2023 FFAS Senior League

Last updated
FFAS Senior League
Season2023
Dates5 August – 4 November 2023
Champions Royal Puma (1st title)
Champions League Royal Puma
Top goalscorer Gun Chul Kang (5)
2022
2024

The 2023 FFAS Senior League was the 42nd season of the FFAS Senior League, top American Samoan league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1976. Ilaoa and To'omata were the defending champions, having won their first FFAS Senior League. The league was won by Royal Puma for the club's first title. [1]

Contents

Teams

Eleven teams competed in the league. [2]

League table

Each club played a 10-match schedule, followed by play-off rounds for the top and bottom halves of the table. Tafuna Jets did not enter the play-off rounds after forfeiting multiple matches. [1]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Royal Puma (C)20181110717+9055
2 Pago Youth 20162211830+8850
3 Ilaoa and To'omata 2016049229+6348
4 PanSa 2010555737+2035
5 Utulei Youth 209474037+331
6 Vaiala Tongan 208396267527Qualification for the Champions League qualifying stage
7 Lion Heart 2065948631523
8 Black Roses 20601439965718
9 Green Bay 20451149934417
10 Taputimu Youth 20221637101648
11 Tafuna Jets 2011181897794
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Fiji Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Home \ Away ROY PAG ILA PAN UTU VAI LIO BLA GRE
Royal Puma
Pago Youth
Ilaoa and To'omata
PanSa
Utulei Youth
Vaiala Tongan
Lion Heart
Black Roses
Green Bay
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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References

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