# 2012–13 Premier League of Belize

The 2012–13 Premier League of Belize was the second season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There were two seasons which were spread over two years, the opening (which was played towards the end of 2012) and the closing (which was played at the beginning of 2013).

## Opening season

All but one of the 12 teams that competed in the 2012 Premier League of Belize continued to play in the opening season of 2012–13, with the exception of World FC who were replaced by R.G. City Boys United from Belize City.
The league is split into two zones; Zone A and Zone B. Each team will play teams in their zone twice, plus four out-of-zone games, meaning each team plays a total of 14 regular season games. Subsequently the top 2 teams from each zone advances to the playoffs. The opening season commenced on 25 August 2012.
The Round 10 game between Juventus and Belize Defence Force scheduled for 4 November 2012 was abandoned at half time due to rain, with Belize Defence Force leading 3-0. Juventus forfeited the game on 23 November 2012, giving the 3-0 victory to Belize Defence Force.
The Round 14 game between San Pedro Seadogs and Juventus scheduled for 2 December 2012 was forfeited by Juventus, giving the 3-0 victory to San Pedro Seadogs.

### Teams
#### Zone A

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Belize Defence Force | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
| Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium |
| FC Belize | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
| Juventus | Orange Walk Town | Louisiana Football Field |
| San Felipe Barcelona | San Felipe | San Felipe Football Field |
| San Pedro Seadogs | San Pedro | Ambergris Stadium & MCC Grounds |

#### Zone B

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Paradise/Freedom Fighters | Independence | Michael Ashcroft Stadium |
| Placencia Assassins | Placencia | Placencia Football Field |
| Police United | Belmopan | FFB Stadium & Isidoro Beaton Stadium |
| R.G. City Boys United | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
| San Ignacio United | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
| Verdes FC | Benque Viejo del Carmen | Marshalleck Stadium |

### League table
#### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belmopan Bandits | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 31 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Belize Defence Force | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 28 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Belize | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 28 | |
| 4 | San Pedro Seadogs | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 13 | |
| 5 | Juventus | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 9 | |
| 6 | San Felipe Barcelona | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 8 | |

#### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Police United | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 30 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Placencia Assassins | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 29 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Verdes FC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | R.G. City Boys United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 15 | |
| 5 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 13 | |
| 6 | San Ignacio United | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 5 | |

### Results
#### Round 1

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 2

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 3

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 4

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 5

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 6

Open Zone

#### Round 7

Open Zone

#### Round 8

Open Zone

#### Round 9

Open Zone

#### Round 10

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 11

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 12

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 13

Zone A
Zone B

#### Round 14

Zone A
Zone B

### Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Belmopan Bandits | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| B2 | Placencia Assassins | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| B2 | Placencia Assassins | 0 | 0 | 0 | A1 | Belmopan Bandits | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | B1 | Police United | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B1 | Police United | 2 | 0 | 2 | B1 | Police United | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A2 | Belize Defence Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Semi-finals

Game One
Game Two

#### Finals

Game One
Game Two
* 2012–13 Opening season champions
* Belmopan Bandits 1st title

### Season statistics
#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Daniel Jimenez | Police United | 13 |
| 2 | Evan Mariano | Police United | 10 |
| 3 | John King | FC Belize | 8 |
| 4 | Ashley Torres | Placencia Assassins | 7 |
| 5 | Julian Maldonado | Verdes FC | 6 |
| 5 | Deon McCaulay | R.G. City Boys United | 6 |
| 5 | Leonard Valdez | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 6 |
| 8 | Julio Ayala | Verdes FC | 5 |
| 8 | Jacinto Bermudez | Belmopan Bandits | 5 |
| 8 | David Madrid | Belmopan Bandits | 5 |
| 8 | Michael Whittaker | Juventus | 5 |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

#### Hat tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Ernest Wiltshire | Belmopan Bandits | Juventus | 6–0 (A) | 2 September 2012 |
| Leonard Valdez | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | San Felipe Barcelona | 4–3 (A) | 28 October 2012 |
| Jacinto Bermudez | Belmopan Bandits | San Pedro Seadogs | 4–0 (A) | 18 November 2012 |
| Daniel Jimenez | Police United | R.G. City Boys United | 4–1 (A) | 24 November 2012 |
| John King$^5$ | FC Belize | San Felipe Barcelona | 8–0 (A) | 2 December 2012 |
* $^5$ Player scored 5 goals

