Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League is a professional football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The National Premier League is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association. The season runs from March to July.[1]

Sierra Leone National Premier League
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967)
CountrySierra Leone
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSierra Leone National First Division
Domestic cup(s)Sierra Leonean FA Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsBo Rangers F.C.
(2023–2024)
TV partnersAYV
Websiteslpremierleague.com
Current: 2024-25 Sierra Leone National Premier League

The current champions of the premier league are East End Lions. They won the league unbeatable in 2019.

Fc Kallon's 7–0 win against Sierra Leone Police Fc on October 23, 2021, is the biggest win in the history of the league.

Structure

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Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the bottom three clubs are relegated to the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone. The champions qualify for the CAF Champions League, while the second place team or the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup will qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup. If the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup has already qualify for the CAF Champions League, the Confederations Cup spot will go to the second place team in the table.

Current teams 2019 season

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Club City Stadium Capacity
Anti Drugs Strikers Newton Dems field Wellington
Bo Rangers Bo Bo Stadium 10,000
Central Parade Freetown National Stadium 45,000
Diamond Stars Koidu Town Koidu Sports Stadium 2,000
East End Lions Freetown National Stadium 45,000
Freetown City Freetown National Stadium 45,000
Eastern Tigers Stars Lungi National Stadium 45,000
Kallon Freetown National Stadium 45,000
Mighty Blackpool Freetown National Stadium 45,000
Old Edwardians Freetown National Stadium 45,000
Ports Authority Freetown National Stadium 45,000
Kamboi Eagles Kenema Town Field
SLRA Makeni EBK Stadium

Previous winners

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Years Champions
1967 Mighty Blackpool (1)
Not held between 1968 and 1972
1973 Ports Authority FC (1)
1974 Mighty Blackpool (2)
Not held between 1975 and 1977
1978 Mighty Blackpool (3)
1979 Mighty Blackpool (4)
1980 East End Lions (1)
1981 Real Republicans (1)
1982 Kallon Football Club (1)
1983 Real Republicans (2)
1984 Real Republicans (3)
1985 East End Lions (2)
1986 Kallon Football Club (2)
1987 Kallon Football Club (3)
1988 Mighty Blackpool (5)
1989 Freetown City (1)
1990 Old Edwardians (1)
1991 Mighty Blackpool (6)
1992 East End Lions (3)
1993 East End Lions (4)
1994 East End Lions (5)
1995 Mighty Blackpool (7)
1996 Mighty Blackpool (8)
1997 East End Lions (6)
1998 Mighty Blackpool (9)
1999 East End Lions (7)
2000 Mighty Blackpool (10)
2001 Mighty Blackpool (11)
Not held between 2002 and 2004
2005 East End Lions (8)
2006 Kallon Football Club (4)
2007 Not held
2008 Ports Authority FC (2)
2009 East End Lions (9)
2010 East End Lions (10)
2011 Ports Authority FC (3)
2011-2012 Diamond Stars FC (1)
2013 Diamond Stars FC (2)
2014 East End Lions (11)
2015 Not held
2016 Not finished
2017 Not held
2018 Not held
2019 East End Lions (12)
2019-2020 (Not finished due to Covid-19[2])
2021-2022 Bo Rangers (1)
2022-2023 Bo Rangers (2)
2023-24 Bo Rangers (3)

Performance by club

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Club City Titles Last title
East End Lions Freetown 12 2018–19
Mighty Blackpool Freetown 11 2000–01
Kallon (includes Sierra Fisheries) Freetown 4 2005–06
Bo Rangers Bo 3 2023–24
Real Republicans Freetown 3 1984
Ports Authority Freetown 3 2010–11
Diamond Stars Koidu 2 2012–13
Freetown City (includes Freetown United) Freetown 1 1989
Old Edwardians Freetown 1 1990

Top goalscorers

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Season Player Club Goals
2000–01   Kelfala Marah Mighty Blackpool 5
Abdulai K. Conteh Old Edwardians
2007–08   Lahai "Chandus" Freeman 10
2011–12   James Bangura Central Parade 8
2019   Musa Noah Kamara East End Lions 15
2021-22   Musa Noah Kamara Bo Rangers 19
2022-23   Alie Conteh Kallon 14
2023-24   Musa Noah Kamara Bo Rangers 14
Most time goalscorers

References

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  1. ^ "Aboutaball website". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "La COVID-19 provoque l'annulation de saison en Sierra Leone". fr.cafonline.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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