2008–09 Bahrain Classification Soccer League
This season, Bahraini Premier League will be known as the Bahrain Classification Soccer League 2008–09 and will consist of 19 teams which will play each other once. The top 10 teams will join the new Premier League in 2009/10 and the bottom 9 teams will form a new Division 2 championship.
The top two sides enter the 2009 Gulf Club Champions Cup
Final league table
| POS | NAME | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muharraq Club | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 45 |
| 2 | Bahrain Riffa Club | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 11 | +40 | 44 |
| 3 | Al Ahli Club | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 42 |
| 4 | East Riffa Club | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 40 |
| 5 | Busaiteen Club | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Najma Club | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 31 |
| 7 | Manama Club | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 30 |
| 8 | Al-Shabab Club | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 30 |
| 9 | Malkiya | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Hala Muharraq | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 28 |
| 11 | Al Hadd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 |
| 12 | Sitra Club | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Bahrain Club | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 22 |
| 14 | Budaiya | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Qalali | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 12 |
| 16 | Al Ittihad Bahrain | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | -25 | 10 |
| 17 | Ittifaq Maqaba | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 43 | -31 | 8 |
| 18 | Issa Town | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 54 | -43 | 5 |
| 19 | Tadamun Buri | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 63 | -53 | 2 |
End of season Playoff
Al Hadd and Al Hala went into an end of season play-off to determine which side would stay in the Premier League for the following season. Al Hala won the game 1-0 after extra time.
| Bahrain Classification Soccer League 2008-09 Winners |
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| Muharraq Club 31st Title 4th in a row |
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