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Season | 2021β22 |
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Dates | November 3, 2021 β May 8, 2022 |
Champions |
Watanga (1st title) |
Relegated | MC Breweries |
Champions League | Watanga |
Confederation Cup | LISCR |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 346 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Prince Zawoh (12 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Mighty Barrolle 8β2
Sandi (November 14, 2021) |
Biggest away win |
Heaven Eleven 0β5
Nimba Kwado (February 6, 2022) |
Highest scoring |
Mighty Barrolle 8β2
Sandi (November 14, 2021) |
Longest winning run |
Mighty Barrolle (5 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run |
Freeport (9 matches) |
Longest winless run |
Heaven Eleven (10 matches) |
Longest losing run |
MC Breweries (4 matches) |
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All statistics correct as of May 8,2022. |
The 2022 LFA First Division (known as the Orange First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th season of the Liberian First Division (formerly the Liberian Premier League), the top-tier football league in Liberia, since the league's establishment in 1956. The regular season began on November 3, 2021 and ended on April 17, 2022, with Watanga clinching their first ever league title. [1] [2]
The following teams have changed division since the 2020β21 season.
Relegated from 2020β21 Liberian First Division
Promoted to 2021β22 Liberian Second Division
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Bea Mountain | Gardnersville | Tusa Field | |
Freeport | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 |
Heaven Eleven | Yekepa | Yekepa Stadium | |
Invincible Eleven | Gardnersville | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 |
LISCR | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 |
LPRC Oilers | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex | 22,000 |
Mighty Barrolle | Buchanan | Doris Williams Stadium | 3,000 |
MC Breweries | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 |
Nimba Kwado | Sanniquellie | Sanniquellie Sports Stadium | 3,000 |
Nimba United | Mount Barclay | North Star Sports Stadium | |
Sandi | Kakata | Nancy B Doe Sports Stadium | |
Watanga | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex | 22,000 |
Position | County | Number | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Montserrado | 7 | Bea Mountain, Freeport, Invincible Eleven, LISCR, LPRC Oilers, MC Breweries and Watanga |
2 | Nimba | 3 | Heaven Eleven, Nimba Kwado and Nimba United |
3 | Grand Bassa | 1 | Mighty Barrolle |
Margibi | Sandi |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Watanga (C) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 42 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Bea Mountain | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 41 | |
3 | LISCR | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 36 | Qualification for Confederation Cup first qualifying round [a] |
4 | Freeport | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 33 | |
5 | Nimba Kwado | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 33 | |
6 | Nimba United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
7 | Mighty Barrolle | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 31 | |
8 | LPRC Oilers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 | |
9 | MC Breweries (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 23 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
10 | Invincible Eleven | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 22 | |
11 | Heaven Eleven | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 20 | |
12 | Sandi | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 16 |
The relegation play-offs took place between April 28 to May 8, 2022. [4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
MC Breweries | 3β4 | Invincible Eleven | 0β2 | 3β2 |
Invincible Eleven won 4β3 on aggregate, stay in First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Heaven Eleven | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
2 | Sandi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | MC Breweries (R) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | Relegation to Second Division |
MCBreweries is relegated to Second Division
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Prince Zawoh | Nimba United | 12 |
2 | Varney Dukuly | Mighty Barrolle | 11 |
Sidiki Kromah | Invincible Eleven | ||
4 | Patrick Dueh | Freeport | 10 |
5 | Gibson Freeman | Freeport | 9 |