2019 Fiji Premier League

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 are the defending champions.

2019 Fiji Premier League
Season2019
ChampionsBa F.C.
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 →

Team changes

Teams

A total of eight teams compete in the league.

Stadiums and locations
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

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
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

[2]

As of match 1 September 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Fiji Samuela DrudruLautoka 12
2 Fiji Rusiate MatareregaNadi 11
3 Fiji Avinesh SuwamyBa 7
4 Fiji Siotame KubuLabasa 6
5 Fiji Meli CodroSuva 4
Fiji Tito VodowaqaNadi
Solomon Islands Benjamin TotoriLautoka
Fiji Manasa LevaciNasinu
Fiji Sanaila WaqanicakauBa

See also

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