SKNFA Premier League

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SKNFA Premier League
Founded1932;92 years ago (1932)
Country Saint Kitts and Nevis
Confederation CONCACAF
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to SKNFA Division 1
Domestic cup(s) National Cup
International cup(s) CFU Club Championship
Current champions Village Superstars
(2023)
Most championships Newtown United (16 titles)
Top goalscorer Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Keithroy Freeman
(123 goals)
Current: 2024 SKNFA Premier League

The SKNFA Premier League, known for sponsorship reasons as the SKNFA National Bank Premier League [1] (previously SKNFA Digicel Super League), is the Saint Kitts top division, created in 1980 and organized by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association.

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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 for the 2021 [2] season

Previous winners

Performance by club

ClubCityTitlesLast title
Newtown United Basseterre 162011–12
Village Superstars Basseterre 92023
St. Paul's United St. Paul's 62021–22
Garden Hotspurs Basseterre 42000–01
Cayon Rockets Cayon 32016–17
Conaree Basseterre 12012–13

Top goalscorers

SeasonGoalscorerClubGoals
2017-18 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Carlos BertieCayon Rockets23
2018-19 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Keithroy FreemanSt. Paul's United FC16
2019-20 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Keithroy FreemanSt. Paul's United FC38
2021-22 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Keithroy FreemanSt. Paul's United23
2022-23 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Keithroy FreemanSt. Paul's United26
2023-24 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Keithroy FreemanSt. Paul's United7

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Keithroy Freeman5
2 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Carlos Bertie1
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Anthony Caines
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Dahjal Kelly
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Kadeen Lewis
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Nicquan Phipps
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Kimaree Rogers
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Kennedy Rodriquez
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Tiquanny Williams

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References

  1. SKNFA Premier League Matches Continue
  2. "Saint Kitts and Nevis 2021/22".