2010–11 Bermudian Premier Division
| Season | 2010-11 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
North Village Rams (8th title) |
| Relegated |
Somerset Eagles Devonshire Colts |
| CFU Club Championship | North Village Rams |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 318 (3.53 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Rams 7-0 Warriors |
| Biggest away win | D. Colts 0-5 Cougars |
| Highest scoring |
Blazers 4-4 D. Colts Cougars 7-1 Warriors Rams 7-1 Zebras |
| Longest winning run | Rams (8 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Rams (8 matches) |
| Longest winless run | D. Colts (7 matches) |
| Longest losing run | D. Colts (6 matches) |
|
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
The 2010-11 Bermudian Premier Division is the 48th season of the highest competitive football league in Bermuda, which was founded in 1963. Dandy Town Hornets are the defending champions, having won their fifth league championship last season.
Teams
Hamilton Parish and Somerset Trojans were relegated to the Bermuda First Division after finishing last season in ninth and tenth place. They were replaced by the top two clubs from the First Division, St. David's Warriors and St. George's Colts.
| Team | Based | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Boulevard Blazers | Hamilton | Bermuda Athletic Association Field |
| Dandy Town Hornets | Pembroke | Western Stars Sports Club Field |
| Devonshire Colts | Devonshire | Police Recreation Club Field |
| Devonshire Cougars | Devonshire | Devonshire Recreation Club Field |
| North Village Rams | Hamilton | Bernard Park Field |
| PHC Zebras | Southampton | Southampton Rangers Field |
| St. David’s Warriors | St. David's | St. David's Cricket Club Field |
| St. George’s Colts | St. George's | Wellington Oval Field |
| Somerset Eagles | Somerset | White Hill Field 1 |
| Southampton Rangers | Southampton | Southampton Rangers Field |
Rams' Robinson and Zebras' Smith murdered
Just four days after the final round of matches, North Village Rams midfielder Randy Robinson was killed by gunfire.[1] A month later, on 1 May, PHC Zebras striker Jason Smith was shot dead .[2] Both players were only 22 years old.
League Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Village Rams (C) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 41 | 2012 CFU Club Championship |
| 2 | PHC Zebras | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 40 | |
| 3 | Dandy Town Hornets | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | Devonshire Cougars | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 33 | |
| 5 | St. George's Colts | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 26 | |
| 6 | Southampton Rangers | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 21 | |
| 7 | Boulevard Blazers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 20 | |
| 8 | St. David's Warriors | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 18 | |
| 9 | Somerset Eagles (R) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |
| 10 | Devonshire Colts (R) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 6 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | BOU | DAN | COL | COU | NOR | PHC | STD | STG | SOE | SOU |
| Boulevard Blazers | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Dandy Town Hornets | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | |
| Devonshire Colts | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Devonshire Cougars | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| North Village Rams | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| PHC Zebras | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| St. David's Warriors | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| St. George's Colts | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Somerset Eagles | 0–1 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Southampton Rangers | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Source: FIFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top Scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Raymond Beach |
Dandy Town Hornets | 13 |
| Kwame Steede |
Devonshire Cougars | 13 | |
| 3 | Ralph Bean Jr. |
North Village Rams | 12 |
| Temiko Wilson |
Boulevard Blazers | 12 | |
| 5 | Jason Lee |
North Village Rams | 10 |
| 6 | Jahron Dickinson |
St. George's Colts | 9 |
| 7 |  Seretse Cannonier |
St David's Warriors | 8 |
| Dennis Russell |
Southampton Rangers | 8 | |
| Troy Tucker |
Somerset Eagles | 8 | |
| 10 | Clay Darrell |
St George's Colts | 7 |
| Darrin Dowling |
Somerset Eagles | 7 | |
| Aquino Grant |
PHC Zebras | 7 | |
Ref: http://www.islandstats.com/docs/bfa110124.pdf
Season Awards
The nominees for the Player Of The Year[3] are:
- Ralph Bean - North Village
- Damon Ming - Dandy Town
- Cecoy Robinson - PHC
Young Player of the Year
- Jason Lee - North Village
- Jahron Dickinson - St George’s
- Tumani Steede - Devonshire Cougars
Coach of the Year
- Shaun Goater - North Village
- Richard Todd - St George’s
- Kwame Steede - Devonshire Cougars
References
- ↑ "If Randy was still here, he might be alive today" - murder victim's former coach - Royal Gazette
- ↑ ‘Good son’ did not deserve to be ‘gunned down in his prime’ - Royal Gazette
- ↑ Wright, Steve (10 August 2011). "Gongs up for grabs for top performers". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 13 August 2011.