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{{short description|Association football league in Antigua and Barbuda}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football league
| name       = Premier Division
| pixels     = 200
| country    = [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
| confed     = [[CONCACAF]]
| founded    = 1968
| teams      = 15
| relegation = [[Antigua and Barbuda First Division|First Division]]
| levels     = 1
| domest_cup = [[Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup|FA Cup]]
| confed_cup = [[CFU Club Shield]]
| champions  = [[All Saints United F.C.|All Saints United]]
| season     = 2023–24
| most successful club = [[Empire FC|Empire]] (13 titles)
| top goalscorer = [[Conrad Whyte]] <br/>(158 goals)
| website    = {{URL|http://www.antiguafootball.com/}}
| current    = [[2024–25 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division]]
}}

The '''Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division''', currently known as the '''Digicel/Red Stripe Premier Division''' for sponsorship purposes, is the top [[association football|football]] league in [[Antigua and Barbuda]].

==History==
It was created in 1968 and is headed by the [[Antigua and Barbuda Football Association]]. As of the 2023-24 Season, 15 teams participate in this league. The winner of the league qualifies for the following year's [[CONCACAF Caribbean Shield|CFU Club Championship]]. The 9th and 10th placed teams are relegated to the [[Antigua and Barbuda First Division]].

The championship is usually played between September and March.

From 28th January 2024, the league has found a steady growth  of interest in parts of the United Kingdom. {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} 

==Clubs (2023–24)==
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{{Location map~|Antigua|lat=17.118958|long=-61.883001|background=#FFFFFF|label=<small>[[Five Islands FC|Five Islands]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Antigua|lat=17.018188|long=-61.844643|background=#FFFFFF|label=<small>[[Old Road FC|Old Road]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Antigua|lat=17.107659|long=-61.769425|background=#FFFFFF|label=<small>[[Parham FC|Parham]]</small>|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Antigua|lat=17.066754|long=-61.875461|background=#FFFFFF|label=<small>[[SAP FC|SAP]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Antigua|lat=17.073548|long=-61.864290|background=#FFFFFF|label=<small>[[Grenades FC|Grenades]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Antigua|lat=17.051048|long=-61.800577|background=#FFFFFF|label=<small>[[Swetes FC|Swetes]]</small>|position=right}}
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}}
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*[[All Saints United]]
*[[F.C. Aston Villa|Aston Villa]] ([[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]])
*[[Five Islands FC|Five Islands]] ([[Five Islands, Antigua and Barbuda|Five Islands]])
*[[Garden Stars]]
*[[Green City FC]]
*[[Grenades FC|Grenades]] ([[Jennings, Antigua and Barbuda|Jennings]])
*[[Hoppers F.C.|Hoppers]] ([[Greenbay]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]])
*[[Liberta SC|Liberta]] ([[Liberta, Antigua and Barbuda]])
*[[Old Road FC|Old Road]] ([[Old Road, Antigua and Barbuda|Old Road]])
*[[Ottos Rangers FC]]
[[Parham FC|Parham]] ([[Parham, Antigua and Barbuda|Parham]])
*[[Pigotts Bullets]]
*[[SAP FC|SAP]] ([[Bolands|Bolans]])
*[[Swetes FC|Swetes]] ([[Swetes]])
*[[Willikies|Willikies FC]]

