Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division

The Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, currently known as the Digicel/Red Stripe Premier Division for sponsorship purposes, is the top football league in Antigua and Barbuda.

Premier Division

Founded	1968
Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of clubs	15
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	First Division
Domestic cup(s)	FA Cup
International cup(s)	CFU Club Shield
Current champions	All Saints United (2023–24)
Most championships	Empire (13 titles)
Top goalscorer	Conrad Whyte (158 goals)
Website	www.antiguafootball.com
Current: 2024–25 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division

History

It was created in 1968 and is headed by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. As of the 2023-24 Season, 15 teams participate in this league. The winner of the league qualifies for the following year's CFU Club Championship. The 9th and 10th placed teams are relegated to the Antigua and Barbuda First Division.

The championship is usually played between September and March.

From 28th January 2024, the league has found a steady growth of interest in parts of the United Kingdom. ^{[citation needed]}

Clubs (2023–24)

St. John's

Liberta

Five Islands

Old Road

Parham

SAP

Grenades

Swetes

St. John's teams:
Aston Villa
Hoppers
Tryum

Locations of the 2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division teams

• All Saints United
• Aston Villa (St. John's)
• Five Islands (Five Islands)
• Garden Stars
• Green City FC
• Grenades (Jennings)
• Hoppers (Greenbay, St. John's)
• Liberta (Liberta, Antigua and Barbuda)
• Old Road (Old Road)
• Ottos Rangers FC

Parham (Parham)

• Pigotts Bullets
• SAP (Bolans)
• Swetes (Swetes)
• Willikies FC

Previous winners

Ed.	Season	Champion
1	1969	Empire
2	1970	Empire
3	1971	Empire
4	1972	Empire
5	1973	Empire
6	1974–75	Empire
7	1975–76	Supa Stars
8	1976–77	Supa Stars
9	1977–78	Five Islands
10	1978–79	Empire
11	1979–82
12	1983	Lion Hill Spliff
13	1983–84	Villa Lions
14	1984–85	Liberta
15	1985–86	Villa Lions
16	1986–87	Liberta
17	1987–88	Empire
18	1988–89	SAP
19	1989–90	J&J Construction
20	1990–91
21	1991–92	Empire
22	1992–93
23	1993–94	Lion Hill Spliff
24	1994–95	English Harbour
25	1995–96	English Harbour
26	1996–97	English Harbour
27	1997–98	Empire
28	1998–99	Empire
29	1999–00	Empire
30	2000–01	Empire
31	2001–02	Parham
32	2002–03	Parham
33	2003–04	Bassa
34	2004–05	Bassa
35	2005–06	SAP
36	2006–07	Bassa
37	2007–08	Bassa
38	2008–09	SAP
39	2009–10	Bassa
40	2010–11	Parham
41	2011–12	Old Road
42	2012–13	Old Road
43	2013–14	SAP
44	2014–15	Parham
45	2015–16	Hoppers
46	2016–17	Parham
47	2017–18	Hoppers
48	2018–19	Liberta
49	2019–20	Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
–	2020–21	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
50	2022–23	Grenades
51	2023–24	All Saints United
52	2024–25	All Saints United

Performance by club

Club	Titles	Seasons won
Empire	13	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
Parham	6	1989–90, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17
Bassa	5	2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10
SAP	4	1988–89, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14
English Harbour	3	1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
Hoppers	2	2015–16, 2017–18
Liberta	2	1984–85, 1986–87
Lion Hill Spliff	2	1983, 1993–94
Old Road	2	2011–12, 2012–13
Supa Stars	2	1975–76, 1976–77
Villa Lions	2	1983–84, 1985–86
All Saints United	1	2023-24
Five Islands	1	1977–78
Liberta FC	1	2018–19
Grenades	1	2022–23

Top goalscorers

Year	Topscorer(s)	Club(s)	Goals
2000–01	Conrad Whyte	Empire	21
2001–02	Conrad Whyte	Empire	26
2002–03	Rackley Thomas	SAP	20
2004–05	Peter Byers	SAP	18
2006–07	Ranjae Christian	Bassa	15
2008–09	Stefan Smith	Old Road	17
2009–10	Kelly Frederick	Hoppers	15
2012–13	Stefan Smith	Old Road	16
2013–14	Tevaughn Harriette	Parham	15
2016–17	Stefan Smith	Old Road	18
2017–18	Sánder Fernández	Five Islands	14
2019-20	Rakeem Joseph	Empire	10
2022–23	Raheem Deterville	Old Road	22
2023-24	Raheem Deterville	Old Road	20

Most time goalscorers

• 3 times
  • Stefan Smith (2008-09, 2012-13, 2016-17)

Most goals by a player in a single season

• 26 goals
  • Conrad Whyte (2001-02)

Most goals by a player in a single game

• 6 goals
  • Stefan Smith

All-time goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Conrad Whyte	158
2	Peter Byers	141

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank	Country	Player	Hat-tricks
1		Peter Byers	6
2		Kelly Frederick	4
		Raheem Deterville
4		Kerry Skepple	3
		Stefan Smith
		Ridel Stanislas
		Tamorley Thomas
8		Rakeem Joseph	2
		Nazir McBurnette
		Tariq Prince
		Yoandir Puga
		Ahzino Solomon
		Malcolm Stewart
		Shaquan Telemarque
		Jamie Thomas
		Rackley Thomas
		Tyrique Tongue
		Yasnay Torres
19		Bonnis Anthony	1
		Errie Barnes
		Clinton Benjamin
		Junior Benjamin
		Barrington Blake
		Emil Browne
		Theo Browne
		Randolph Burton
		Okeem Challenger
		Kenyatta Christian
		Ranjae Christian
		Derrick Edwards
		Eroy Gonsalves
		Gayson Gregory
		Ronnie Gustave
		Steven Harris
		Tash Harris
		Ashden Isaac
		Kai Jacobs
		Shafeeq Joseph
		Rodney Lawrence
		Tev Lawrence
		Renae Lloyd
		Kenny Morgan
		Donovan Pert
		Samoel Rodriques
		Sean Sam
		Tyio Simon
		Mitchley Wall
		Denzil Watson

Most hat-tricks in a single season

• 25 hat-tricks (2022–23)

External links

• Antigua and Barbuda - List of Champions, RSSSF.com