The 2023–24 LFA First Division (known as the Orange First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 50th season of the LFA First Division (formerly the Liberian Premier League), the top-tier football league in Liberia, since the league's establishment in 1956.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 September 2023 – 10 April 2024 |
| Champions | Watanga FC |
| Top goalscorer | Clement Zubah (23 goals) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
LISCR FC are the defending champions, having won the 2022–23 season.[1]
Team changes
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Teams
editStadia and locations
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Monrovia
Greater Monrovia teams
Bea Mountain
Cece United
Freeport
Invincible Eleven
Jubilee
LISCR
LPRC Oilers
Muscat
Watanga
Bea Mountain
Cece United
Freeport
Invincible Eleven
Jubilee
LISCR
LPRC Oilers
Muscat
Watanga
Locations of the 2022–23 First Division teams
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Bea Mountain | Gardnersville | Tusa Field |
| Cece United | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
| Freeport | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
| Heaven Eleven | Yekepa | Yekepa Stadium |
| Invincible Eleven | Gardnersville | Tusa Field |
| Jubilee | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
| LISCR | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
| LPRC Oilers | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex |
| Mighty Barrolle | Buchanan | Doris Williams Stadium |
| Muscat | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
| Nimba Kwado | Sanniquellie | Sanniquellie Sports Stadium |
| Nimba United | Mount Barclay | North Star Sports Stadium |
| Sandi | Kakata | Nancy B Doe Sports Stadium |
| Watanga | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex |
Number of teams by county
edit| Position | County | Number | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montserrado | 9 | Bea Mountain, Cece United, Freeport, Invincible Eleven, Jubilee LISCR, LPRC Oilers, Muscat and Watanga |
| 2 | Nimba | 3 | Heaven Eleven, Nimba Kwado and Nimba United |
| 3 | Grand Bassa | 1 | Mighty Barrolle |
| Margibi | Sandi |
League table
edit| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watanga | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 61 | Qualification for CAF Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | BEA Mountain | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 48 | Standby for Confederation Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | LISCR | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 48 | |
| 4 | Mighty Barrolle | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 47 | |
| 5 | Heaven Eleven | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 46 | |
| 6 | Paynesville | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 44 | |
| 7 | Global Pharma | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 37 | |
| 8 | LPRC Oilers | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Invincible Eleven | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 30 | |
| 10 | Kallon Liberia | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 30 | |
| 11 | Freeport | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Nimba Kwado | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 13 | Cece United | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 20 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | NPA Anchors | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 75 | -53 | 5 | Relegation to Second Division |
Results
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Season statistics
edit- As of 15 April 2024
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Clement Zubah
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Mighty Barrolle | 23 |
| 2 | Ishmael Dumbuya
|
21 | |
| 3 | Emmanuel Sieh
|
18 | |
| 4 | Mark Paye
|
16 |
Source: Soccerway
References
edit- ^ "Liberia: 25 Years Wait Over for Watanga FC". frontpageafricaonline.com. April 19, 2022.