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 East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional soccer, football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. East End Lions represents the East End of Freeto ...

and

Mighty Blackpool Mighty Blackpool is a Sierra Leonean Association football, football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country. Blackpool represents the West End of Freetown ...

are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The National Premier 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 ...

. The season runs from March to July. The current champions of the premier league are East End Lions. They won the league unbeatable in 2019. Fc Kallon's 7-0 win against Sierra Leone Police Fc on October 23rd 2021 is the biggest win in the history of the league.

Structure

Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the bottom three 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 National First Division Sierra Leone National First Division is the second highest football league in Sierra Leone, after the Sierra Leone National Premier League. Along with the Sierra Leone National Premier League, they are the two major football leagues in Sierra Leon ...

, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone. The champions qualify for the CAF Champions League, while the second place team or the winner of the

Sierra Leonean FA Cup Sierra Leone FA Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1967. The competition is run by the Sierra Leone Football Association. Cup winners qualify for the CAF Confederation ...

will qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup. If the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup has already qualify for the CAF Champions League, the Confederations Cup spot will go to the second place team in the table.

Current teams 2019 season

Previous winners

*1967–68 :

(Freetown) *1969–72 : ''Not Played'' *1973 : Ports Authority (Freetown) *1974 :

(Freetown) *1975–76 : ''Not Played'' *1977 :

(Freetown) *1978 :

(Freetown) *1979 :

(Freetown) *1980 :

(Freetown) *1981 : Real Republicans (Freetown) *1982 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown) *1983 : Real Republicans (Freetown) *1984 : Real Republicans (Freetown) *1985 :

(Freetown) *1986 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown) *1987 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown) *1988 :

(Freetown) *1989 : Freetown United (Freetown) *1990 : Old Edwardians (Freetown) *1991 :

(Freetown) *1992 :

(Freetown) *1993 :

(Freetown) *1994 :

(Freetown) *1995 :

(Freetown) *1996 :

(Freetown) *1997 :

(Freetown) *1998 :

(Freetown) *1999 :

(Freetown) *1999–00 :

(Freetown) *2000–01 :

(Freetown) *2002–04 : ''Not Played'' *2005 :

(Freetown) *2005–06 : Kallon (Freetown) *2007–08 : Ports Authority (Freetown) *2008–09 :

(Freetown) *2009–10 :

(Freetown) *2010–11 : Ports Authority (Freetown) *2011–12 :

Diamond Stars The Diamond Stars Football Club is a Sierra Leonean professional Soccer, football club based in Koidu Town, Kono District, Sierra Leone. The club represent the diamond-rich Kono District and is a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier Lea ...

(Koidu) *2012–13 :

(Koidu)Diamond Stars win Salone Premier League for the second time
*2014 : ''Not Finished'' *2015–18 : ''Not Played'' * 2019 : East End Lions *2019-20: ''Abandoned'' *2021–22 :

Bo Rangers Bo Rangers Football Club commonly known as Bo Rangers is a Sierra Leonean professional soccer, football club based in the country's second largest city of Bo, Sierra Leone, Bo. They are currently a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League ...

(Bo)

Performance by club

Top scorers

References

External links

SOCCERWAY
at FIFA

{{CAF Leagues Football leagues in Sierra Leone

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 ...

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