Bahraini Premier League

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Bahraini Premier League
Bahraini Premier League logo.png
Founded1956;68 years ago (1956)
CountryBahrain
Confederation AFC
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Bahraini Second Division
Domestic cup(s) King's Cup
FA Cup
Super Cup
International cup(s) AFC Champions League Two
Current champions Al-Khaldiya (2nd title)
(2023–24)
Most championships Al-Muharraq (34 titles)
Top goalscorer Ismail Abdullatif (124)
TV partnersBahrain Sports TV
Current: 2024–25 Bahraini Premier League

The Bahraini Premier League is the main domestic 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.

Contents

Structure

Current structure

12 clubs currently play a two round robin set of fixtures totaling 22 games in order to determine the league champions. Although games are theoretically to be 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 entering the relegation play-offs.

Previous structures

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 Second Division.

Between the seasons of 2002 and 2009, the top four sides of the league would also play in the Crown Prince Cup.

Clubs (2024–25)

Team re-structuring

In 2002, a host of clubs were amalgamated:

List of champions

Champions are: [1]

YearsChampions
1956–57 Al Muharraq Club (1)
1957–58 Al Muharraq Club (2)
1958–59 Al-Nasr SC (1)
1959–60 Al Muharraq Club (3)
1960–61 Al Muharraq Club (4)
1961–62 Al Muharraq Club (5)
1962–63 Al Muharraq Club (6)
1963–64 Al Muharraq Club (7)
1964–65 Al Muharraq Club (8)
1965–66 Al Muharraq Club (9)
1966–67 Al Muharraq Club (10)
1967–68 Bahrain Club (1)
1968–69 Al-Ahli Club (1)
1969–70 Al Muharraq Club (11)
1970–71 Al Muharraq Club (12)
1971–72 Al-Ahli Club (2)
1972–73 Al Muharraq Club (13)
1973–74 Al Muharraq Club (14)
1974–75 Al Arabi (1)
1975–76 Al Muharraq Club (15)
1976–77 Al-Ahli Club (3)
1977–78 Bahrain Club (2)
1978–79 Al Hala SC (1)
1979–80 Al Muharraq Club (16)
1980–81 Bahrain Club (3)
1981–82 Al-Riffa (1)
1982–83 Al Muharraq Club (17)
1983–84 Al Muharraq Club (18)
1984–85 Bahrain Club (4)
1985–86 Al Muharraq Club (19)
1986–87 Al-Riffa (2)
1987–88 Al Muharraq Club (20)
1988–89 Bahrain Club (5)
1989–90 Al-Riffa (3)
1990–91 Al Muharraq Club (21)
1991–92 Al Muharraq Club (22)
1992–93 Al-Riffa (4)
1993–94 East Riffa (1)
1994–95 Al Muharraq Club (23)
1995–96 Al-Ahli Club (4)
1996–97 Al-Riffa (5)
1997–98 Al-Riffa (6)
1998–99 Al Muharraq Club (24)
1999–2000 Al-Riffa (7)
2000–01 Al Muharraq Club (25)
2002 Al Muharraq Club (26)
2002–03 Al-Riffa (8)
2003–04 Al Muharraq Club (27)
2004–05 Al-Riffa (9)
2005–06 Al Muharraq Club (28)
2006–07 Al Muharraq Club (29)
2007–08 Al Muharraq Club (30)
2008–09 Al Muharraq Club (31)
2009–10 Al-Ahli Club (5)
2010–11 Al Muharraq Club (32)
2011–12 Al-Riffa (10)
2012–13 Busaiteen Club (1)
2013–14 Al-Riffa (11)
2014–15 Al Muharraq Club (33)
2015–16 Al Hidd SCC (1)
2016–17 Malkiya Club (1)
2017–18 Al Muharraq Club (34)
2018–19 Al-Riffa (12)
2019–20 Al Hidd SCC (2)
2020–21 Al-Riffa (13)
2021–22 Al-Riffa (14)
2022–23 Al-Khaldiya SC (1)
2023–24 Al-Khaldiya SC (2)

Total championships

The number of national championships that clubs in Bahrain have attained.

Club
Number of Championships
Al-Muharraq SC 34
Al-Riffa (includes West Riffa)14
Bahrain SC 5
Al-Ahli SC 5
Al-Hidd 2
Al-Khaldiya 2
Al-Nasr 1
Al-Arabi (Al-Najma SC now)1
Al Hala 1
East Riffa SCC 1
Busaiteen 1
Malkiya SCC 1

Top scorers

YearBest scorersTeamGoals
2003–04 Flag of Bahrain.svg Duaij Naser Abdulla
Yousif Zowaid 		Al-Muharraq 14 [2]
2004–05 Flag of Bahrain.svg Salman Isa Al-Riffa 15 [3]
2005–06 Flag of Bahrain.svg Jaycee John Okwunwanne Al-Ahli 17 [4]
2006–07 Flag of Brazil.svg Rico Al-Riffa 25 [5]
2007–08 Flag of Bahrain.svg Jaycee John Okwunwanne Al-Muharraq 24 [6]
2008–09 Flag of Bahrain.svg Abdulrahman Mubarak Al-Riffa 14 [7]
2009–10 Flag of Brazil.svg Rico Al-Muharraq 17 [8]
2010–11 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Bahrain.svg 		Diego Silva
Abdulrahman Mubarak 		Al-Ahli
Al-Riffa 		13
2011–12 Flag of Bahrain.svg Ahmed Al Khattal Al Hala 14 [9]
2012–13 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al Shamrani Manama 10 [10]
2013–14 Flag of Bahrain.svg Pele Al-Muharraq 4 [11]
2014–15 Flag of Bahrain.svg Ismail Abdullatif Al-Muharraq 16 [12]
2015–16 Flag of Bahrain.svg Mohamed Al-Romaihi Al-Hidd 17 [13]
2016–17 Flag of Brazil.svg Everton Manama Club 11 [14]
2017–18 Flag of Nigeria.svg Uche Al Najma Club 18 [14]
2018–19 Flag of Senegal.svg Mahamadou Dramé Al Najma Club 14 [15]
2019–20 Flag of Bahrain.svg Kamil Al Aswad Al-Riffa 14 [16]
2020–21 Flag of Bahrain.svg Mahdi Abduljabbar Manama Club 12
2021–22 Flag of Bahrain.svg Mahdi Abduljabbar Manama Club 17
2022–23 Flag of Bahrain.svg Mahdi Al-Humaidan Al-Khaldiya 14 [17]
2023–24 Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho Al-Najma 20 [18]

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