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2005 First Division (Gambia)

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Season
  
2005

Matches played
  
90

Champions
  
Wallidan FC

Goals scored
  
133 (1.48 per match)

Promoted
  
Gamtel FC Kaira Silo FC

Relegated
  
Sait Matty FC Kaira Silo FC

The 2005 First Division season was the 37th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The tournament was organized by the Gambian Football Association (GFA) . The season began on 7 January and finished on 3 July. Wallidan FC won the fifteenth title andqualified and competed in the 2006 CAF Champions League the following season. Bakau United FC, winner of the 2005 Gambian Cup participated in the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup the following season..

The season featured a total of 162 matches and scored a total of 132 goals, less than half than last season.

Wallidan FC was the defending team of the title. Wallidan finished with 29 points, nearly a quarter less than last season and scored the most number of goals numbering 19, nearly 40% fewer than last season.

Overview

The league was contested by 10 teams with Wallidan FC again winning the championship.

References

2005 First Division (Gambia) Wikipedia