Country Sierra Leone Domestic cup(s) Sierra Leonean FA Cup Current champion Diamond Stars F.C. Levels on pyramid 1 | Level on pyramid 1 Number of teams 14 Founded 1967 | |
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Relegation to Sierra Leone National First Division International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup Current champions Diamond Stars
(2012–13) Confederation Confederation of African Football TV partner Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation Teams FC Kallon, East End Lions FC, Ports Authority FC, Mighty Blackpool FC, Diamond Stars FC | ||
Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top professional football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The National Premier League is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association. The season runs from March to July.
The current champions of the premier league are the Diamond Stars of Kono, who became the first club outside Freetown to ever win the Premier League, after winning the 2012 Premier League season.
Structure
Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the bottom two clubs are relegated to the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone. The top two teams qualify for the CAF Champions League, while the third place team or the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup will qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup. If the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup has already qualify for the CAF Champions League, the Confederations Cup spot will go to the third place team in the table.