Cayman Islands League
Founded1980
CountryCayman Islands
ConfederationCONCACAF, 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 championsScholars International
(2022–23)
Most championshipsScholars International
(15 titles)
Top goalscorerDwayne Wright
(97 goals)
WebsiteOfficial 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]

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.

Club Position
in 2018–19 		Location
Academy 4th George Town
Bodden Town 1st, Champions Bodden Town
East End United 10th East End
Elite 3rd West Bay
Future 7th West Bay
George Town 9th George Town
Latinos 5th George Town
Roma United 8th George Town
Scholars International 2nd West Bay
Sunset 6th George Town

Champions

Season Champion
1970–71 B-Rite Stars
1971–72 B-Rite Stars
1972–73 Saprissa FC
1973–74 Unknown
1975–1978 Unknown
1979–80 Yama Sun Oil
1980–81 Yama Sun Oil
1981–82 Unknown
1982–83 St. George's
1983–84 Mont Joly
1985–1996 Unknown
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

Club Winners Winning 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

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

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Cayman Islands Jonah Ebanks 2
2 Cayman Islands Keigel Atkinson 1
Cayman Islands Chris Brown
Cayman Islands Mark Ebanks
Cayman Islands Fabian Malcolm
Honduras Carlos Powery
Cayman Islands Kirk Rowe
Cayman Islands Steven Wellington
Cayman Islands Tex Whitelock

References

  1. ^ "Home". Cayman Islands Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Cayman Islands - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Cayman Islands - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ "CIFA Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cayman2014.html

External links

Football in the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Premier League
Top-level men's football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
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