Fiji Premier League

Fiji Premier League
Country	Fiji
Region	Fiji
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Fiji Senior League
International cup(s)	OFC Champions League
Current champions	Suva FC (2020)
Most championships	Ba FC (21)
	Current: 2020 Fiji Premier League

The Fiji Premier League is the top division of Football in Fiji. The League is controlled by the Fiji Football Association. Previously it was called the National Football League. Since 2016, the league has been called the Vodafone Premier League after a sponsorship deal with Vodafone Fiji.^[1]

Current clubs

Previous winners

National Club Championship

1986: Tanoa SC (Nadi)
1987–88: Not known
1989: Combine Stars SC (Suva) 1–0 Vunika (Labasa)
1990: Not known
1991: Ba FSC
1992: Greenstars 1–0 Ba FSC
1993: Lautoka General
1994–95: Not known
1996: Lautoka General Strikers
1997: Ba FSC
1998: Raymonds (Rewa) 1–1 Fiji Sugar Corporation (Raymonds on pens)
1999: Kiwi Sports (Labasa) 2–0 KK Nadi Blues
2000: Foodtown Warriors (Lautoka) 1–0 Nadi Eagles
2001–03: Not held
2003–04: Not known
2005: General Machinery (Lautoka) 1–0 Malolo (Nadi)
2006: General Machinery (Lautoka) 1–1 United (Rewa) (aet, 4–1 pen)
2007–08: Kriz Signs Uciwai (Nadi) 2–1 United (Rewa)
2008: Southern Forest (Navua) 3–0 General Machinery
2009: Southern Forest (Navua) 1–0 4R Electric (Ba)
2010: 4R Electric (Ba) 1–0 Kings United (Ba)

League Championship (for Districts)

1977: Ba FC
1978: Nadi FC
1979: Ba FC
1980: Nadi FC
1981: Nadi FC
1982: Nadi FC
1983: Nadi FC
1984: Lautoka FC
1985: Nadi FC
1986: Ba FC
1987: Ba FC
1988: Lautoka FC
1989: Nadroga F.C.
1990: Nadroga F.C.
1991: Labasa FC
1992: Ba FC
1993: Nadroga F.C.
1994: Ba FC
1995: Ba FC
1996: Suva FC
1997: Suva FC
1998: Nadi FC
1999: Ba FC
2000: Nadi FC
2001: Ba FC
2002: Ba FC
2003: Ba FC
2004: Ba FC
2005: Ba FC
2006: Ba FC
2007: Labasa FC
2008: Ba FC
2009: Lautoka FC
2010: Ba FC^[2]
2011: Ba FC
2012: Ba FC
2013: Ba FC
2014: Suva FC
2015: Nadi FC
2016: Ba FC
2017: Lautoka FC
2018: Lautoka FC
2019: Ba FC
2020: Suva FC

Club Franchise League

2005: 4R Electric Ltd (Ba)
2006: Nokia Eagles (Nadi)

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2001	Lorima Batirerega	Ba FC	57
2003	Keni Doidoi	Ba FC	38
2006	Josaia Bukalidi Jr	Ba FC	43
2007	Maciu Dunadamu	Labasa FC	17
2008	Roy Krishna	Labasa FC	31
2009	Keni Doidoi	Lautoka FC	12
2017	Joel Shelvin Prasad	Labasa FC	10
2018	Rusiate Matarerega	Nadi FC	8
2019	Samuela Drudru	Lautoka FC	12

References

^ "Vodafone Fiji backs soccer league". Newswire. February 13, 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ Ba FC won the league and finished top of the points table, but second-placed Lautoka FC were awarded the title on Mar 11, 2011, after having a protest pertaining to their match on May 8, 2010 against Rewa (which finished 1–1) ruled in their favour. [1] But the decision was overruled in July 2011, and Ba was declared the winner. [2]

External links

Fiji – List of Champions, RSSSF.com
Vodafone Premier League - Fiji Sun

[1] "Vodafone Fiji backs soccer league". Newswire. February 13, 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[2] Ba FC won the league and finished top of the points table, but second-placed Lautoka FC were awarded the title on Mar 11, 2011, after having a protest pertaining to their match on May 8, 2010 against Rewa (which finished 1–1) ruled in their favour. [1] But the decision was overruled in July 2011, and Ba was declared the winner. [2]

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v t e Top-level football leagues of Oceania (OFC)
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Non-recognized	Palau
^† Associated members