Cayman Islands Premier League

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Cayman Islands League
Cayman Island League.png
Founded1980
CountryCayman Islands
Confederation CONCACAF, CFU
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toCayman Islands First Division
Domestic cup(s) Cayman Islands FA Cup
International cup(s) CFU Club Championship
Current champions Scholars International
(2022–23)
Most championships Scholars International
(15 titles)
Top goalscorer Dwayne Wright
(97 goals)
Website Official website
Current: 2023–24 Cayman Islands Premier League

The Cayman Islands League is the top association football league in the Cayman Islands and was created in 1980. [1] [2] Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF since 1992, no team participated in the CFU Club Championship until the 2010 CFU Club Championship, where Elite SC entered. No team from the Cayman Islands has ever participated in a CONCACAF club tournament CONCACAF Champions' Cup or CONCACAF Champions League. [3]

Contents

Current teams

The following 10 teams are competing in the 2020–21 season. [4] Prior to the 2020–21 season, the league had 12 teams.

ClubPosition
in 2018–19
Location
Academy George Town
Bodden Town Bodden Town
East End United East End
Elite West Bay
Future West Bay
George Town George Town
Latinos George Town
Roma United George Town
Scholars International West Bay
Sunset George Town

Champions

SeasonChampion
1970–71 B-Rite Stars
1971–72 B-Rite Stars
1972–73 Saprissa FC
1973–74Unknown
1975–1978Unknown
1979–80 Yama Sun Oil
1980–81 Yama Sun Oil
1981–82Unknown
1982–83 St. George's
1983–84 Mont Joly
1985–1996Unknown
1996–97 George Town SC
1997–98 Scholars International FC
1998–99 George Town SC
1999–00 Western Union FC
2000–01 Scholars International FC
2001–02 George Town SC
2002–03 Scholars International FC
2003–04 Latinos FC
2004–05 Western Union FC
2005–06 Scholars International FC
2006–07 Scholars International FC
2007–08 Scholars International FC
2008–09 Elite SC
2009–10 Scholars International FC
2010–11 Elite SC
2011–12 Scholars International FC
2012–13 Bodden Town FC
2013–14 Bodden Town FC
2014–15 Scholars International FC
2015–16 Scholars International FC
2016–17 Bodden Town FC
2017–18 Scholars International FC
2018–19 Scholars International FC
2019–20 Bodden Town FC
2020–21 Scholars International
2021–22 Scholars International
2022–23 Scholars International

Performance by club

ClubWinnersWinning years
Scholars International SC
14
1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Bodden Town FC
4
2013, 2014, 2017, 2020
George Town SC
3
1997, 1999, 2002
B-Rite Stars
2
1971, 1972
Yama Sun Oil SC
2
1979, 1980
Western Union FC
2
2000, 2005
Elite SC
2
2009, 2011
Saprissa FC
1
1973
St. George's
1
1983
Mont Joly
1
1984
Latinos FC
1
2004

Best scorers

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
2000–01 Flag of Jamaica.svg Anthony Fogarty George Town SC 21
2001–02 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Gary Whittaker George Town SC 23
2002–03 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Gary Whittaker Scholars International 11
2003–04 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Michael Wilks George Town SC 12
2006–07 Flag of Honduras.svg Carlos Powery Tigers FC 30
2009-10 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Tex Whitelocke George Town SC 13
2010–11 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Dwayne Wright Elite SC 18
2011–12 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Dwayne Wright Elite SC 20
2012–13 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Dwayne Wright Bodden Town FC 21
2013–14 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Theron Wood Bodden Town FC 28
2019–20 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Chris Reeves
Kimani Finn
Elite SC
Scholars International
13
2020-21 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Jonah Ebanks Scholars International 21

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Jonah Ebanks 2
2 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Keigel Atkinson1
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Chris Brown
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Mark Ebanks
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Fabian Malcolm
Flag of Honduras.svg Carlos Powery
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Kirk Rowe
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Steven Wellington
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Tex Whitelock

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