Fiji Premier League

In 1977, the Fiji National League (FNL) was founded. The first ever season was won by Ba.

Since 2016, the league has been called the Vodafone Premier League after a sponsorship deal with Vodafone Fiji.{{cite web|date=February 13, 2016|title=Vodafone Fiji backs soccer league|url=https://www.newswire.com.fj/sports/soccer/vodafone-fiji-backs-soccer-league/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009042655/https://www.newswire.com.fj/sports/soccer/vodafone-fiji-backs-soccer-league/|archive-date=October 9, 2017|access-date=October 8, 2017|publisher=Newswire|language=en}} On March 3, 2021, Digicel Fiji signed a 3 year deal to sponsor the league, effectively renaming the competition to the Digicel Premier League.{{cite web |title=Fiji Football embarks on a new journey with Digicel – FBC News |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/football/fiji-football-embarks-on-a-new-journey-with-digicel/}}

There are 10 clubs in the Fiji Premier League. During the course of a season, each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponent's home. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Fiji Premier League and the Senior League. The last placed team in the Fiji Premier League are relegated to the Senior League, and the first placed team from the North and South zones of Senior League are promoted to the Fiji Premier League.

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From the inaugural 1977 season to the 2021 season, the Fiji Premier League had eight teams. However, since 2022, the league has had 10 teams.

Since 2016, the league has practiced promotion and relegation. Each season, the team that finishes last is relegated to the Senior League. The Senior League has two zones: the Vanua Levu Zone and the Viti Levu Zone. The highest-finishing clubs from each zone compete in a playoff match, the winner of which is promoted to the Premier League.

The season champion and runners-up both qualify for the OFC Champions League.

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• 1977: Ba FC
• 1978: Nadi FC
• 1979: Ba FC
• 1980: Nadi FC
• 1981: Nadi FC
• 1982: Nadi FC
• 1983: Nadi FC
• 1984: Lautoka FC
• 1985: Nadi FC
• 1986: Ba FC
• 1987: Ba FC
• 1988: Lautoka FC
• 1989: Nadroga F.C.
• 1990: Nadroga F.C.
• 1991: Labasa FC
• 1992: Ba FC
• 1993: Nadroga F.C.
• 1994: Ba FC
• 1995: Ba FC
• 1996: Suva FC
• 1997: Suva FC
• 1998: Nadi FC
• 1999: Ba FC
• 2000: Nadi FC
• 2001: Ba FC
• 2002: Ba FC
• 2003: Ba FC
• 2004: Ba FC
• 2005: Ba FC
• 2006: Ba FC
• 2007: Labasa FC
• 2008: Ba FC
• 2009: Lautoka FC
• 2010: Ba FCBa FC won the league and finished top of the points table, but second-placed Lautoka FC were awarded the title on Mar 11, 2011, after having a protest pertaining to their match on May 8, 2010 against Rewa (which finished 1–1) ruled in their favour. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fiji2010.html] But the decision was overruled in July 2011, and Ba was declared the winner. [http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=174944]
• 2011: Ba FC
• 2012: Ba FC
• 2013: Ba FC
• 2014: Suva FC
• 2015: Nadi FC
• 2016: Ba FC
• 2017: Lautoka FC
• 2018: Lautoka FC
• 2019: Ba FC
• 2020: Suva FC
• 2021: Lautoka FC
• 2022: Rewa FC
• 2023: Lautoka FC
• 2024: Rewa FC
• 2025:

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• 1986: Tanoa SC (Nadi)
• 1987–88: Not known
• 1989: Combine Stars SC (Suva) 1–0 Vunika (Labasa)
• 1990: Not known
• 1991: Ba FSC
• 1992: Greenstars 1–0 Ba FSC
• 1993: Lautoka General
• 1994–95: Not known
• 1996: Lautoka General Strikers
• 1997: Ba FSC
• 1998: Raymonds (Rewa) 1–1 Fiji Sugar Corporation (Raymonds on pens)
• 1999: Kiwi Sports (Labasa) 2–0 KK Nadi Blues
• 2000: Foodtown Warriors (Lautoka) 1–0 Nadi Eagles
• 2001–03: Not held
• 2003–04: Not known
• 2005: General Machinery (Lautoka) 1–0 Malolo (Nadi)
• 2006: General Machinery (Lautoka) 1–1 United (Rewa) (aet, 4–1 pen)
• 2007–08: Kriz Signs Uciwai (Nadi) 2–1 United (Rewa)

• 2005: 4R Electric Ltd (Ba)
• 2006: Nokia Eagles (Nadi)

;Most time goalscorers:

• 4 times
• Sairusi Nalaubu (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

;Most goals by a player in a single season:

• 31 goals
• Roy Krishna (2008)

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fijichamp.html Fiji – List of Champions], RSSSF.com
• [https://fijisun.com.fj/tag/vodafone-premier-league/ Vodafone Premier League] - Fiji Sun

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