Liberian First Division

Football league
LFA- Orange First Division
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Country Liberia
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLFA- Orange Second Division
Domestic cup(s)Petro Trade Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsLISCR FC
(2022–23)
Most championshipsMighty Barrolle (13 titles)
Invincible Eleven (13 titles)
Websiteliberiafa.com (archived)
Current: 2022–23 Liberian First Division

The Liberian First Division, formerly known as Liberian Premier League, is the highest division of football in Liberia. The first division league began in 1956 and has only once been won by a club outside Monrovia. It has been dominated by Mighty Barrolle FC and Invincible Eleven FC. The league is organized by the Liberia Football Association. In 2010, the league became known as the Orange Premier League for sponsorship reasons and it is now called LFA-Orange First Division League.

Sponsorship

In March 2010, Cellcom GSM, a telecommunications corporation in Liberia and Guinea contracted a three-year sponsorship deal with the League until the end of the 2012–13 season.[1]

In October 2013, Cellcom GSM and the Liberia Football Association extended their deal to another three years until the end of the 2015–16 season.[2]

Clubs

Liberian First Division is located in Liberia
Heaven Eleven
Heaven Eleven
Nimba Kwado Nimba United
Nimba Kwado
Nimba United
Sandi
Sandi
Monrovia
Monrovia
Greater Monrovia teams Bea Mountain Cece United Freeport Invincible Eleven Jubilee LISCR LPRC Oilers Muscat Watanga
Greater Monrovia teams
Bea Mountain
Cece United
Freeport
Invincible Eleven
Jubilee
LISCR
LPRC Oilers
Muscat
Watanga
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Locations of the 2022–23 First Division teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
2022–23
Club 		Location Stadium 2021–22
Position
Bea Mountain Gardnersville Tusa Field 2nd
Cece United Monrovia Antoinette Tubman Stadium 1st (SD)
Freeport Monrovia Antoinette Tubman Stadium 4th
Heaven Eleven Yekepa Yekepa Stadium 11th
Invincible Eleven Gardnersville Tusa Field 10th
Jubilee Monrovia Antoinette Tubman Stadium 4th (SD)
LISCR Monrovia Antoinette Tubman Stadium 3rd
LPRC Oilers Paynesville Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex 8th
Mighty Barrolle Buchanan Doris Williams Stadium 7th
Muscat Monrovia Antoinette Tubman Stadium 2nd (SD)
Nimba Kwado Sanniquellie Sanniquellie Sports Stadium 5th
Nimba United Mount Barclay North Star Sports Stadium 6th
Sandi Kakata Nancy B Doe Sports Stadium 12th
Watanga Paynesville Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex 1st

Previous champions

Years Champions
De 1956 à 1962 Unknow
1963 Invincible Eleven (1)
1964 Invincible Eleven (2)
1965 Invincible Eleven (3)
1966 Invincible Eleven (4)
1967 Mighty Barrolle (1)
1968 Not held
1969 Not finished
1970 Not held
1971 Not held
1972 Mighty Barrolle (2)
1973 Mighty Barrolle (3)
1974 Mighty Barrolle (4)
1975 Not held
1976 Saint Joseph Warriors FC (1)
1977 Not held
1978 Saint Joseph Warriors FC (2)
1979 Saint Joseph Warriors FC (3)
1980 Invincible Eleven (5)
1981 Invincible Eleven (6)
1982 Not held
1983 Invincible Eleven (7)
1984 Invincible Eleven (8)
1985 Invincible Eleven (9)
1986 Mighty Barrolle (5)
1987 Invincible Eleven (10)
1988 Mighty Barrolle (6)
1989 Mighty Barrolle (7)
1990 Not held
1991 LPRC Oilers (1)
1992 LPRC Oilers (2)
1993 Mighty Barrolle (8)
1994 National Port Authority Anchors (1)
1995 Mighty Barrolle (9)
1996 Junior Professional FC
1997 Invincible Eleven (11)
1998 Invincible Eleven (12)
1999 LPRC Oilers (3)
1999-2001 Mighty Barrolle (10)
2002 LPRC Oilers (4)
2003 Not finished due to civil war
2004 Mighty Barrolle (11)
2005 LPRC Oilers (5)
2006 Mighty Barrolle (12)
2007 Invincible Eleven (13)
2008 Monrovia Black Star FC (1)
2009 Mighty Barrolle (13)
2010-2011 LISCR FC (1)
2012 LISCR FC (2)
2012-2013 Barrack Young Controllers FC (1)
2013-2014 Barrack Young Controllers FC (2)
2015 Nimba United F.C. (1)
2016 Barrack Young Controllers FC (3)
2016-2017 LISCR FC (3)
2018 Barrack Young Controllers FC (4)
2019 LPRC Oilers (6)
2019-2020 Not finished due to Covid-19
2020-2021 LPRC Oilers (7)
2021-2022 Watanga FC (1)
2022-2023 LISCR FC (4)

Performance By Club

Club City Titles Last title
Mighty Barrolle Monrovia 13 2009
Invincible Eleven Monrovia 13 2007
LPRC Oilers Monrovia 7 2021
Barrack Young Controllers Monrovia 4 2018
LISCR Monrovia 4 2023
Saint Joseph Warriors Monrovia 3 1979
NPA Anchors Monrovia 1 1994
Junior Professional Monrovia 1 1996
Black Star Monrovia 1 2008
Nimba United Sanniquellie 1 2015
Watanga FC Monrovia 1 2022

Top goalscorers

Year Country Best scorers Team Goals
1993 Mariconino LISCR 53
2011–12 Dominic Jelateh[3] Fatu 20
2012–13 Liberia Mohammed Varney[4] LISCR 15
2018 Liberia Trokon Myers BYC 9
2020–21 Liberia Augustine Otu Watanga 22
2021–22 Prince Sawoh Nimba United 14
2022–23 Liberia Christopher Jackson LISCR 22

See also

References

  1. ^ "LFA, Cellcom sponsorship deal comes to a successful end". lfa.com.lr. Liberia Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ "LFA & Cellcom renew contract". leaguewebsite.co.uk/lfaleagues. LFA National Leagues. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. ^ I am tired playing Free Football, says LFA Premier League Top Scorer Dominic Jelateh Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "No Intention to join BYC, says LISCR FC Top Striker Mohammed Varney". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2013-10-08.

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