==Previous winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width=px|Ed.
!width=80px|Season
!width=220px|Champion
|-
| {{center|1}}
|1969
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|2}}
|1970
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|3}}
|1971
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|4}}
|1972
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|5}}
|1973
|[[Empire FC|Empire]] 
|-
| {{center|6}}
|1974–75
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|7}}
|1975–76
|Supa Stars 
|-
| {{center|8}}
|1976–77
|Supa Stars
|-
| {{center|9}}
|1977–78
|[[Five Islands F.C.|Five Islands]]
|-
| {{center|10}}
|1978–79
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|11}}
|1979–82
|
|-
| {{center|12}}
|1983
|Lion Hill Spliff 
|-
| {{center|13}}
|1983–84
|Villa Lions
|-
| {{center|14}}
|1984–85
|Liberta
|-
| {{center|15}}
|1985–86
|Villa Lions
|-
| {{center|16}}
|1986–87
|Liberta
|-
| {{center|17}}
|1987–88
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|18}}
|1988–89
|[[SAP FC|SAP]]
|-
| {{center|19}}
|1989–90
|[[Parham FC|J&J Construction]]
|-
| {{center|20}}
|1990–91
|
|-
| {{center|21}}
|1991–92
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|22}}
|1992–93
|
|-
| {{center|23}}
|1993–94
|Lion Hill Spliff
|-
| {{center|24}}
|1994–95
|English Harbour
|-
| {{center|25}}
|1995–96
|English Harbour
|-
| {{center|26}}
|1996–97
|English Harbour
|-
| {{center|27}}
|1997–98
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|28}}
|1998–99
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|29}}
|1999–00
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|30}}
|2000–01
|[[Empire FC|Empire]]
|-
| {{center|31}}
|2001–02
|[[Parham FC|Parham]]
|-
| {{center|32}}
|2002–03
|[[Parham FC|Parham]]
|-
| {{center|33}}
|2003–04
|[[Bassa Sports Club|Bassa]]
|-
| {{center|34}}
|2004–05
|[[Bassa Sports Club|Bassa]]
|-
| {{center|35}}
|2005–06
|[[SAP FC|SAP]]
|-
| {{center|36}}
|2006–07
|[[Bassa Sports Club|Bassa]]
|-
| {{center|37}}
|2007–08
|[[Bassa Sports Club|Bassa]]
|-
| {{center|38}}
|2008–09
|[[SAP FC|SAP]]
|-
| {{center|39}}
|2009–10
|[[Bassa Sports Club|Bassa]]
|-
| {{center|40}}
|[[2010–11 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2010–11]]
|[[Parham FC|Parham]]
|-
| {{center|41}}
|[[2011–12 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2011–12]]
|[[Old Road FC|Old Road]]
|-
| {{center|42}}
|[[2012–13 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2012–13]]
|[[Old Road FC|Old Road]]
|-
| {{center|43}}
|[[2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2013–14]]
|[[SAP FC|SAP]]
|-
| {{center|44}}
|[[2014–15 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2014–15]]
|[[Parham FC|Parham]]
|-
| {{center|45}}
|[[2015–16 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2015–16]]
|[[Hoppers F.C.|Hoppers]]
|-
| {{center|46}}
|[[2016–17 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2016–17]]
|[[Parham FC|Parham]]
|-
| {{center|47}}
|[[2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2017–18]]
|[[Hoppers F.C.|Hoppers]]
|-
| {{center|48}}
|[[2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2018–19]]
|[[Liberta F.C.|Liberta]]
|-
| {{center|49}}
|[[2019–20 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2019–20]]
| colspan="2" |''Season abandoned due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda|COVID-19]]''
|-bgcolor=#efefef
| {{center|–}}
|2020–21
| colspan="2" |''Canceled due to [[FC Bayern Munich 1–2 Norwich City F.C. (1993)|COVID-19]]''
|- 
| {{center|50}}
|[[2022–23 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2022–23]]
|[[Grenades F.C.|Grenades]]
|-
| {{center|51}}
|[[2023–24 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2023–24]]
|[[All Saints United F.C.|All Saints United]]
|-
|}

==Performance by club==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope=col|Club
!scope=col|Titles
!scope=col|Seasons won
|-
|[[Empire FC|Empire]] || align=center| 13 || 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
|-
|[[Parham FC|Parham]] || align=center| 6 || 1989–90, 2001–02, 2002–03, [[2010–11 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2010–11]], [[2014–15 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2016–17]]
|-
|[[Bassa Sports Club|Bassa]] || align=center| 5 || 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10
|-
|[[SAP FC|SAP]]  || align=center| 4 || 1988–89, 2005–06, 2008–09, [[2013–14 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2013–14]]
|-
|English Harbour || align=center| 3 || 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
|-
|[[Hoppers F.C.|Hoppers]] || align=center| 2 || [[2015–16 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2015–16]], [[2017–18 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2017–18]]
|-
|Liberta || align=center| 2 || 1984–85, 1986–87
|-
|Lion Hill Spliff || align=center| 2 || 1983, 1993–94
|-
|[[Old Road FC|Old Road]] || align=center| 2 || [[2011–12 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2012–13]]
|-
|Supa Stars || align=center| 2 || 1975–76, 1976–77
|-
| Villa Lions || align=center| 2 || 1983–84, 1985–86
|-
|[[All Saints United F.C.|All Saints United]]||align=center|1||[[2023-24 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2023-24]]
|-
|[[Five Islands F.C.|Five Islands]] || align=center| 1 || 1977–78
|-
|[[Liberta F.C.|Liberta FC]] || align=center| 1 || [[2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2018–19]]
|-
|[[Grenades FC|Grenades]]||align=center| 1 ||[[2022–23 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2022–23]]
|-
|}

