2007–08 Belize Premier Football League
The 2007–08 season of the Belize Premier Football League, otherwise known as the RFG Insurance Cup, began on September 30, 2007 and concluded in April 2008. FC Belize of Belize City entered as defending champions.
Hankook Verdes won the title and qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]
League tables
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hankook Verdes United (San Ignacio) | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 27 |
| 2 | FC Belize (Belize City) | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 27 |
| 3 | Wagiya (Dangriga) | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 26 |
| 4 | Defence Force (Belize City) | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 26 |
| 5 | San Pedro Dolphins (San Pedro Town) | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 24 |
| 6 | Georgetown Ibayani (Independence) | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 19 |
| 7 | Juventus (Orange Walk, Belize) | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 17 |
| 8 | Revolutionary Conquerors (Dangriga) | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 15 |
| 9 | Santel's (Santa Elena) | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 14 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinal round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hankook Verdes United (San Ignacio) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | Defence Force (Belize City) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 | FC Belize (Belize City) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wagiya (Dangriga) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results/fixtures
[edit]Week 1
[edit]September 30:
- MCC Grounds: FC Belize 1-2 Santel's SC
- Carl Ramos Stadium: Revolutionary Conquerors 1-1 San Pedro Dolphins
- Norman Broaster Stadium: Hankook Verdes United 1-2 Wagiya
October 4:
- Orange Walk People's Stadium: Juventus 0-1 Defence Force (rescheduled from September 30 after call-off due to rain)
Georgetown Ibayani: bye
Week 2
[edit]October 6:
- MCC: Defence Force 0-2 FC Belize
October 7:
- Norman Broaster: Santel's 1-2 Juventus
- Ambergris: San Pedro 0-1 Verdes
- Carl Ramos: Wagiya 3-1 Georgetown
Revolutionary Conquerors: bye
Week 3
[edit]October 13:
- Georgetown 1-1 San Pedro
- FC Belize 1-1 Wagiya
October 14:
- Verdes 0-0 Defence Force
- Conquerors 1-2 Santel's
Juventus: bye
Week 4
[edit]- Defence Force 1-1 Conquerors
- Santels 2-1 Ibayani
- San Pedro 1-1 FC Belize
- Juventus 5-1 Wagiya
Verdes: bye
Week 5
[edit]October 27:
- Michael Ashcroft: Ibayani 2-1 Verdes
- People's Stadium: Juventus 0-1 San Pedro
October 28:
- Carl Ramos: Conquerors 4-1 FC Belize
- MCC: Defence Force 1-0 Santels
Wagiya: bye
Week 6
[edit][2] November 3:
- Michael Ashcroft: Georgetown 0-2 Conquerors
November 4:
- Norman Broaster: Santel's 0-2 Verdes
- Carl Ramos: Wagiya 0-0 Defence Force
- MCC: FC Belize 2-0 Juventus
San Pedro: bye
Week 7
[edit]- Norman Broaster, November 10: Santel's 1-4 Wagiya. Frazier 71'-Tasher 31', 63'; Castillo 65', Archer 89'.
- People's Stadium, November 11: Juventus 2-2 Georgetown. O. Hendricks 31', F. Tun 57'-I. Castillo 51', B. Burgess 89'.
- Carl Ramos, November 11: Conquerors 2-3 Verdes. E. Kuylen 18', K. Haylock 43'-D. Jimenez 3', 24', 75'.
- MCC, November 11: Defence Force 1-1 San Pedro. D. McCaulay 41'-R.G. Hicks 62'.
