The Leeward Islands Football Association (LIFA) was formed in 1949.
Any additional information is most welcome.
Nevis enter as separate participants since 1974; it is not always clear whether Antigua includes Barbuda or not.
Year Winners Runners-Up Venue (if known) 1949 Antigua Antigua 1950 Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua Saint Kitts 1951 Saint Kitts and Nevis Montserrat 1952 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1953 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1954 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1955 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1956 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1957 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1958 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1959 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1974 not known 1977 not known 1978 not known Nevis 1985 Saint Kitts 1-0 Antigua Antigua 1986 Br. Virgin Islands Antigua Montserrat 1987 Antigua 1988 Antigua 1989 Antigua Tortola 1990 Antigua 2-0 Saint Kitts Montserrat 1992 Saint Kitts 1994 Antigua Sint Maarten Montserrat 1995 Saint Kitts Antigua 1996 Saint Kitts Antigua Antigua 1997 Saint Kitts 2-0 Antigua Saint Kitts 1998 Saint Kitts 3-1 Antigua Sint Maarten 1999 Saint Kitts 3-2 Antigua Antigua 2000 not held (change of dates) 2001 Saint Kitts 2-0 Antigua Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands 2002 Saint Kitts 2-1 Antigua Antigua 2003 apparently cancelled Tortola 2004–13 not held 2014 Montserrat, Sint Maarten NB: British Virgin Islands only won in 1986.
NB: first edition; held 24-27 January in Antigua
Participants: Antigua, Montserrat, Saint Kitts
Known result
26- 1 Antigua 4-2 Montserrat or Saint Kitts
NB: judging from the format of the 1950 and 1951 editions, it seems likely Montserrat
and Saint Kitts (the two visiting teams) met on 24 Jan and Antigua played the last
match on 27 Jan
Winners: Antigua
NB: second edition; held 1-4 Feb in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
19-10 Saint Thomas 2-1 Montserrat
1- 2 Antigua 2-0 Montserrat [HT 1-0]
3- 2 Saint Kitts 1-1 Antigua [after 15 minutes extra time, both teams
[0-1 Ralph Camacho, 1-1 Stanley Brown] agreed to a draw]
4- 2 Saint Kitts 3-1 Montserrat
1.Saint Kitts 2 1 1 0 4- 2 3
2.Antigua 2 1 1 0 3- 1 3
3.Montserrat 2 0 0 2 1- 5 0
NB: tie-breaker was total goals scored (not goal average)
NB: thid edition; held February in Montserrat
Participants: Antigua, Montserrat, Saint Kitts
Known result
19- 2 Antigua 4-3 Saint Kitts
NB: given that Saint Kitts reportedly won the tournament, Montserrat must have beaten
Antigua (on 21 Feb?) and lost to Saint Kitts (on 22 Feb), with the winners decided
by total goals scored (or goal averega)
Nevis entered for the first time and reached the semifinals. Other semifinalists were Saint Kitts and Antigua (4th semifinalist not known).
Qualifying Round [Saint Thomas] 2-10 Saint Thomas bt Saint Croix 2-10 Saint Kitts bt Montserrat 2-10 Antigua bt Nevis 2-10 British Virgin Isl. lt Sint Maarten Semifinals First Legs 2-10 Antigua 8-0 Saint Thomas ?-10 Saint Kitts - Sint Maarten Second Legs 23-10 Saint Thomas - Antigua ?-10 Sint Maarten - Saint Kitts Final Antigua - Saint Kitts/Sint Maarten
Qualifying Round First Legs 24- 9 Sint Maarten - Saint Thomas ?- ? Nevis 1-0 Saint Kitts NB: first ever win of Nevis over Saint Kitts, match played at Grove Park, Charlestown Second Legs 1-10 Saint Thomas - Sint Maarten ?- ? Saint Kitts - Nevis Also participating: Montserrat, St Crioix, Antigua, Tortola
Qualifying Round
?- ? Anguilla 0-1 British Virgin islands
Beaten semifinalists: Montserrat and Tortola.
Final
?-10 Saint Kitts 1-0 Antigua
NB: first win for Saint Kitts over Antigua for 10 years
NB: winners Saint Kitts then played Windward Islands champions Dominica for the
1985 OECS (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States) title:
First Leg
24-11 Saint Kitts 2-1 Dominica
Second Leg
1-12 Dominica 0-1 Saint Kitts
NB: this was the first ever edition of the OECS championship.
