2017 Barbados Premier League

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.

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.

Changes from 2016

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Weymouth Wales1813415113+3843Qualification for 2018 Caribbean Club Championship
2BDF1811524621+2538
3Rendezvous1810444429+1534
4Paradise189362817+1130
5Notre Dame188552929029
6UWI Blackbirds186663323+1024
7Ellerton185582235−1320
8Brittons Hill1826101631−1512
9Waterford Compton1832131869−5111Relegation to 2018 Barbados Division One
10Belfield1822142141−208
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

RankScorerClubGoals[1]
1 Dario HarewoodUWI Blackbirds13
2 Shakille BelleEllerton10
Zeco EdmeeNotre Dame10
Hadan HolliganWeymouth Wales10
Arantees LawrenceWeymouth Wales10
6 Armando LashleyParadise9
Shandel SamuelRendezvous9
8 Shaquille BoyceBDF8
Alvin ChapmanBelfield8
Rashad JulesBDF8

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Mario HarteUWI BlackbirdsWaterford Compton4-0[2]2 February 2017
Armando LashleyParadiseNotre Dame1-5[3]16 February 2017
Shaquille BoyceBDFWaterford Compton0-7[4]26 February 2017
Omani LeacockBDFWaterford Compton0-7[4]26 February 2017
Zeco Edmee4Notre DameUWI Blackbirds4-42 March 2017
Arantees LawrenceWeymouth WalesWaterford Compton8-019 March 2017
Armando LashleyParadiseBDF3-0[5]2 April 2017
Ray SnaggRendezvousEllerton0-5[6]2 April 2017
Dario Harewood4UWI BlackbirdsWaterford Compton1-5[7]9 April 2017
Dwayne StanfordRendezvousBelfield6-3[8]15 April 2017
Dario HarewoodUWI BlackbirdsBelfield2-4[9]7 May 2017
Shandel SamuelRendezvousWaterford Compton9-2[9]7 May 2017

4 Player scored 4 goals.

References