THE Guyana Football Federation’s Elite League is expected to return in February with its sixth season, which should run until early July.

During a recent interview aired on News Room, Director of Competitions, Troy Peters, said the League would form part of a busy 2024 for local and international football.

He indicated the aim is to have the sixth season return to its original format where the ten teams play each other twice, resulting in 18 matches per team.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, season five of the league had nine matches per team, with the Guyana Defence Force FC winning their second title.

In the new season, inaugural champions, Slingerz FC, or Berbice’s Mondderlust FC, will join the league, given they are in the final of the promotional playoff.

Following the Elite League Promotional play-off final on January 6, the GFF will award a preparation grant of G$1M to the club or clubs promoted to the Elite League.

The winning club will be promoted to season six of the Elite League, while the runner-up side will also be given a second chance to play in the League when they oppose Victoria Kings, the bottom-placed team from season five.