North Leeward Predators are the Premier Division champions of the 2024-2025 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) National Club Championships.
Buoyed by a large travelling fan base who had come in anticipation of their team being part of an historic occasion, Predators did not disappointment as they handed Sion Hill a 5-1 licking, at the Brighton Playing Field, last Sunday night, May 11.
Predators’ Diel Spring hit a brace, and there was a goal each for Kobi Mingot, Gideon Richards and Keshorn Durham. Sion Hill’s goal came from the boot of Jahiem Bailey.
Predators thus ended on 41 points from their 18 matches and took home the champion’s purse of $30,000.
Meanwhile, previous pretenders to the title race, On Trac Hope International, finished second despite being beaten 2-1 by Awesome FC in Sunday night’s second match.
Awesome’s goals came from Kareem Williams and Tevin Thompson did likewise for Hope International.
Hope International claimed the runner-up with 37 points and earned themselves $24,000. Third place Layou FC on 32 points, assures themselves a purse of $18,000.
The fourth place gets $12,000, while the remaining positions get $4,000, $3,500, $3,000, $2,500, $2,000, and $1,500 in descending order.
The other positions will be determ
ined on Sunday May 18, when SV United faces Avenues from 6pm and Sion Hill versus Campdonia-Chelsea, from 8pm.
The results of the matches have bearing on the final standings, as Campdonia-Chelsea sits on 22, Awesome- 22, Avenues- 18, Sion Hill- 15 and SV United- 13 points.
Je Belle, dethroned champions of 2022- 2023, ended on 25 points and Besco-Pastures- 23.
The Premiership is played in a full league format, with the ten clubs meeting one another twice.