2012_Premier_League_of_Belize
2012 Premier League of Belize
Football league season
The 2012 Premier League of Belize was the first season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. The season commenced on 11 February 2012.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 February 2012 – 12 May 2012 |
| Champions | Placencia Assassins |
| Matches played | 66 |
| Goals scored | 191 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jesse Smith (8) |
| Biggest home win | Belize Defence Force 7-0 World FC (11 March 2012) |
| Biggest away win | World FC 0-5 Belize Defence Force (14 April 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Hankook Verdes 7-1 Paradise/Freedom Fighters (5 April 2012) |
| Longest winning run | Belize Defence Force & Police United (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Police United (12) |
| Longest winless run | World FC (10) |
| Longest losing run | World FC (6) |
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In October 2011 teams were invited to apply for membership for the new Premier League of Belize.[1] In early January 2012 it was announced that there will be 12 teams competing in the inaugural season. There were 6 teams from the North Zone and 6 teams from the South Zone.[2] Each team played teams in their zone twice, with the top 2 teams from each zone advancing to the playoffs.[3]
North Zone
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South Zone
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North Zone
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belize Defence Force | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 23 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Belize | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 19 | |
| 3 | San Pedro Seadogs | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 15 | |
| 4 | San Felipe Barcelona | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Juventus | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | |
| 6 | World FC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 34 | −25 | 1 |
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
South Zone
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Police United | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 28 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Placencia Assassins | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | |
| 3 | San Ignacio United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
| 5 | Belmopan Bandits | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 7 | |
| 6 | Hankook Verdes | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 6 |
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Round 1
North Zone[4]
More information Belize Defence Force, 2 – 2 ...
| Belize Defence Force | 2 – 2 | San Pedro Seadogs |
|---|---|---|
Byron Usher  43' Harrison Tasher 90+2' |
Jesse Smith 10' Kenny Witzel 23' |
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More information San Felipe Barcelona, 2 – 2 ...
| San Felipe Barcelona | 2 – 2 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Acevedo 75' Christopher Hendricks 90+2' |
Osmar Duran 40', 85' |
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South Zone
More information Police United, 1 – 0 ...
| Police United | 1 – 0 | Placencia Assassins |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Jimenez 48' |
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More information Hankook Verdes, 0 – 1 ...
| Hankook Verdes | 0 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
|---|---|---|
| Alden Coleman 39' |
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More information San Ignacio United, 1 – 0 ...
| San Ignacio United | 1 – 0 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
|---|---|---|
| Amin August Jr. 32' |
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Round 2
North Zone[5]
More information Belize Defence Force, 2 – 0 ...
| Belize Defence Force | 2 – 0 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon Meza 85' Richard Jimenez 87' |
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More information San Felipe Barcelona, 1 – 1 ...
| San Felipe Barcelona | 1 – 1 | FC Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Acevedo 62' |
Jeromy James 66' |
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More information San Pedro Seadogs, 4 – 2 ...
| San Pedro Seadogs | 4 – 2 | World FC |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Witzel 49' (pen), 57' Francisco Mejia 73' Jesse Smith 90+2' |
Onri Meza 71' Carlos Vasquez 85' |
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South Zone
More information Paradise/Freedom Fighters, 0 – 2 ...
| Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 0 – 2 | Police United |
|---|---|---|
| Lennox Castillo 28' Orlando Jimenez 73' |
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More information Placencia Assassins, 4 – 0 ...
| Placencia Assassins | 4 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
|---|---|---|
| Zerrick Torres 7' Ernie Whyte 18' Luis Torres 70', 90' |
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More information San Ignacio United, 1 – 1 ...
| San Ignacio United | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
|---|---|---|
| Seannon Defour 63' |
Woodrow West 57' (pen) |
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Round 3
North Zone[6]
More information San Felipe Barcelona, 1 – 0 ...
| San Felipe Barcelona | 1 – 0 | Belize Defence Force |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Perez 50' |
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South Zone
More information Belmopan Bandits, 0 – 1 ...
