Premier Division is a league competition in Antigua-And-Barbuda, with recorded coverage spanning three seasons. Visitors can use this page to follow live scores, fixtures and completed results, check standings, and explore player and team statistics across the seasons covered in the database, with key competition information organised in one place for easy ongoing reference over time.
Upcoming matches, Premier Division
Regular Season - 16
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- Regular Season - 16
Grenades
Attacking Saints
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- Regular Season - 16
Aston Villa
Green City -
- Regular Season - 16Pigotts Bullets
Potters Tigers
Latest played matches, Premier Division
Final
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season - 23
Premier Division Standings
ABFA Premier League
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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All Saints United | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 17 | 47 | 56 | LWWWW |
| 2 |
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Grenades | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 15 | 41 | 51 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
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Aston Villa | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 44 | DWLDW |
| 4 | Pigotts Bullets | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 39 | LWDWW | |
| 5 |
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Old Road | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 36 | WLLWD |
| 6 | Potters Tigers | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 33 | LDWWD | |
| 7 | Garden Stars | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 31 | WWWLD | |
| 8 | Green City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 23 | DLLLW | |
| 9 |
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Attacking Saints | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 22 | LLLLW |
| 10 | John Hughes | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 60 | -44 | 16 | LWWLL | |
| 11 | Ottos Rangers | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 67 | -44 | 8 | LLDLW | |
| 12 | Jennings United | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 82 | -71 | 6 | LLLLL |
Premier Division Statistics
Top scorers 2025
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2025
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Premier Division teams participation since 2023
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| All Saints United | 3 |
| Garden Stars | 3 |
| Green City | 3 |
| Grenades | 3 |
| John Hughes | 3 |
| Old Road | 3 |
| Pigotts Bullets | 3 |
| Aston Villa | 3 |
| Hoppers | 2 |
| Ottos Rangers | 2 |
| Parham | 2 |
| Willikies | 2 |
| Attacking Saints | 2 |
| Potters Tigers | 2 |
| Empire | 1 |
| SAP | 1 |
| Swetes | 1 |
| Tryum | 1 |
| Five Islands | 1 |
Premier Division top scorer teams
Premier Division About
Premier Division is the top-tier league in Antigua and Barbuda, organised by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) to determine the country’s domestic champion. It is also commonly identified as the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division or the ABFA Premier League, and sits at the summit of the nation’s club football pyramid.
Role and purpose
The competition brings together eligible clubs from across Antigua and Barbuda in a league programme designed to establish the national champion over a full season. Beyond the title race, it provides the principal domestic platform for clubs and players, supporting the development of local football and creating a route towards regional competition.
The modern form of the competition is generally dated to 1968. Since then, its organisation and regulations have been shaped by the ABFA, which oversees the national football structure, administers competition rules and can adjust the format to suit the association’s calendar and sporting requirements. Available season records currently cover three editions, from 2023 through 2025.
Place in the football pyramid
The Premier Division operates as the highest level of the domestic league system. Access is linked to sporting performance: clubs at the bottom of the Premier Division standings are normally relegated to the Antigua and Barbuda First Division, while leading First Division clubs move up to replace them. The precise number of relegation and promotion places may depend on the regulations for the relevant season, so the final standings carry consequences at both ends of the table.
Clubs must be registered within the ABFA structure, while player participation is subject to the association’s registration and eligibility rules. Those requirements provide the framework for assembling squads and help maintain a consistent standard across the competition.
League format and standings
The competition is principally a table-based league rather than a knockout tournament. Its traditional format is a double round robin, with clubs meeting one another twice, normally once at each home venue. The exact number of participating teams and scheduled matches can vary, and some editions may use an amended or shortened arrangement when required by the official calendar. Regardless of the precise schedule, the objective remains the same: accumulate points across the league programme and finish above the other clubs.
The standard points system awards three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Teams are ranked first by total points. When clubs finish level, goal difference is used as the principal published tiebreaker. Other ranking procedures may apply if further separation is required under the competition regulations.
The Premier Division itself is decided through league standings. Extra time and penalty shootouts belong primarily to knockout competitions administered within the wider domestic football programme, rather than to ordinary league fixtures.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
The season generally begins around September and reaches its conclusion between March and April, although the precise dates can change from one edition to the next. Fixtures are played progressively through the campaign, with the closing rounds often carrying particular importance for the championship, regional qualification and relegation positions.
Winning the league establishes a club as the national champion and represents the competition’s central sporting achievement. The title can also provide access to regional Caribbean or CONCACAF club tournaments, subject to the qualification arrangements and regulations in force for the relevant season. For the leading clubs, the Premier Division is therefore both a domestic championship and a route to testing themselves beyond Antigua and Barbuda.
At the other end of the table, relegation places create a second major storyline. Clubs must balance results, squad eligibility and match availability over a sustained schedule, while First Division challengers compete for the opportunity to reach the country’s highest league level.
What the competition records show
For readers using the Xtra-Stats competition pages, the recorded Premier Division coverage runs from the 2023 season to the 2025 season and includes three recorded seasons. Those records provide the basis for following standings, results and seasonal progression, while the ABFA’s regulations remain the authority for any edition-specific changes to fixtures, eligibility, promotion, relegation or qualification.
Taken together, the competition’s history, league structure and place within the ABFA system make the Premier Division the essential reference point for understanding top-level club football in Antigua and Barbuda.