Saint Kitts og Nevis - Premier League

The SKNFA Premier League, known for sponsorship reasons as the SKNFA National Bank Premier League (previously SKNFA Digicel Super League), is the Saint Kitts top division, created in 1980 and organized by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association.

It currently has 10 participating clubs and the season lasts from September to May. At the Regular Stage, each club plays the others twice (home and away) and the top four teams qualify to Super Four stage. The qualified teams play each other once and the top two teams from Super Four play a 3-legged Championship Play-off to determine the season champion. The lowest placed team in Regular Stage is relegated to Saint Kitts and Nevis Division 1, from which another one is promoted.

Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF none of the Saint Kitts and Nevis teams played in the recent years in the CFU Club Championship nor CONCACAF Champions' Cup/CONCACAF Champions League. Their last appearance was in CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1994 represented by Newtown United.

**Saint Kitts og Nevis - Premier League**

Saint Kitts og Nevis Premier League er den øverste division i fodbold i Saint Kitts og Nevis. Den blev grundlagt i 1994 og er organiseret af Saint Kitts og Nevis Fodboldforbund (SKNFA). Ligaen består af otte hold, der spiller mod hinanden to gange i løbet af en sæson. Det vindende hold kvalificerer sig til CONCACAF Champions League.

**Hold i ligaen**

* Cayon Rockets
* Conaree Football Club
* Garden Hotspurs FC
* Newtown United FC
* Saint Peter's FC
* St. Paul's United FC
* Trafalgar FC
* Village Superstars

**Kendte spillere**

Ligaen har fostret en række spillere, der har spillet på landsholdet for Saint Kitts og Nevis, herunder:

* Keith Gumbs
* Atiba Harris
* Orlando Mitchum
* Romaine Sawyers

**Stadioner**

Kampene i Premier League spilles typisk på følgende stadioner:

* Warner Park Sporting Complex (Basseterre)
* Kim Collins Athletic Stadium (Bird Rock)
* Isaac Williams Football Field (Sandy Point)

**Historie**

Premier League har været domineret af få hold gennem årene. Cayon Rockets har vundet flest mesterskaber med ni titler, efterfulgt af Village Superstars med seks titler. I de seneste sæsoner har Newtown United FC været et stærkt hold og har vundet tre mesterskaber i træk fra 2019 til 2021.

Premier League er en vigtig del af fodboldkulturen i Saint Kitts og Nevis. Den giver en platform for unge spillere til at udvikle sig og repræsentere deres land.