Belize - List of Champions


Note that the country was called British Honduras until June 1973 and became independent in September 1981.
A first football league was established in 1919 including Preston (who won it), Colonial FC, St John's College Club, Rovers, Oxford, Surrey and Wesley Old Boys.

Belize Inter-District Championship

1952    Stann Creek ("Inter-District Knockout Championship")
1953      unknown (apparently not Stann Creek)
1954    Stann Creek
1955      cancelled (due to hurricane Janet)
1956    Stann Creek
1957    Stann Creek
NB: by their third consecutive win, Stann Creek won the Hone Cup in perpetuity;
    it was replaced by a new trophy, the Vickers' Cup, for 1958 onward
1958      unknown
1959    Stann Creek
1960    Stann Creek
1961      abandoned (due to hurricane Hattie)
1962    Stann Creek
1969/70 FC San Joaquín
1971    FC San Joaquín
1972/73 Queen's Park Rangers (Stann Creek) 
1973/74 Queen's Park Rangers
1976/77 Queen's Park Rangers (Stann Creek) 
1977/78 Mighty Avengers FC  (San Ignacio/Santa Elena)   [won all 14 matches]
1978/79 Queen's Park Rangers (Stann Creek) 

National Division

Belize CONCACAF Champions Cup Participants

NB: participants in the calendar year ending the indicated season 
1984/85 Real Verdes        
1986/87 Coke Milpros                  2-1 Real Verdes
1987/88 Acros Duurly's       
1988/89 Acros Duurly's 
1990/91   Acros Duurly's and Real Verdes

NB: the 1991/92 (or 1991?) season was the first semi-professional one.

season  champions                         runners-up
1991/92 La Victoria (Corozal)         3-2 Yabra SC (Belize City)
1992/93 Acros Carib (Belize City)
1993/94 La Victoria (Corozal)             Juventus (Orange Walk)
1994/95 Acros Crystal (Belize City)       Juventus (Orange Walk)
1995/96 Juventus (Orange Walk)            Real Verdes (San Ignacio)
1996/97 Juventus (Orange Walk)  
1997/98 Juventus (Orange Walk)            Acros (Belize City)       
1998/99 Juventus (Orange Walk)            La Victoria Dolphins (Corozal)    
1999/00 Sagitún (Independence)            Grigamandala (Dangriga)         
2000/01 Kulture Yabra (Belize City)       Belmopan Bandits       
2001/02 Kulture Yabra (Belize City)       Juventus Stars (Orange Walk)

NB: Yabra SC were founded 1983, later renamed Yabra Tropical, and since 1999/00
    Kulture Yabra 

"A" Tournament

2002/03 New Erei FC (Dangriga)            Cayo Highlanders FC (San Ignacio)
2003/04 Boca Juniors (?)

BPFL Regent Challenge Champions Cup (Dissident League)

2002/03 Sagitún (Independence)            Belmopan Bandits     
2003    Kulture Yabra (Belize City)       Belmopan Bandits
2004    Sagitún (Independence)            Juventus (Orange Walk)

NB: the BPFL clubs disassociated themselves from the federation in 2002;
    the split was resolved in 2004.

National League

2005    Juventus (Orange Walk)            Sagitún (Independence) 
2005/06 New Site Erei (Dangriga)          Boca FC (Independence)
2006    New Site Erei (Dangriga)          Hankook Verdes (San Ignacio) 

Number of Wins (3; lost finals between square brackets)

 2      New Site Erei (Dangriga)   

 1      Juventus (Orange Walk)    

   [ 1] Boca FC (Independence)
   [ 1] Sagitún (Independence) 
   [ 1] Verdes (San Ignacio) 

RFG Insurance League/Belize Premier Football League

2006    FC Belize (Belize City)           Wagiya (Dangriga)
2007    FC Belize (Belize City)           Revolutionary Conquerors (Dangriga)
2007/08 Hankook Verdes (San Ignacio)      Belize Defence Force (Belize City)
2008    Ilagulei (Dangriga)               Nizhee Corozal
2009    Nizhee Corozal                    Hankook Verdes United    [spring] 
2009    Belize Defence Force (Belize C.)  FC Belize (Belize City)  [fall] 
2010    Belize Defence Force (Belize C.)  Georgetown Ibayani       [spring]
2010/11 Belize Defence Force (Belize C.)  Toledo Ambassadors       [fall] 
2011      abandoned

Number of Wins (8; lost finals between square brackets)
 
 3 [ 1] Belize Defence Force (Belize City)

 2 [ 1] FC Belize (Belize City)

 1 [ 1] Verdes (San Ignacio)
 1 [ 1] Nizhee Corozal
 1      Ilagulei (Dangriga)     

   [ 1] Georgetown Ibayani  
   [ 1] Revolutionary Conquerors (Dangriga)
   [ 1] Toledo Ambassadors
   [ 1] Wagiya (Dangriga)

