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
Academy4thGeorge Town
Bodden Town1st, ChampionsBodden Town
East End United10thEast End
Elite3rdWest Bay
Future7thWest Bay
George Town9thGeorge Town
Latinos5thGeorge Town
Roma United8thGeorge Town
Scholars International2ndWest Bay
Sunset6thGeorge Town

Champions

Season Champion
1970–71B-Rite Stars
1971–72B-Rite Stars
1972–73Saprissa FC
1973–74Unknown
1975–1978Unknown
1979–80Yama Sun Oil
1980–81Yama Sun Oil
1981–82Unknown
1982–83St. George's
1983–84Mont Joly
1985–1996Unknown
1996–97George Town SC
1997–98Scholars International FC
1998–99George Town SC
1999–00Western Union FC
2000–01Scholars International FC
2001–02George Town SC
2002–03Scholars International FC
2003–04Latinos FC
2004–05Western Union FC
2005–06Scholars International FC
2006–07Scholars International FC
2007–08Scholars International FC
2008–09Elite SC
2009–10Scholars International FC
2010–11Elite SC
2011–12Scholars International FC
2012–13Bodden Town FC
2013–14Bodden Town FC
2014–15Scholars International FC
2015–16Scholars International FC
2016–17Bodden Town FC
2017–18Scholars International FC
2018–19Scholars International FC
2019–20Bodden Town FC
2020–21Scholars International
2021–22Scholars International
2022–23Scholars 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
  • † indicates clubs that no longer exist or disaffiliated.

Best scorers

Season Player Club Goals
2000–01 Jamaica Anthony FogartyGeorge Town SC21
2001–02 Cayman Islands Gary WhittakerGeorge Town SC23
2002–03 Cayman Islands Gary WhittakerScholars International11
2003–04 Cayman Islands Michael WilksGeorge Town SC12
2006–07 Honduras Carlos PoweryTigers FC30
2009-10 Cayman Islands Tex WhitelockeGeorge Town SC13
2010–11 Cayman Islands Dwayne WrightElite SC18
2011–12 Cayman Islands Dwayne WrightElite SC20
2012–13 Cayman Islands Dwayne WrightBodden Town FC21
2013–14 Cayman Islands Theron WoodBodden Town FC28
2019–20 Cayman Islands Chris Reeves
Kimani Finn		Elite SC
Scholars International		13
2020-21 Cayman Islands Jonah EbanksScholars International21

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

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