2019 Fiji Premier League

2019 Fiji Premier League
Season2019
ChampionsBa F.C. (21st title)
RelegatedTavua F.C.
OFC Champions LeagueBa F.C.
Lautoka F.C.
Matches played56
Goals scored154 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuela Drudru
(12 goals)
Biggest home winLautoka 6x0 Tavua
Highest scoringLautoka 6x0 Tavua
2018
2020

The 2019 Fiji Premier League was the 43rd season of the Fiji Premier League (Vodafone Premier League for sponsorship reasons), the top-tier football league in Fiji organized by the Fiji Football Association since its establishment in 1977. It started on 19 January 2019.[1] Lautoka were the defending champions.

Team changes

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Teams

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A total of eight teams compete in the league.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ba Ba Govind Park 13,500
Labasa Labasa Subrail Park 10,000
Lautoka Lautoka Churchill Park 18,000
Nadi Nadi Prince Charles Park 18,000
Nasinu Nasinu Nasinu Park 1,000
Rewa Nausori Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park 8,000
Suva Suva ANZ Stadium 30,000
Tavua Tavua Garvey Park 4,500

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ba (C, Q) 14 11 3 0 29 5 +24 36 Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage
2 Lautoka (Q) 14 9 1 4 34 19 +15 28
3 Suva 14 7 2 5 22 17 +5 23
4 Labasa 14 6 4 4 18 19 −1 22
5 Nadi 14 5 0 9 25 27 −2 15
6 Nasinu 14 4 1 9 20 22 −2 13
7 Rewa 14 3 3 8 9 25 −16 12
8 Tavua (R) 14 4 0 10 9 32 −23 12 Relegation to Fiji Senior League
Source: Fiji FA
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BAF LAB LAU NAD NAS REW SUV TAV
Ba 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0
Labasa 1–1 1–4 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2
Lautoka 1–4 0–0 2–0 4–3 4–1 0–1 6–0
Nadi 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–2 6–1 1–3 1–0
Nasinu 0–1 2–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–3 5–0
Rewa 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–0 0–1
Suva 0–1 1–2 2–1 4–3 2–0 1–1 3–0
Tavua 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2019. Source: https://www.fijifootball.com.fj/competition-list/vodafone-premier-league-2019-8016159/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

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As of match 1 September 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Fiji Samuela Drudru Lautoka 12
2 Fiji Rusiate Matarerega Nadi 11
3 Fiji Avinesh Suwamy Ba 7
4 Fiji Siotame Kubu Labasa 6
5 Fiji Meli Codro Suva 4
Fiji Tito Vodowaqa Nadi
Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori Lautoka
Fiji Manasa Levaci Nasinu
Fiji Sanaila Waqanicakau Ba

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vodafone Premier League To Begin". Fiji Times. 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Competition".
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