Premier League of Belize

2012    Placencia Assassins       2-1 1-1 Police United (Belmopan)
2012/13 Belmopan Bandits          1-1 1-0 Police United (Belmopan)
2013    Police United (Belmopan)  1-0 1-1 FC Belize (Belize City)
2013/14 Belmopan Bandits          1-1 5-1 FC Belize (Belize City)
2014    Belmopan Bandits          3-0 1-0 Police United (Belmopan)  
2014/15 Belmopan Bandits          0-0 4-0 Police United (Belmopan)  
2015    Verdes (San Ignacio)      0-1 2-0 Belmopan Bandits
2015/16 Police United (Belmopan)  1-0 0-0 Verdes (San Ignacio)
2016    Belmopan Bandits          0-0 2-0 Placencia Assassins 
2016/17 Belmopan Bandits          0-1 4-0 Belize Defence Force (Belize C.)
2017    Belmopan Bandits          0-0 1-0 Verdes (San Ignacio)
2017/18 Verdes (San Ignacio)      1-0 1-2 Belmopan Bandits
2018    Belmopan Bandits          3-1 5-3 Belize Defence Force (Belize C.)
2018/19 Belmopan Bandits          4-2 1-2 Verdes (San Ignacio)   
2019    San Pedro Pirates         0-1 2-0 Belmopan Bandits
2019/20 Verdes (San Ignacio)      1-1 2-0 Belmopan Bandits
2020      abandoned
2020/21      not held
2021/22      not held (replaced by FFB Top League Tournament)
2022    Altitude (Independence)   1-1 1-1 Verdes (San Ignacio)      [11-10 pen]
2023    Verdes (San Ignacio)      1-0 2-1 San Pedro Pirates
2023/24 Altitude (Independence)   0-0 2-0 Port Layola
2024    Port Layola               0-1 1-0 Verdes (San Ignacio)      [3-0 pen]
2024/25

Number of Wins (20; lost finals (20) between square brackets)

 9 [ 4] Belmopan Bandits

 4 [ 5] Verdes (San Ignacio)

 2 [ 4] Police United (Belmopan)
 2      Altitude (Independence)

 1 [ 1] Placencia Assassins
 1 [ 1] Port Layola
 1 [ 1] San Pedro Pirates  

   [ 2] Belize Defence Force (Belize City)
   [ 2] FC Belize (Belize City)

FFB Top League Tournament

2021    Verdes (San Ignacio)       
2021/22 Verdes (San Ignacio) 

NB: temporarily replaced Premier League of Belize     

District Championships

Belize City First Division

NB: this was the highest level competition in the country until the seventies and
    at some point included clubs from Corozal, Orange Walk, Cayo and Stann Creek

1919/20 Preston
1920/21 Preston
1921/22 Preston
1922/23 Preston
1923/24 Preston
1924/25 Surrey
1925/26 Rovers
1926/27 Preston
1927/28 Preston
1928/29 Preston
1929/30 Preston
1930/31 Crimson
1931/32 Crimson
1932/33 Excelsior
1933/34 Excelsior
1934/35 Arsenal
1935/36 Arsenal
1936/37 Arsenal
1937/38 Arsenal
1938/39   not held
1939/40   not held
1940/41 Excelsior
1941/42 Battalion
1942/43 Crimson
1943/44 Crimson
1944/45 All Star
1945/46 Crimson
1946/47 All Star
1947/48 Excelsior
1948/49 Crimson
1949/50 Police
1950/51 Preston
1951/52 M.Y.A. 
1952/53 Landivar
1953/54 M.Y.A.
1954/55 M.Y.A.
1955/56 M.Y.A.
1956/57 M.Y.A.
1957/58 Diamond A              
1958/59 Dunlop         
1959/60 Landivar
1960/61 B.E.C
1961/62 B.E.C.         
1962/63 Brodies      
1963/64   not known                     
1964/65 British Honduras Company   
1965/66   not known
1966/67 Landivar 
1967/68 Landivar  
1968/69 Landivar 
1969/70 San Joaquin
1970/71 San Joaquin
1971-74   not known
NB: in the 1970s teams such as Chito's Eleven, Berger 404, White Label, Charger, Landivar,
    Police Invaders, Bellprint, Haig Dimple, Red Stripes, CrossSpot etc. played. 
1974/75 Berger 404  
1975/76   not known
1976/77 Berger 404 
1977/78 Chito's Rangers 

NB: British Honduras Company renamed Belize Estate and Produce Company (BEC) in 1975

Belize District
1998/99 San Pedro Turquoise
1999/00 Yabra
2000/01 Metro Stars
2001/02 Caye Caulker FC 
2004    Pueblo Escondido

Belmopan District
1998/99 Humming Bird Rattan Weavers
1999/00 Caribbean Cotton Tree
2000/01   not known
2001/02 Camalote 
2005/06 Cotton Tree

Cayo District
1998/99 Unitedville
1999/00 Unitedville
2000/01 Benque FC
2001/02 Boca Juniors San Ignacio
2012/13 San Martín Aguilas

Corozal District
1998/99 Ranchito
1999/00 Carolina
2000/01 WASA
2001/02 Corozal Kardims
2005/06 Adventures FC   (Clausura)

Orange Walk District
1984/85   not known Runners-up: Juventus
1985/86 Juventus
1986/87   not known
1987/88 Juventus
1988/89 Juventus
1989-98   not known
1998/99 Louisiana Area FC
1999/00 Lazio FC Guinea Grass
2000/01 Crystal
2001/02 La Costeña (San Antonio)

Stann Creek
1972/73 Queen's Park Rangers
1973/74 Queen's Park Rangers
1974/75 Queen's Park Rangers
1975/76 Queen's Park Rangers
1976/77 Queen's Park Rangers
1977/78 Queen's Park Rangers
1978-98   not known
1998/99 Wagiya 2000
1999/00 Griga Conquerors
2000/01 Campari Dangriga
2001/02 New Site Erei
NB: between 1972 and 1978 Queen's Park Rangers reportedly did not lose a single match

Toledo District
1998/99 Estrellas
1999/00 Mavericks
2000/01 Jacintoville United
2001/02 Cosmos

About this document

Source for Belize City league 1919-1962: Amandala newspaper (citing a "1962 Souvenir Programme"); source for Belize Inter-District Competition 1954-1961: "Belize Times" of 21-Oct-62

With thanks to Bertie Chimilio and Neil Morrison

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 26 Aug 2024

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