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Football is the most popular sport in The Gambia and still growing in popularity. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Gambia national football team, nicknamed The Scorpions, is the national team of the Gambia and is administered by the Gambia Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup. In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Gambia reached the second round of the competition for the first time. [6]
The GFA League First Division currently has twelve clubs competing in it. The most successful club is Wallidan.
The GFA League First Division currently has ten clubs competing in it.
promotion tournament to second division, top-2 qualify for second division.
Locally known as “Nawettan” (This word is derived from the Wolof tongue, one of several local languages, and means seasonal tournament). It is the third-highest competition in the country's national football rankings and is divided into eight mini-leagues of twenty teams each in different zones, of which all league champions from the different Local Governing Bodies (LGB) are contested in the Second Division, qualifiers and only the best three of the eight teams will proceed to battle it out in the Triangular play-offs. The emerging two best of the three teams are finally promoted to the National Second Division League.
The National First Division currently has six clubs competing in it. [7]
The National First Division currently has five clubs competing in it.
The Independence Stadium is currently the largest stadium by capacity in Gambia. The Gambia national football team use the venue for home games.
| Stadium | Capacity | City | Tenants | Image |
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| Independence Stadium | 20,000 | Bakau | Gambia national football team |  |
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), formerly known as the Gambia Football Association, is the governing body of football in Gambia. It was founded in 1952, and affiliated to FIFA in 1968 and to CAF in 1966. It organizes the GFA League First Division, the GFA League Second Division and the national team. The current president is Lamin Kaba Bajo since September 2014.
Liberian International Shipping & Corporate Registry FC, abbreviated to LISCR FC, is a football (soccer) club from Liberia based in Gardnersville, Montserrado County. They play their home matches at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in central Monrovia. They have won the Liberia Football Association Knockout three times and the Liberia Super Cup trophy twice. They won the premiership title for the first time in their history in the 2010–11 season and retained the title the following season (2011–12). LISCR became the last winner of the Liberian Premier League before the dissolution of the league to the first division by the Liberia Football Association. After five years of the dissolution of the Premiership, they won the new first division for the first time in 2017 after finishing top of the 2016-17 Liberia First Division League table with an unbeaten record.
Gambia Ports Authority Football Club is a Gambian football club based in Banjul and sponsored by the Gambia Ports Authority. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the GFA League First Division.
Real de Banjul Football Club is a Gambian professional association football club based in Banjul. The team compete in the GFA League First Division, the top flight of Gambian football league system. Real de Banjul is the most successful club in Gambian football history, having won a record 12 national titles
Wallidan Football Club is a Gambian professional football club based in Banjul and Bakau. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the GFA League First Division, and are the most decorated team in the country's football history. They play at the Independence Stadium which has a capacity of 40,000.
Omar Alieu Koroma is a Gambian footballer who currently plays for Worthing. He is also a former Gambia international.
Gamtel Football Club is a Gambian football club based in Banjul and sponsored by Gamtel. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the Gambian Championnat National D1.
Brikama United Football Club is a Gambian football club located in Brikama, Gambia. It is a community football club which is owned and run by BYSA. It currently plays in GFA League First Division. It is the first club outside Banjul, the capital city, to win the GFA First Division title since the league's inception in 1969.
Steve Biko Football Club is a football club from Bakau in the West African country of the Gambia, located near the capital of Banjul. They play in the GFA League First Division, the top flight of Gambian football. They won the GFA Cup in 2000. While the club qualified for the 2002 CAF Cup, they declined to participate.
Omar Colley is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and captains the Gambia national team.
The Bakau United Football Club is a football club from Bakau in the West African, state of Gambia, located near the capital of Banjul. They play in the GFA League First Division, which is the highest league in Gambian football. They won the Gambian Cup in 2005.
The Interior is a football club from Serrekunda in the West African, state of Gambia, located near the capital of Banjul. They play in the GFA League Second Division, which is the highest league in Gambian football.
Banjul United Football Club is a football club from Banjul in the West African, state of Gambia. They played in the GFA League First Division during the 2010 season, which is the highest league in Gambian football. They currently play in the GFA League Second Division in 2014. It is one of Banjul's newest sporting club. And their only title till date was the 2013/2014 GFF cup when they bet Hawks 1-0 in the final.
Augustinians Football Club is a football club from Banjul in the West African, state of Gambia. They play in the GFA League Third Division, which is the third league in Gambian football.
The Starlight Banjul is a football club from Banjul in the West African, state of Gambia. They play in the GFA League Second Division, which is the second highest league in Gambian football.
Mattar M'Boge is a football coach and former player.
The 2007 First Division season was the 39th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The tournament was organized by the Gambian Football Association (GFA). The season began on March 1 and finished on June 24. The Real de Banjul won the tenth title after finishing with 32 points, due to financial concerns, they did not participate by the GFA in the 2008 CAF Champions League the following season. Gambia Ports Authority, winner of the 2007 Gambian Cup and qualified and competed in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup. It was the last season featuring ten clubs, two additional clubs would be added in the following season neither the last two clubs were relegated.
The 2008 First Division season was the 40th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The competition was governed by the Gambian Football Association (GFA). The season began on February 24 and finished on July 13. The Real de Banjul won the tenth title after finishing with 39 points and qualified into the 2009 CAF Champions League the following season. Wallidan FC was also winner of the 2008 Gambian Cup, runner up was Samger, not even that club qualified and competed in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup due to financial problems. It was the first season featuring twelve clubs, up from ten last season. The last two positions received relegation into the GFA League Second Division in the following season, they were the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) and Interior FC.
Muhammed Badamosi is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hazem on loan from Serbian club Čukarički and the Gambia national team.
Mustapha Njie is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker for LISCR FC in the Liberia First Division.
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