Sierra_Leone_National_Premier_League

Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League

Association football league


Sierra Leone National Premier League is a professional football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The National Premier League is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association. The season runs from March to July.[1]

Quick Facts Founded, Country ...

The current champions of the premier league are East End Lions. They won the league unbeatable in 2019.

Fc Kallon's 7-0 win against Sierra Leone Police Fc on October 23, 2021, is the biggest win in the history of the league.

Structure

Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the bottom three clubs are relegated to the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone. The champions qualify for the CAF Champions League, while the second place team or the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup will qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup. If the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup has already qualify for the CAF Champions League, the Confederations Cup spot will go to the second place team in the table.

Current teams 2019 season

Previous winners

Years Champions
1967 Mighty Blackpool (1)
Not held between 1968 and 1972
1973 Ports Authority FC (1)
1974 Mighty Blackpool (2)
Not held between 1975 and 1977
1978 Mighty Blackpool (3)
1979 Mighty Blackpool (4)
1980 East End Lions (1)
1981 Real Republicans (1)
1982 Kallon Football Club (1)
1983 Real Republicans (2)
1984 Real Republicans (3)
1985 East End Lions (2)
1986 Kallon Football Club (2)
1987 Kallon Football Club (3)
1988 Mighty Blackpool (5)
1989 Freetown City (1)
1990 Old Edwardians (1)
1991 Mighty Blackpool (6)
1992 East End Lions (3)
1993 East End Lions (4)
1994 East End Lions (5)
1995 Mighty Blackpool (7)
1996 Mighty Blackpool (8)
1997 East End Lions (6)
1998 Mighty Blackpool (9)
1999 East End Lions (7)
2000 Mighty Blackpool (10)
2001 Mighty Blackpool (11)
Not held between 2002 and 2004
2005 East End Lions (8)
2006 Kallon Football Club (4)
2007 Not held
2008 Ports Authority FC (2)
2009 East End Lions (9)
2010 East End Lions (10)
2011 Ports Authority FC (3)
2011-2012 Diamond Stars FC (1)
2013 Diamond Stars FC (2)
2014 East End Lions (11)
2015 Not held
2016 Not finished
2017 Not held
2018 Not held
2019 East End Lions (12)
2019-2020 (Not finished due to Covid-19[2])
2021-2022 Bo Rangers (1)
2022-2023 Bo Rangers (2)

Performance by club

More information Club, City ...

Top goalscorers

Season Player Club Goals
2000–01 Kelfala Marah
Abdulai K. Conteh
Mighty Blackpool
Old Edwardians
5
2007–08 Sierra Leone Lahai "Chandus" Freeman10
2011–12 Sierra Leone James BanguraCentral Parade8

References

  1. "Aboutaball website". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012.
  2. "La COVID-19 provoque l'annulation de saison en Sierra Leone". fr.cafonline.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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