2017 Barbados Premier League

Barbados Premier League
Season2017
ChampionsWeymouth Wales
CFU Club ChampionshipWeymouth Wales
Matches played90
Goals scored305 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorerDario Harewood (13)
Biggest home winWeymouth Wales 8-0 Waterford Compton
(19 March 2017)
Biggest away winWaterford Compton 0-7 Weymouth Wales
(27 May 2017)
Highest scoringRendezvous 9-2 Waterford Compton
(7 May 2017)
Longest winning runWeymouth Wales (5)
Longest unbeaten runWeymouth Wales (11)
Longest winless runBrittons Hill (9)
Longest losing runBelfield (8)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2017.

The 2017 Barbados Premier League (officially the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 71st season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. UWI Blackbirds are the defending champions, coming off their first league title.

Changes from 2016

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Weymouth Wales 18 13 4 1 51 13 +38 43 Qualification for 2018 Caribbean Club Championship
2 BDF 18 11 5 2 46 21 +25 38
3 Rendezvous 18 10 4 4 44 29 +15 34
4 Paradise 18 9 3 6 28 17 +11 30
5 Notre Dame 18 8 5 5 29 29 0 29
6 UWI Blackbirds 18 6 6 6 33 23 +10 24
7 Ellerton 18 5 5 8 22 35 −13 20
8 Brittons Hill 18 2 6 10 16 31 −15 12
9 Waterford Compton 18 3 2 13 18 69 −51 11 Relegation to 2018 Barbados Division One
10 Belfield 18 2 2 14 21 41 −20 8
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Barbadosfa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Positions by round

Leader
Relegation to Ligue 2
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Weymouth Wales122111222112211111
BDF211222111221122222
Rendezvous1053333333333333333
Paradise345754445445554644
Notre Dame964445556654446455
UWI Blackbirds478677777777765566
Ellerton437566664566677777
Brittons Hill4999910101010999888888
Waterford Compton8101010109999101010101010999
Belfield485888888888999101010
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Soccerway

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals[1]
1 Trinidad and Tobago Dario Harewood UWI Blackbirds 13
2 Barbados Shakille Belle Ellerton 10
Barbados Zeco Edmee Notre Dame 10
Barbados Hadan Holligan Weymouth Wales 10
Barbados Arantees Lawrence Weymouth Wales 10
6 Barbados Armando Lashley Paradise 9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shandel Samuel Rendezvous 9
8 Barbados Shaquille Boyce BDF 8
Barbados Alvin Chapman Belfield 8
Barbados Rashad Jules BDF 8

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Mario Harte UWI Blackbirds Waterford Compton 4-0[2] 2 February 2017
Armando Lashley Paradise Notre Dame 1-5[3] 16 February 2017
Shaquille Boyce BDF Waterford Compton 0-7[4] 26 February 2017
Omani Leacock BDF Waterford Compton 0-7[4] 26 February 2017
Zeco Edmee4 Notre Dame UWI Blackbirds 4-4 2 March 2017
Arantees Lawrence Weymouth Wales Waterford Compton 8-0 19 March 2017
Armando Lashley Paradise BDF 3-0[5] 2 April 2017
Ray Snagg Rendezvous Ellerton 0-5[6] 2 April 2017
Dario Harewood4 UWI Blackbirds Waterford Compton 1-5[7] 9 April 2017
Dwayne Stanford Rendezvous Belfield 6-3[8] 15 April 2017
Dario Harewood UWI Blackbirds Belfield 2-4[9] 7 May 2017
Shandel Samuel Rendezvous Waterford Compton 9-2[9] 7 May 2017

4 Player scored 4 goals.

References

  1. ^ "Barbados Football Association - Barbados". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "UWI blow away Compton -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Compton end top-flight drought | Barbados Advocate". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "BDF run riot | Barbados Today". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Bombarded! | Barbados Today". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Rendezvous dismiss Ellerton in Digicel Premier League | Loop News Barbados". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Harewood's havoc | Barbados Today". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Rendezvous triumph in Digicel Premier League 9-goal thriller | Loop News Barbados". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Rendezvous maul hapless Compton | Barbados Today". Retrieved 9 May 2017.