| Belmopan Bandits | 0 – 1 | Police United |
|---|---|---|
| Devon Makin 79' |
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More information Hankook Verdes, 1 – 2 ...
| Hankook Verdes | 1 – 2 | San Ignacio United |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Maldonado 90+4' |
Victor Morales 6', 76' |
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More information Placencia Assassins, 5 – 1 ...
| Placencia Assassins | 5 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Donaire 13' Ashley Torres 20' Dennis Serano 34' Zerrick Torres 47' Rollin Burgess 82' |
Wilmer Garcia 90+4' |
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Round 4
North Zone[7]
More information World FC, 3 – 3 ...
| World FC | 3 – 3 | San Felipe Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Belhem Guzman 15' Joel Guzman 23' Joshua Richards 80' |
Deris Benavides 39', 45+' (pen) Eliazar Itza 49' |
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More information FC Belize, 1 – 1 ...
| FC Belize | 1 – 1 | Belize Defence Force |
|---|---|---|
| David Ramos 19' |
Erwin Flores 79' |
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More information Juventus, 4 – 0 ...
| Juventus | 4 – 0 | San Pedro Seadogs |
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| Freddy Tun 57' Andrew Allen 72' Orvin Wade 86' Oliver Hendricks 88' |
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South Zone
More information Paradise/Freedom Fighters, 6 – 0 ...
| Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 6 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Peters 34', 39', 41', 55' Elio Ramirez 23', 54' |
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Round 5
North Zone[8]
More information San Felipe Barcelona, 2 – 1 ...
| San Felipe Barcelona | 2 – 1 | San Pedro Seadogs |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Cruz 71' Oscar Acevedo 84' |
Jesse Smith 21' |
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More information Belize Defence Force, 7 – 0 ...
| Belize Defence Force | 7 – 0 | World FC |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Nunez 13' Denmark Casey Jr. 42' David Trapp 48', 82' Daniel Jimenez 55', 89' Harrison Tasher 59' |
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More information FC Belize, 2 – 0 ...
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South Zone
More information Hankook Verdes, 0 – 3 ...
| Hankook Verdes | 0 – 3 | Police United |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Jimenez 42' Devon Makin 56' Evan Mariano 68' |
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More information San Ignacio United, 1 – 2 ...
| San Ignacio United | 1 – 2 | Placencia Assassins |
|---|---|---|
| Felix Miranda 9' |
Ashley Torres 69', 79' (pen) |
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More information Paradise/Freedom Fighters, 1 – 1 ...
| Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbey Castillo 15' |
Jacinto Bermudez 37' |
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Round 6
North Zone[9]
More information San Pedro Seadogs, 0 – 3 ...
| San Pedro Seadogs | 0 – 3 | Belize Defence Force |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Jimenez 43' Harrison Tasher 64', 77' |
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South Zone
More information Hankook Verdes, 2 – 1 ...
| Hankook Verdes | 2 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Maldonado 80' Jamie Lozano 82' |
Floyd Jones 20' |
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More information Paradise/Freedom Fighters, 1 – 1 ...
| Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Flores 9' |
Ismael Thompson 22' |
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More information Placencia Assassins, 1 – 2 ...
| Placencia Assassins | 1 – 2 | Police United |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Torres 37' |
Lennox Castillo 42' Evan Mariano 51' |
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Round 7
North Zone[10]
More information World FC, 2 – 3 ...
| World FC | 2 – 3 | San Pedro Seadogs |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Vasquez 35' Richard Carrillo 68' |
Kent Gabourel 39' Francisco Mejia 45+', 70' |
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South Zone
More information Belmopan Bandits, 1 – 1 ...
| Belmopan Bandits | 1 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
|---|---|---|
| Jacinto Bermudez 40' |
Amin August Jr. 41' (pen) |
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More information Hankook Verdes, 0 – 2 ...
| Hankook Verdes | 0 – 2 | Placencia Assassins |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Young 50' Rollin Burgess 57' |
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More information Police United, 2 – 1 ...
| Police United | 2 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
|---|---|---|
| Evan Mariano 45', 62' |
Delroy Flores 30' |
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Round 8
North Zone[11]
More information Belize Defence Force, 2 – 1 ...
| Belize Defence Force | 2 – 1 | San Felipe Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| David Trapp 48' (pen) Erwin Flores 90' |
Jaziz Wicab 4' |
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More information Juventus, 3 – 0 ...
