The 2018
Barbados Premier League
The Premier League is the top Association football, football league in Barbados. It was created in 1947 and is headed by the Barbados Football Association. Ten teams participate in this league. It is known as the Digicel Premier League for sponso ...
(officially the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 72nd season of the highest tier of
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
in
Barbados
Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...
. The league season began on 11 March and ended on 8 July 2018.
Format
The 12 teams were divided into two zones of six teams each. Each team played the other teams in their own zone twice and the teams in the other zone once, for a total of 16 matches. The teams who finished first in each zone played in the championship match for the title, while the teams finishing second in each zone played in the third place match. The teams who finished last in each zone were relegated, while the teams who finished fifth played over two matches with the loser also relegated.
2018 Season Fixtures
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Teams change
;Promoted from previous season
*Empire
*Silver Sands
*Porey Springs
;Relegated from previous season
*
Regular season
Zone 1
Zone 2
Championship final
Third-place match
Relegation playoff
First leg
Second leg
''Waterford Compton relegated.''
References
External links
Barbados Football Association
{{Football in Barbados
Barbados Premier Division seasons
Barbados
Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...
Barbados
Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...