# 2018–19 Bahraini Premier League

The 2018–19 Bahraini Premier League (also known as Nasser Bin Hamad Premier League) was the 62nd top-level football season in Bahrain. The season started on 16 September 2018.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Riffa (C) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 40 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1 |
| 2 | Manama | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Al-Muharraq | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 31 | |
| 4 | Al-Hidd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Al-Najma SC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 28 | |
| 6 | East Riffa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Al-Shabab | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 19 | |
| 8 | Al-Hala (O) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 19 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Budaiya (R) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 15 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
| 10 | Malkiya (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 13 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
* ↑ If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
* ↑ Since league champions Al-Riffa were also Bahraini King's Cup winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Cup group stage.

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 6 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.
* Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Former players |
| Al Riffa | Uche Agba | Emmanuel | Ifedayo Olusegun | Habib Haroon | Jehad Al Baour | Issam Salem | |
| Manama Club | Thiago Fernandes | Ronaldo Kalu | Júlio Vaz | | | | Erick Luis |
| Al Muharraq | Zied Derbali | Tijani Belaïd | Mohammed Sola | Everton | Jaser Hamed | | |
| Al Hidd | Mohammed Fares | Slim Mezlini | Atede Moses | Muath Al Reemi | Nader Abdulmonem | Matheus | Mohammed Al Dawood Issam Hossam |
| Al Najma SC | Mouhamadou Dramé | Esdras | Ifeanyi Ekwunife | Vincento Ani | | | Moaiad Khole |
| East Riffa Club | Imanol Sarriegi | Goran Jerković | Laith Hashim | Mohamed Hashim | | | Álex Aizpuru |
| Al Shabab | Papa Sall | Aziz Oluwashina | Prince Aggreh | | | | |
| Al Hala | João Luiz | Samuel Araújo | Yahia Infahi | | | | |
| Budaiya Club | Aílton Júnior | | | | | | |
| Al Malkiya | Joseph Adjei | | | | | | |

### Personnel

| Team | Manager | Chairman |
| Al Riffa | Ali Ashoor | sheikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa |
| Manama Club | Mohamed Bashir Al Shamlan | Zuhair Kazerooni |
| Al Muharraq | Salman Ahmed Sharida | sheikh Ahmed bin Ali Al Khalifa |
| Al Hidd | Mohamed Ali Al Moqla | Ahmed bin Salman Al Muslem |
| Al Najma SC | Fathi Laabidi | Isa Hassan Al Qattan |
| East Riffa Club | Pedro Gómez Carmona | sheikh Nasser bin Khalid Al Khalifa |
| Al Shabab | Haitham Jattal | Ahmed Mirza |
| Al Hala | Aref Buah Al Asmi | Jassim Ibrahim Rashdan |
| Budaiya Club | | Ali Husain Al Doseri |
| Al Malkiya | Ahmed Saleh Al Dakheel | Jassim Abdulaal |

## Relegation play-offs

First Leg [May 2]: Al-Hala 3–1 Sitra
Second Leg [May 7]: Sitra 1–1 Al-Hala