The Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, at present identified because the ABFA Premier League, is the top football league in Antigua and Barbuda.

History
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It was created in 1968 and is headed by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. The 9th and tenth placed groups are relegated to the Antigua and Barbuda First Division. The winner of the league qualifies for the next yr’s CFU Membership Championship. As of the 2023-24 Season, 15 teams participate in this league.

The championship is often played between September and March.

From 28 January 2024, the league has found a gradual growth of interest in parts of the United Kingdom. [quotation needed]

Clubs (2023-24)
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St. John’s

St. John’s groups:
Aston Villa
Hoppers
Tryum

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

Aston Villa (St. John’s)

Five Islands (5 Islands)

Backyard Stars

Green City FC

Grenades (Jennings)

Hoppers (Greenbay, St. John’s)

Liberta (Liberta, Antigua and Barbuda)

Previous Street (Outdated Highway)

Parham (Parham)

SAP (Bolans)

Swetes (Swetes)

Willikies (Willikies)

Earlier winners
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Ed. Season Champion

1
1969 Empire

2
1970 Empire

3
1971 Empire

four
1972 Empire

5
1973 Empire

6
1974-seventy five Empire

7
1975-76 Supa Stars

eight
1976-77 Supa Stars

9
1977-78 5 Islands

10
1978-seventy nine Empire

eleven
1979-82

12
1983 Lion Hill Spliff

thirteen
1983-eighty four Villa Lions

14
1984-eighty five Liberta

15
1985-86 Villa Lions

16
1986-87 Liberta

17
1987-88 Empire

18
1988-89 SAP

19
1989-ninety J&J Development

20
1990-91

21
1991-92 Empire

22
1992-ninety three

23
1993-94 Lion Hill Spliff

24
1994-ninety five 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

forty
2010-eleven Parham

forty one
2011-12 Outdated Highway

42
2012-13 Previous Road

43
2013-14 SAP

44
2014-15 Parham

45
2015-sixteen Hoppers

forty six
2016-17 Parham

47
2017-18 Hoppers

forty eight
2018-19 Liberta

49
2019-20 Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic

–
2020-21 Canceled resulting from COVID-19 pandemic

50
2022-23 Grenades

fifty one
2023-24 All Saints United

fifty two
2024-25 All Saints United

Performance by membership
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Membership Titles Seasons received

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-ninety seven

Hoppers 2 2015-16, 2017-18

Liberta 2 1984-85, 1986-87

Lion Hill Spliff 2 1983, 1993-94

Previous Road 2 2011-12, 2012-13

Supa Stars 2 1975-76, 1976-77

Villa Lions 2 1983-84, 1985-86

All Saints United 2 2023-24, 2024-25

Five Islands 1 1977-78

Liberta FC 1 2018-19

Grenades 1 2022-23

Prime goalscorers
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12 months 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 Street 17

2009-10 Kelly Frederick Hoppers 15

2012-13 Stefan Smith Old Highway 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 Outdated Road 22

2023-24 Raheem Deterville Outdated Highway 20

2024-25 Raheem Deterville All Saints United 19

Most time goalscorers

3 times every.

Stefan Smith (2008-09, 2012-13 and 2016-17)

Raheem Deterville (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25)

Most targets by a player in a single season

26 objectives

Conrad Whyte (2001-02)

Most targets by a participant in a single game

6 targets

All-time goalscorers
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Rank Participant Goals

1 Conrad Whyte 158

2 Peter Byers 141

A number of hat-tricks
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Rank Country Player Hat-methods

1 Peter Byers 6

2 Kelly Frederick 4

Raheem Deterville

four Kerry Skepple three

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-tips (2022-23)

Antigua and Barbuda – Record of Champions, RSSSF.com

Football in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Soccer Association

Nationwide groups

Olympic (U-23)

Nationwide crew

U-23

U-20

U-17

League system

Premier Division

Home cups

Males

FA Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Yr

Prime scorers

Lists

All-time Desk

Champions

International footballers

International players

Males’s clubs

Ladies’s clubs

Men’s gamers

Women’s players

Expatriate gamers

Managers

Referees

Venues

Information

Clubs

Empire

Five Islands

Swetes

Grenades

Hoppers

Outdated Highway

Parham

Pigotts Bullets

SAP

Tryum

Former clubs

All Saints United

A&R Smitty

Bassa

Celtics

English Harbour

Fort Highway

Glanvilles

J & J Building

Liberta

Lion Hill Spliff

Ottos Rangers

Potters Tigers

Sea View Farm

Supa Stars

Urlings Golden Stars

Villa Lions

Willikies

Seasons

2010-eleven

2011-12

2012-thirteen

2013-14

2014-15

2015-sixteen

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

Top-degree men’s football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Current

Bonaire†

French Guiana†

Guadeloupe†

Martinique†

Saint Kitts and Nevis (Saint Kitts, Nevis)

Saint Martin†

Sint Maarten†

Non-recognized

Saint Pierre et Miquelon

Sint Eustatius (defunct)

† Related members

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