It's been a very long time since I had anything to write about Belizean soccer beyond the power struggle in the national federation. But the newly formed Premier League of Belize elected a chairman earlier this month, and a new league season is on the horizon. The new season starts next weekend (4-5 February) with twelve clubs split into two geographical zones. The top two winners of the zones meet in the playoff stage. Given that the playoffs are scheduled to start on 15 April, the regular season will be short, but it's not clear whether it will be a traditional double round-robin or some other variation that permits more intrazonal matches.
With the CONCACAF Champions League now providing a direct berth to all qualifiers, it's even more important that Belize get their domestic league competition in order. We should see the first participation of a Belizean team since the first edition of the CCL.
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