The Rank of Caribbean leagues

In my 4 years of study about caribbean leagues I was able to realize many things about the football in the region. I study in a total of 28 leagues from 25 countries. These leagues are from almost all caribbean football associations. Aren’t included in my studies St. Lucia, Montserrat and Bahamas. About Bahamas I am just waiting the league starts to see If I’ll be able to get forward with this league also. Recently I included in my studies leagues such BVI National League thanks the big help of Charlie, The league of Sint-Marteen and Aruba was also included this year. It is my third time trying to study about Division d’Honeur de Aruba.

Now I’ll let you a rank showing the best leagues in the CFU region:

Larenzo Simmons share his thoughts about the football in PR

We of Inside Caribbean Football return to Puerto Rico. Now to hear what a foreigner have to tak about himself and about what he think about Puerto Rico Soccer League(PRSL). 

Larenzo Paul Simmons is a 22-years-old forward that is having a brillant season with his side Mayaguez FC. Simmons is ranked as second top scorer in the league with 10 goals in PRSL Torneo Clausura 2016. He and Mayaguez FC are so close to reach the play-offs.

Mayaguez Fc isn't his first team in Puerto Rico. previously, he played for also Isabella Fc also a PRSL team.

The PRSL is a League with only two caribbean footballers, two profilic strikers: Jamaican Dwayne Phidd and bermudian Larenzo Simmons. Dwayne Phidd is currently with Club Atlético Fajardo on loan from crillos Fc Caguas and Paul Simmons as we said plays for Mayaguez FC. There are a lot of good caribbean players that could be playing for any PRSL club. However, the clubs prefer to bring south americans players. 

The captain Prince tells us

The best to know about something is to go to search with who knows about the issue. That's why Inside Caribbean Football invited Dominica Senior National Team Captain Glenson Prince to introduce us about the football in the island of Dominica.

Glenson Prince against Canada in World Cup Qualifiers 2018
Photo:gettyimages

Dominica use to play every Caribbean championship like World Cup Qualifiers and Caribbean Cup Qualifiers.

CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers updates

From 15 th june until 19th june runned in Caribbean the  CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers, that is the championship that will open the Qualifiers for 2017 World Cup U-20 South Korea.

This championship is a great opportunity to Caribbean players to show their ability, however there's a small number of teams on that. Countries like Grenada, St. Vincent, Barbados, Suriname, Guyana, Aruba, Bonaire, Martinique, Bahamas, Franch Guyana, Montserrat, US Vigin islands and British Virgin Islands are out this championship for a unknown reason.

The groups:
Group 1                              Group 2                            Group 3                      Group 4
Saint. Maarten (H)              Trinidad & Tobago(H)      Haiti(H)                    Dominican Republic(H)
Antigua & Barbuda             Saint Lucia                       Bermuda                   Jamaica
Cuba                                    Guadaloupe                      Cayman Islands        Saint Kitts & Nevis
Puerto Rico                          Turks & Caicos                Anguilla                   Dominica

A fast moment with Joash Leader

St. Kitts & Nevis have the small number in population in full Caribbean, In football, it must mean that there aren't footballers enough to keep good footballers every time. However, a good use of the money in the development of the football is showing that the number absolut of the population isn't a matter when there is an effective work.

The high level in the island is SKNFA National Premeir League that is a league that have supported well some players to play pro like DeVaughn Elliot that left Village Superstars to join Directv W Connection and today he is playing in Ascenso MX for Murciélagos FC, Julani Archibald that also left Village Superstars to play for W Connection and last season Ordell Flemming, also a forer Village Superstars' player, that joined Morvant Caledonia United. And ther's much more to come.

A view from the area by Dario Weir

The football in Barbados have changed step by step every year. The hight level in the country is Barbados Digicel Premier League that counts with 10 teams. Barbados Defence Force, UWI BlackBirds, Weymouth Wales, Notre Dame, Rendezvous, Brittons Hill, Paradise SC, Pinelands, Empire SC and Belfield.

Barbados Football Association's logo

Despite an amateur league, Barbados Digicel Premier League is a league with a good number of caribbean players:14. It is 14 times more one of most important championship in the region Red Stripe Premier League. There are players from St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidada and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Panama, Grenada and Anguilla.

From Africa to Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago profesional league( TT PRO League) have in their history many caribbean players, some south americans and also some africans.

The football, in terms of money, isn't so different in Caribbean and Africa. But africans national teams are a bit better because, like some countries are doing in caribbean, they call up europeans to replace local players.

TT PRO League's logo

In terms of importance, we can say South African Premier League is for Africa as TT PRO League is for Caribbean but in South Africa there's much more investments.

CFU Scotiabank Caribbean Cup Qualifiers 2016

CFU Scotiabank Caribbean Cup Qualifiers 2016 turned back on June 1st of 2016 and brought us some surprises in second round.

Deep in Suriname's Football by Jurmen Vallei

When you think about the football in Suriname maybe you won't know much about it actually. In the past clubs like SV Transvaal and SV Robinhood used to show a great level of the football. However, Holland took the players and then the players of that success went to Holland making the football in the country got unknown for a while.

