The 2019–20 Premier League of Belize was the ninth season of the
Premier League of Belize, the highest competitive
football
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league in
Belize
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, after it was founded in 2011. There were two seasons which were spread over two years.
Teams
Opening season
From the
2018–19 Premier League of Belize
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closing season, 7 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2019–20, with
Placencia Assassins
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returning to the league to replace
Police United. Freedom Fighters were also rebranded to
Valley Pride Freedom Fighters and relocated to
Dangriga from
Punta Gorda.
There would be one league consisting of the 8 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 27 July 2019.
League table
Results
Playoffs
Semifinals
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Game One
Game Two
Finals
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Game One
Game Two
Season statistics
Top scorers
Includes playoff goals.
Hat-tricks
Awards
At an awards ceremony on 4 January 2020, the individual awards were announced.
Closing season
7 of the 8 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season, with
Valley Pride Freedom Fighters not competing, as they were unable to meet their commitments.
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 7 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 11 January 2020.
On 18 April 2020 a virtual meeting was held by the
Premier League of Belize, and it was unanimously agreed by club owners to cancel the remainder of the closing season due to the uncertainty of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The league also stated that the safety of players, officials, fans and stakeholders had to be taken into consideration. It was also agreed that
Verdes
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would represent
Belize
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at the
2020 CONCACAF League
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. According to the league, the decision to allow Verdes to represent Belize was based on the fact that the club had won the 2019–20 opening season, and was the aggregate point leader with a total of 51 points at the initial juncture, when the season was suspended.
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
References
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Top level Belizean football league seasons
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