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Association football league in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Football league
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 Champions League Two
. The championship is currently contested by 12 clubs.
Structure
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Current structure
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12 clubs currently play a two round robin set of fixtures totaling 22 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 eleventh and twelfth-placed clubs are relegated with the ninth and tenth enter the relegation play-offs.
Previous structures
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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 (2023?24)
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2022?23 Clubs' stadiums
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Team
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Location
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Stadium
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Capacity
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Al-Ahli
|
Manama
|
Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain)
|
10,000
|
Al-Hala
|
Muharraq
|
Muharraq Club Stadium
|
10,000
|
Al-Hidd
|
Riffa
|
Bahrain National Stadium
|
24,000
|
Al-Khaldiya
|
Riffa
|
Bahrain National Stadium
|
24,000
|
Al-Muharraq
|
Muharraq
|
Al Muharraq Stadium
|
20,000
|
Al-Riffa
|
Riffa
|
Bahrain National Stadium
|
24,000
|
Al-Shabab
|
Riffa
|
Bahrain National Stadium
|
24,000
|
Busaiteen SC
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Busaiteen
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Al-Najma
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Manama
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East Riffa
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Riffa
|
Bahrain National Stadium
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24,000
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Manama
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Riffa
|
Bahrain National Stadium
|
24,000
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Sitra
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Riffa
|
Bahrain National Stadium
|
24,000
|
Team re-structuring
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In 2002, a host of clubs were amalgamated:
- Bahrain
is an amalgamation of Bahrain and Al-Khaleej.
- Riffa
is an amalgamation of West Riffa and Zallaq.
- Al-Najma
is an amalgamation of Al-Hilal, Al-Qadisiya and Ras Al-Rumman.
- Al-Sahel
is an amalgamation of Qalali and Hadd.
- Al-Tadamun
is an amalgamation of Boori, Karazkan, Hamla, Reef Union and Damastan.
- Al-Shabab
is an amalgamation of Deyya, Sanabis, Jadd Hafs, Naeem, Karrana, Sahla and Karbabad.
- Al-Ittifaq
is an amalgamation of Al-Arabi, Maqaba and Bani Jumra.
List of champions
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Champions are:
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Total championships
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The number of national championships that clubs in Bahrain have attained.
Top scorers
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References
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External links
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