Barbados Premier League
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| Founded | 1947 |
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| First season | 1947 |
| Country |  Barbados |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Barbados Division One |
| Domestic cup(s) | Barbados FA Cup |
| International cup(s) | CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League |
| Current champions | Weymouth Wales (2018) |
| Most championships | Weymouth Wales (18 titles) |
| Current: 2018–19 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.
Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF none of the Barbadian teams have played in CFU Club Championship or CONCACAF Champions' Cup (the last apperarence was in 2000).
The 9th- and 10th-placed teams are relegated to Barbados Division One. All teams play their games at the Barbados National Stadium in Bridgetown.
Clubs competing in the 2017 season
Bridgetown
Locations of the 2017 Barbados Premier League teams
- Barbados Defence Force (Wildey)
- Belfield (Belfield, Bridgetown)
- Brittons Hill United (Brittons Hill, Bridgetown)
- Ellerton (Ellerton)
- Notre Dame (Bayville, Bridgetown)
- Paradise (Dover)
- Rendezvous (Rendezvous, Bridgetown)
- UWI Blackbirds (Cave Hill)
- Waterford Compton (Waterford, Bridgetown)
- Weymouth Wales (Carrington, Bridgetown))
Champions
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Notes
- ^Note 1 - Club is now known as Weymouth Wales. The club was called "New South Wales" from 1962–72, and then "Pan-Am Wales" from 1973–77.
- ^Note 2 - No competition held this year.
Titles by club
| Club | Titles | Last title |
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| Weymouth Wales | 18 | 2018 |
| Notre Dame | 9 | 2010 |
| BDF | 6 | 2019 |
| Ellerton | 5 | 1987 |
| Paradise | 4 | 2003 |
| Pinelands United | 3 | 1992 |
| Spartan | 3 | 1951 |
| Youth Milan | 2 | 2011 |
| Brittons Hill | 2 | 2009 |
| Pride of Gall Hill | 2 | 1993 |
| UWI Blackbirds | 1 | 2016 |
| Empire | 1 | 1952 |
Best scorers
| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
| 1999 | Llewellyn Riley |
Notre Dame | 17 |
| 2001 | Peter Stoute |
Paradise | 20 |
| 2002 | Kenroy Skinner |
Youth Milan | 19 |
| 2003 | Adrian Forde |
Barbados Defence Force | 9 |
| 2004 | Llewellyn Riley Dwayne Stanford |
Notre Dame Beverley Hills |
16 |
| 2005 | Peter Stoute |
Silver Sands | 21 |
| 2006 | Dwayne Stanford |
Beverley Hills | 17 |
| 2007 | Dwayne McClean |
Barbados Defence Force | 16 |
| 2008 | Norman Forde |
Notre Dame | 13 |
| 2009 | Rivierre Williams |
Barbados Defence Force | 18 |
| 2010 | Kyle Gibson |
Notre Dame | 13 |
| 2011 | Armando Lashley |
Paradise | 13 |
| 2012 | Dwayne Stanford |
Weymouth Wales | 13 |
| 2013 | Jabarry Chandler |
Pride of Gall Hill | 14 |
| 2014 | Arantees Lawrence |
Pinelands United | 23 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Stanford |
Brittons Hill | 15 |
| 2016 | Mario Harte |
UWI Blackbirds | 29 |
| 2017 | Zeco Edmee Arantees Lawrence |
Notre Dame Weymouth Wales |
15 |
References
- FIFA Standings
- Barbados - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
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