2018 Fiji Premier League

The 2018 Fiji Premier League was the 42nd 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 14 January 2018.[1][2]

2018 Fiji Premier League
Season2018
ChampionsLautoka F.C. (5th title)
RelegatedDreketi F.C.
Matches played56
Goals scored149 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerRusiate Matarerega
(8 goals)
2017
2019

Team changes

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lautoka (Q) 14 9 4 1 27 10 +17 31 Qualification to 2019 OFC Champions League
2 Ba (Q) 14 7 5 2 26 15 +11 26
3 Nadi 14 7 3 4 21 13 +8 24
4 Suva 14 5 4 5 20 18 +2 19
5 Labasa 14 5 4 5 18 17 +1 19
6 Rewa 14 3 4 7 12 18 6 13
7 Tavua 14 3 3 8 14 30 16 12
8 Dreketi (R) 14 1 5 8 11 28 17 8 Relegation to Fiji Senior League
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2018. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

As of match 18 September 2018[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Fiji Rusiate MatareregaNadi 8
2 Solomon Islands Benjamin TotoriLautoka 7
3 Fiji Napolioni QasevakatiniNadi 6
Fiji Abbu Zahid ShaheedBa
5 Fiji Ratu Apenisa AnareLabasa 5
Fiji Vilitati KautogaTavua
7 Fiji Shahil DaveSuva 4
Fiji Samuela DrudruLautoka
Fiji Vilive Naulalevu Tavua

References

  1. "Vodafone Premier League Launched". Fiji Football Association. 9 January 2018.
  2. Fiji 2018, RSSSF.com
  3. "Matarerega scores eight". Fiji Football Association. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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