- FC Belize: bye
Week 8
[edit]November 17:
- Michael Ashcroft: Ibayani 0-1 FC Belize
November 18:
- Ambergris Stadium: Dolphins 2-0 Santels'
- Norman Broaster: Verdes 2-1 Juventus
- Carl Ramos: Conquerors 2-2 Wagiya
- Defence Force: bye
Week 9
[edit][4] November 24:
- Michael Ashcroft: Ibayani 2-3 Defence Force
November 25:
- Ambergris Stadium: Dolphins 0-0 Wagiya
- Carl Ramos: Conquerors 2-3 Juventus
- MCC: FC Belize 2-2 Verdes
- Santel's: bye
Week 10
[edit]December 1:
- Norman Broaster: Santel's 5-1 Conquerors
December 2:
- People's Stadium: Juventus 1-0 FC Belize
- Carl Ramos: Wagiya 2-4 Verdes
- MCC: BDF 1-1 Georgetown
Bye: San Pedro Dolphins
Week 11
[edit]December 9:
- Ambergris Stadium: San Pedro 4-2 Juventus
- Norman Broaster: Verdes 2-2 Georgetown
- Carl Ramos: Wagiya 0-0 Santel's
- MCC: FC Belize 2-1 Defence Force
- Bye: Revolutionary Conquerors
Week 12
[edit]December 15:
- Santel's vs F.C. Belize, Norman Broaster, 7:30 pm
- George Town Ibayani vs Wagiya, Michael Ashcroft, 7:30 pm
December 16:
- San Pedro Dolphins vs Revolutionary Conquerors, Ambergris Stad., 2:30 pm
- Belize Defense Force vs Hankook Verdes, MCC Grounds, 4:00 pm
Resting: Suga Boys Juventus Note: These games were postponed. Updated results will be posted.
Week 13
[edit]December 22:
- George Town Ibayani 3-2 Santel's
December 23:
- Suga Boys Juventus 2-5 Wagiya
- Revolutionary Conquerors 2-2 Belize Defence Force
- F.C. Belize 5-1 San Pedro Dolphins
Resting: Hankook Verdes
Week 14
[edit]December 30:
- San Pedro Dolphins 1-2 George Town Ibayani
- Hankook Verdes 1-1 Revolutionary Conquerors
- Wagiya 3-2 F.C. Belize
- Belize Defence Force 3-2 Suga Boys Juventus
Resting: Santel's
Week 15
[edit]January 5, 2008:
- Santel's vs San Pedro Dolphins, Norman Broaster, 7:30 pm
(RAINED OUT; postponed to Jan. 10, 2008) January 6, 2008:
- Suga Boys Juventus 0-3 Hankook Verdes
- Revolutionary Conquerors 0-2 Wagiya
- F.C. Belize 3-4 George Town Ibayani
Upcoming Fixtures
[edit]Week 16
[edit]January 12, 2008:
- Santel's vs Hankook Verdes, Norman Broaster, 7:30 pm'THE WESTERN DERBY'
- Georgetown Ibayani vs Suga Boys Juventus, Michael Ashcroft, 7:30 pm
January 13, 2008:
- San Pedro Dolphins vs Belize Defence Force, Ambergris, 2:30 pm
- FC Belize vs. Revolutionary Conquerors, MCC, 4:00 pm
Goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daniel Jimenez
|
Verdes | 19 |
| 2 | Jerome James
|
FC Belize | 11 |
| 3 | Aaron McLaughlin
|
Wagiya | 8 |
| Oliver Hendricks
|
Juventus | ||
| 5 | Deon McCaulay
|
Defence Force | 7 |
| 6 | Bent Burgess
|
Georgetown | 5 |
| Lennox Mejia
|
Conquerors | ||
| Anthony Gonzalez
|
Santel's | ||
| Erwin Flores
|
Defence Force | ||
| Ricardo Jimenez
|
Verdes | ||
| Germaine Zuniga
|
FC Belize | ||
| Harrison Tasher
|
Wagiya |
- 4: David Trapp, Conquerors; Ramon Hicks, San Pedro.
- 10 players have three goals apiece.
- 11 players have two goals apiece.
- 33 players with one goal each.
Teams
[edit]| Team Name | Established | Home Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| FC Belize (defending champions) | 2004 | MCC Grounds |
| Defence Force | 2007 | MCC Grounds |
| Georgetown Ibayani | 2007 | Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence, Belize |
| Hankook Verdes United | 1976 | Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio |
| Suga Boys Juventus | 1978 | Orange Walk People's Stadium, Orange Walk |
| Revolutionary Conquerors | 2005 | Carl Ramos Stadium, Dangriga |
| Santel's | 2006 | Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio |
| San Pedro Dolphins | 1997 | Ambergris Stadium, San Pedro |
| Wagiya | 2005 | Carl Ramos Stadium, Dangriga |
References
[edit]- ^ Belize 2007/08, RSSSF.com
- ^ Channel5Belize.COM[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.channel5belize.com/archive_detail_story.php?story_id=19617 Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Channel 5 Sports Monday, November 12.
- ^ Channel5Belize.COM[permanent dead link]
- ^ Source: Amandala, January 9, 2007.