SKNFA Premier League

The SKNFA Premier League, known for sponsorship reasons as the SKNFA National Bank Premier League (previously SKNFA Digicel Super League), is the Saint Kitts top division, created in 1980 and organized by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association.

SKNFA Premier League

Founded	1932 (1932)
Country	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	SKNFA Division 1
Domestic cup(s)	National Cup
International cup(s)	CFU Club Shield
Current champions	St. Paul's United (2024)
Most championships	Newtown United (16 titles)
Top goalscorer	Keithroy Freeman (131 goals)
Current: 2024 SKNFA Premier League

It currently has 10 participating clubs and the season lasts from September to May. At the Regular Stage, each club plays the others twice (home and away) and the top four teams qualify to Super Four stage. The qualified teams play each other once and the top two teams from Super Four play a 3-legged Championship Play-off to determine the season champion. The lowest placed team in Regular Stage is relegated to Saint Kitts and Nevis Division 1, from which another one is promoted.

Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF none of the Saint Kitts and Nevis teams played in the recent years in the CFU Club Championship nor CONCACAF Champions' Cup/CONCACAF Champions League. Their last appearance was in CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1994 represented by Newtown United.

Clubs

• Bath United (Bath)
• Cayon Rockets (Cayon)
• Conaree (Basseterre)
• Dieppe Bay Eagles (Dieppe Bay Town)
• Garden Hotspurs (Basseterre)
• Newtown United (Basseterre)
• Saddlers United (Basseterre)
• St. Paul's United (St. Paul's)
• St. Peters Strikers (St. Peters)
• Trafalgar Southstars (Basseterre)
• United Old Road Jets (Basseterre)
• Village Superstars (Champsville)

Previous winners

• 1978: Village Superstars
• 1980: Village Superstars
• 1981: Newtown United
• 1984: Newtown United
• 1986: Garden Hotspurs
• 1987: Newtown United
• 1988: Newtown United
• 1989: Newtown United
• 1990: Garden Hotspurs
• 1991: Village Superstars
• 1992: Newtown United
• 1993: Newtown United
• 1994: Garden Hotspurs
• 1995: Newtown United
• 1996: Newtown United
• 1997: Newtown United
• 1998: Newtown United
• 1999: St. Paul's United
• 2000–01: Garden Hotspurs
• 2001–02: Cayon Rockets
• 2002–03: Village Superstars
• 2003–04: Newtown United
• 2004–05: Village Superstars
• 2005–06: Village Superstars
• 2006–07: Newtown United
• 2007–08: Newtown United
• 2008–09: St. Paul's United
• 2009–10: Newtown United
• 2010–11: Village Superstars
• 2011–12: Newtown United
• 2012–13: Conaree
• 2013–14: St. Paul's United
• 2014–15: St. Paul's United
• 2015–16: Cayon Rockets
• 2016–17: Cayon Rockets
• 2017–18: Village Superstars
• 2018–19: abandoned
• 2019–20: St. Paul's United
• 2020–21: not held due to COVID-19
• 2021–22: St. Paul's United
• 2023: Village Superstars
• 2024: St. Paul's United

Performance by club

Club	City	Titles	Last title
Newtown United	Basseterre	16	2011–12
Village Superstars	Basseterre	9	2023
St. Paul's United	St. Paul's	7	2023–24
Garden Hotspurs	Basseterre	4	2000–01
Cayon Rockets	Cayon	3	2016–17
Conaree	Basseterre	1	2012–13

Top goalscorers

Season	Goalscorer	Club	Goals
2017-18	Carlos Bertie	Cayon Rockets	23
2018-19	Keithroy Freeman	St. Paul's United FC	16
2019-20	Keithroy Freeman	St. Paul's United FC	38
2021-22	Keithroy Freeman	St. Paul's United	23
2022-23	Keithroy Freeman	St. Paul's United	26
2024	Keithroy Freeman	St. Paul's United	15

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank	Country	Player	Hat-tricks
1		Keithroy Freeman	6
2		Carlos Bertie	2
3		Anthony Caines	1
		Dahjal Kelly
		Kadeen Lewis
		Errol O'Loughlin
		Sean Percival
		Nicquan Phipps
		Kimaree Rogers
		Kennedy Rodriquez
		Tiquanny Williams

External links

• Saint Kitts and Nevis - List of Champions, RSSSF.com