Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League

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Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League
Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League Logo.png
Founded2023
First season2024
Country Flag of Saint Lucia.svg SLFA
Confederation CONCACAF
Number of clubs10 (each)
Level on pyramid1-2
International cup(s) CFU Club Shield
Current champions(Premier) La Clery
(Super) Vieux Fort-South
Most championships(Premier) La Clery (1 title)
(Super) Vieux Fort-South (1 title)
Website Official Website

The Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League (SPFL) is a two-tier semi-professional association football league comprising the top two tiers of football in Saint Lucia. It is organized by the Saint Lucia Football Association. [1]

Contents

History

In April 2023, it was announced that the Saint Lucia Football Association had decided to organize a new semi-professional league with the goal of kicking off the first season in June 2023. The league would mark the first time in Saint Lucia history that footballers would be compensated. [2] After lengthy discussions and planning, it was announced in December 2023 that the league would begin its inaugural season in June 2024 with the government of Saint Lucia financing the league for the first three years as it secured corporate sponsors. [3]

In the inaugural season, Vieux Fort South won the Super League title while La Clery were champions of the Premier League. For the second season of the league, 2025, the schedule was switched to a double round-robin format while prize money was increased to a total of EC $200,000. The number of venues was also increased from four to ten throughout the island. [4]

Stucture

The league consists of two tiers, the first-division Premier League and the second-division Super League. [5] There is promotion and relegation between the two leagues. [6]

Clubs

During the inaugural season, the clubs in the league all represented one of the SLFA's nineteen sub-association leagues, corresponding to the districts of Saint Lucia. [2] For the 2025 season, the Saint Lucia national under-20 football team entered the Super League, increasing the number of teams to ten. [7] The member associations all transitioned from non-profit organizations to corporate entities to sustain themselves as businesses. [3]

The following clubs compete in the leagues for the 2025 season. [8] [9]

Premier League (Tier I)

Super League (Tier II)

List of winners

SeasonPremier League (I)Super League (II)Ref.
2024 La Clery Vieux Fort-South [10]
2025

Individual awards

SeasonTierBest ManagerMVPTop ScorerBest MidfielderBest DefenderBest GoalkeeperBest Young PlayerRef.
2024
Premier Zaine Pierre
(La Clery)		 Simeon Francis
(Central Castries)		 Simeon Francis
(Central Castries)		 Simeon Francis
(Central Castries)		 Donil Lionel
(La Clery)		 Aaron Daniel
(Central Castries)		 Aron Daniel
(Central Castries)		 [11]
Super Jamil Joseph
(Vieux Fort South)		 Dahmanii Bertheir
(Anse La Raye)		 Obafemi Poyotte
(Vieux Fort South)		 Romiel Charlerey
(Roseau)		 Kendall Clarke
(Vieux Fort South)		 Bernard Antoine
(South Castries)		 Bernard Antonie
(Vieux Fort South)
2025
Premier
Super

SPFL clubs in international competition

Winners of the Premier League qualify to represent Saint Lucia in the CFU Club Shield. Inaugural champions La Clery was the first club from the league to participate in the competition, entering in 2025. [12] Below is a list of appearances by these clubs in international competitions.

ClubCompetitionRoundOpponentScoreRef.
La Clery 2025 CFU Club Shield Group Stage Flag of Bonaire.svg Real Rincon
1–1
 [13]
Flag of Haiti.svg Capoise w/o [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Saint Lucia FA President talks about development projects with FIFA President Gianni Infantino". FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Andrew, Reginald. "Saint Lucia's Semi-Pro Football League Set to Begin in June". The Voice Saint Lucia. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Saint Lucia Semi-professional Football League to Debut in 2024". The Voice Saint Lucia. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Levy, Leighton. "St. Lucia Semi-Pro Football League Kicks Off Second Season with Bigger Vision, Deeper Impact". Sportsmax. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "City Teams Qualify for Finals in SPFL Tournament". The Voice Saint Lucia. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Following a convincing win against DX, Kian Mondesir and Amaziah Edwain describe what the victory means for the young Mabouya Valley DL". Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Semi Pro Football League 2.0 Kicks Off This Weekend". The Voice Saint Lucia. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Premier League Clubs". Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Super League Clubs". Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Andrew, Reginald. "La Clery, Vieux Fort South Crowned SPFL Champions". The Voice Saint Lucia. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "SPFL Awards Presentation: A Momentous Occasion". The Voice Saint Lucia. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Two VI Clubs Invited to Play in 2025 CFU Club Shield Tournament". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "SV Real Rincon 1–1 La Clery Football League". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Eliezer, Gary. "CFU Club Shield: L'AS Capoise déclare forfait !" (in French). Haiti Tempo. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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