2019 Fiji Premier League
Appearance
Season | 2019 |
---|---|
Champions | Ba F.C. (21st title) |
Relegated | Tavua F.C. |
OFC Champions League | Ba F.C. Lautoka F.C. |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 154 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Samuela Drudru (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | Lautoka 6x0 Tavua |
Highest scoring | Lautoka 6x0 Tavua |
← 2018 2020 → |
The 2019 Fiji Premier League was the 43rd season of the Fiji Premier League (Vodafone Premier League for sponsorship reasons), the top-tier football league in Fiji organized by the Fiji Football Association since its establishment in 1977. It started on 19 January 2019.[1] Lautoka were the defending champions.
Team changes
[edit]
To Fiji Premier League[edit]Promoted from 2018 Vodafone Senior League |
From Fiji Premier League[edit]Relegated to 2019 Vodafone Senior League
|
Teams
[edit]A total of eight teams compete in the league.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ba | Ba | Govind Park | 13,500 |
Labasa | Labasa | Subrail Park | 10,000 |
Lautoka | Lautoka | Churchill Park | 18,000 |
Nadi | Nadi | Prince Charles Park | 18,000 |
Nasinu | Nasinu | Nasinu Park | 1,000 |
Rewa | Nausori | Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park | 8,000 |
Suva | Suva | ANZ Stadium | 30,000 |
Tavua | Tavua | Garvey Park | 4,500 |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ba (C, Q) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 36 | Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Lautoka (Q) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 28 | |
3 | Suva | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 23 | |
4 | Labasa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 22 | |
5 | Nadi | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 15 | |
6 | Nasinu | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 13 | |
7 | Rewa | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 12 | |
8 | Tavua (R) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 12 | Relegation to Fiji Senior League |
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of match 1 September 2019
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuela Drudru | Lautoka | 12 |
2 | Rusiate Matarerega | Nadi | 11 |
3 | Avinesh Suwamy | Ba | 7 |
4 | Siotame Kubu | Labasa | 6 |
5 | Meli Codro | Suva | 4 |
Tito Vodowaqa | Nadi | ||
Benjamin Totori | Lautoka | ||
Manasa Levaci | Nasinu | ||
Sanaila Waqanicakau | Ba |
See also
[edit]- 2019 Vodafone Senior League
- 2019 Inter-District Championship
- 2019 Inter-District Championship - Senior Division
- 2019 Fiji Battle of the Giants
- 2019 Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Vodafone Premier League To Begin". Fiji Times. 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Competition".