Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League
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| Founded | 2023 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2024 |
| Country |  SLFA |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of clubs | 10 (each) |
| Level on pyramid | 1-2 |
| International cup | CFU Club Shield |
| Current champions | (Premier) La Clery (Super) Anse La Raye |
| Most championships | (Premier) La Clery (2 titles) (Super) Anse La Raye, Vieux Fort-South (1 title each) |
| Website | Official Website |
The Saint Lucia SemiPro Football League (SPFL) is a two-tier semi-professional association football league comprising the top two tiers of football in Saint Lucia. It is organized by the Saint Lucia Football Association.[1] League games usually take place in front of dozens of spectators.
In April 2023, it was announced that the Saint Lucia Football Association had decided to organize a new semi-professional league with the goal of kicking off the first season in June 2023. The league would mark the first time in Saint Lucia history that footballers would be compensated.[2] After lengthy discussions and planning, it was announced in December 2023 that the league would begin its inaugural season in June 2024 with the government of Saint Lucia financing the league for the first three years as it secured corporate sponsors.[3]
In the inaugural season, Vieux Fort South won the Super League title while La Clery were champions of the Premier League. For the second season of the league, 2025, the schedule was switched to a double round-robin format while prize money was increased to a total of EC $200,000. The number of venues was also increased from four to ten throughout the island.[4]
Structure
Clubs
During the inaugural season, the clubs in the league all represented one of the SLFA's nineteen sub-association leagues, corresponding to the districts of Saint Lucia.[2] For the 2025 season, the Saint Lucia national under-20 football team entered the Super League, increasing the number of teams to ten.[7] The member associations all transitioned from non-profit organizations to corporate entities to sustain themselves as businesses.[3]
The following clubs compete in the leagues for the 2025 season.[8][9]
Premier League (Tier I)
- Gros Islet
- Canaries
- Central Castries
- Choiseul
- Dennery
- La Clery
- Mabouya Valley
- Soufriere
- Vieux Fort-South
- South Castries
Super League (Tier II)
List of winners
| Season | Premier League (I) | Super League (II) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | La Clery | Vieux Fort-South | [10] |
| 2025 | La Clery | Anse La Raye | [11][12] |
Individual awards
| Season | Tier | Best Manager | MVP | Top Scorer | Best Midfielder | Best Defender | Best Goalkeeper | Best Young Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Premier | Zaine Pierre (La Clery) |
Simeon Francis (Central Castries) |
Simeon Francis (Central Castries) |
Simeon Francis (Central Castries) |
Donil Lionel (La Clery) |
Aaron Daniel (Central Castries) |
Aron Daniel (Central Castries) |
[13] | |
| Super | Jamil Joseph (Vieux Fort South) |
Dahmanii Bertheir (Anse La Raye) |
Obafemi Poyotte (Vieux Fort South) |
Romiel Charlerey (Roseau) |
Kendall Clarke (Vieux Fort South) |
Bernard Antoine (South Castries) |
Bernard Antonie (Vieux Fort South) | ||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Premier | |||||||||
| Super |
