Bahraini Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2018-2019
Location
Bahrain
Abbreviation
BHR1

Summary

The Bahraini Premier League (BHR1) is the top football league in the Bahraini football system. At the end of the 2018-2019 BHR1 season, the BHR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2020 AFC Champions League - Preliminary Round:
    • 1st place 2018-2019 BHR1 team
  • 2020 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
    • 2nd place 2018-2019 BHR1 team

The winner of the 2019 Bahraini King's Cup, typically an BHR1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2020 AFC Cup.

Leagues Pyramid - Bahrain

Abbrev League # of Teams
BHR1 Bahraini Premier League 10
BHR2 Bahraini Second Division 9

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

16 Sep 2018 - 4 May 2019  10: BHR1 (7 minimum), BHR2 (3 maximum)

Season Format

Each BHR1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 BHR1 teams for a total of 18 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) total goal difference, then (2) total goals scored.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2018-2019 Regular season, the 9th and 10th place BHR1 teams will be relegated directly to the BHR2. The 8th place BHR1 team will have a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 3rd place BHR2 team. The winner of this playoff plays in the 2019-2020 BHR1 and the loser plays in the 2019-2020 BHR2.


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Relegation Playoff

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateAl Hala SC  42 Sitra CSC  
02.05.19Al Hala SC 31 Sitra CSCSheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium
07.05.19Sitra CSC 11 Al Hala SCAl Ahli Stadium

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Al-Riffa SC 1812 -4-240-39152495 -3-1181981197 -1-12220713
2Manama Club 1810 -4-434-35241196 -2-1201881094 -2-31417161
3Al-Muharraq SC 189 -4-531-352213106 -2-22025121383 -2-31110100
4Al-Hidd SCC 188 -4-628-2923694 -3-2151611594 -1-41313121
5Al-Najma SC 188 -4-628-2723495 -2-217189993 -2-411914-5
6East Riffa Club 187 -4-725-2118395 -1-316147792 -3-49711-4
7Al Shabab Club 185 -4-919-2232-1084 -2-2141293101 -2-751023-13
8Al Hala SC 185 -4-919-1829-11103 -1-6101018-882 -3-39811-3
9Budaiya Club 184 -3-1115-1839-2182 -1-57916-7102 -2-68923-14
10Malkiya Club 184 -1-1313-1534-1992 -1-67812-492 -0-76722-15
AFCCL
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to BHR2

Results

Sat - 4 May 2019
 Al-Riffa SC 42 Al-Muharraq SCBahrain National Stadium
Fri - 26 Apr 2019
 Budaiya Club 14 Manama ClubMadinat 'Isa Stadium
 East Riffa Club 20 Al Shabab ClubBahrain National Stadium
Thu - 25 Apr 2019
 Al-Muharraq SC 00 Al Hala SCSheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium
 Malkiya Club 02 Al-Riffa SCBahrain National Stadium
 Al-Hidd SCC 31 Al-Najma SCMadinat 'Isa Stadium
Sun - 21 Apr 2019
 East Riffa Club 50 Budaiya ClubBahrain National Stadium
 Al-Hidd SCC 23 Al Shabab ClubMadinat 'Isa Stadium
 Malkiya Club 02 Al Hala SCSheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium
Sat - 20 Apr 2019
 Al-Riffa SC 30 Al-Najma SCMadinat 'Isa Stadium
 Al-Muharraq SC 30 Manama ClubSheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium
Tue - 16 Apr 2019
 East Riffa Club 21 Al-Hidd SCCSheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium
Fri - 12 Apr 2019
 Al-Hidd SCC 21 Budaiya ClubMadinat 'Isa Stadium
 Al Hala SC 21 Al-Riffa SCMadinat 'Isa Stadium
Thu - 11 Apr 2019
 Al-Muharraq SC 31 East Riffa ClubBahrain National Stadium
Sat - 6 Apr 2019
 Al-Najma SC 40 Budaiya ClubMadinat 'Isa Stadium
 Malkiya Club 00 East Riffa ClubMadinat 'Isa Stadium
Fri - 5 Apr 2019
 Al Hala SC 16 Manama ClubBahrain National Stadium
 Al-Hidd SCC 20 Al-Muharraq SCBahrain National Stadium
Thu - 4 Apr 2019
 Al-Riffa SC 11 Al Shabab ClubMadinat 'Isa Stadium