==Top goalscorers==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
!Year
!Topscorer(s)
!Club(s)
!Goals
|-
|'''2000–01'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Conrad Whyte]] ||[[Empire FC|Empire]]||21
|-
|'''2001–02'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Conrad Whyte]]||[[Empire FC|Empire]]||26
|-
|'''2002–03'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Rackley Thomas]]||[[SAP FC|SAP]]||20
|-
|'''2004–05'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Peter Byers (footballer)|Peter Byers]]||[[SAP FC|SAP]]||18
|-
|'''2006–07'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Ranjae Christian]]||[[Bassa Sports Club|Bassa]]||15
|-
|'''2008–09'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Stefan Smith]]||[[Old Road FC|Old Road]]||17
|-
|'''2009–10'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Kelly Frederick]]||[[Hoppers F.C.|Hoppers]]||15
|-
|'''2012–13'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Stefan Smith]]||[[Old Road FC|Old Road]]||16
|-
|'''2013–14'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Tevaughn Harriette]]||[[Parham F.C.|Parham]] ||15
|-
|'''2016–17'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Stefan Smith]]||[[Old Road FC|Old Road]] ||18
|-
|'''2017–18'''||{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Sánder Fernández]]||[[Five Islands F.C.|Five Islands]] ||14
|-
|'''2019-20'''||{{flagicon|VIR}} Rakeem Joseph||[[Empire FC|Empire]]||10
|-
|'''2022–23'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} Raheem Deterville||[[Old Road FC|Old Road]]||22
|-
|'''2023-24'''||{{flagicon|ATG}} Raheem Deterville||[[Old Road FC|Old Road]]||20
|-
|}
;Most time goalscorers:
* 3 times 
** [[Stefan Smith]] (2008-09, 2012-13, 2016-17)
;Most goals by a player in a single season:
* 26 goals 
** Conrad Whyte (2001-02)
;Most goals by a player in a single game:
* 6 goals
** [[Stefan Smith]]
===All-time goalscorers ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Rank!!Player!!Goals
|-
|1||align=left|{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Conrad Whyte]]||158
|-
|2||align=left|{{flagicon|ATG}} '''[[Peter Byers (footballer)|Peter Byers]]'''||141
|}

==Multiple hat-tricks==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders;" style="text-align:center;"
!Rank
!Country 
!Player
!Hat-tricks
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Peter Byers (footballer)|Peter Byers]]
|6
|-
|rowspan=2|2
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Kelly Frederick]]
|rowspan=2|4
|-
|{{Flagicon|ATG}} 
|Raheem Deterville
|-
|rowspan=4|4
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Kerry Skepple]]
|rowspan=4|3
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Stefan Smith]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|LCA}} 
|Ridel Stanislas
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Tamorley Thomas]]
|-
|rowspan=11|8
|{{Flagicon|VIR}} 
|Rakeem Joseph
|rowspan=11|2
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Nazir McBurnette
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Tariq Prince
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Yoandir Puga
|-
|{{Flagicon|ATG}} 
|Ahzino Solomon
|-
|{{Flagicon|ATG}} 
|Malcolm Stewart
|-
|{{Flagicon|ATG}} 
|Shaquan Telemarque
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Jamie Thomas (footballer, born 1985)|Jamie Thomas]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Rackley Thomas]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|ATG}} 
|Tyrique Tongue
|-
|{{Flagicon|CUB}} 
|Yasnay Torres
|-
|rowspan=40|19
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Bonnis Anthony 
|rowspan=40|1
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Errie Barnes
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Clinton Benjamin 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Junior Benjamin]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Barrington Blake
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Emil Browne
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Theo Browne 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Randolph Burton]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Okeem Challenger]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Kenyatta Christian 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Ranjae Christian]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Derrick Edwards]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Eroy Gonsalves 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Gayson Gregory]] 
|-
|{{flagicon|DMA}}
|[[Ronnie Gustave]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Steven Harris 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Tash Harris]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Ashden Isaac
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Kai Jacobs 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Shafeeq Joseph 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Rodney Lawrence 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Tev Lawrence
|-
|{{flagicon|JAM}}
|[[Renae Lloyd]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Kenny Morgan 
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Donovan Pert 
|-
|{{flagicon|}}
|Samoel Rodriques
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Sean Sam  
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|[[Tyio Simon]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Mitchley Wall
|-
|{{flagicon|ATG}}
|Denzil Watson 
|-
|}
;Most hat-tricks in a single season:
* 25 hat-tricks ([[2022–23 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division|2022–23]])

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/antigchamp.html Antigua and Barbuda - List of Champions], RSSSF.com

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