2015–16 Premier League of Belize

Belize football league Premier League of Belize 2015–16 15 August 2015 – 30 April 2016 Opening:Police UnitedClosing:Belmopan Bandits Champions League Police United 72 211 Opening:Deon McCaulay (10)Closing:Devon Makin (6) Police United 7–0 Wagiya (8 November 2015) Wagiya 0–4 Belmopan Bandits (31 October 2015) Placencia Assassins 5–2 Wagiya (3 October 2015) Belize Defence Force 3–4 Belmopan Bandits (21 October 2015) Police United 7–0 Wagiya (8 November 2015) Police United 4–3 Placencia Assassins (14 February 2016) Belize Defence Force Belmopan Bandits Police United (3) Police United (8) Wagiya (13) Wagiya (11) 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) was the fifth season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There were two seasons which were spread over two years, the opening was played towards the end of 2015 and the closing was played at the beginning of 2016. Team information Team City Stadium Belize Defence Force Belize City MCC Grounds Belmopan Bandits Belmopan FFB Stadium Placencia Assassins Independence Michael Ashcroft Stadium Police United San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium Verdes San Ignacio Norman Broaster Stadium Wagiya Independence Michael Ashcroft Stadium Opening season From the 2014–15 Premier League of Belize season, 6 out of the 9 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2015–16. FC Belize, King Energy/Freedom Fighters and San Ignacio United were the absentees. There would be one league consisting of the 6 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 15 August 2015.Opening Season kicks off this weekend http://amandala.com.bz/news/opening-season-kicks-weekend/ 13 August 2015 Amandala 11 August 2015 League table main WDL Opening season 5 Q BEL Belmopan Bandits POL Police United PLA Placencia Assassins VER Verdes BDF Belize Defence Force WAG Wagiya 6 3 1 22 11 Q 5 4 1 18 5 Q 5 3 2 20 13 Q 2 5 3 13 14 Q 2 2 6 16 21 1 1 8 12 37 #FFFFBB Qualification to the Playoffs Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Soccerway Results Round 1 Wagiya opens Premier League Opening Season on the right foot http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/10041-wagiya-opens-premier-league-opening-season-on-the-right-foot 25 August 2015 The Guardian 20 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024032/http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/10041-wagiya-opens-premier-league-opening-season-on-the-right-foot 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all 15 August 2015 19:30 Verdes 1 – 1 Placencia Assassins Yoras Silva 31 Kareem Haylock 76 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 15 August 2015 19:30 Wagiya 5 – 1 Belize Defence Force Jacinto Bermudez 8 Eugene Martinez 45 Samir Melendez 61 Ean Lewis 82 Kyle Valerio 90+2 Vallan Symms 74 pen. Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 19 August 2015 19:30 Police United 0 – 0 Belmopan Bandits Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Round 2 PLB Opening Season Week 2 results, standings, schedule http://amandala.com.bz/news/plb-opening-season-week-2-results-standings-schedule/ 31 August 2015 Amandala 28 August 2015 22 August 2015 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 2 – 1 Wagiya Evan Mariano 39 Marlon Meza 44 Eugene Martinez 1 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 23 August 2015 15:00 Belize Defence Force 1 – 1 Verdes Orlando Trapp 82 Deon McCaulay 54 MCC Grounds, Belize City 19 September 2015 19:30 Placencia Assassins 0 – 1 Police United Devon Makin 15 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Round 3 Two draws and a shocker http://amandala.com.bz/news/draws-shocker/ 8 September 2015 Amandala 1 September 2015 29 August 2015 19:30 Wagiya 2 – 2 Police United Eugene Martinez 54 Erwin Middleton 83 Harrison Roches 41 73 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 30 August 2015 15:30 Belize Defence