Bahrain Premier League
Season2018–19
ChampionsAl-Riffa
RelegatedMalkiya
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Riffa
AFC CupManama
Al-Muharraq

The 2018–19 Bahraini Premier League (also known as Nasser Bin Hamad Premier League for sponsorship reasons), is the 62nd top-level football season in Bahrain. The season started on 16 September 2018.[1]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Riffa (C) 18 12 4 2 39 15 +24 40 Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1[lower-alpha 1]
2 Manama 18 10 4 4 35 24 +11 34 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
3 Al-Muharraq 18 9 4 5 35 22 +13 31
4 Al-Hidd 18 8 4 6 29 23 +6 28
5 Al-Najma SC 18 8 4 6 27 23 +4 28
6 East Riffa 18 7 4 7 21 18 +3 25
7 Al-Shabab 18 5 4 9 22 32 10 19
8 Al-Hala (O) 18 5 4 9 18 29 11 19 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
9 Budaiya (R) 18 4 3 11 18 39 21 15 Relegation to Bahraini Second Division
10 Malkiya (R) 18 4 1 13 15 34 19 13
Source: Goalzz
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
  2. Since league champions Al-Riffa were also Bahraini King's Cup winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Cup group stage.

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 6 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Former players
Al Riffa Nigeria Uche Agba Nigeria Emmanuel Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Nigeria Habib Haroon Syria Jehad Al Baour Jordan Issam Salem
Manama Club Brazil Thiago Fernandes Brazil Ronaldo Kalu Brazil Júlio Vaz Brazil Erick Luis
Al Muharraq Tunisia Zied Derbali Tunisia Tijani Belaïd Libya Mohammed Sola Brazil Everton Sudan Jaser Hamed
Al Hidd Syria Mohammed Fares Tunisia Slim Mezlini Nigeria Atede Moses Yemen Muath Al Reemi Ethiopia Nader Abdulmonem Brazil Matheus Jordan Mohammed Al Dawood

Saudi Arabia Issam Hossam

Al Najma SC Senegal Mouhamadou Dramé Brazil Esdras Nigeria Ifeanyi Ekwunife Nigeria Vincento Ani Syria Moaiad Khole
East Riffa Club Spain Imanol Sarriegi France Goran Jerković Jordan Laith Hashim Jordan Mohamed Hashim Spain Álex Aizpuru
Al Shabab Senegal Papa Sall Nigeria Aziz Oluwashina Nigeria Prince Aggreh
Al Hala Brazil João Luiz Brazil Samuel Araújo Mali Yahia Infahi
Budaiya Club Brazil Aílton Júnior
Al Malkiya Ghana Joseph Adjei

Personnel

Team Manager Chairman
Al Riffa Bahrain Ali Ashoor Bahrain sheikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Manama Club Bahrain Mohamed Bashir Al Shamlan Bahrain Zuhair Kazerooni
Al Muharraq Bahrain Salman Ahmed Sharida Bahrain sheikh Ahmed bin Ali Al Khalifa
Al Hidd Bahrain Mohamed Ali Al Moqla Bahrain Ahmed bin Salman Al Muslem
Al Najma SC Tunisia Fathi Laabidi Bahrain Isa Hassan Al Qattan
East Riffa Club Spain Pedro Gómez Carmona Bahrain sheikh Nasser bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Al Shabab Syria Haitham Jattal Bahrain Ahmed Mirza
Al Hala Bahrain Aref Buah Al Asmi Bahrain Jassim Ibrahim Rashdan
Budaiya Club Bahrain Ali Husain Al Doseri
Al Malkiya Bahrain Ahmed Saleh Al Dakheel Bahrain Jassim Abdulaal

Relegation play-offs

First Leg [May 2]: Al-Hala 3–1 Sitra

Second Leg [May 7]: Sitra 1–1 Al-Hala

References

  1. "Nasser Bin Hamad Bahrain Premier League 2018/2019". goalzz.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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