# 2009 Sudan Premier League

The 2009 Sudan Premier League was the 38th edition of the highest club level football competition in Sudan. The competition started on 18 February 2009 with a 1–1 draw between Al-Mourada and Merghani Kassala. For the 2009 season, the number of teams had been expanded from 12 to 13 teams. Al-Merreikh were the defending champions.

## Team information

| Team | Head Coach | Venue | Capacity | City | State |
| Al-Ahli (Wad Medani) | | Algazira Stadium | 15,000 | Wad Madani | Al Jazirah |
| Al-Hilal (Kadougli) | Bakri Abdulgalil | Kadugli Stadium | 1,000 | Kaduqli | South Kurdufan |
| Al-Hilal Omdurman | Dutra | AlHilal Stadium | 45,000 | Omdurman | Khartoum |
| Al-Hilal (Port Sudan) | | Stade Port Sudan | 7,000 | Port Sudan | Red Sea |
| Al-Ittihad (Wad Medani) | Mahir Hamam | Stade Wad Medani | 5,000 | Wad Madani | Al Jazirah |
| Al-Merreikh | Rodion Gačanin | Al Merreikh Stadium | 42,000 | Omdurman | Khartoum |
| Al-Mourada | Borhan Tia | Stade de Omdurman | 14,000 | Omdurman | Khartoum |
| Al-Nil Al-Hasahesa | Gamal Abdallah | Al-Hasahesa Stadium | 3,000 | Al-Hasahesa | Al Jazirah |
| Amal Atbara | | Stade Al-Amal Atbara | 4,000 | Atbara | River Nile |
| Hay al-Arab Port Sudan | Raeft Maki | Stade Port Sudan | 7,000 | Port Sudan | Red Sea |
| Al-Khartoum | Alfateh Alnager | Khartoum Stadium | 33,500 | Khartoum | Khartoum |
| Al Merghani Kassala | Mubarak Sulieman | Stade Al-Merghani Kassala | 11,000 | Kassala | Kassala |
| Al-Shimali | | Atbara Stadium | 15,000 | Atbara | River Nile |
Last updated: 6 April 2009

## Standings

The last game of the first round was on Saturday May 16 before the mid-season break, after which the league resumed play with the 14th week/round on July 19.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Hilal Omdurman (C) | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 8 | +52 | 67 | 2010 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Al-Merreikh | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 16 | +48 | 60 | 2010 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Al-Khartoum | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 36 | 2010 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Amal Atbara | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 35 | 2010 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Al-Nil Al-Hasahesa | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Al-Ahli (Wad Medani) | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Al-Mourada | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Merghani Kassala | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 28 | |
| 9 | Al-Hilal (Port Sudan) | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 27 | |
| 10 | Hay al-Arab Port Sudan | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 26 | |
| 11 | Al-Hilal (Kadougli) | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 22 | |
| 12 | Al-Ittihad (Wad Medani) | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 22 | Relegation |
| 13 | Al-Shimali (R) | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 49 | −36 | 11 | Relegation |
* ↑ Al-Shimali's home win over Al-Hilal (Port Sudan) was annulled by the league. Match was awarded to Al-Hilal (Port Sudan) as 2-0 winners.

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 |
| Al-Ahli (Wad Medani) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| Al-Hilal (Kadougli) | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Al-Hilal Omdurman | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al-Hilal (Port Sudan) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Al-Ittihad (Wad Medani) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Al-Khartoum | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Al-Merreikh | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al-Mourada | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Al-Nil Al-Hasahesa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Al-Shimali | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Amal Atbara | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Hay al-Arab Port Sudan | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Merghani Kassala | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AWM | HLK | HIL | HLP | IWM | KRT | MRK | MRD | NHS | SHM | AMA | HRB | MRG |
| Al-Ahli (Wad Medani) | | | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Hilal (Kadougli) | 1–1 | | 0–5 | 0–2 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Hilal Omdurman | 2–0 | | | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | | 2–0 |
| Al-Hilal (Port Sudan) | 4–1 | 4–3 | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | |
| Al-Ittihad (Wad Medani) | | 2–2 | 1–4 | | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Al-Khartoum | | 3–0 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Merreikh | 3–0 | 4–0 | | | | 4–0 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Al-Mourada | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Nil Al-Hasahesa | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | | 2–1 |
| Al-Shimali | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | 0–2 | | 1–3 |
| Amal Atbara | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Hay al-Arab Port Sudan | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 0–2 |
| Merghani Kassala | | | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
* ↑ Al-Shimali won the match 1-0, however it was penalized for playing a banned player; Al-Hilal Port Sudan was awarded the match as 2-0 winners.

## Season statistics
### Goals

* Most goals scored by a player in a single game, 4:
** Ez alden Alhamri (Al-Hilal (Port Sudan)), home game against Al-Hilal (Kadougli) on February 18
** Abdelhamid Ammari (Al-Merreikh), home game against Al-Shimali on May 16
* 262 goals scored through 6 August 2009 - Week #18

### Wins

* Biggest home win:
** Al-Merreikh 6–1 Al-Shimali
* Biggest away win:
** Al-Hilal Omdurman 5–2 Al-Ahli (Wad Medani)

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Kelechi Osunwa | Al-Merreikh | 21 |
| 2 | Mudathir El Tahir | Al-Hilal Omdurman | 20 |
| 3 | Endurance Idahor | Al-Merreikh | 11 |
| 4 | Muhannad Eltahir | Al-Hilal Omdurman | 10 |
| 5 | Sayed Gadrin | Al-Ahli (Wad Medani) | 9 |
| 5 | Mohammed Osman Hanno | Al-Mourada | 9 |
| 7 | Ahmed Saa'd | Al-Hilal (Port Sudan) | 8 |