2024–25 Bahraini Premier League
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 September–27 May 2025 |
| Champions | Al-Muharraq (35th title) |
| Relegated | Manama East Riffa |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 80 (3.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Juninho (6 goals) |
| Biggest away win | Manama 0–5 Al-Khaldiya (21 September 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Muharraq 7–2 Bahrain SC (20 October 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 3 matches Al-Khaldiya Sitra |
| Longest unbeaten run | 5 matches Al-Muharraq |
| Longest winless run | 4 matches East Riffa Manama |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches East Riffa |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024. | |
The 2024–25 Bahraini Premier League (also known as Nasser Bin Hamad Premier League) is the 68th top-level football season in Bahrain.[1] The season started on 21 September 2024 and will end on a date that is yet to be determined.[2]
Teams
Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top eight teams from the previous season, the top two teams from the relegation play-offs and the two teams directly promoted from the Second Division. The directly promoted teams were Bahrain SC and A'Ali and the team promoted from the relegation play-offs was Malkiya. Bahrain SC and Malkiya returned to the top flight after respective absences of one and three years, whereas A'Ali are making their Premier League debut this season. They replaced Al-Hidd, Al-Hala and Busaiteen, who were relegated to the Second Division after respective spells of three, three and one year in the top flight.
| Team | Location | 2023–24 Position |
Titles | Most recent title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A'Ali | A'ali | 2nd (SD) | 0 | – |
| Al-Ahli | Manama | 4th | 5 | 2009–10 |
| Al-Khaldiya | Hamad Town | 1st | 2 | 2023–24 |
| Al-Muharraq | Muharraq | 3rd | 34 | 2017–18 |
| Al-Najma | Manama | 6th | 1 | 1974–75 |
| Al-Riffa | Riffa | 2nd | 14 | 2021–22 |
| Al-Shabab | Manama | 7th | 0 | – |
| Bahrain SC | Muharraq | 1st (SD) | 5 | 1988–89 |
| East Riffa | Riffa | 10th 2nd (play-offs) |
1 | 1993–94 |
| Malkiya | Malkiya | 3rd (SD) 1st (play-offs) |
1 | 2016–17 |
| Manama | Manama | 5th | 0 | – |
| Sitra | Sitra | 8th | 0 | – |
Stadiums and locations
Although every match contains a home and away team for administrative purposes (kit colours, fan distribution, etc.), all matches are hosted in one of these three venues.
| Stadium | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Al Muharraq Stadium | Arad | 20,000[3] |
| Bahrain National Stadium | Riffa | 24,000[4] |
| Khalifa Sports City Stadium | Isa Town | 15,000[5] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Muharraq (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 51 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[a] |
| 2 | Al-Khaldiya | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 45 | |
| 3 | Al-Riffa | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Sitra | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 38 | |
| 5 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 | |
| 6 | Al-Najma | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 27 | |
| 8 | Malkiya | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 25 | |
| 9 | Bahrain SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 23 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | A'Ali | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 21 | |
| 11 | East Riffa (R) | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 20 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
| 12 | Manama (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 14 |
Rules for classification: Points, Head-to-head points, Head-to-head goal difference, Head-to-head goals scored, Total goal difference, Total goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Al-Khaldiya qualified for the AFC Champions League Two Group Stage as the 2024–25 Bahraini King's Cup winners.
Results
Results by round
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Leader and qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
Relegation play-offs
In this edition of the relegation play-offs, the ninth and tenth-placed teams of the Bahraini Premier League will be joined by the third and fourth-placed teams of the 2024–25 Bahraini Second Division in a four-team group where each team will play each other once. The top two teams of the group will qualify for the 2025–26 edition of the Bahraini Premier League and the bottom two teams will qualify for the 2025–26 edition of the Bahraini Second Division. The relegation play-offs will start on a date yet to be determined, sometime after the end of the regular season.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain SC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Promotion to Bahraini Premier League |
| 2 | Al-Hala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | A'Ali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
| 4 | Isa Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juninho | Al-Muharraq | 6 |
| 2 | Vinícius Vargas | Al-Riffa | 4 |
| 3 | Maurício | A'Ali | 3 |
| 3 | Issa Abd Al-Wahab | Malkiya | 2 |
| Mahdi Abduljabbar | Al-Khaldiya | ||
| Husain Abdulkarim | Al-Muharraq | ||
| Imran Adam | Sitra | ||
| Sayed Ibrahim Alawi | Al-Shabab | ||
| Ebrahim Al-Khattal | Manama | ||
| Abdulwahab Al-Malood | Al-Muharraq | ||
| Mohammad Al Marmour | Al-Najma | ||
| Mohamed Al-Romaihi | Al-Najma | ||
| Ahmed Al-Sherooqi | Al-Muharraq | ||
| Anderson Júnior | Bahrain SC | ||
| Samy Frioui | Al-Riffa SC | ||
| Gleison | Al-Khaldiya | ||
| Ousmane Hissein Hassan | Sitra | ||
| Igor Torres | Al-Khaldiya | ||
| Joel | Sitra | ||
| Luiz Fernando | East Riffa | ||
| Facundo Tobares | Al-Ahli | ||
| Gabriel Vasconcelos | Bahrain SC |
References
- ^ "Nasser Bin Hamad Bahrain Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Teams gear up for Premier League". GDNOnline. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Al Haj: Muharraq Club Stadium is 50% ready after three weeks of maintenance". Bahrain News Agency. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Bahrain National Stadium". Team Melli. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "$24.4m Khalifa Sports city ready". www.tradearabia.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Top scorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2024.