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2016–17 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division

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Premier Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsParham
RelegatedLiberta
Glanvilles
Matches played90
Goals scored292 (3.24 per match)
Biggest away winLiberta 0–7 Hoppers
(16 Oct 2016)
Highest scoringOld Road 8–3 Tryum
(29 Jan 2017)
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2017.

The 2016–17 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division was the 46th season of the Antigua and Barbuda top-flight football league. The league consists of 10 clubs that play 18 matches with a two-match series against each other club. The season began on 15 October 2016 and concluded on 19 February 2017.[1]

Parham won the league title amassing the best record after 18 matches. It was the club's fifth title.[2]

Clubs

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Team Home city Home ground
Empire St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground
Glanvilles St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground
Grenades St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground
Hoppers St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground
Liberta St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground
Old Road Old Road Old Road Recreation Ground
Parham Parham Parham Field
Pigotts Bullets Piggotts Pigotts Sports Ground
SAP St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground
Tryum St. John's Antigua Recreation Ground

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Parham (C) 18 14 2 2 45 15 +30 44 2018 Caribbean Club Championship[a]
2 Hoppers 18 11 4 3 41 16 +25 37
3 Grenades 18 10 6 2 33 19 +14 36
4 Old Road 18 9 5 4 40 27 +13 32
5 Empire 18 6 5 7 31 29 +2 23
6 Pigotts Bullets 18 7 2 9 22 27 −5 23
7 Tryum 18 5 4 9 23 35 −12 19
8 SAP (O) 18 5 3 10 24 33 −9 18 Relegation play-offs
9 Liberta (R) 18 4 0 14 15 46 −31 12 2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda First Division
10 Glanvilles (R) 18 2 3 13 18 45 −27 9
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2017.
Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/antig2017.html
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The champions of the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division were eligible to enter the 2017 Caribbean Club Shield. However, the Dominica FA elected not to send any teams to the competition, meaning that Parham did not participate.

References

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  1. ^ Antigua and Barbuda 2016/17, rsssf.org
  2. ^ Schöggl, Hans (9 February 2017). "Antigua and Barbuda - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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