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South Zone
More information Police United, 3 – 0 ...
| Police United | 3 – 0 | Belmopan Bandits |
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| Lennox Castillo 6' Trevor Lennan 53', 89' |
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More information Paradise/Freedom Fighters, 1 – 1 ...
| Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 1 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
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| Tarrel Flores 78' |
Rollin Burgess 10' |
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More information San Ignacio United, 2 – 1 ...
| San Ignacio United | 2 – 1 | Hankook Verdes |
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| Victor Morales 39' Ismael Thompson 59' |
Miguel Aguilar 77' |
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Round 9
North Zone[12]
More information San Felipe Barcelona, 3 – 2 ...
| San Felipe Barcelona | 3 – 2 | World FC |
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| Eliazar Itza 3' Christopher Hendricks 29' Javier Habet O.G 42' |
Carlos Vasquez 21' Javier Habet 63' |
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More information San Pedro Seadogs, 6 – 0 ...
| San Pedro Seadogs | 6 – 0 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Smith 2', 12', 31' Francisco Mejia 16' Ethnie Figueroa 21' Kenny Witzel 89' |
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More information Belize Defence Force, 1 – 0 ...
| Belize Defence Force | 1 – 0 | FC Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Deon McCaulay 49' |
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South Zone
More information Hankook Verdes, 7 – 1 ...
| Hankook Verdes | 7 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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| Julio Ayala 5', 32' Julian Maldonado 10', 20', 68', 90+3' Jose Monroy 25' |
Leonard Valdez 54' |
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More information Placencia Assassins, 3 – 1 ...
| Placencia Assassins | 3 – 1 | Belmopan Bandits |
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| Luis Torres 57' Ernie Whyte 63' Ashley Torres 72' |
Ronaldo Alvarez 88' |
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More information San Ignacio United, 1 – 3 ...
| San Ignacio United | 1 – 3 | Police United |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Morales 2' |
Andres Makin Jr. 45' Trevor Lennan 63' Lennox Castillo 72' |
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Round 10
North Zone[13]
More information World FC, 0 – 5 ...
| World FC | 0 – 5 | Belize Defence Force |
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| Marlon Meza 22', 84' Richard Jimenez 51' Harrison Tasher 66' Michael Martinez 70' |
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More information San Pedro Seadogs, 4 – 0 ...
| San Pedro Seadogs | 4 – 0 | San Felipe Barcelona |
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| Jesse Smith 27', 78' Francisco Mejia 61' Ethnie Figueroa 84' |
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More information Juventus, 2 – 4 ...
| Juventus | 2 – 4 | FC Belize |
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| Clifton West 2' Osmar Duran 65' (pen) |
Jermmy Bermudez 56' Francisco Briceno 60' Jeromy James 70' Carlton Rogers 90+6' |
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South Zone
More information Belmopan Bandits, 0 – 1 ...
| Belmopan Bandits | 0 – 1 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters |
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| Ralph Flores 34' |
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More information Police United, 6 – 0 ...
| Police United | 6 – 0 | Hankook Verdes |
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| Oswald Young 7', 45' Lennox Castillo 10', 57' Trevor Lennan 42' Sean Mas 65' |
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More information Placencia Assassins, 2 – 1 ...
