Barbados Premier League

The Premier League is the top football league in Barbados. It was created in 1947 and is headed by the Barbados Football Association. Ten teams participate in this league. It is known as the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons.

Barbados Premier League
Founded1947 (1947)
First season1947
CountryBarbados Barbados
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toBarbados Division One
Domestic cup(s)Barbados FA Cup
International cup(s)CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Current championsBarbados Defence Force
(2018–19)
Most championshipsWeymouth Wales (18 titles)
Current: 2019–20 Barbados Premier League

Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF none of the Barbadian teams have played in CFU Club Championship or CONCACAF Champions' Cup (the last appearance was in 2000).

The 9th- and 10th-placed teams are relegated to Barbados Division One. Many teams play their home games at the 5,000-capacity Barbados National Stadium in Bridgetown.

Clubs
Locations of the 2017 Barbados Premier League teams

Champions
Ed. Season Champion
1
 1947–48 Spartan
2
 1949 Spartan
3
 1950 Spartan
4
 1951 Spartan
5
 1952 Empire
–
 1953–1959 No Tournament
6
 1960 Everton
–
 1961 No Tournament
7
 1962 New South Wales1
8
 1963 Everton
9
 1964 New South Wales
10
 1965 Everton
11
 1966 Everton
12
 1967 New South Wales
–
 1968 No Tournament
13
 1969 New South Wales
14
 1970 New South Wales
15
 1971 New South Wales
16
 1972 New South Wales
17
 1973 Pan-Am Wales1
18
 1974 Pan-Am Wales
19
 1975 Pan-Am Wales
20
 1976 Pan-Am Wales
–
 1977 No Tournament
21
 1978 Weymouth Wales1
–
 1979 No Tournament
–
 1980 No Tournament
22
 1981 Weymouth Wales
23
 1982 Pinelands United
–
 1983 No Tournament
24
 1984 Weymouth Wales
25
 1985 Pinelands United
26
 1986 Weymouth Wales
27
 1987 Everton
28
 1988 Pride of Gall Hill
29
 1989 Paradise
30
 1990 Brittons Hill
–
 1991 No Tournament
31
 1992 Pinelands United
32
 1993 Pride of Gall Hill
–
 1994 No Tournament
33
 1995 BDF
34
 1996 Paradise
35
 1997 Notre Dame
36
 1998 Notre Dame
37
 1999 Notre Dame
38
 2000 Notre Dame
39
 2001 Paradise
40
 2002 Notre Dame
41
 2003 Paradise
42
 2004 Notre Dame
43
 2005 Notre Dame
44
 2006 Youth Milan
45
 2007 BDF
46
 2008 Notre Dame
47
 2009 Brittons Hill
48
 2010 Notre Dame
49
 2011 Youth Milan
50
 2012 Weymouth Wales
51
 2013 BDF
52
 2014 BDF
53
 2015 BDF
54
 2016 UWI Blackbirds
55
 2017 Weymouth Wales
56
 2018 Weymouth Wales
57
 2018–19 BDF
58
 2020 Season abandoned due to COVID-19[1]

Notes
  • ^Note 1 - Club is now known as Weymouth Wales. The club was called "New South Wales" from 1962 to 1972, and then "Pan-Am Wales" from 1973 to 1977.

Titles by club
Club Titles Seasons won
Weymouth Wales 18 1962, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2012, 2017, 2018
Notre Dame 9 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010
BDF 6 1995, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018–19
Everton 5 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1987
Paradise 4 1989, 1996, 2001, 2003
Spartan 4 1947–48, 1949, 1950, 1951
Pinelands United 3 1982, 1985, 1992
Youth Milan 2 2006, 2011
Brittons Hill 2 1990, 2009
Pride of Gall Hill 2 1988, 1993
UWI Blackbirds 1 2016
Empire 1 1952

Best scorers
Year Topscorer(s) Club(s) Goals
1999 Barbados Llewellyn RileyNotre Dame17
2001 Barbados Peter StouteParadise20
2002 Barbados Kenroy SkinnerYouth Milan19
2003 Barbados Adrian FordeBarbados Defence Force9
2004 Barbados Llewellyn Riley
Barbados Dwayne Stanford		Notre Dame
Beverley Hills		16
2005 Barbados Peter StouteSilver Sands21
2006 Barbados Dwayne StanfordBeverley Hills17
2007 Barbados Dwayne McCleanBarbados Defence Force16
2008 Barbados Norman FordeNotre Dame13
2009 Barbados Rivierre WilliamsBarbados Defence Force18
2010 Barbados Kyle GibsonNotre Dame13
2011 Barbados Armando LashleyParadise13
2012 Barbados Dwayne StanfordWeymouth Wales13
2013 Barbados Jabarry ChandlerPride of Gall Hill14
2014 Barbados Arantees LawrencePinelands United23
2015 Barbados Dwayne StanfordBrittons Hill15
2016 Barbados Mario HarteUWI Blackbirds29
2017 Barbados Zeco Edmee
Barbados Arantees Lawrence		Notre Dame
Weymouth Wales		15

See also

References
  1. "BFA suspends all games". Barbados Football Association. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

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