Bahraini Premier League

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Bahraini Premier League
Founded1956; 65 years ago (1956)
CountryBahrain
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to
Domestic cup(s)King's Cup
FA Cup
Super Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
AFC Cup
Current championsAl-Riffa (13th title)
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Most championshipsAl-Muharraq (34 titles)
TV partnersBahrain Sports TV
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The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup. The championship is currently contested by 10 clubs.

Structure[]

Current structure[]

10 clubs currently play a two round robin set of fixtures totaling 18 games in order to determine the league champions. Although games are played on a home and away basis, almost all games are played at the National Stadium.

The bottom placed club is relegated with the team finishing second bottom entering a relegation/promotion play-off match.

Previous structures[]

In earlier seasons, the league has been radically overhauled to feature all the professional clubs of Bahrain. Instances being the 2008–09 and 2002 league seasons. The leagues featuring up to 19 teams would play each other on one occasion with the top 10 teams staying in the Premier League top flight and the bottom sides (from 11 to 19) forming the next seasons 2nd division.

Between the seasons of 2002 and 2009, the top four sides of the league would also play in the Crown Prince Cup.

Clubs (2020–21)[]

Team re-structuring[]

In 2002, a host of clubs were amalgamated together:

[*1] Bahrain are an amalgamation of Bahrain and Al-Khaleej
[*2] Riffa are an amalgamation of West Riffa and Zallaq
[*3] Al-Najma are an amalgamation of Al-Hilal, Al-Qadisiya and Ras Al-Rumman
[*4] Al-Sahel are an amalgamation of Qalali and Hadd
[*5] Al-Tadamun are an amalgamation of Boori, Karazkan, Hamla, Reef Union and Damastan
[*6] Al-Shabab are an amalgamation of Deyya, Sanabis, Jadd Hafs, Naeem, Karrana, Sahla and Karbabad
[*7] Al-Ittifaq are an amalgamation of Al-Arabi, Maqaba and Bani Jumra

List of champions[]

Champions are:[1]

Total championships[]

The number of national championships that clubs in Bahrain have attained.

Club
 Number of Championships
Al-Muharraq SC 34
Al-Riffa (includes West Riffa) 13
Bahrain SC 5
Al-Ahli SC 5
Al-Hidd 2
Al-Nasr 1
Al-Arabi (Al-Najma now) 1
Al Hala 1
East Riffa SCC 1
Busaiteen 1
Malkiya SCC 1

Top scorers[]

Year Best scorers Team Goals
2003–04 Bahrain Duaij Naser Abdulla
 Al-Muharraq 14 [2]
2004–05 Bahrain Salman Isa Al-Riffa 15 [3]
2005–06 Bahrain Jaycee John Okwunwanne Al-Ahli 17 [4]
2006–07 Brazil Rico Al-Riffa 25 [5]
2007–08 Bahrain Jaycee John Okwunwanne Al-Muharraq 24 [6]
2008–09 Bahrain Al-Riffa 14 [7]
2009–10 Brazil Rico Al-Muharraq 17 [8]
2010��11 Brazil
Bahrain
Al-Ahli
Al-Riffa		 13
2011–12 Bahrain Ahmed Al Khattal Al Hala 14 [9]
2012–13 Saudi Arabia Manama 10 [10]
2013–14 Bahrain Pele Al-Muharraq 4 [11]
2014–15 Bahrain Ismail Abdullatif Al-Muharraq 16 [12]
2015–16 Bahrain Mohamed Al-Romaihi Al-Hidd 7 [13]
2016–17 Brazil Everton Manama Club 11 [14]
2017–18 Nigeria Uche Al Najma Club 18 [15]
2018–19 Senegal Al Najma Club 14 [16]
2019–20 Bahrain Kamil Al Aswad Al-Riffa 14 [17]
Bahrain Mahdi Abduljabbar Manama Club 12 [18]

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