The 2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division was the 47th season of the Antigua and Barbuda top-flight football league. The season began on 12 November 2017 and ended on 18 March 2018.[1]
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hoppers |
| Relegated | Bullets Empire |
| Caribbean Club Shield | Hoppers |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 265 (2.94 per match) |
| Biggest home win | SAP 5–0 Tryum 30 December 2018 |
| Biggest away win | SAP 1–5 Old Road 9 January 2018 Empire 0–4 Grenades 17 February 2018 |
| Highest scoring | Grenades 4–3 SAP 18 November 2017 Swetes 5–2 SAP 18 February 2018 Bullets 4–3 Parham 4 March 2018 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
Hoppers won their second title, and their first since 2016, after defeating Parham, 1–0, on the final match day.[2]
Clubs
edit| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| Bullets | Piggotts | Pigotts Sports Ground |
| Empire | St. John's | Antigua Recreation Ground |
| Five Islands | Five Islands | Five Islands School Ground |
| Grenades | St. John's | Antigua Recreation Ground |
| Hoppers | St. John's | Antigua Recreation Ground |
| Old Road | Old Road | Old Road Recreation Ground |
| Parham | Parham | Parham Field |
| SAP | St. John's | Antigua Recreation Ground |
| Swetes | ||
| Tryum | St. John's | Antigua Recreation Ground |
Standings
editFinal table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoppers (C) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 37 | Qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield |
| 2 | Five Islands | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 35 | |
| 3 | Parham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 28 | |
| 4 | Grenades | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 26 | |
| 5 | Tryum | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Swetes | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 22 | |
| 7 | SAP | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 21 | |
| 8 | Old Road (Q) | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 20 | Qualify for the Relegation playoffs |
| 9 | Bullets (R) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 19 | Relegation to the ABFA First Division |
| 10 | Empire (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 12 |
Relegation playoffs
editThe eighth placed team in the Premier Division (Old Road) played a single round robin with the third and fourth placed teams from the First Division (Fort Road and Willikies, respectively). The winner of the round robin earned the right to play in the following years Premier Division, while the remaining teams would play in the First Division. At the end of playoffs, Old Road retained their spot in the Premier Division, and Fort Road and Willikies returned to the First Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Road | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | 2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division |
| 2 | Fort Road | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda First Division |
| 3 | Willikies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Antigua and Barbuda 2017/18, RSSSF.com
- ^ Baptiste, Neto (March 20, 2018). "Hoppers Claim Title, Old Road Reach Playoffs". Antigua Observer. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
External links
edit- http://antiguafootball.com/leagues-ta/premier-league/ Archived 2019-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
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