Force 1 – 1 Placencia Assassins Michael Martinez 29 Alexander Peters 2 MCC Grounds, Belize City 30 August 2015 16:00 Verdes 0 – 3(awarded) Belmopan Bandits Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Round 4 Deon on a tear; Verdes leads PLB standings, tackles Queretaro tonight http://amandala.com.bz/news/deon-tear-verdes-leads-plb-standings-tackles-queretaro-tonight-champions-league/ 22 September 2015 Amandala 18 September 2015 12 September 2015 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 3 Placencia Assassins Highking Roberts 58 Alexander Peters 41 Daiyon Coradon 48 Lionel Cabral 85 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 12 September 2015 19:30 Wagiya 2 – 3 Verdes Kyle Valerio 14 Brandon Cacho 46 Deon McCaulay 37 78 90+ Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 13 September 2015 16:00 Police United 1 – 0 Belize Defence Force Devon Makin 72 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Round 5 Football "games," blunder or sabotage at MCC http://amandala.com.bz/news/football-games-blunder-sabotage-mcc/ 10 October 2015 Amandala 6 October 2015 3 October 2015 19:30 Placencia Assassins 5 – 2 Wagiya Alexander Peters 19 Kareem Haylock 35 Ashley Torres 41 Dellon Torres 56 Ashton Torres 71 Eugene Martinez 64 Donnel Arzu 80 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 4 October 2015 16:00 Verdes 0 – 0 Police United Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 21 October 2015 19:30 Belize Defence Force 3 – 4 Belmopan Bandits Shane Flores 4 63 Paul Nunez 71 Elroy Smith 21 59 Elroy Kuylen 42 Highking Roberts 69 FFB Stadium, Belmopan Round 6 Bodybuilding Champions…James Adderley with Sports News http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/120434 20 November 2015 Channel 5 26 October 2015PLB update, 2 mid-week back matches have serious playoff implications http://amandala.com.bz/news/plb-update-2-mid-week-matches-playoff-implications/ 27 November 2015 Amandala 24 November 2015 24 October 2015 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 2 – 1 Police United Jeromy James 44 51 Darren Myers 24 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 25 October 2015 15:30 Belize Defence Force 5 – 0 Wagiya James Flores 7 45 75 Shane Flores 38 Michael Myvette 60 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 18 November 2015 19:30 Placencia Assassins 2 – 0 Verdes Ernie Whyte 3 Luis Torres 38 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Round 7 BDF clips Verdes, 2-1; race to PLB playoffs heats up http://amandala.com.bz/news/bdf-clips-verdes-2-1-race-plb-playoffs-heats/ 20 November 2015 Amandala 3 November 2015 31 October 2015 19:30 Police United 4 – 1 Placencia Assassins Byron Chavez 15 Trevor Lennan 24 Darren Myers 29 Carlton Thomas 42 Luis Torres 1 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 31 October 2015 19:30 Wagiya 0 – 4 Belmopan Bandits Elroy Smith 61 Jeromy James 74 Randy Padilla 77 Khalil Velasquez 86 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 1 November 2015 16:00 Verdes 1 – 2 Belize Defence Force Gilroy Thurton 51 James Flores 32 Paul Nunez 62 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Round 8 Police lead at Week 8 of PLB 2015-2016 Opening Season http://amandala.com.bz/news/police-lead-week-8-plb-2015-2016-opening-season/ 20 November 2015 Amandala 10 November 2015Bandits 1:1 Verdes; Police United 1:0 BDF http://amandala.com.bz/news/bandits-11-verdes-police-united-10-bdf-plb-playoffs-top-4-decided/ 27 November 2015 Amandala 27 November 2015 7 November 2015 19:30 Placencia Assassins 3 – 2 Belize Defence Force Luis Torres 18 47 Ashley Torres 31 James Flores 6 Jesus Urbina 75 o.g. Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 8 November 2015 16:00 Police United 7 – 0 Wagiya Byron Chavez 14 Darren Myers 19 Harrison Roches 23 78 pen. Devon Makin 57 Norman Nunez 82 89 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 25 November 2015 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 1 Verdes Jeromy James 25 Deon McCaulay 66 FFB Stadium, Belmopan Round 9 21 November 2015 19:30 Placencia Assassins 1 – 1 Belmopan Bandits Alexander Peters x1 Elroy Kuylen x1 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 22 November 2015 16:00 Verdes 5 – 0 Wagiya Deon McCaulay x3 Marlon Molina x1 Gilroy Thurton x1 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 25 November 2015 19:30 Belize Defence Force 0 – 1 Police United Harrison Roches 71 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Round 10 Belmopan Bandits top seed into Premier League of Belize playoffs http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/10553-belmopan-bandits-top-seed-into-premier-league-of-belize-playoffs 7 December 2015 The Guardian 3 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211120/http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/10553-belmopan-bandits-top-seed-into-premier-league-of-belize-playoffs 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all 28 November 2015 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 4 – 1 Belize Defence Force Elroy Smith 31 47 Evan Mariano 59 Jeromy James 66 Paul Nunez 5 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 28 November 2015 19:30 Wagiya 0 – 3 Placencia Assassins Alexander Peters 56 76 Ernie Whyte 85 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 28 November 2015 16:00 Police United 1 – 1 Verdes Harrison Roches 62 Deon McCaulay 88 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Playoffs Semi-Finals Finals 30 1 Belmopan Bandits 0 1 1 4 Verdes 2 1 3 2 Police United 1 2 3 3 Placencia Assassins 2 0 2 4 Verdes 0 0 0 2 Police United 1 0 1 Semi-finals Game OneThe Bandits’ nightmare http://amandala.com.bz/news/bandits-nightmare/ 21 December 2015 Amandala 12 December 2015 5 December 2015 19:30 Placencia Assassins 2 – 1 Police United Alexander Peters 11 Luis Torres 39 Harrison Roches 83 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 6 December 2015 16:30 Verdes 2 – 0 Belmopan Bandits Jarret Davis 25 27 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Game TwoVerdes survives the Bandits http://amandala.com.bz/news/verdes-survives-bandits/ 21 December 2015 Amandala 19 December 2015 12 December 2015 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 1 Verdes Randy Padilla 30 Deon McCaulay 73 FFB Stadium, Belmopan Verdes won 3–1 on aggregate 13 December 2015 15:30 Police United 2 – 0 Placencia Assassins Orlando Jimenez 77 90 FFB Stadium, Belmopan Police United won 3–2 on aggregate Finals Game OneLeechi strikes again, Police 1-nil over Verdes in PLB finals game 1 http://amandala.com.bz/news/leechi-strikes-again-police-1-nil-verdes-plb-finals-game-1/ 30 December 2015 Amandala 24 December 2015 20 December 2015 16:00 Verdes 0 – 1 Police United Orlando Jimenez 50 Irfan Basdemir Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Game TwoPolice are champions http://amandala.com.bz/news/police-champions/ 5 January 2016 Amandala 31 December 2015 27 December 2015 16:00 Police United 0 – 0 Verdes Christopher Reid FFB Stadium, Belmopan Police United won 1–0 on aggregate 2015–16 Opening Season champions Police United 2nd Season Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals*1 Belize Deon McCaulay Verdes102 Belize Alexander Peters Placencia Assassins7 Belize Harrison Roches Police United4 Belize James Flores Belize Defence Force5 Belize Jeromy James Belmopan Bandits Belize Elroy Smith Belmopan Bandits Belize Luis Torres Placencia Assassins8 Belize Eugene Martinez Wagiya49 Belize Shane Flores Belize Defence Force3 Belize Orlando Jimenez Police United Belize Devon Makin Police United Belize Darren Myers Police United Belize Paul Nunez Belize Defence Force * Includes playoff goals. Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateBLZ Deon McCaulay Verdes Wagiya 3–2 (A) dmy 2015 09 12BLZ James Flores Belize Defence Force Wagiya 5–0 (H) dmy 2015 10 25BLZ Deon McCaulay Verdes Wagiya 5–0 (H) dmy 2015 11 22 Awards In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced. Award Recipient Team Golden BootBelize Deon McCaulayVerdes MVP (Regular Season)Belize Luis TorresPlacencia Assassins MVP (Playoff)Belize Trevor LennanPolice United Best Young PlayerBelize Darren MyersPolice United Best MidfielderBelize Denmark Casey Jr.Belmopan Bandits Best DefenderBelize Dalton EileyPlacencia Assassins Golden GloveBelize Jaime BrooksPolice United Best CoachBelize Hilberto MuschampPolice United Closing season All 6 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season. The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 6 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 23 January 2016. League table main WDL Closing season 5 Q POL Police United BDF Belize Defence Force BEL Belmopan Bandits PLA Placencia Assassins VER Verdes WAG Wagiya 6 3 1 21 15 Q 6 2 2 16 9 Q 5 3 2 14 5 Q 3 3 4 15 16 Q 3 1 6 13 15 1 0 9 4 23 #FFFFBB Qualification to the Playoffs Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Soccerway Results Round 1 PLB update – Week 3 and 2 back matches completed, 1 back match remaining http://amandala.com.bz/news/plb-update-week-3-2-matches-completed-1-match-remaining/ 13 February 2016 Amandala 9 February 2016 23 January 2016 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 1 – 1 Police United Elroy Smith 28 pen. Daniel Jimenez 72 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 4 February 2016 19:30 Verdes 3 – 1 Belize Defence Force Deon McCaulay 10 Jarret Davis 39 Vallan Symms 76 o.g. Vallan Symms 54 pen. Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 4 February 2016 19:30 Wagiya 0 – 3 Placencia Assassins Luis Torres 43 Ashton Torres 72 Ashley Torres 85 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Round 2 2 games only in Week 2 of PLB Closing Season 2015-2016 http://amandala.com.bz/news/2-games-week-2-plb-closing-season-2015-2016/ 13 February 2016 Amandala 2 February 2016 30 January 2016 19:30 Police United 4 – 2 Wagiya Darren Myers 12 Daniel Jimenez 58 Harrison Roches 84 Devon Makin 86 Jacinto Bermudez 7 Donnel Arzu 15 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 31 January 2016 15:30 Belize Defence Force 0 – 0 Belmopan Bandits MCC Grounds, Belize City 10 February 2016 19:30 Placencia Assassins 1 – 1 Verdes Alexander Peters x1 Nahjib Guerra x1 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Round 3 6 February 2016 19:30 Wagiya 0 – 3 Belmopan Bandits Jordy Polanco 79 Elroy Smith 88 Marlon Meza 90 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 7 February 2016 15:30 Belize Defence Force 3 – 1 Placencia Assassins Harrison Tasher 47 53 Leon Cadle 85 Dalton Eiley 75 pen. MCC Grounds, Belize City 7 February 2016 16:00 Verdes 2 – 3 Police United Nahjib Guerra 4 Gilroy Thurton 60 Amin August Jr. 29 Devon Makin 75 Elio Ramirez 86 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Round 4 Police United maintains lead in Premier League Closing Season http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/10925-police-united-maintains-lead-in-premier-league-closing-season 20 February 2016 The Guardian 19 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223111601/http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/10925-police-united-maintains-lead-in-premier-league-closing-season 23 February 2016 dead dmy-all 13 February 2016 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 2 – 0 Verdes Kervin Johnson 8 Marlon Meza 48 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 13 February 2016 19:30 Wagiya 0 – 1 Belize Defence Force Ricky Ricketts 40 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 14 February 2016 16:00 Police United 4 – 3 Placencia Assassins Kenroy Arthurs 13 Byron Usher 33 Devon Makin 40 Elio Ramirez 83 Ashley Torres 41 Luis Torres 43 pen. Leonard Valdez 59 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Round 5 Police United continues