Football league season
The 2012–13 Premier League of Belize was the second 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 2012) and the closing (which was played at the beginning of 2013).
Opening season
All but one of the 12 teams that competed in the 2012 Premier League of Belize continued to play in the opening season of 2012–13, with the exception of World FC who were replaced by R.G. City Boys United from Belize City .
The league is split into two zones; Zone A and Zone B. Each team will play teams in their zone twice, plus four out-of-zone games, meaning each team plays a total of 14 regular season games. Subsequently the top 2 teams from each zone advances to the playoffs. The opening season commenced on 25 August 2012.[ 1]
The Round 10 game between Juventus and Belize Defence Force scheduled for 4 November 2012 was abandoned at half time due to rain, with Belize Defence Force leading 3-0. Juventus forfeited the game on 23 November 2012, giving the 3-0 victory to Belize Defence Force.[ 2]
The Round 14 game between San Pedro Seadogs and Juventus scheduled for 2 December 2012 was forfeited by Juventus, giving the 3-0 victory to San Pedro Seadogs.[ 3]
Teams
Zone A
Zone B
League table
Zone A
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Zone B
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Round 1
Zone A [ 4]
Zone B
Round 2
Zone A [ 5]
Zone B
Round 3
Zone A [ 6]
Zone B
Round 4
Zone A [ 7]
Zone B
Round 5
Zone A [ 8]
Zone B
Round 6
Open Zone [ 9]
Round 7
Open Zone [ 10]
Round 8
Open Zone [ 11]
Round 9
Open Zone [ 12]
Round 10
Zone A [ 2] [ 13]
Zone B
Round 11
Zone A [ 14]
Zone B
Round 12
Zone A [ 2]
Zone B
Round 13
Zone A [ 15]
Zone B
Round 14
Zone A [ 3] [ 16]
Zone B
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Game One [ 17]
Game Two [ 18]
Finals
Game One [ 19]
Game Two [ 20]
Season statistics
Top scorers
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat tricks
Awards
On 28 December 2012, the Premier League of Belize Commissioner, Myito Perdomo announced the 2012-13 opening season Individual Awards for the regular season.[ 21]
Closing season
Only 8 of the 12 teams competing in the opening season continued to play in the closing season. Juventus , Paradise/Freedom Fighters , R.G. City Boys United and San Pedro Seadogs were the absentees.
Instead of being split into two groups, like the opening season, there would be one league consisting of 8 teams. The closing season commenced on 9 February 2013.[ 22]
The Round 8 game between Police United and Placencia Assassins played on 28 March 2013 which was originally won by Placencia 3-0 was overturned after a successful protest by Police United, meaning the latter were awarded the 3-0 victory by default.[ 23]
Teams
League table
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Round 1
[ 24]
Round 2
[ 25]
Round 3
[ 26]
Round 4
[ 27]
Round 5
[ 28]
Round 6
[ 29]
Round 7
[ 30]
Round 8
[ 23] [ 31]
Round 9
[ 31]
Round 10
[ 31]
Round 11
[ 32]
Round 12
[ 33]
Round 13
[ 34]
Round 14
[ 35]
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Game One [ 36]
Game Two [ 37]
Finals
Game One [ 38]
Game Two [ 39]
Season statistics
Top scorers
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat tricks
Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the Football Federation of Belize President, Ruperto Vicente and the Premier League of Belize Commissioner, Myito Perdomoto delivered the trophies and individual awards for both regular season and the playoffs for the 2012-13 closing season.[ 39]
References
^ "And they're off! Premier League Tournament race already hot!" . Amandala . 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012 .
^ a b c "Two more weeks in PLB playoff race, still too close to call" . Amandala . 23 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012 .
^ a b "PLB regular season ends, semifinal playoffs this weekend" . Amandala . 4 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012 .
^ "Three 1-0 games in Week 1 of Premier League Tournament" . Amandala . 28 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012 .
^ "Placencia Assassins, Belize Defence Force and Verdes are early leaders in PLB Competition" . The Guardian . 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012 .
^ "Placencia Assassins and the Belize Defence Force maintains Lead in PLB Competition" . The Guardian . 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012 .
^ "Football renaissance, tougher than tough in PLB Opening Season 2012-2013" . Amandala . 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012 .
^ "Week 5 was upset weekend in Premier League football" . Amandala . 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012 .
^ "Deon returns, but City Boys still fall to F.C. Belize in Week 6 of PLB Tournament" . Amandala . 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012 .
^ "None undefeated, and 1 winless at PLB Season half-way point" . Amandala . 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012 .
^ "Bandits (North) and Assassins (South) remain Zone leaders at PLB Week 8" . Amandala . 20 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012 .
^ "Premier League playoff race hot, hot, hot" . Amandala . 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012 .
^ "4 weeks left in Premier League race to semifinal playoffs" . Amandala . 6 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012 .
^ "Too close to call with 3 weeks remaining to PLB playoffs" . Amandala . 13 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012 .
^ "Down to the wire in PLB race to the playoffs" . Amandala . 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012 .
^ "PLB regular season over, semifinals Saturday & Sunday: Assassins vs Bandits; BDF vs Police" . Amandala . 7 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012 .
^ "Bandits clip Assassins, Police edge BDF in Game 1 of PLB semifinals" . Amandala . 11 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012 .
^ "Bandits and Police through to PLB Finals" . Amandala . 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012 .
^ "Dan is the man, in Game 1" . Amandala . 28 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012 .
^ "Bandits win; Charlie retires at PLB awards ceremony" . Amandala . 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013 .
^ "Premier League releases regular season Individual Awards" . Amandala . 28 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012 .
^ "Semi-pro football is back!" . Amandala . 5 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013 .
^ a b "Sports Monday highlights with James Adderley" . Channel 5 Belize . 15 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013 .
^ "Premier League 2012-2013 Closing Season under way" . Amandala . 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013 .
^ "BDF and Belmopan Bandits on a roll at Week 2 of PLB 2012-2013 Closing Season" . Amandala . 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013 .
^ "Bandits lead at PLB Week #3, race within a race to CONCACAF Champions League" . Amandala . 26 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013 .
^ "No pushovers at Week 4 of PLB Closing Season" . Amandala . 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013 .
^ "BDF on top at Week 5 of PLB Closing Season" . Amandala . 15 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013 .
^ "Belize Defence Force maintains Lead in PLB Competition" . The Guardian . 23 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013 .
^ "Verdes upset BDF in PLB Week 7, mid-week and Easter games in Week 8" . Amandala . 27 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013 .
^ a b c "Bandits on a roll, Police scoreless in 4 outings" . Amandala . 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013 .
^ "Bandits tighten grip on Champions League berth" . Amandala . 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013 .
^ "Belmopan Bandits open its lead in Premier League Competition" . The Guardian . 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013 .
^ "Belmopan Bandits Number One Seed into The Playoffs" . The Guardian . 25 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .
^ "Football and basketball highlights with James Adderley" . Channel 5 Belize . 29 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013 .
^ "Strikers quiet, home teams win in Week 1 of Premier League semifinals" . Amandala . 7 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013 .
^ "FC Belize to face Police United in Premier League Football championship" . The Guardian . 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013 .
^ "Raw talent unleashed on Sports Monday" . Channel 5 Belize . 20 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013 .
^ a b "Police United FC crowned champions of Premier League" . Amandala . 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013 .
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