 4–1 (H) | 5 October 2013 | |
Police United | San Ignacio United | 3–1 (H) | 12 January 2014 | |
Belmopan Bandits | FC Belize | 5–1 (H) | 8 February 2014 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards
editIn the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.[21]
Award | Recipient | Team |
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Most Goals (Regular Season) | Police United | |
Most Goals (Overall) | Belmopan Bandits | |
MVP (Regular Season) | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | |
MVP (Playoff) | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Forward | Police United | |
Best Midfielder | Verdes FC | |
Best Defender | Belize Defence Force | |
Best Goalkeeper | Verdes FC | |
Manager | Belize Defence Force | |
Verdes FC | ||
Coach | Verdes FC |
Closing season
editAll 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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
editRound 1
editBelize Defence Force | 0 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Franz Vernon |
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | Verdes FC |
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Erick Rodriguez |
Marlon Meza |
FC Belize | 3 – 3 | San Ignacio United |
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Jarret Davis Michael Hernandez |
Carlos Vasquez Wilmer Garcia Trimayne Harris |
Round 2
editPolice United | 3 – 0 | FC Belize |
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Clifton West Amin August Jr. Harrison Roches |
Verdes FC | 2 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
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Osman Espino Marlon Meza |
Khalil Velasquez |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Darwaine Castillo |
Denmark Casey Jr. |
Round 3
editBelize Defence Force | 4 – 2 | FC Belize |
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Leonard Valdez Abraham Chavez Jorge Estrada O.G Khalil Velasquez |
Kristian Perez Jarret Davis |
San Ignacio United | 0 – 2 | Verdes FC |
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Jamil Cano Gilroy Thurton |
Round 4
editPolice United | 1 – 0 | Verdes FC |
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Harrison Roches |
FC Belize | 0 – 2 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Deris Benavides Jeromy James |
Round 5
editParadise/Freedom Fighters | 0 – 1 | Police United |
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Clifton West |
Belize Defence Force | 2 – 0 | San Ignacio United |
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Fredrick Flores Shane Flores |
Round 6
editPolice United | 4 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
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Amin August Jr. Daniel Jimenez Clifton West |
Leonard Valdez |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Edwani Munoz |
Woodrow West |
Round 7
editBelmopan Bandits | 1 – 0 | Belize Defence Force |
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Brandon Peyrefitte |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 0 – 1 | Verdes FC |
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Richard Jimenez |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 2 | Police United |
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Anthony Gonzalez |
Amin August Jr. Daniel Jimenez |
Round 8
editVerdes FC | 2 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Nahjib Guerra Jamil Cano |
Elroy Kuylen |
San Ignacio United | 2 – 2 | FC Belize |
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Anthony Gonzalez |
Jarret Davis |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 0 – 2 | Belize Defence Force |
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Stephen Martinez Shane Flores |
Round 9
editBelmopan Bandits | 1 – 0 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Elroy Kuylen |
FC Belize | 1 – 0 | Police United |
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Michael Whittaker |
Round 10
editPolice United | 2 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Clifton West Harrison Roches |
Denmark Casey Jr. |
Verdes FC | 1 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
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Marlon Meza |
Anthony Gonzalez |
FC Belize | 0 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
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Stephen Martinez |
Round 11
editParadise/Freedom Fighters | 3 – 4 | San Ignacio United |
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Franz Vernon Darwaine Castillo |
Trimayne Harris Anthony Gonzalez Wilmer Garcia |
Belmopan Bandits | 4 – 0 | FC Belize |
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Denmark Casey Jr. Elroy Kuylen Jeromy James |
Verdes FC | 0 – 1 | Police United |
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Daniel Jimenez |
Round 12
editPolice United | 1 – 2 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Devon Makin |
Darwaine Castillo Frank Lopez |
San Ignacio United | 1 – 2 | Belize Defence Force |
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Anthony Gonzalez |
Leonard Valdez John King |
Round 13
editBelize Defence Force | 1 – 2 | Police United |
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Vallan Symms |
Lennox Castillo Bernel Valdez |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 2 | FC Belize |
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Franz Vernon |
Jarret Davis Stephen Baizer |
Round 14
editVerdes FC | 0 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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Darroll Lambey |
Playoffs
editSemi-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
editGame One[34]
Belize Defence Force | 1 – 2 | Police United |
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Ambrose Thomas |
Clifton West Daniel Jimenez |
Verdes FC | 0 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Elroy Kuylen |
Game Two
Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | Verdes FC |
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Jeromy James |
Marlon Meza |
Police United | 3 – 0 | Belize Defence Force |
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Daniel Jimenez Luis Torres Clifton West |
Finals
editGame One[35]
Belmopan Bandits | 3 – 0 | Police United |
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Jeromy James Denmark Casey Jr. |
Game Two[36]
Police United | 0 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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Elroy Kuylen |
2013–14 Closing season champions |
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Belmopan Bandits 3rd title |
Season statistics
editTop scorers
editRank | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Police United | 7 | |
2 | FC Belize | 6 | |
San Ignacio United | |||
Belmopan Bandits | |||
5 | Police United | 5 | |
Belmopan Bandits | |||
Verdes FC | |||
8 | Belmopan Bandits | 4 | |
Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Awards
editIn 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) | FC Belize | |
San Ignacio United | ||
Most Goals (Overall) | Police United | |
MVP (Regular Season) | Police United | |
MVP (Playoff) | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Forward | San Ignacio United | |
Best Midfielder | Belmopan Bandits | |
Best Defender | Police United | |
Best Goalkeeper | Police United | |
Manager | Police United | |
Coach | Police United |
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