Somali First Division

Somali First Division
Founded	1967
Country	Somalia
Confederation	CAF
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Somali Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Somalia Cup
Current champions	Horseed ; ()
TV partners	SNTV
Website	Official website
	Current:

The Somali First Division (Somali: Heerka Koowaad ee Soomaali), Somali League, or Somali Premier League, is the Somali professional league for men's association football. It has been active for over 50 years, having been established in 1967. Somalia has got 10 professional clubs playing for the Somali First Division so far. Football is the most popular sports in Somalia. In the 1930s, Italian Colonial Authorities established some of the first teams in Somalia. In the 2020-21 season, Horseed won the Somali First Division.

Clubs[]

As of 2020–2021 season:

Club	Location	Stadium
Mogadishu City Club	Mogadishu	Mogadiscio Stadium
Dekedaha	Mogadishu	Banadir Stadium
Elman FC	Mogadishu	Mogadiscio Stadium
Gaadiidka	Mogadishu	Banadir Stadium
Heegan	Mogadishu	Banadir Stadium
Horseed FC	Horseed	Horseed Stadium
	Mogadishu	Banadir Stadium
Jeenyo United FC	Mogadishu	Banadir Stadium
	Mogadishu	Banadir Stadium
	Mogadishu	Banadir Stadium

Foreign players[]

Each team competing in the league is only allowed to register four foreign players at a time.^[1]

Previous winners[]

Previous winners were:^[2]

1967: Somali National Police
1968: Hoga
1969: Lavori Publici
1970: Lavori Publici
1971: Lavori Publici
1971–72: Horseed
1972–73: Horseed
1973–74: Horseed
1975: Mogadishu Municipality
1976–77: Horseed
1977–78: Horseed
1978–79: Horseed
1979–80: Horseed
1980–81: Lavori Publici
1982: Wagad (newly promoted)
1983: Printing Agency
1984:
1985: Wagad
1986: Mogadishu Municipality
1987: Wagad
1988: Wagad
1989: Mogadishu Municipality
1990: Gaadiidka
1991–93: Not held
1994:
1995: Alba
1996–97: Not held
1998:
1999: Banadir
2000: Elman
2001: Elman
2002: Elman
2003: Elman
2004–06: Banadir
2007: Ports Authority
2008: Not held
2008–09: Banadir
2009–10: Banadir
2011: Elman
2012: Elman
2013–14: Banadir
2014–15: Heegan
2015–16: Banadir
2016–17: Dekedaha
2018: Dekedaha
2019: Dekedaha
2019–20: Mogadishu City Club
: Horseed

Performance by club[]

Club	Titles	Last title
Mogadishu City Club (includes Mogadishu Municipality, Banaadir)	10	2019–2020
Horseed FC	8	2020–2021
Elman FC	6	2012–13
Dekedda (includes Ports Authority)	5	2019
Wagad	4	1988
Jeenyo United (includes Lavori Pubblici)	4	1980–81
Heegan (includes Somali Police)	2	2014–15
Deledda FC	1	1998
Alba	1	1995
Merca New Supplies	1	1994
Gaadiidka	1	1990
Marine Club	1	1984
Printing Agency	1	1983
Hoga	1	1968

References[]

^ "Somalia's football revival lures foreign players".
^ "Somalia Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

External links[]

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[1] "Somalia's football revival lures foreign players".

[2] "Somalia Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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