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Bahraini Premier League
Association football league in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Association football league in the Kingdom of Bahrain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bahraini Premier League |
| logo | Bahraini Premier League logo.png |
| pixels | 300 |
| country | Bahrain |
| confed | AFC |
| founded | |
| teams | 12 |
| relegation | Bahraini Second Division |
| levels | 1 |
| domest_cup | King's Cup |
| Khalid Bin Hamad Cup | |
| Super Cup | |
| league_cup | FA Cup |
| confed_cup | AFC Champions League Two |
| most successful club | Al-Muharraq SC (35 titles) |
| champions | Al-Muharraq (35th title) |
| (2024–25) | |
| top goalscorer | Ismail Abdullatif (124) |
| tv | Bahrain Sports TV |
| current | 2025–26 Bahraini Premier League |
Khalid Bin Hamad Cup Super Cup (2024–25)
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 1956–1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Champions League Two. The championship is currently contested by 12 clubs.
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)
- A'Ali
- Al-Ahli
- Al-Khaldiya
- Al-Muharraq
- Al-Najma
- Al-Riffa
- Al-Shabab
- Bahrain SC
- East Riffa
- Malkiya
- Manama
- Sitra
Team re-structuring
In 2002, a host of clubs were amalgamated:
- Bahrain is an amalgamation of Bahrain and Al-Khaleej.
- Riffa is an amalgamation of West Riffa and Zallaq.
- Al-Najma is an amalgamation of Al-Hilal, Al-Qadisiya and Ras Al-Rumman.
- Al-Sahel is an amalgamation of Qalali and Hadd.
- Al-Tadamun is an amalgamation of Boori, Karazkan, Hamla, Reef Union and Damastan.
- Al-Shabab is an amalgamation of Deyya, Sanabis, Jadd Hafs, Naeem, Karrana, Sahla and Karbabad.
- Al-Ittifaq is an amalgamation of Al-Arabi, Maqaba and Bani Jumra.
List of champions
Champions are:
| Years | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| 2024–25 | Al Muharraq Club (35) |
Total championships
The number of national championships that clubs in Bahrain have attained.
| Club | |
|---|---|
| Number of Championships | |
| Al-Muharraq SC | 35 |
| 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
| 2024–25 | Brazil | Juninho | Al-Muharraq | 6 |
|---|
References
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