2023–24 LFA First Division
Football league season
Season | 2023–24 |
---|---|
Dates | 6 September 2023 – 10 April 2024 |
Champions | Watanga FC |
Top goalscorer | Clement Zubah (23 goals) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 LFA First Division (known as the Orange First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 50th 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.
LISCR FC are the defending champions, having won the 2022–23 season.[1]
Team changes
Teams
Stadia and locations
![2023–24 LFA 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 |
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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
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Watanga | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 61 | Qualification for CAF Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | BEA Mountain | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 48 | Standby for Confederation Cup first qualifying round |
3 | LISCR | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 48 | |
4 | Mighty Barrolle | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 47 | |
5 | Heaven Eleven | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 46 | |
6 | Paynesville | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 44 | |
7 | Global Pharma | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 37 | |
8 | LPRC Oilers | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 31 | |
9 | Invincible Eleven | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 30 | |
10 | Kallon Liberia | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 30 | |
11 | Freeport | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 29 | |
12 | Nimba Kwado | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division |
13 | Cece United | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 20 | Relegation to Second Division |
14 | NPA Anchors | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 75 | -53 | 5 | Relegation to Second Division |
Results
Season statistics
- As of 15 April 2024
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Mighty Barrolle | 23 |
2 | ![]() | 21 | |
3 | ![]() | 18 | |
4 | ![]() | 16 |
Source: Soccerway
References
- ^ "Liberia: 25 Years Wait Over for Watanga FC". frontpageafricaonline.com. April 19, 2022.