Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division

Premier League
Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Confederation	CONCACAF
Founded	1968
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	First Division
Domestic cup(s)	FA Cup
International cup(s)	CFU Club Championship
Current champions	Hoppers (2015–16)
Most championships	Empire (13 titles)
Website	http://www.footballantigua.com
2014–15 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division

The Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, currently known as the Digicel/Red Stripe Premier Division for sponsorship purposes, is the top football league in Antigua and Barbuda excludes Antigua Barracuda.

History

It was created in 1968 and is headed by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. 10 teams participate in this league. The winner of the league qualifies for the following year's CFU Club Championship. The 9th and 10th placed teams are relegated to the Antigua and Barbuda First Division.

The championship is usually played between September and March.

Digicel and Observer Group Premier Division 2015/16

Empire (Gray's Farm)
Five Islands (Relegated) (St. John's)
Fort Road (Relegated) (St. John's)
Grenades (St. John's)
Hoppers (St. John's)
Old Road (Old Road)
Ottos Rangers (Relegated)
Parham (Parham)
Pigotts Bullets
SAP (Bolans)

Previous winners

Season	Winner	Runner-up
1969	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1970	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1971	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1972	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1973	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1974–75	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1975–76	Supa Stars	Unknown
1976–77	Supa Stars	Unknown
1977–78	Five Islands	Unknown
1978–79	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1979–82	Unknown
1983	Lion Hill Spliff (St. John's)	Unknown
1983–84	Villa Lions (St. John's)	Unknown
1984–85	Liberta	Unknown
1985–86	Villa Lions (St. John's)	Unknown
1986–87	Liberta	Unknown
1987–88	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1988–89	SAP (Bolans)	Unknown
1989–90	J & J Construction (Parham)	Unknown
1990–91	Unknown
1991–92	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Unknown
1992–93	Unknown
1993–94	Lion Hill Spliff (St. John's)	Unknown
1994–95	English Harbour	Unknown
1995–96	English Harbour	Unknown
1996–97	English Harbour	Unknown
1997–98	Empire (Gray's Farm)	English Harbour
1998–99	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Parham
1999–00	Empire (Gray's Farm)	English Harbour
2000–01	Empire (Gray's Farm)	Bassa (All Saint's)
2001–02	Parham	Empire (Gray's Farm)
2002–03	Parham	SAP (Bolans)
2003–04	Bassa (All Saint's)	SAP (Bolans)
2004–05	Bassa (All Saint's)	Hoppers (St. John's)
2005–06	SAP (Bolans)	Hoppers (St. John's)
2006–07	Bassa (All Saint's)	SAP (Bolans)
2007–08	Bassa (All Saint's)	Hoppers (St. John's)
2008–09	SAP (Bolans)	Hoppers (St. John's)
2009–10	Bassa (All Saint's)	Old Road (Old Road)
2010–11	Parham	Hoppers (St. John's)
2011–12	Old Road (Old Road)	All Saints United
2012–13	Old Road (Old Road)	Hoppers (St. John's)
2013–14	SAP (Bolans)	Parham
2014–15	Parham	Hoppers (St. John's)
2015–16	Hoppers (St. John's)	Grenades (St. John's)

Top scorers

Year	Topscorer(s)	Club(s)	Goals
2000–01	Conrad “Boast” Whyte	Empire	21
2001–02	Conrad “Boast” Whyte	Empire	26
2002–03	Rackley Thomas	SAP	20
2004–05	Peter Byers	SAP	18
2006–07	Ranjae Christian	Bassa	15
2008–09	Stefan Smith	Old Road	17
2009–10	Kelly Frederick	Hoppers	15

External links

Antigua and Barbuda - List of Champions, RSSSF.com

Football in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Premier Division

Domestic cups

Men	FA Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

Antigua & Barbuda Premier Division 2010-11

All Saints United Bassa Empire Goldsmitty Green Bay Hoppers Old Road Parham SAP Sea View Farm Villa Lions

Top level association football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

North America	Mexico United States & Canada¹

Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama

Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda² Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{3 4} Grenada Guadeloupe⁴ Guyana³ Haiti Jamaica Martinique⁴ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin⁴ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten⁴ Suriname³ Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

1: Canada and the United States share one major league. 2: North American member but affiliated to CFU. 3: South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. 4:Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.

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