The Leeward Islands Football Association (LIFA) was formed in 1949.
Of the early tournaments only the winners are known; for the recent ones, the structure is largely unknown. It is also not known whether tournaments were staged in the missing years, though this is likely.
Finally, it is not always clear whether teams represent single islands or states (e.g. Saint Kitts/Nevis or Saint Christopher, Antigua/Barbuda or Antigua, etc.).
Year Winners Runners-Up Venue (if known) 1949 Antigua 1950 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1951 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1952 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1953 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1954 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1955 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1956 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1957 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1958 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1959 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1985 Saint Kitts 1-0 Antigua Antigua 1986 British Virgin Islands Antigua 1994 Antigua Sint Maarten 1995 Saint Christopher Antigua 1996 Saint Christopher Antigua Antigua 1997 Saint Christopher 2-0 Antigua Saint Christopher 1998 Saint Christopher 3-1 Antigua Sint Maarten 1999 Saint Christopher 3-2 Antigua Antigua 2000 not held (change of dates) 2001 Saint Christopher 2-0 Antigua Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands 2002 Saint Christopher 2-1 Antigua Antigua NB: British Virgin Islands only won in 1986.
Final
- Saint Kitts 1-0 Antigua
NB: Saint Kitts went on to win the 'OECS Tournament' against Dominica,
winning 2-1 at home and 1-0 away for a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Final
Antigua bt Sint Maarten [asdet]
Qualifying Round 1
19-10 Saint Thomas 2-1 Montserrat
[scorers unknown; Webb]
20-10 Montserrat 1-3 Saint Thomas [at Saint Thomas]
[Morris; scorers unknown]
Final Tournament (at Antigua)
winners: Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher qualified as holders and hosts
Qualifying Round 1
Antigua 2-0 British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Isl. 1-3 Antigua
Semifinals
15-11 Antigua 5-1 Sint Maarten
-11 Saint Christopher 6-1 Nevis
Final
16-11 Saint Christopher 2-0 Antigua
Saint Christopher qualified as holders; Sint Maarten as hosts
Qualifying Round 1
Saint Thomas w/o Anguilla [withdrew]
Saint Croix unk US Virgin Islands
25-10 Montserrat w/o Nevis [did not show]
Qualifying Round 2
Antigua bt Saint Croix or US Virgin Islands
7-11 Montserrat unk Saint Thomas [at Antigua]
Final Tournament (at Sint Maarten)
Semifinals
5-12 Sint Maarten 0-2 Antigua
5-12 Saint Christopher bt Montserrat or Saint Thomas
Final
6-12 Saint Christopher 3-1 Antigua
Saint Christopher qualified as holders; Antigua as hosts
Qualifying Round
only one result known
-11 Nevis 2-2 British Virgin Islands
-11 British Virgin Isl. 2-0 Nevis
Final Tournament (at Antigua)
Semifinals
13-11 Saint Christopher 6-1 Saint Croix
13-11 Antigua 5-1 British Virgin Islands
[White (2), V.Edwards, Perriera, Anthony; scorer unknown]
Third Place Match
14-11 Saint Croix 3-2 British Virgin Islands
Final
14-11 Saint Christopher 3-2 Antigua
[scorers unknown; D.Edwards (2)]
Saint Christopher qualified as holders; Saint Thomas as hosts (?)
Qualifying Round 1 (in 2000)
28-10 British Virgin Isl. unk Anguilla
4-11 Anguilla unk British Virgin Islands
Sint Maarten lt Antigua
Qualifying Round 2 (in 2000)
Antigua bt [?] [1st leg scheduled for 11-11]
Final Tournament (at Saint Thomas)
Semifinals
20- 1 Saint Christopher 3-0 Saint Croix
20- 1 Saint Thomas lt Antigua
Final
21- 1 Saint Christopher 2-0 Antigua
Saint Christopher qualified as holders; Antigua as hosts (?)
Qualifying
Sint Maarten lt Saint Martin
Tortola qualified in Virgin Islands Championship 2001
Final Tournament (at St. John's, Antigua)
Semifinals
25- 1 Antigua/Barbuda 3-2 Tortola
[Dublin (Antigua/Barbuda) sent off]
25- 1 Saint Christopher 3-0 (Fr.) Saint Martin
Third Place Match
26- 1 (Fr.) Saint Martin 1-0 Tortola
[Hodge 36]
Final
26- 1 Saint Christopher 2-1 Antigua/Barbuda
[Issac 56, 90; Watts 90]
NB: other sources give Saint Kitts/Nevis rather than Saint Kitts (Christopher) as participants
With thanks to Mark Cruickshank, Clinton Percival, Hans Schöggl, Jason Soffe, Ian King, John Louw and Barrie Courtney
Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Neil Morrison
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Last updated: 3 Apr 2008
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