mastery of Premier League competition http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/10972-police-united-continues-mastery-of-premier-league-competition 9 March 2016 The Guardian 25 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309134330/http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/10972-police-united-continues-mastery-of-premier-league-competition 9 March 2016 dead dmy-all 20 February 2016 19:30 Placencia Assassins 0 – 0 Belmopan Bandits Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 21 February 2016 15:30 Belize Defence Force 2 – 2 Police United Kadeem Martinez 80 Harrison Tasher 87 Devon Makin 36 Harrison Roches 63 MCC Grounds, Belize City 21 February 2016 16:00 Verdes 0 – 1 Wagiya Jose Martinez 27 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Round 6 Belmopan Bandits new leaders of the Closing Season competition http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/11005-belmopan-bandits-new-leaders-of-the-closing-season-competition 9 March 2016 The Guardian 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309140159/http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/11005-belmopan-bandits-new-leaders-of-the-closing-season-competition 9 March 2016 dead dmy-all 27 February 2016 19:30 Placencia Assassins 1 – 0 Wagiya Luis Torres 67 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 28 February 2016 16:00 Police United 0 – 2 Belmopan Bandits Amilton Filho 38 Marlon Meza 78 pen. Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 3 April 2016 15:30 Belize Defence Force 1 – 0 Verdes Paul Nunez 82 MCC Grounds, Belize City Round 7 Belize Defence Force blank the Belmopan Bandits http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/11051-belize-defence-force-blank-the-belmopan-bandits 24 March 2016 The Guardian 10 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160405060316/http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/11051-belize-defence-force-blank-the-belmopan-bandits 5 April 2016 dead dmy-all 6 March 2016 16:00 Belmopan Bandits 0 – 1 Belize Defence Force Osmar Duran 16 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 6 March 2016 16:00 Verdes 2 – 3 Placencia Assassins Jarret Davis 28 66 Luis Torres 69 Dellon Torres 84 90+ Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 31 March 2016 19:30 Wagiya 1 – 2 Police United Erwin Middleton 68 John King 16 Devon Makin 58 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Round 8 PLB Week 8 – 4 teams poised to make playoffs http://amandala.com.bz/news/plb-week-8-4-teams-poised-playoffs/ 24 March 2016 Amandala 15 March 2016 12 March 2016 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 3 – 0 Wagiya Eugene Martinez 34 Jordy Polanco 61 Rai West 69 FFB Stadium, Belmopan 12 March 2016 19:30 Placencia Assassins 1 – 3 Belize Defence Force Mario Villanueva 61 Harrison Tasher 32 Osmar Duran 40 Paul Nunez 81 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence 13 March 2016 16:00 Police United 2 – 0 Verdes Andres Makin Jr. 4 Carlton Thomas 18 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Round 9 Belize Defence Force new leaders in Closing Season tournament http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/11122-belize-defence-force-new-leaders-in-closing-season-tournament 24 March 2016 The Guardian 23 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160405022538/http://www.guardian.bz/all-sports/11122-belize-defence-force-new-leaders-in-closing-season-tournament 5 April 2016 dead dmy-all 20 March 2016 15:30 Belize Defence Force 3 – 0 Wagiya Mark Arzu 32 Ricky Ricketts 38 Osmar Duran 41 MCC Grounds, Belize City 20 March 2016 16:00 Verdes 2 – 1 Belmopan Bandits Jamil Cano 62 Cristobal Gilharry 85 Elroy Smith 41 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 2 April 2016 19:30 Placencia Assassins 1 – 1 Police United Lionel Cabral 13 Andres Makin Jr. 3 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Round 10 24 March 2016 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 2 – 1 Placencia Assassins Kervin Johnson 9 Randy Padilla 58 Ashley Torres 64 Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan 24 March 2016 19:30 Police United 2 – 1 Belize Defence Force Daniel Jimenez 68 Jermaine Jones 79 Harrison Tasher 28 Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio 24 March 2016 19:30 Wagiya 0 – 3 Verdes Deon McCaulay 66 75 Rodney Pacheco 90+ pen. Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Playoffs Semi-Finals Finals 30 1 Police United 3 2 5 (7) 4 Placencia Assassins 2 3 5 (8) 2 Belize Defence Force 1 1 2 3 Belmopan Bandits 2 1 3 4 Placencia Assassins 0 0 0 3 Belmopan Bandits 0 2 2 Semi-finals Game OneBandits and Police win PLB semifinals Game 1 http://amandala.com.bz/news/bandits-police-win-plb-semifinals-game-1/ 27 April 2016 Amandala 12 April 2016 9 April 2016 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 2 – 1 Belize Defence Force Kervin Johnson 17 Ian Gaynair 22 Ricky Ricketts 73 Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan 9 April 2016 19:30 Placencia Assassins 2 – 3 Police United Ashton Torres 3 Mario Villanueva 52 Devon Makin 5 Harrison Roches 24 Amin August Jr. 63 Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Game TwoBandits drop BDF; Assassins shock Police http://amandala.com.bz/news/bandits-drop-bdf-assassins-shock-police/ 27 April 2016 Amandala 19 April 2016 17 April 2016 15:30 Belize Defence Force 1 – 1 Belmopan Bandits Leon Cadle 78 Elroy Smith 45 pen. MCC Grounds, Belize City Belmopan Bandits won 3–2 on aggregate. 17 April 2016 16:00 Police United 2 – 3 Placencia Assassins Harrison Roches 27 pen. Byron Usher 67 Dalton Eiley 16 pen. Gilbert Swaso 34 Ernie Whyte 51 7 – 8 Trevor Lennan Darren Myers John King Elio Ramirez Kenroy Arthurs Frank Lopez Andres Makin Jr. Ashton Torres Lionel Cabral Charles Leslie Dalton Eiley Kareem Haylock Dellon Torres Ashley Torres Mario Villanueva Norman Broaster Stadium, San Ignacio Series tied 5–5 on aggregate. Placencia Assassins won 8–7 on penalties. Finals Game One 23 April 2016 19:30 Placencia Assassins 0 – 0 Belmopan Bandits Christopher Reid Michael Ashcroft Stadium, Independence Game TwoBelmopan Bandits FC is the PLB 2015-2016 Closing Season Champion http://amandala.com.bz/news/belmopan-bandits-fc-plb-2015-2016-closing-season-champion/ 13 May 2016 Amandala 7 May 2016 30 April 2016 19:30 Belmopan Bandits 2 – 0 Placencia Assassins Kervin Johnson 29 Randy Padilla 83 Irfan Basdemir Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan Belmopan Bandits won 2–0 on aggregate. 2015–16 Closing Season champions Belmopan Bandits 5th Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals*1 Belize Devon Makin Police United62 Belize Harrison Tasher Belize Defence Force53 Honduras Kervin Johnson Belmopan Bandits4 Belize Harrison Roches Police United Belize Elroy Smith Belmopan Bandits Belize Luis Torres Placencia Assassins7 Belize Jarret Davis Verdes3 Belize Osmar Duran Belize Defence Force Belize Daniel Jimenez Police United Belize Deon McCaulay Verdes Belize Marlon Meza Belmopan Bandits Belize Ricky Ricketts Belize Defence Force Belize Ashley Torres Placencia Assassins * Includes playoff goals. Awards In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced. Award Recipient Team Golden Boot (Regular Season)Belize Devon MakinPolice UnitedBelize Harrison TasherBelize Defence Force Golden Boot (Overall)Belize Devon MakinPolice United MVP (Regular Season)Belize Dalton EileyPlacencia Assassins MVP (Playoff)Belize Elroy SmithBelmopan Bandits Best Young PlayerBelize Jordy PolancoBelmopan Bandits Best MidfielderBelize Denmark Casey Jr.Belmopan Bandits Best DefenderBelize Dalton EileyPlacencia Assassins Golden GloveBelize Shane OrioBelmopan Bandits Best ManagerBelize Alford GrinagePolice United Best CoachBelize Robert MuschampPlacencia Assassins References Category:Top level Belizean football league seasons 1 Bel