Bahraini Premier League


The Bahraini Premier League is the main domestic football competition in the kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1956–1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Champions League Two. The championship is currently contested by 12 clubs.
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Structure

Current structure

12 clubs currently play a two round robin set of fixtures totaling 22 games in order to determine the league champions. Although games are theoretically to be played on a home and away basis, almost all games are played at the National Stadium.
The eleventh and twelfth-placed clubs are relegated with the ninth and tenth entering the relegation play-offs.

Previous structures

In earlier seasons, the league has been radically overhauled to feature all the professional clubs of Bahrain. Instances being the 2008–09 and 2002 league seasons. The leagues featuring up to 19 teams would play each other on one occasion with the top 10 teams staying in the Premier League top flight and the bottom sides forming the next seasons Second Division.
Between the seasons of 2002 and 2009, the top four sides of the league would also play in the Crown Prince Cup.

Clubs (2024–25)

Team re-structuring

In 2002, a host of clubs were amalgamated:Bahrain is an amalgamation of Bahrain and Al-Khaleej.Riffa is an amalgamation of West Riffa and Zallaq.Al-Najma is an amalgamation of Al-Hilal, Al-Qadisiya and Ras Al-Rumman.Al-Sahel is an amalgamation of Qalali and Hadd.Al-Tadamun is an amalgamation of Boori, Karazkan, Hamla, Reef Union and Damastan.Al-Shabab is an amalgamation of Deyya, Sanabis, Jadd Hafs, Naeem, Karrana, Sahla and Karbabad.Al-Ittifaq is an amalgamation of Al-Arabi, Maqaba and Bani Jumra.

List of champions

Champions are:
YearsChampions
1956–57Al Muharraq Club
1957–58Al Muharraq Club
1958–59Al-Nasr SC
1959–60Al Muharraq Club
1960–61Al Muharraq Club
1961–62Al Muharraq Club
1962–63Al Muharraq Club
1963–64Al Muharraq Club
1964–65Al Muharraq Club
1965–66Al Muharraq Club
1966–67Al Muharraq Club
1967–68Bahrain Club
1968–69Al-Ahli Club
1969–70Al Muharraq Club
1970–71Al Muharraq Club
1971–72Al-Ahli Club
1972–73Al Muharraq Club
1973–74Al Muharraq Club
1974–75Al Arabi
1975–76Al Muharraq Club
1976–77Al-Ahli Club
1977–78Bahrain Club
1978–79Al Hala SC
1979–80Al Muharraq Club
1980–81Bahrain Club
1981–82Al-Riffa
1982–83Al Muharraq Club
1983–84Al Muharraq Club
1984–85Bahrain Club
1985–86Al Muharraq Club
1986–87Al-Riffa
1987–88Al Muharraq Club
1988–89Bahrain Club
1989–90Al-Riffa
1990–91Al Muharraq Club
1991–92Al Muharraq Club
1992–93Al-Riffa
1993–94East Riffa
1994–95Al Muharraq Club
1995–96Al-Ahli Club
1996–97Al-Riffa
1997–98Al-Riffa
1998–99Al Muharraq Club
1999–2000Al-Riffa
2000–01Al Muharraq Club
2002Al Muharraq Club
2002-03Al-Riffa
2003-04Al Muharraq Club
2004-05Al-Riffa
2005–06Al Muharraq Club
2006–07Al Muharraq Club
2007–08Al Muharraq Club
2008–09Al Muharraq Club
2009–10Al-Ahli Club
2010–11Al Muharraq Club
2011–12Al-Riffa
2012–13Busaiteen Club
2013–14Al-Riffa
2014–15Al Muharraq Club
2015–16Al Hidd SCC
2016–17Malkiya Club
2017–18Al Muharraq Club
2018–19Al-Riffa
2019–20Al Hidd SCC
2020–21Al-Riffa
2021–22Al-Riffa
2022–23Al-Khaldiya SC
2023–24Al-Khaldiya SC
2024–25Al Muharraq Club

Total championships

The number of national championships that clubs in Bahrain have attained.
Club
Number of Championships
Al-Muharraq SC35
Al-Riffa 14
Bahrain SC5
Al-Ahli SC5
Al-Hidd2
Al-Khaldiya2
Al-Nasr1
Al-Arabi 1
Al Hala1
East Riffa SCC1
Busaiteen1
Malkiya SCC1