The 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League is the 56th edition of top level football in
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
.
Bahrain Riffa Club
Al-Riffa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football. The club was founded in 1953.
History ...
are the defending champions. The season started on 21 September.
Teams
East Riffa Club
East Riffa Club ( ar, نادي الرفاع الشرقي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, Bahrain. They play in Bahraini Premier League, the top division of Bahraini football.
Achievements
Football
*Bahraini Premier ...
and
Al Ahli were relegated from the
2011–12 league campaign and replaced by both
Al-Shabab and
Malkiya who were last in the top flight in the
2010–11 league season of which they both withdrew from.
Stadia and locations
*Although most clubs have a stadium, most games are played at the
National Stadium
Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadiu ...
. Games are normally played as back to back headers.
League table
Promotion/relegation play-off
Bahraini Premier League seasons
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