The 2016 Barbados Premier Division (officially the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 70th season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. UWI Blackbirds won their first league title, holding off defending champions BDF by a single point. Pinelands United were winless and are joined by Empire Club in being relegated to Barbados First Division for the 2017 season.
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | UWI Blackbirds |
| Relegated | Empire Club Pinelands United |
| CFU Club Championship | BDF UWI Blackbirds |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 377 (4.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mario Harte (29) |
| Biggest home win | UWI Blackbirds 14-0 Rendezvous (19 June 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Pinelands United 0-21 UWI Blackbirds (5 June 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Pinelands United 0-21 UWI Blackbirds (5 June 2016) |
| Longest winning run | BDF (7) |
| Longest unbeaten run | BDF (10) |
| Longest winless run | Pinelands United (18) |
| Longest losing run | Pinelands United (7) |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 19 June 2016. | |
Changes from 2015
edit- Pride of Gall Hill and Silver Sands were relegated to the Barbados First Division.
- Belfield and Empire Club were promoted to the Premier Division.
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UWI Blackbirds (C, Q) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 19 | 61 | 45 | Qualification for 2017 CFU Club Championship |
| 2 | BDF (Q) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 46 | 44 | |
| 3 | Weymouth Wales | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 34 | |
| 4 | Paradise | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 34 | |
| 5 | Rendezvous | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 22 | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | |
| 7 | Brittons Hill | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Belfield | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 20 | |
| 9 | Empire Club (R) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 15 | Relegation to 2017 Barbados First Division |
| 10 | Pinelands United (R) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 85 | −65 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results
editStatistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mario Harte
|
UWI Blackbirds | 29 |
| 2 | Armando Lashley
|
Paradise | 19 |
| 3 | Shaquille Stewart
|
BDF | 16 |
| 4 | Shaquille Boyce
|
BDF | 14 |
| Jairo Lombardo
|
UWI Blackbirds | 14 | |
| 6 | Kyle Gibson
|
Notre Dame | 12 |
 Shandel Samuel
|
Rendezvous | 12 | |
| 8 | Corey Barrow
|
UWI Blackbirds | 11 |
| Kemar Headley
|
Weymouth | 11 | |
| 10 | Hadan Holligan
|
Weymouth | 9 |
 Omando McLeod
|
Empire Club | 9 |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemar Headley | Weymouth Wales | Pinelands United | 4-0[2] | 17 January 2016 |
| Mario Harte | UWI Blackbirds | Pinelands United | 5-1[3] | 31 January 2016 |
| Shaquille Stewart4 | BDF | Pinelands United | 4-0 | 6 February 2016 |
| Armando Lashley4 | Paradise | Belfield | 1-5[4] | 6 February 2016 |
| Mario Harte | UWI Blackbirds | Brittons Hill | 1-4[5] | 14 February 2016 |
| Corey Barrow | UWI Blackbirds | Belfield | 4-0[6] | 20 February 2016 |
| Dwayne Stanford | Rendezvous | Pinelands | 6-4[7] | 21 February 2016 |
| Shane Welch | Pinelands | Rendezvous | 6-4[7] | 21 February 2016 |
| Andre Leslie4 | UWI Blackbirds | Empire Club | 4-0 | 12 March 2016 |
| Shaquille Stewart | BDF | Pinelands United | 0-6[8] | 12 March 2016 |
| Jamar Grazette | Belfield | Pinelands United | 2-8 | 28 May 2016 |
| Henderson Richards | Belfield | Pinelands United | 2-8 | 28 May 2016 |
| Tristan Parris | Weymouth Wales | Empire Club | 2-4 | 29 May 2016 |
| Omando McLeod | Empire Club | Rendezvous | 0-3 | 1 June 2016 |
| Armando Lashley | Paradise | Empire Club | 3-1 | 4 June 2016 |
| Corey Barrow | UWI Blackbirds | Pinelands United | 0-21[9] | 5 June 2016 |
| Mario Harte10 | UWI Blackbirds | Pinelands United | 0-21[9] | 5 June 2016 |
| Corey Barrow | UWI Blackbirds | Rendezvous | 14-0 | 19 June 2016 |
| Dario Harewood | UWI Blackbirds | Rendezvous | 14-0 | 19 June 2016 |
| Mario Harte | UWI Blackbirds | Rendezvous | 14-0 | 19 June 2016 |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
10 Player scored 10 goals.
References
edit- ^ "Barbados Football Association - Barbados". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Blackbirds pip Rendezvous -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Blackbirds leading -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Paradise thrash Belfield -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Goals galore | Barbados Today". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "UWI suck the wind out of Belfield -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Sweet Paradise | Barbados Today". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Stewart does trick for BDF -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Bloody Sunday | Barbados Today". Retrieved 7 June 2016.