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2021–22 Liberian First Division
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. Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season. To National Second Division Relegated from 2020–21 Liberian First Division * NPA Anchors * Nimba * Small Town From National Second Division Promoted to 2021–22 Liberian Second Division * Heaven Eleven (promoted as champions) * * Sandi Purchased statuses * Invincible Eleven Union of Invincible Eleven & Majestic Sports Association Inc., also known as Invincible Eleven (I.E.), is a Liberian football club based in Monrovia. They are Liberia's oldest club. Their home stadium is the Antonette Tubman S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberian Premier League
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 have 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. 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. Clubs :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' Previous champions *1956-62 : ''unknown'' *1963 : Invincible Eleven (Monrovia) *1964 : Invincible Eleven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Port Authority Anchors
National Port Authority Anchors is a club based in Monrovia Liberia. Their home Stadium is the Antonette Tubman Stadium. Achievements *Liberian Premier League: 1 :: 1994 *Liberian Cup: 2 :: 1992, 2006 Performance in CAF competitions * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance ::1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ... – First Round * CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance :: 2007 – Preliminary Round * CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance ::1993 – disqualified in First Round Current squad Football clubs in Liberia Sport in Monrovia {{Liberia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yekepa Stadium
Yekepa is a town in northern Nimba County in Liberia, lying near the Guinean border. It was the base for Lamco's iron ore mining operation until it was destroyed in the First Liberian Civil War which lasted from 1989 to 1997. Nearby Guesthouse Hill is one of the highest points in the nation. The community is home to the African Bible College African Bible Colleges is an entity comprising multiple Bible college in Africa. The three campuses offer university-level education from a Christian perspective, with the aim of training men and women for Christian leadership and service. Hi ... University. Despite some controversy, international steel company Arcelor Mittal was given approval to begin restoring the once prosperous mining town in May 2007. The reconstruction was to include a hospital, schools and other facilities for the township. However, due to fluctuations in world iron prices, much of the redevelopment never happened, and less than a decade later, much of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yekepa
Yekepa is a town in northern Nimba County in Liberia, lying near the Guinean border. It was the base for Lamco's iron ore mining operation until it was destroyed in the First Liberian Civil War which lasted from 1989 to 1997. Nearby Guesthouse Hill is one of the highest points in the nation. The community is home to the African Bible College University. Despite some controversy, international steel company Arcelor Mittal ArcelorMittal S.A. is a Luxembourgian multinational steel manufacturing corporation headquartered in Luxembourg City. It was formed in 2006 from the takeover and merger of Arcelor by Indian-owned Mittal Steel. ArcelorMittal is the second larg ... was given approval to begin restoring the once prosperous mining town in May 2007. The reconstruction was to include a hospital, schools and other facilities for the township. However, due to fluctuations in world iron prices, much of the redevelopment never happened, and less than a decade later, much of the sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Antoinette Tubman Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Monrovia, Liberia. It is used mostly for football matches. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. In 2014 it was converted into an Ebola treatment unit. References See also *Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia
An epidemic of Ebola virus disease occurred in Liberia from 2014 to 2015, along with the neighbouring countries of Guinea and Sierra Leone. The first cases of virus were reported by late March 2014. The ...
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Monrovia
Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As the nation's primate city, Monrovia is the country's economic, financial and cultural center; its economy is primarily centered on its harbor and its role as the seat of Liberian government. Etymology Monrovia is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the colonization of Liberia and the American Colonization Society. Along with Washington, D.C., it is one of two world capitals to be named after a U.S. President. History Before 1816, the area around Cape Mesurado and the mouth of the Mesurado River was called Ducor. It had long been established as a crossroads and place of trade, and was inhabited by fishing, trading and farming communities of various ethnicities, including the Dey, Kru, Bassa, Gola, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tusa Field
Tusa may refer to: Locations * La Tusa, slang for Tucson, Arizona, originating from Mexican American communities rooted in Chicanx border culture of the Southwest United States * Tusa, Iran, an ancient city in northeastern Iran * Tusa, Sicily, a ''comune'' in the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy * Tusa, a village in the ''commune'' of Sâg, Romania * Tušice (Hungarian ''Tusa''), a village in the Michalovce district of eastern Slovakia, historically in the Zemplén region of the Kingdom of Hungary Surname * Arnold Tusa (born 1940), Canadian politician * Frank Tusa (born 1947), American jazz double-bassist, composer and educator * Sir John Tusa (born 1936), British arts administrator and radio and television journalist Other uses * "Tusa" (song), a 2019 song by Karol G and Nicki Minaj See also * TUSAS Turkish Aerospace Inc. ( tr, Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayi A.Ş., TUSAŞ) is the center of technology in design, development, manufacturing, integration of aerospace s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardnersville
Gardnersville or Gardnesville is a township in the Greater Monrovia District, Liberia. During the Liberian Civil War, the area was war torn and thousands of refugees hid in buildings in Gardnersville and Chocolate City. On 20 October 1992, two American nuns from the Precious Blood order were ambushed by soldiers of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia and murdered and had their vehicle stolen. In 1993 the situation became so bad that the suburb became inaccessible. In 2018 President George Weah George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (; born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who is the incumbent president of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served a ... appointed Rev. David Roberts as Commissioner for Gardnersville.Executive Mansion. President Weah Makes further Appointments in Government' References City corporations, townships and borough of the Greater Monrovia District History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LPRC Oilers
LPRC Oilers is a football club from Liberia based in Monrovia. Their home stadium is thLiberia Petroleum Refining Company The LPRC Oilers have been a fixture in Liberian football since the late 1980s. The team is considered one of the better squads in Liberia. Achievements *Liberian Premier League: 7 ''''. Retrieved 29 October 2022. :: 1991, 1992, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2019, 2021. *: 6 :: 1988, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005. * |
Nimba United FC
Nimba United Football Club is a football club based in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, Liberia. Winning the Liberian Premier League title in 2015, they became the first domestic champions not from the capital city since 1963. Achievements *Liberian Premier League: 1 * Liberian First Division League: 1 *Liberian Cup The Liberian Football Association Cup, commonly known as the LFA Cup and currently known as the PetroTrade Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout cup competition in Liberian football. The LFA Cup is run by and named after the Liber ...: 0 * Liberian Super Cup: 0 External links * Football clubs in Liberia Nimba County {{Liberia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrack Young Controllers FC
Barrack Young Controllers Football Club is a football club based in Monrovia, Liberia. Founded in 1997, the club competes in the Liberian Premier League. Squad Achievements *Liberian Premier League **Champions (4): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 *Liberian Cup **Winners (4): 2009, 2012 (reserve side), 2013, 2015 (reserve side) *Liberian Super Cup The Liberian Super Cup is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Liberia every year, in April. It is contested by the winners of the National Premier League and the Liberian Cup in the previous season, as a curt ... **Winners (4): 2010, 2013, 2015, 2015–16 (reserve side) External links Football clubs in Liberia Sport in Monrovia Association football clubs established in 1997 1997 establishments in Liberia {{Liberia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
