Tonga Major League
Football league
Founded | 1969 |
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Country | Tonga |
Confederation | OFC |
Number of teams | 7 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Tonga Division II |
Domestic cup(s) | Tonga Cup |
International cup(s) | OFC Champions League |
Current champions | Veitongo FC (8th title) (2023) |
Most championships | Lotoha'apai United (16 titles) |
Current: 2023 Tonga Major League |
Tonga Major League is the top football division of the Tonga Football Association in Tonga. The 2021 season's champion was Veitongo FC. Teams are relegated to the Tonga Division II.
The league is not fully professional.[1]
Clubs (2019)
Premier Division
- Fahefa
- Ha'amoko United Youth
- Lavengatonga
- Longoteme
- Lotoha'apai United
- Marist Prems
- Navutoka
- Veitongo
Division 1
- Ahau
- Ahononou
- Fua'amotu
- Houmakelikao Steeler
- Houmakelikao 11 Zion
- Kolomotu'a
- Lavengatonga
- Vaolongolongo
- Longoteme
- Nukuhetulu
Women's
- Fahefa
- Fasi & Afi
- Lavengatonga
- Vaolongolongo
- Longoteme
- Lotoha'apai United
- Marist Prems
- Navutoka
- Veitongo
Previous winners
Previous winners are:[2]
- 1969–70: Kolofo'ou No.1
- 1970–71: Kolofo'ou No.1
- 1971–72: Kolofo'ou No.1, Veitongo and Ngeleia (shared)
- 1972–73: Unknown
- 1974: Kolofo'ou
- 1975: Kolofo'ou
- 1976–77: Unknown
- 1978: Veitongo
- 1979: Unknown
- 1980–81: 'Atenisi United
- 1982: Ngeleia
- 1983: Ngeleia
- 1984: Ngeleia
- 1985: Ngeleia
- 1986: Ngeleia
- 1987: Ngeleia
- 1988: Ngeleia
- 1989: Navutoka FC
- 1990: Ngeleia
- 1991–93: Unknown
- 1994: Navutoka FC
- 1995–97: Unknown
- 1998: SC Lotoha'apai
- 1999: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2000: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2001: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2002: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2003: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2004: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2005: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2006: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2007: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2008: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2009: Marist Prems
- 2010: Not played
- 2010–11: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2011–12: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2013: Lotoha'apai United
- 2013–14: SC Lotoha'apai
- 2015: Veitongo[3]
- 2016: Veitongo[4]
- 2017: Veitongo
- 2018: Lotoha'apai United
- 2019: Veitongo
- 2020: Not held
- 2021: Veitongo
- 2022: Veitongo
- 2023: Veitongo
Top goalscorers
Season | Player | Team | Goals |
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2023 | ![]() | Navutoka | 18 |
References
- ^ "Global Club Football Report 2017" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
None of the top-tier domestic competitions in Oceania is fully professional.
- ^ "Tonga – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "OFC Champions League draw reveals all". Oceania Football Confederation. November 16, 2015.
- ^ "Veitongo defends title". Oceania Football Confederation. August 30, 2016.
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