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 |
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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
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Al Hala SC | 42 | Sitra CSC |
02.05.19 | Al Hala SC | 31 | Sitra CSC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
07.05.19 | Sitra CSC | 11 | Al Hala SC | Al Ahli Stadium |
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Al-Riffa SC | 18 | 12 -4-2 | 40 | - | 39 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
2 | Manama Club | 18 | 10 -4-4 | 34 | - | 35 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
3 | Al-Muharraq SC | 18 | 9 -4-5 | 31 | - | 35 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
4 | Al-Hidd SCC | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 28 | - | 29 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
5 | Al-Najma SC | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 28 | - | 27 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
6 | East Riffa Club | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | - | 21 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
7 | Al Shabab Club | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 22 | 32 | -10 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 1 -2-7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -13 |
8 | Al Hala SC | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 18 | 29 | -11 | 10 | 3 -1-6 | 10 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
9 | Budaiya Club | 18 | 4 -3-11 | 15 | - | 18 | 39 | -21 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -14 |
10 | Malkiya Club | 18 | 4 -1-13 | 13 | - | 15 | 34 | -19 | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 | 2 -0-7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -15 |
AFCCL Relegation Playoff Relegation to BHR2 |
Results
Al-Riffa SC | 42 | Al-Muharraq SC | Bahrain National Stadium |
Budaiya Club | 14 | Manama Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
East Riffa Club | 20 | Al Shabab Club | Bahrain National Stadium |
Al-Muharraq SC | 00 | Al Hala SC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
Malkiya Club | 02 | Al-Riffa SC | Bahrain National Stadium |
Al-Hidd SCC | 31 | Al-Najma SC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
East Riffa Club | 50 | Budaiya Club | Bahrain National Stadium |
Al-Hidd SCC | 23 | Al Shabab Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Malkiya Club | 02 | Al Hala SC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
Al-Riffa SC | 30 | Al-Najma SC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Al-Muharraq SC | 30 | Manama Club | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
East Riffa Club | 21 | Al-Hidd SCC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
Al-Hidd SCC | 21 | Budaiya Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Al Hala SC | 21 | Al-Riffa SC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Al-Muharraq SC | 31 | East Riffa Club | Bahrain National Stadium |
Al-Najma SC | 40 | Budaiya Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Malkiya Club | 00 | East Riffa Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Al Hala SC | 16 | Manama Club | Bahrain National Stadium |
Al-Hidd SCC | 20 | Al-Muharraq SC | Bahrain National Stadium |
Al-Riffa SC | 11 | Al Shabab Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |