2021–22 Bahraini Premier League

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Bahrain Premier League
Season2021–22
ChampionsAl-Riffa (14th title)
RelegatedAl-Najma SC
Matches played96
Goals scored233 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerMahdi Abduljabbar (17 goals)
Biggest home winManama 6–0 Al-Hidd
(11 February 2022)
Biggest away winBudaiya 0–4 Al-Riffa
(5 January 2022)
Highest scoringEast Riffa 3–4 Al-Ahli
(18 February 2022)

The 2021–22 Bahraini Premier League (also known as Nasser Bin Hamad Premier League) was the 65th top-level football season in Bahrain. The season started on 25 August 2021 and ended on 16 May 2022.[1][2]

Team location[edit]

2021–22 Bahraini Premier League is located in Bahrain
Al Ahli, Al Najma, Manama
Al Ahli, Al Najma, Manama
East Riffa, Riffa
East Riffa, Riffa
Al Hala, Al Muharraq
Al Hala, Al Muharraq
Budaiya
Budaiya
Hidd
Hidd
Khaldiya
Khaldiya
Location football club of Bahraini Premier League

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Riffa (C) 18 12 6 0 32 9 +23 42 Qualification for the 2023-24 AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Manama 18 11 6 1 31 13 +18 39
3 Al-Khaldiya 18 8 6 4 24 13 +11 30
4 Al-Muharraq 18 8 3 7 22 19 +3 27
5 Al-Hala 18 6 7 5 21 24 −3 25
6 East Riffa 18 6 6 6 24 22 +2 24
7 Al-Ahli 18 3 8 7 18 29 −11 17[a]
8 Budaiya (O) 18 5 2 11 19 29 −10 17[a] Qualification for Relegation play-offs
9 Al-Hidd (O) 18 2 7 9 13 27 −14 13
10 Al-Najma SC (R) 18 1 5 12 12 31 −19 8 Relegation to Bahraini Second Division
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Points, Head-to-head points, Head-to-head goal difference, Head-to-head goals scored, Total goal difference, Total goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Ahli: 4, Budaiya: 1

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AHL HAL HID KHA MUH NAJ RIF BUD EAS MAN AHL HAL HID KHA MUH NAJ RIF BUD EAS MAN
Al-Ahli 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Al-Hala 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–4 0–2 1–0 0–0
Al-Hidd 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–3
Al-Khaldiya 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–1
Al-Muharraq 4–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–0
Al-Najma SC 2–3 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2
Al-Riffa 3–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2
Budaiya 2–3 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–0 0–1
East Riffa 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–4 1–2 2–0 3–1
Manama 3–1 6–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs[edit]

In this edition of the relegation play-offs, the eighth and ninth-placed teams of the Bahraini Premier League were joined by the third and fourth-placed teams of the 2021–22 Bahraini Second Division in a four-team group stage where each team played each other once. The top three teams of the group qualified for the 2022–23 edition of the Bahraini Premier League and the bottom team qualified for the 2022–23 edition of the Bahraini Second Division. The relegation play-offs started on 6 May and ended on 16 May 2022.

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Hidd (S) 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Promotion to Bahraini Premier League
2 Sitra (P) 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Budaiya (S) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Malkiya (S) 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0 Relegation to Bahraini Second Division
Source: Soccerway
(P) Promoted; (S) Stay in current league

Results[edit]

Home \ Away HID BUD MAL SIT
Al-Hidd 1–1
Budaiya 1–2 3–2
Malkiya 1–3
Sitra 1–1 1–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals[3][4]
1 Bahrain Mahdi Abduljabbar Manama 17
2 Bahrain Abdullah Al Hashash Budaiya 10
3 Bahrain Mohamed Marhoon Al-Riffa 9
Bahrain Ismail Abdullatif Al-Khaldiya
5 Bahrain Mohamed Khalid Shahin Budaiya 6
6 Bahrain Kamil Al Aswad Al-Riffa 5
Syria Mohamad Al Hallak Manama
Bahrain Mahdi Al-Humaidan Al-Khaldiya
Bahrain Abd Al Fatah Basheer Al-Hala
10 Nigeria Prince Obus Aggreh East Riffa 4
Bahrain Sami Al-Husaini East Riffa
Bahrain Mohamed Al-Romaihi Al-Riffa
Brazil Flávio Carioca Al-Muharraq
Bahrain Ali Muneer Al-Najma SC
Russia Artyom Serdyuk Al-Ahli

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nasser Bin Hamad Bahrain Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  2. ^ "Relegation play-offs". Soccerway. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. ^ Soccerway
  4. ^ Soccerway (2)