The 2012 Premier League of Belize was the first season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. The season commenced on 11 February 2012.
League formation In October 2011 teams were invited to apply for membership for the new Premier League of Belize. In early January 2012 it was announced that there will be 12 teams competing in the inaugural season. There were 6 teams from the North Zone and 6 teams from the South Zone. Each team played teams in their zone twice, with the top 2 teams from each zone advancing to the playoffs.
Teams
North Zone Team City Stadium Belize Defence Force San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium FC Belize Belize City MCC Grounds Juventus Orange Walk Town People's Stadium San Felipe Barcelona San Felipe San Felipe Football Field San Pedro Seadogs San Pedro San Pedro Municipal Stadium & MCC Grounds World FC San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
South Zone Team City Stadium Belmopan Bandits Belmopan Isidoro Beaton Stadium Hankook Verdes Benque Viejo del Carmen Marshalleck Stadium Paradise/Freedom Fighters Punta Gorda Toledo Union Field Placencia Assassins Placencia Placencia Football Field Police United Belize City MCC Grounds San Ignacio United San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium
League table
North Zone
South Zone
Results
Round 1
North Zone
South Zone
Round 2
North Zone
South Zone
Round 3
North Zone
South Zone
Round 4
North Zone
South Zone
Round 5
North Zone
South Zone
Round 6
North Zone
South Zone
Round 7
North Zone
South Zone
Round 8
North Zone
South Zone
Round 9
North Zone
South Zone
Round 10
North Zone
South Zone
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Game One
Game Two
Finals
Game One
Game Two
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Jesse Smith San Pedro Seadogs82 Lennox Castillo Police United6 Osmar Duran Juventus Jeromy James FC Belize Julian Maldonado Hankook Verdes Evan Mariano Police United Ashley Torres Placencia Assassins8 Trevor Lennan Police United5 Francisco Mejia San Pedro Seadogs Harrison Tasher Belize Defence Force
(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Osmar Duran Juventus World FC 3–0 (A) Alexander Peters4 Paradise/Freedom Fighters Hankook Verdes 6–0 (H) Julian Maldonado4 Hankook Verdes Paradise/Freedom Fighters 7–1 (H) Jesse Smith San Pedro Seadogs Juventus 6–0 (H)
4 Player scored 4 goals
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