| Placencia Assassins | 2 – 1 | San Ignacio United |
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| Seannon Defour O.G 48' Leomar Leslie 68' |
Evral Trapp 90+2' |
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| Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Belize Defence Force | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | |||||||||
| S2 | Placencia Assassins | 0 | 2 (4) | 2 | |||||||||
| S2 | Placencia Assassins | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| S1 | Police United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| S1 | Police United | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| N2 | FC Belize | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
Game One[14]
More information FC Belize, 2 – 2 ...
| FC Belize | 2 – 2 | Police United |
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| Jeromy James 1' Cristobal Gilharry 60' (pen) |
Bernard Linarez 23' Ivor Arriola O.G 29' |
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Game Two[15]
More information Belize Defence Force, 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) ...
| Belize Defence Force | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Placencia Assassins |
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| Daniel Jimenez 80' Marlon Meza 111' |
Dellon Torres 14' Zerrick Torres 97' |
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| Penalties | ||
Marlon Meza  Daniel Jimenez  Harrison Tasher Khalil Velasquez |
2 – 4 | Zerrick Torres Luis Torres Rollin Burgess Ashley Torres |
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Finals
Game One[16]
More information Placencia Assassins, 2 – 1 ...
| Placencia Assassins | 2 – 1 | Police United |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Torres 35' Ashley Torres 43' |
Evan Mariano 84' |
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Game Two[17]
More information Police United, 1 – 1 ...
| Police United | 1 – 1 | Placencia Assassins |
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| Evan Mariano 90+2' |
Elias Donaire 12' |
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| 2012 champions |
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| Placencia Assassins 1st title |
Top scorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 |  Jesse Smith |
San Pedro Seadogs | 8 |
| 2 | Lennox Castillo |
Police United | 6 |
| Osmar Duran |
Juventus | ||
| Jeromy James |
FC Belize | ||
| Julian Maldonado |
Hankook Verdes | ||
| Evan Mariano |
Police United | ||
| Ashley Torres |
Placencia Assassins | ||
| 8 | Trevor Lennan |
Police United | 5 |
 Francisco Mejia |
San Pedro Seadogs | ||
| Harrison Tasher |
Belize Defence Force |
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(*) Please note playoff goals are included.
Hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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| Osmar Duran | Juventus | World FC | 3–0 (A) | 25 February 2012 |
| Alexander Peters4 | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | Hankook Verdes | 6–0 (H) | 4 March 2012 |
| Julian Maldonado4 | Hankook Verdes | Paradise/Freedom Fighters | 7–1 (H) | 5 April 2012 |
| Jesse Smith | San Pedro Seadogs | Juventus | 6–0 (H) | 8 April 2012 |
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- 4 Player scored 4 goals
- "FFB calls meeting of Top League clubs tomorrow". Amandala Online. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- "Premier League getting ready to "roll di bola"". Amandala Online. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- "Premier League of Belize kicks off this weekend". Amandala Online. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- "Two visitors at MCC this Sunday in Wk 2 of Premier League". Amandala Online. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Premier League Week 2 results, schedule". Amandala Online. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- "Week 3 results in Premier League, Police still leads in south, San Pedro surprise in north". Amandala Online. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- "Juventus leads North and Police leads South in Week 4 of Premier League". Amandala Online. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- "Premier League 1st round ends, 2nd round begins". Amandala Online. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- "4 more weeks to painful cut for Premier League playoffs". Amandala Online. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- "Playoff race hot at Week 7 of Premier League". Amandala Online. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- "2 weeks of war to reach the Premier League playoffs". Amandala Online. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- "Police & BDF lead Premier League football". Belize Times. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- "The stage is set: Police vs F.C. Belize; BDF vs Placencia Assassins in home and away". Amandala Online. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- "Draw games in Premier League semifinals game 1". Amandala Online. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- "Missing striking "link," exit BDF and F.C. Belize; Placencia Assassins vs Police United in Premier League finals". Amandala Online. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- "Football rules in Independence; Police no longer undefeated; Placencia wins, 2-1". Amandala Online. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Undisputed national football champs – Placencia Assassins". Amandala Online. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.