2022–23 Liberian First Division
Football league season
Season | 2022–23 |
---|---|
Dates | 31 August 2022 – May 2023 |
Champions | LISCR FC |
Matches played | 77 |
Goals scored | 201 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Christopher Jackson (22 goals) |
Longest winning run | 5 games Muscat |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 games Bea Mountain |
Longest winless run | 10 games Nimba United |
Longest losing run | 5 games Nimba United Sandi |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 13 November 2022. |
The 2022–23 LFA First Division (known as the Orange First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 49th season of the LFA First Division (formerly the Liberian Premier League), the top-tier football league in Liberia, since the league's establishment in 1956.
Watanga are the defending champions, having won the 2021–22 season.[1]
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season.
To National Second Division
Relegated from First Division
- MC Breweries[2]
From National Second Division
Promoted from Second Division
- Cece United (promoted as champions)[3]
- Muscat[4]
- Jubilee
Teams
Stadia and locations
![2022–23 Liberian First Division is located in Liberia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Liberia_location_map.svg/350px-Liberia_location_map.svg.png)
![Heaven Eleven](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Heaven Eleven
![Mighty Barrolle](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Mighty Barrolle
![Nimba Kwado Nimba United](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Nimba Kwado
Nimba United
Nimba United
![Sandi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Sandi
![Monrovia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png)
Monrovia
![Greater Monrovia teams Bea Mountain Cece United Freeport Invincible Eleven Jubilee LISCR LPRC Oilers Muscat Watanga](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
Greater Monrovia teams
Bea Mountain
Cece United
Freeport
Invincible Eleven
Jubilee
LISCR
LPRC Oilers
Muscat
Watanga
Bea Mountain
Cece United
Freeport
Invincible Eleven
Jubilee
LISCR
LPRC Oilers
Muscat
Watanga
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Locations of the 2022–23 First Division teams- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Bea Mountain | Gardnersville | Tusa Field |
Cece United | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
Freeport | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
Heaven Eleven | Yekepa | Yekepa Stadium |
Invincible Eleven | Gardnersville | Tusa Field |
Jubilee | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
LISCR | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
LPRC Oilers | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex |
Mighty Barrolle | Buchanan | Doris Williams Stadium |
Muscat | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
Nimba Kwado | Sanniquellie | Sanniquellie Sports Stadium |
Nimba United | Mount Barclay | North Star Sports Stadium |
Sandi | Kakata | Nancy B Doe Sports Stadium |
Watanga | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex |
Number of teams by county
Position | County | Number | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Montserrado | 9 | Bea Mountain, Cece United, Freeport, Invincible Eleven, Jubilee LISCR, LPRC Oilers, Muscat and Watanga |
2 | Nimba | 3 | Heaven Eleven, Nimba Kwado and Nimba United |
3 | Grand Bassa | 1 | Mighty Barrolle |
Margibi | Sandi |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LISCR (C, Q) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 62 | Qualification for CAF Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Bea Mountain | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 56 | 12 | +44 | 58 | Standby for Confederation Cup first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Watanga | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 49 | |
4 | Mighty Barrolle | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 39 | |
5 | Heaven Eleven | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 39 | |
6 | Nimba Kwado | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 37 | |
7 | Muscat | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 34 | |
8 | LPRC Oilers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 33 | |
9 | Cece United | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 30 | |
10 | Invincible Eleven | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 29 | |
11 | Freeport | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 26 | |
12 | Jubilee (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to Second Division |
13 | Nimba United (R) | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 53 | −37 | 18 | |
14 | Sandi (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 2023. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ If the league winner also win the LFA Cup, the league runner-up will qualify for the Confederation Cup.
Results
Home \ Away | BEA | CUN | FRE | HEA | INV | JUB | LIS | LOI | MIG | MUS | NKW | NUN | SAN | WAT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bea Mountain | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
Cece United | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||||||
Freeport | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | ||||||
Heaven Eleven | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |||||
Invincible Eleven | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||||
Jubilee | 1–5 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | ||||||||
LISCR | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||||
LPRC Oilers | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | ||||||
Mighty Barrolle | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | ||||||
Muscat | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | ||||||
Nimba Kwado | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
Nimba United | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
Sandi | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |||||
Watanga | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2023. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
- As of 2 February 2023.
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | LISCR | 22 |
2 | ![]() | Cece United | 10 |
3 | ![]() | Watanga | 8 |
![]() | Cece United | ||
![]() | Bea Mountain |
Source: Soccerway
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Kimba Kwado | Invincible Eleven | 5–1 (A) | 24 November 2022 |
References
- ^ "Liberia: 25 Years Wait Over for Watanga FC". frontpageafricaonline.com. April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Monrovia Club Breweries Relegated to Orange 2nd Division". liberianobserver.com. May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Cece United Seal their 1st Division promotion". liberianobserver.com. April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Muscat FC Earn Promotion to Orange 1st Division League". liberianobserver.com. May 11, 2022.