# 2014–15 Premier League of Belize

The 2014–15 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) was the fourth 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 2014) and the closing (which was played at the beginning of 2015).

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Belize Defence Force | Dangriga | Various |
| Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium |
| FC Belize | Belize City | MCC Grounds |
| King Energy/Freedom Fighters | Punta Gorda | Toledo Union Field |
| Placencia Texmar Assassins | Independence | Michael Ashcroft Stadium |
| Police United | Belmopan | Isidoro Beaton Stadium |
| San Ignacio United | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
| Verdes FC | San Ignacio | Norman Broaster Stadium |
| Wagiya | Dangriga | Carl Ramos Stadium |
* ↑ Belize Defence Force played their home games at People's Stadium in Orange Walk Town in the opening season.
* ↑ FC Belize played their home games at People's Stadium in Orange Walk Town in the opening season.
* ↑ The team was previously named Paradise/Freedom Fighters, but was rebranded for the closing season.

## Opening season

All 7 teams that participated in the 2013–14 Premier League of Belize continued to play in the opening season of 2014–15, as well as the returning Placencia Texmar Assassins and the newly reformed Wagiya from Dangriga.
There would be one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other once, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 19 October 2014.
The Round 8 game between FC Belize and Police United scheduled for 6 December 2014 was forfeited by FC Belize, giving the 3–0 victory to Police United.
The Round 9 game between FC Belize and Belmopan Bandits scheduled for 13 December 2014 was forfeited by FC Belize, giving the 3–0 victory to Belmopan Bandits.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Police United (Q) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 18 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Verdes FC (Q) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 17 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Belmopan Bandits (Q) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 16 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Belize Defence Force (Q) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 15 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 5 | Placencia Texmar Assassins | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 14 | |
| 6 | Wagiya | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 8 | |
| 7 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 6 | |
| 8 | San Ignacio United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 4 | |
| 9 | FC Belize | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | |

### Opening season playoffs

The playoffs will consist of the top four ranked teams from the regular season: Police United, Verdes FC, Belmopan Bandits and Belize Defence Force. The teams will play each other twice. The top two teams will qualify for the finals.

### Playoffs table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Police United (Q) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | Qualification to the Finals |
| 2 | Belmopan Bandits (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 10 | Qualification to the Finals |
| 3 | Verdes FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Belize Defence Force | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |

### Championship final series
#### Game one

* ^ Game originally scheduled for 10 January 2015, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

#### Game two

* 2014–15 Opening season champions
* Belmopan Bandits 4th title

### Season statistics
#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Harrison Roches | Police United | 10 |
| 2 | Jarret Davis | Verdes FC | 8 |
| 2 | Elroy Kuylen | Belmopan Bandits | 8 |
| 4 | Abraham Chavez | Wagiya | 7 |
| 5 | Highking Roberts | Belmopan Bandits | 6 |
| 6 | Luis Torres | Placencia Texmar Assassins | 5 |
| 7 | Lennox Castillo | Police United | 4 |
| 7 | Carlton Thomas | Belize Defence Force | 4 |
| 7 | Wendell Trapp | Wagiya | 4 |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

#### Hat tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Highking Roberts | Belmopan Bandits | San Ignacio United | 7–0 (H) | 8 November 2014 |
| Harrison Roches$^4$ | Police United | Wagiya | 6–4 (H) | 29 November 2014 |
| Abraham Chavez | Wagiya | Police United | 4–6 (A) | 29 November 2014 |
| Alexander Peters | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | San Ignacio United | 4–1 (H) | 30 November 2014 |
| Marlon Molina | Verdes FC | Wagiya | 6–1 (A) | 7 December 2014 |
| Lennox Castillo | Police United | San Ignacio United | 6–1 (H) | 13 December 2014 |
* $^4$ Player scored 4 goals

### Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.
| Award | Recipient | Team |
| Most Goals | Harrison Roches | Police United |
| MVP | Rodney Pacheco | Verdes FC |
| Best Midfielder | Jordy Polanco | Belmopan Bandits |
| Best Defender | Dalton Eiley | Belmopan Bandits |
| Best Goalkeeper | Tevin Gamboa | Belize Defence Force |

## Closing season

All 9 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season, with Paradise/Freedom Fighters being rebranded as King Energy/Freedom Fighters.
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other once, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season will commence on 31 January 2015.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Police United (Q) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 16 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Verdes FC (Q) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 16 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Belmopan Bandits (Q) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 15 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Belize Defence Force (Q) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 5 | King Energy/Freedom Fighters | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Placencia Texmar Assassins | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7 | Wagiya | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 10 | |
| 8 | FC Belize | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 5 | |
| 9 | San Ignacio United | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 1 | |

### Results
#### Round 3

* ^ Game originally scheduled for 15 February 2015, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

#### Round 8

* ^ All round 8 games were originally scheduled for the weekend of 21–22 March, but were postponed by two weeks due to the Belize national football team's participation in the qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
* ^ The Police United-FC Belize match was not played as FC Belize was unable to field a team. Police United was awarded the victory.

#### Round 9

* ^ All round 9 games were originally scheduled for the weekend of 4–5 April, but were postponed by one week due to the re-scheduling of round 8.
* ^ FC Belize were disqualified for the remainder of the season and for a further two after failing to field a team 3 times in one season.

### Closing season playoffs

The playoffs will consist of the top four ranked teams from the regular season: Police United, Verdes FC, Belmopan Bandits and Belize Defence Force. The teams will play each other twice. The top two teams will qualify for the finals.

### Playoffs table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Verdes FC (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 | Qualification to the Finals |
| 2 | Belmopan Bandits (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Qualification to the Finals |
| 3 | Police United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Belize Defence Force | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 | |

### Championship final series
#### Game one
#### Game two

* 2014–15 Closing season champions
* Verdes FC 1st title

### Season statistics
#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jarret Davis | Verdes FC | 10 |
| 2 | Harrison Roches | Police United | 8 |
| 3 | Luis Torres | Placencia Texmar Assassins | 6 |
| 4 | Darroll Lambey | King Energy/Freedom Fighters | 5 |
| 4 | Alcides Thomas | Verdes FC | 5 |
| 4 | Clifton West | Police United | 5 |
| 7 | Brandon Cacho | Wagiya | 3 |
| 7 | Osmar Duran | Belize Defence Force | 3 |
| 7 | Shane Flores | Belize Defence Force | 3 |
| 7 | Jeromy James | Belmopan Bandits | 3 |
| 7 | Elroy Kuylen | Belmopan Bandits | 3 |
| 7 | Marlon Meza | Police United | 3 |
| 7 | Marlon Molina | Verdes FC | 3 |
| 7 | Randy Padilla | Belmopan Bandits | 3 |
| 7 | Ashley Torres | Placencia Texmar Assassins | 3 |
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.

#### Hat tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Clifton West | Police United | Wagiya | 5–1 (A) | 15 March 2015 |
| Harrison Roches | Police United | San Ignacio United | 6–1 (A) | 12 April 2015 |
| Jarret Davis | Verdes FC | Belize Defence Force | 6–0 (A) | 29 April 2015 |

### Awards

In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.
| Award | Recipient | Team |
| Most Goals (Regular Season) | Harrison Roches | Police United |
| Most Goals (Overall) | Jarret Davis | Verdes FC |
| MVP (Regular Season) | Rodney Pacheco | Verdes FC |
| MVP (Playoff) | Jarret Davis | Verdes FC |
| Best Forward | Harrison Roches | Police United |
| Best Midfielder | Jordy Polanco | Belmopan Bandits |
| Best Defender | Dalton Eiley | Belmopan Bandits |
| Best Goalkeeper | Woodrow West | Belmopan Bandits |

## Aggregate table

The champion with the best aggregate record qualifies for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Police United | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 34 | |
| 2 | Verdes FC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 33 | Closing Season champions Qualification to 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Belmopan Bandits | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 31 | Opening Season champions |
| 4 | Belize Defence Force | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 29 | |
| 5 | Placencia Texmar Assassins | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24 | |
| 6 | Wagiya | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 18 | |
| 7 | King Energy/Freedom Fighters | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 16 | |
| 8 | FC Belize | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 8 | |
| 9 | San Ignacio United | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 59 | −46 | 5 | |