Despite it the football in the country never stopped and now everyday the players and clubs work hard to get back to the good days.

Actually, the high level in the country is Hoofdklasse that count with 10 teams. Inter Moengo Tapoe, SV Transvaal, SV Robinhood, SV Leo Victor, WBC, SV Nishaan 42, Takdier Boys, SV Botopasie, SV Notch and SV Excelsior. Season 2015-2016 have finished not much time ago and the champions, for the 4th time in row, was Inter Moengo Tapoe. IMT's Romeo Kastiel was the top scorer with 18 goals.

The second level of the football in Suriname is Eerste Klasse that have 12 teams. Acoconut, SV Deva Boys, Santos, SV Voorwaarts, Amardeep, PVV, SNL, Jong Rambaan, SV Boma Stars, West United, Caravan and Papatam. The season for the Eerste Klasse's teams haven't finished yet.SV Deva Boys is leading for now with 48 pts. For now, the top scorer is Delboha Akoela with 23 goals of SV Deva Boys.

A new european invasion

 
Caribbean were discoved in century XV and then were colonizaded by the Europeans. Now, at century XXI, we are seeing a new invasions of the Europeans. Now taking place and the wealth of the local talents in football.

Now is a ritual Caribbean National Teams call players that "have" any relation with the country. However, these players aren't really from the country. The most severius case is Curacao National team that is fearless to ignore the local players to call Holland-based players. Jamaica is also a team with na abusive number of foreigners. Antigua and Barbuda every call up bring up a new English-based face. Puerto Rico that tak

Club, League and National Team by Julian Wade

By Felipe Souza

Since always, for Caribbean players the best way to dream to play out caribbean is to reach a league with more investment. The football leagues with most investiments in caribbean are TT PRO League, that give much opportunites to players from St. Lucia, Dominica, Jamaica and St. Kitts and Nevis and ABFA Premier League is a league with less investment that Trinidad but is very important to caribbean supporting players from St. Vincent. St. Lucia, Dominica, Jamaica, Cuba and Barbados. Jamaicans teams aren't able to support foreign players.

Last year, Guyana get back a National League. The Stag Beer Elite League was created to support local players thinking in the National Team. One of the clubs with more investment, Slingerz FC, was able to bring to improve the roster 4 caribbeans. St. Vincentians Winslow McDowall, Keith Williams and Jolanshoy McDowall and Dominican striker Julian Wade. Alpha United, Guyana giant, had the jamaican Wayne Ellis and Grenadian Keithson Bain.

St. Lucia's football from its son David Henry

St. Lucia is a country that use to be well represented in caribbean leagues mainly in Trinidadian TT PRO League. Zaine Pierre played for W Connection and then was signed by Italian side Genoa and after joined a Serie D's side and other former players shined in Trinidad and Tobago. At the moment, Kurt Frederick and Shirvone St. Prix at Directv W Connection and Antonio Joseph, Ote'v Lawrence and Gregson President at Morvant Caledonia United. However, was from St. Lucian's field that came from maybe the mainly transfer of a St. Lucian last year.

St. Lucia's logo

Inside Martinica's football

Martinica National Team have showed good performerces in recent years. In the last two Caribbean Cups they reached the 4th place in Antigua and the 6th place in Jamaica and they reached also the Gold Cup. Les Matinos are not a FIFA's affiliate so they cannot play the Qualifiers to World Cups Senior nor Youth and they aren't allowed to play the Olympic Games Qualifiers as well.

Inside BVI's football by a Grenadian

The football in British Virgin Islands isn't much popular. In 2010, the population in the country was 20. 054 and this low number interfere in football as well. The There's only a few of footballers in British Virgin Islands so there is a lot of caribbean from Haiti, Grenada, St. Vincent and Grenadines, St. Lucia, Dominica, Guyana and Jamaica in the local teams that play the National League and some cups. On the National Team there are many foreigners from England and United States of America and sometimes any local player is named to represent the country.

In Caribbean Cup Qualifiers British Virgin Islands remeet Dominica in an official competition
after the two games in World Cup Qualifiers and Martinica. Domica won 7-0 and Martinica 3-0.

Luís Lorenzo talks about PRSL and football in PR

Almost all Caribbean Football Associations have a National League in the country. In Puerto Rico, the high level is the Puerto Rico Soccer League(PRSL). With 10 teams, the PRSL have the goal to keep the players able to grow up and that the talents be exposed aiming good players for Puerto Rico National Team.

Club Atlético Fajardo, Fénix FC, Bayamón FC B, Caguas Sporting FC, Isabela FC, SPDP Spartans, Mayaguez FC, Don Bosco FC, Yabuco FC, Leal Arecibo FC, Metropolitan FA, Ballista FC, Academia Quintana FC, CD Barbosa and Huracan Manati are the 10 teams on the league. At the moment the top team on the league is Metropolitan FA. Puerto Rico national goalkeeper, Christopher Echevarría and the young Karlos