Sierra Leone National First Division is the second highest football league in

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

, after the

Sierra Leone National Premier League Sierra Leone National Premier League is a professional football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpoo ...

. Along with the Sierra Leone National Premier League, they are the two major football leagues in Sierra Leone. The league is controlled by the

Sierra Leone Football Association The Sierra Leone Football Association is the governing body of football in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1960 (current association), and affiliated to FIFA the same year. It organizes and runs the national leagues, including the Sierra Leone N ...

Format

The 14 clubs that make up the National First Division play each other twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, the top two clubs from the National First Division are promoted to the Sierra Leone National Premiere League, while the bottom two clubs are

relegated In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...

to the Sierra Leone second division.

2007/2008 teams

External links

SLFA Division One 2021
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. * http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/sier07.html {{Football in Sierra Leone 2002 establishments in Sierra Leone Football leagues in Sierra Leone Sports leagues established in 2002