2017 Fiji Premier League

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2017 Fiji Premier League
Season2017
Champions Lautoka F.C. (4th title)
Relegated Rakiraki F.C.
Matches played56
Goals scored165 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer Saula Waqa
(10 goals)
2016
2018

The 2017 Fiji Premier League [1] was the 41st season of the Fiji Premier League (Vodafone Premier League [2] [3] [4] [5] for sponsorship reasons) organized by the Fiji Football Association [6] since its establishment in 1977.

Contents

Team changes

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Ba Ba Govind Park 13,500
Dreketi Labasa Subrail Park 10,000
Labasa Labasa Subrail Park 10,000
Lautoka Lautoka Churchill Park 18,000
Rewa Nausori Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park 8,000
Nadi Nadi Prince Charles Park 18,000
Rakiraki Ra Garvey Park 4,500
Suva Suva ANZ Stadium 30,000

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Lautoka (Q)141310356+2940Qualification to 2018 OFC Champions League
2 Ba (Q)149143212+2028
3 Labasa 147342313+1024
4 Suva 148062515+1024
5 Rewa 146352020021
6 Nadi 145271619317
7 Dreketi 142111835277
8 Rakiraki (R)140113645391Relegation to Fiji Senior League
Updated to match(es) played on August 26, 2017. Source: footballsource.co.uk rsssf.com fijivillage.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Head-to-head away goal scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BA DRE LAB LAU NDI RWA RAK SUV
Ba 3–03–00–12–14–03–11–0
Dreketi 1–40–20–60–11–13–20–2
Labasa 3–02–00–22–24–02–03–0
Lautoka 1–03–02–14–21–04–02–1
Nadi 1–01–01–10–22–31–00–1
Rewa 1–14–00–00–42–02–01–2
Rakiraki 0–80–10–31–10–40–31–5
Suva 1–24–11–00–12–02–15–0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2017. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of match 26 August 2017 [7]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Fiji.svg Saula Waqa Ba 10
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Siotame Kubu Lautoka 9
Flag of Fiji.svg Ravinesh Karan Singh Suva
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Zibraaz Sahib Lautoka 8
5 Flag of Fiji.svg Samuela Nabenia Ba 7
6 Flag of Fiji.svg Sairusi Nalabu Suva 5
Flag of Fiji.svg Dave Radrigai Lautoka
Flag of Fiji.svg Christopher Wasasala Labasa

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