# 2012 Premier League of Belize

The 2012 Premier League of Belize was the first season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. The season commenced on 11 February 2012.

## League formation

In October 2011 teams were invited to apply for membership for the new Premier League of Belize. In early January 2012 it was announced that there will be 12 teams competing in the inaugural season. There were 6 teams from the North Zone and 6 teams from the South Zone. Each team played teams in their zone twice, with the top 2 teams from each zone advancing to the playoffs.

## Teams
### North Zone

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Belize Defence Force | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
| FC Belize | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
| Juventus | Orange Walk Town | People's Stadium |
| San Felipe Barcelona | San Felipe | San Felipe Football Field |
| San Pedro Seadogs | San Pedro | San Pedro Municipal Stadium & MCC Grounds |
| World FC | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |

### South Zone

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium |
| Hankook Verdes | Benque Viejo del Carmen | Marshalleck Stadium |
| Paradise/Freedom Fighters | Punta Gorda | Toledo Union Field |
| Placencia Assassins | Placencia | Placencia Football Field |
| Police United | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
| San Ignacio United | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |

## League table
### North Zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belize Defence Force | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 23 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Belize | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 19 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 3 | San Pedro Seadogs | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 15 | |
| 4 | San Felipe Barcelona | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Juventus | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | |
| 6 | World FC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 34 | −25 | 1 | |

### South Zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Police United | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 28 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Placencia Assassins | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 3 | San Ignacio United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
| 5 | Belmopan Bandits | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 7 | |
| 6 | Hankook Verdes | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 6 | |

## Results
### Round 1

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 2

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 3

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 4

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 5

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 6

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 7

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 8

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 9

North Zone
South Zone

### Round 10

North Zone
South Zone

## Playoffs

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| N1 | Belize Defence Force | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | | | | | |
| S2 | Placencia Assassins | 0 | 2 (4) | 2 | | | | | |
| S2 | Placencia Assassins | 0 | 2 (4) | 2 | S2 | Placencia Assassins | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | S1 | Police United | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| S1 | Police United | 2 | 1 | 3 | S1 | Police United | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| N2 | FC Belize | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

Game One
Game Two

### Finals

Game One
Game Two
* 2012 champions
* Placencia Assassins 1st title

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jesse Smith | San Pedro Seadogs | 8 |
| 2 | Lennox Castillo | Police United | 6 |
| 2 | Osmar Duran | Juventus | 6 |
| 2 | Jeromy James | FC Belize | 6 |
| 2 | Julian Maldonado | Hankook Verdes | 6 |
| 2 | Evan Mariano | Police United | 6 |
| 2 | Ashley Torres | Placencia Assassins | 6 |
| 8 | Trevor Lennan | Police United | 5 |
| 8 | Francisco Mejia | San Pedro Seadogs | 5 |
| 8 | Harrison Tasher | Belize Defence Force | 5 |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Osmar Duran | Juventus | World FC | 3–0 (A) | 25 February 2012 |
| Alexander Peters$^4$ | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | Hankook Verdes | 6–0 (H) | 4 March 2012 |
| Julian Maldonado$^4$ | Hankook Verdes | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 7–1 (H) | 5 April 2012 |
| Jesse Smith | San Pedro Seadogs | Juventus | 6–0 (H) | 8 April 2012 |
* $^4$ Player scored 4 goals