Qualifying Round
Montserrat - Nevis
Tournament winners: Antigua (venue: Tortola)
Venue: Montserrat Semifinals [Nov 3] 3-11 Saint Kitts 3-0 Nevis 3-11 Montserrat 0-6 Antigua Final 4-11 Antigua abd Saint Kitts [abandoned at 3-3 in penalty shooting due to darkness] Final Replay 18-11 Antigua 2-0 Saint Kitts
Qualifying Group C [Christiansted] 14-10 Saint Croix 0-1 Nevis 15-10 Antigua 3-1 Nevis 16-10 Saint Croix 0-2 Antigua NB: Antigua qualified NB: Montserrat qualified as hosts Semifinals 4-11 Sint Maarten bt [?] 4-11 Antigua bt [?] Final 5-11 Antigua bt Sint Maarten [asdet]
Qualifying Round 1
19-10 Saint Thomas 2-1 Montserrat
[scorers unknown; Webb]
20-10 Montserrat 1-3 Saint Thomas [at Saint Thomas]
[Morris; scorers unknown]
Final Tournament (at Antigua)
winners: Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher qualified as holders and hosts
Qualifying Round 1
Antigua 2-0 British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Isl. 1-3 Antigua
Semifinals
15-11 Antigua 5-1 Sint Maarten
-11 Saint Christopher 6-1 Nevis
Final
16-11 Saint Christopher 2-0 Antigua
Saint Christopher qualified as holders; Sint Maarten as hosts
Qualifying Round 1
Saint Thomas w/o Anguilla [withdrew]
Saint Croix unk British Virgin Islands
25-10 Montserrat w/o Nevis [did not show]
Qualifying Round 2
Antigua bt Saint Croix or British Virgin Islands
7-11 Montserrat unk Saint Thomas [at Antigua]
Final Tournament (at Sint Maarten)
Semifinals
5-12 Sint Maarten 0-2 Antigua
5-12 Saint Christopher bt Montserrat or Saint Thomas
Final
6-12 Saint Christopher 3-1 Antigua
Saint Christopher qualified as holders; Antigua as hosts
Qualifying Round
only one result known
-11 Nevis 2-2 British Virgin Islands
-11 British Virgin Isl. 2-0 Nevis
Final Tournament (at Antigua)
Semifinals
13-11 Saint Christopher 6-1 Saint Croix
13-11 Antigua 5-1 British Virgin Islands
[White (2), V.Edwards, Perriera, Anthony; scorer unknown]
Third Place Match
14-11 Saint Croix 3-2 British Virgin Islands
Final
14-11 Saint Christopher 3-2 Antigua
[scorers unknown; D.Edwards (2)]
Saint Christopher qualified as holders; Saint Thomas as hosts (?)
Qualifying Round 1 (in 2000)
28-10 British Virgin Isl. unk Anguilla
4-11 Anguilla unk British Virgin Islands
Sint Maarten lt Antigua
Qualifying Round 2 (in 2000)
Antigua bt [?] [1st leg scheduled for 11-11]
Final Tournament (at Saint Thomas)
Semifinals
20- 1 Saint Christopher 3-0 Saint Croix
20- 1 Saint Thomas 0-2 Antigua
Final
21- 1 Saint Christopher 2-0 Antigua
Saint Christopher qualified as holders; Antigua as hosts (?)
Qualifying
Sint Maarten lt Saint Martin
Tortola qualified in Virgin Islands Championship 2001
Final Tournament (at St. John's, Antigua)
Semifinals
25- 1 Antigua/Barbuda 3-2 Tortola
[Dublin (Antigua/Barbuda) sent off]
25- 1 Saint Christopher 3-0 (Fr.) Saint Martin
Third Place Match
26- 1 (Fr.) Saint Martin 1-0 Tortola
[Hodge 36]
Final
26- 1 Saint Christopher 2-1 Antigua/Barbuda
[Issac 56, 90; Watts 90]
NB: other sources give Saint Kitts/Nevis rather than Saint Kitts (Christopher) as participants
NB: scheduled for Aug 9-17 but postponed to later date due to problems with stadiums and
availability of players
Group A [Sint Maarten]
Sint Maarten
St Kitts/Nevis
Anguilla
USVI
Group B [Montserrat]
Montserrat
Antigua/Barbuda
St.-Martin
British Virgin Islands
Round Robin group stage matches will be played during the first four days of the competition
with the top two advancing to the finals for a criss-cross knock out style competition to
determine the winner over the weekend. The finals will be held in Montserrat.
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