Georgetown Ibayani FC

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Georgetown Ibayani
Full name Georgetown Ibayani Football Club
Nickname(s) Ibayani
Founded 2007
Ground Michael Ashcroft Stadium
Independence, Belize
Ground Capacity 2,000
League Belize Premier Football League

Georgetown Ibayani is a Belizean football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League (BPFL) of the Football Federation of Belize.

Belize country in Central America

Belize is a country located on the eastern coast of Central America. Belize is bordered on the northwest by Mexico, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by Guatemala. It has an area of 22,970 square kilometres (8,867 sq mi) and a population of 387,879 (2017). Its mainland is about 180 mi (290 km) long and 68 mi (110 km) wide. It has the lowest population and population density in Central America. The country's population growth rate of 1.87% per year (2015) is the second highest in the region and one of the highest in the Western Hemisphere.

The Belize Premier Football League (BPFL) was the premier division of association football in Belize sanctioned by the Football Federation of Belize. The league disbanded in 2011 after the merger with the Super League of Belize to create a new top league in Belize, the Premier League of Belize.

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