| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Weymouth Wales |
| Caribbean Club Shield | Weymouth Wales |
← 2017 2018–19 → | |
The 2018 Barbados Premier League (officially the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 72nd season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. The league season began on 11 March and ended on 8 July 2018.[1]
Format
[edit]The 12 teams were divided into two zones of six teams each. Each team played the other teams in their own zone twice and the teams in the other zone once, for a total of 16 matches. The teams who finished first in each zone played in the championship match for the title, while the teams finishing second in each zone played in the third place match. The teams who finished last in each zone were relegated, while the teams who finished fifth played over two matches with the loser also relegated.[2]
Teams change
[edit]- Empire
- Silver Sands
- Porey Springs
Regular season
[edit]Zone 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weymouth Wales (C) | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 6 | +44 | 44 | Championship Final |
| 2 | Paradise | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 32 | Third Place Match |
| 3 | Brittons Hill | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 29 | |
| 4 | Empire | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 26 | |
| 5 | Notre Dame (O) | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 24 | Relegation Playoff |
| 6 | Silver Sands (R) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 53 | −36 | 11 | Relegated |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Zone 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados Defence Force (BDF) (C) | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 35 | Championship Final |
| 2 | University of the West Indies | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 30 | Third Place Match |
| 3 | Ellerton | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 21 | |
| 4 | Porey Springs | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 9 | |
| 5 | Waterford Compton (R) | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 4 | Relegation Playoff |
| 6 | Rendezvous[a] (R) | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 67 | −45 | −5 | Relegated |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Rendezvous 12 points deducted
Championship final
[edit]8 July 2018
08:00
| Weymouth Wales | 2–1 | BDF |
|---|---|---|
Harewood  Headley  38' |
2nd report | Worrell 66' 90+2' Small 73' |
Referee: Norman Greaves
Relegation playoff
[edit]First leg
[edit]5 Jul 2018
09:00
| Waterford Compton | 0–5 | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gale 9' 75' Edmee 55' 86'Cobgam 67' |
Referee: Gillian Martindale