### Awards

On 28 December 2012, the Premier League of Belize Commissioner, Myito Perdomo announced the 2012-13 opening season Individual Awards for the regular season.
| Award | Recipient | Team |
| Most Goals | Daniel Jimenez | Police United |
| MVP (Regular Season) | Woodrow West | Belmopan Bandits |
| MVP (Playoff) | Jacinto Bermudez | Belmopan Bandits |
| Best Forward | Evan Mariano | Police United |
| Best Midfielder | David Trapp | Belmopan Bandits |
| Best Defender | Dalton Eiley | Placencia Assassins |
| Best Goalkeeper | Woodrow West | Belmopan Bandits |
| Rookie | Eduardo Gongora | Verdes FC |
| Coach | Edmund Pandy Sr. | Belmopan Bandits |

## Closing season

Only 8 of the 12 teams competing in the opening season continued to play in the closing season. Juventus, Paradise/Freedom Fighters, R.G. City Boys United and San Pedro Seadogs were the absentees.
Instead of being split into two groups, like the opening season, there would be one league consisting of 8 teams. The closing season commenced on 9 February 2013.
The Round 8 game between Police United and Placencia Assassins played on 28 March 2013 which was originally won by Placencia 3-0 was overturned after a successful protest by Police United, meaning the latter were awarded the 3-0 victory by default.

### Teams

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Belize Defence Force | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
| Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium |
| FC Belize | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
| Placencia Assassins | Placencia | Placencia Football Field |
| Police United | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
| San Felipe Barcelona | Orange Walk Town | People's Stadium |
| San Ignacio United | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
| Verdes FC | Benque Viejo del Carmen | Marshalleck Stadium |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belmopan Bandits | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 32 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Belize Defence Force | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 29 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Police United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 20 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 4 | FC Belize | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 20 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 5 | Placencia Assassins | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 17 | |
| 6 | Verdes FC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 16 | |
| 7 | San Ignacio United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 13 | |
| 8 | San Felipe Barcelona | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 12 | |

### Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Belmopan Bandits | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | FC Belize | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | FC Belize | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | FC Belize | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Police United | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Belize Defence Force | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Police United | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Police United | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Semi-finals

Game One
Game Two

#### Finals

Game One
Game Two
* 2012–13 closing season champions
* Police United 1st title

### Season statistics
#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits | 9 |
| 1 | Deon McCaulay | Belmopan Bandits | 9 |
| 3 | Daniel Jimenez | Police United | 8 |
| 4 | Deris Benavides | San Felipe Barcelona | 7 |
| 4 | Harrison Tasher | Belize Defence Force | 7 |
| 6 | Shane Flores | Belize Defence Force | 5 |
| 6 | Ashley Torres | Placencia Assassins | 5 |
| 8 | Amin August Jr. | Police United | 4 |
| 8 | Julio Ayala | Verdes FC | 4 |
| 8 | Clifton West | San Felipe Barcelona | 4 |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

#### Hat tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Deon McCaulay | Belmopan Bandits | Police United | 4–0 (A) | 3 April 2013 |
| Harrison Tasher | Belize Defence Force | San Felipe Barcelona | 6–0 (A) | 14 April 2013 |
| Stephen Baizer | FC Belize | San Ignacio United | 4–0 (H) | 21 April 2013 |

### Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the Football Federation of Belize President, Ruperto Vicente and the Premier League of Belize Commissioner, Myito Perdomoto delivered the trophies and individual awards for both regular season and the playoffs for the 2012-13 closing season.
| Award | Recipient | Team |
| Most Goals | Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits |
| Most Goals | Deon McCaulay | Belmopan Bandits |
| MVP (Regular Season) | Glenford Chimilio | FC Belize |
| MVP (Playoff) | Daniel Jimenez | Police United |
| Best Forward | Deon McCaulay | Belmopan Bandits |
| Best Midfielder | Denmark Casey Jr. | Belmopan Bandits |
| Best Defender | Leon Cadle | FC Belize |
| Best Goalkeeper | Glenford Chimilio | FC Belize |
| Rookie | Carlton Thomas | FC Belize |
| Manager | Alford Grinage | Police United |
| Coach | Marvin Ottley | FC Belize |