Sierra Leone National Premier League
National Premier League 2007-08
Founded
1967
Nation
Relegation To
Sierra Leone National First Division
Number of Teams
14
African Qualification
CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Domestic Cup
Sierra Leonean FA Cup
Current Champions
Ports Authority
Website

Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. To date a club outside Freetown has never won the league. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool and the two biggest and most successful clubs. The National Premier League is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association.

Structure

Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the bottom two clubs are relegated to the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone. The top two teams qualify for the CAF Champions League, while the third place team or the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup 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 sport will go to the third place team in the table.

2007-08 teams standing

2007-2008 final standing

Team	Games	Points
1. Ports Authority	26	56
2. F.C. Kallon	26	52
3. Mighty Blackpool	26	50
4. East End Lions	26	48
5. Central Parade	26	45
6. Wusum Stars	26	43
9. Old Edwardians	26	42
7. Diamond Stars	26	40
8. Bo Rangers	26	37
10. Golden Dragons	26	36
11. Nepean Stars	26	34
12. Golf Leopards	26	33 (Relegated)
13. Mount Aureol	26	30 (Relegated)
14. Gem Stars	26	27 (Relegated)

2008-2009 Clubs

Club	City
F.C. Kallon	Freetown
Diamond Stars	Koidu Town
Ports Authority	Freetown
Bo Rangers	Bo
East End Lions	Freetown
Wusum Stars	Makeni
Bai Bureh Warriors	Port Loko
Mighty Blackpool	Freetown
Golden Dragons	Magburaka
Central Parade	Freetown
Nepean Stars	Bo
Old Edwardians	Freetown
Kamboi Eagles	Kenema
Wellinton People	Freetown

Relegated in 2007-2008 season

• Gem Stars
• Golf Leopards

Promoted for the 2008-2009 season

• Wellington People
• Bai Bureh Warriors

Previous Winners

• 1967 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1973 : Ports Authority (Freetown)
• 1974 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1977 : East End Lions (Freetown)
• 1978 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1979 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1980 : East End Lions (Freetown)
• 1981 : Real Republicans (Freetown)
• 1982 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown)
• 1983 : Real Republicans (Freetown)
• 1984 : Real Republicans (Freetown)
• 1985 : East End Lions (Freetown)
• 1986 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown)

• 1987 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown)
• 1988 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1989 : Freetown United (Freetown)
• 1990 : Old Edwardians (Freetown)
• 1991 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1992 : East End Lions (Freetown)
• 1993 : East End Lions (Freetown)
• 1994 : East End Lions (Freetown)
• 1995 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1996 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1997 : East End Lions (Freetown)
• 1998 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 1999 : East End Lions (Freetown)

• 2000 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• 2001 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
• no championship between 2002 and 2004''
• 2005 : East End Lions (Freetown)
• 2006 : Kallon F.C. (Freetown)
• 2008 : Ports Authority (Freetown)

Performance By Club

Club	City	Titles	Last Title
Mighty Blackpool	Freetown	11	2001
East End Lions	Freetown	9	2005
Kallon F.C. (includes Sierra Fisheries)	Freetown	4	2006
Real Republicans	Freetown	3	1984
Ports Authority	Freetown	2	2008
Freetown United	Freetown	1	1989
Old Edwardians	Freetown	1	1990

External links

• RSSSF competition history