Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League
Countries Sierra Leone
Confederation CAF
Founded 1967
Number of teams 14
Levels on pyramid 1
Relegation to Sierra Leone National First Division
Domestic cup(s) Sierra Leonean FA Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions Ports Authority
(2011)

Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top 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. To date a club outside Freetown has never won the league. The season runs from March to July.[1]

The league is sponsored by Lintel-Africell who paid Le200 Million for the privilege.[2]

Contents

Structure

Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the bottom two clubs are relegated to the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone. The top two teams qualify for the CAF Champions League, while the third 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 third place team in the table.

2011/12 Clubs

Club City
Bo Rangers Bo
Central Parade Freetown
Diamond Stars Koidu Town
East End Lions Freetown
Freetown City Freetown
Gem Stars F.C. Tongoma
Johansen Freetown
Kallon Freetown
Kamboi Eagles Kenema
Kissy All Stars Freetown
Mighty Blackpool Freetown
Old Edwardians Freetown
Ports Authority Freetown
Wusum Stars Makeni

Previous winners

Performance by club

Club City Titles Last Title
Mighty Blackpool Freetown 11 2001
East End Lions Freetown 11 2010
Kallon FC (includes Sierra Fisheries) Freetown 4 2006
Real Republicans Freetown 3 1984
Ports Authority Freetown 3 2011
Freetown City (includes Freetown United) Freetown 1 1989
Old Edwardians Freetown 1 1990

Topscorers

Season Player Club Goals
2000/01 Keifala Marrah
Abdulai K. Conteh		 Mighty Blackpool
Old Edwardians		 5
2007/08 Lahai Chandos Freeman 10

References

  1. ^ http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/html2/countries/sierraleone.php#239 Aboutaball website
  2. ^ "Africell presents Le100 million to PLB for second phase". Awoko Newspaper. 3 March 2010. http://awoko.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=7835&cntnt01returnid=24. Retrieved 4 March 2010. 
  3. ^ "Africell honours league champions tomorrow". sierraexpressmedia.com. 15 July 2011. http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/26355. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 

External links

National teams
Men
National team · Olympic (U-23) · U-20 · U-17
Women
National team · Olympic (U-23) · U-20 · U-17
League system
Men
Premier League · First Division
Domestic cups
Awards
Footballer of the Year · Top scorers
Lists
All-time Table · Champions · Clubs · International footballers · Foreign players · Venues
Men's clubs · Women's clubs · Men's players · Women's players · Expatriate players · Managers · Referees · Venues · Seasons · Records
Top level football leagues of Africa (CAF)
† Associated members