2018 Fiji Premier League

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2018 Fiji Premier League
Season2018
Champions Lautoka F.C. (5th title)
Relegated Dreketi F.C.
Matches played56
Goals scored149 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Rusiate Matarerega
(8 goals)
2017
2019

The 2018 Fiji Premier League was the 42nd season of the Fiji Premier League (Vodafone Premier League for sponsorship reasons), the top-tier football league in Fiji organized by the Fiji Football Association since its establishment in 1977. It started on 14 January 2018. [1] [2]

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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
Suva Suva ANZ Stadium 30,000
Tavua Tavua Garvey Park 4,500

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Lautoka (Q)149412710+1731Qualification to 2019 OFC Champions League
2 Ba (Q)147522615+1126
3 Nadi 147342113+824
4 Suva 145452018+219
5 Labasa 145451817+119
6 Rewa 143471218613
7 Tavua 1433814301612
8 Dreketi (R)141581128178Relegation to Fiji Senior League
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2018. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

As of match 18 September 2018 [3]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Fiji.svg Rusiate Matarerega Nadi 8
2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Benjamin Totori Lautoka 7
3 Flag of Fiji.svg Napolioni Qasevakatini Nadi 6
Flag of Fiji.svg Abbu Zahid Shaheed Ba
5 Flag of Fiji.svg Ratu Apenisa Anare Labasa 5
Flag of Fiji.svg Vilitati Kautoga Tavua
7 Flag of Fiji.svg Shahil Dave Suva 4
Flag of Fiji.svg Samuela Drudru Lautoka
Flag of Fiji.svg Vilive Naulalevu Tavua

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References

  1. "Vodafone Premier League Launched". Fiji Football Association. 9 January 2018.
  2. Fiji 2018, RSSSF.com
  3. "Matarerega scores eight". Fiji Football Association. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.