# Liberian National County Meet

The Liberian National County Sports Meet is the top knockout county tournament of the Liberian football inaugurated in 1956. It is an annual sporting festival organized and hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The event is primarily a platform intended to forge national unity and reconciliation in Liberia.
The National County Sport Meet is the most watched football tournament across Liberia, with over 1.5 million football fans tuning in to listen over Radio, watching live from different Liberian online football sources, and also visiting the various stadiums in which the games can be played.

## Competition format

Beginning in January, the competition proceeds with a group stage of 15 teams, divided into four groups, with the first three groups carrying four teams and the last group carrying three. Each team plays every member of its group, and the team with the highest point and the runners-up in each group will then proceed to the next round while the other team will be eliminated.
For the next stage which is the quarter final, and onwards, the draw is entirely random, without association protection. The tournament is usually played within the period of one month; it only exceeds that when there are circumstances.

## List of winners

* 1956 : Maryland County
* 1969 : Grand Cape Mount County
* 1974 : Grand Kru County
* 1977 : Grand Kru County
* 1978 : Nimba County
* 1979 : Nimba County
* 1985 : Grand Kru County
* 1987: Grand Kru County
* 1989: Grand Gedeh County
* 1990: Grand Bassa County
* 2004 : Gbarpolu County
* 2007 : Rivercess County
* 2008 : Bong County
* 2009 : Bomi County
* 2010 : Nimba County
* 2011 : Nimba County
* 2012 : Margibi County
* 2013 : Grand Cape Mount County
* 2014: Grand Bassa County
* 2015: N/A (*was cancelled due to the Ebola epidemic)
* 2016: Grand Bassa County
* 2017: Maryland County
* 2018 : Montserrado County
* 2019 : Bomi County
* 2020 : Grand Kru County
* 2021 : Lofa County
* 2022 : Nimba County
* 2023 : Nimba County
* 2024 : River Gee County
* 2025 : Lofa County
Previous Finals results :
| seasons | winners | Scores | Runners-up |
| 1956 | Maryland County | 0-0 [Maryland won on coin toss] | Montserrado County |
| 1969 | Grand Cape Mount County | 3-1 | Montserrado County |
| 1974 | Grand Kru County | - | - |
| 1977 | Grand Kru County | - | - |
| 1978 | Nimba County | - | - |
| 1979 | Nimba County | - | - |
| 1985 | Grand Kru County | 2-0 | Grand Bassa County |
| 1987 | Grand Kru County | 4-1 | Margibi County |
| 1989 | Grand Gedeh County | [Grand Gedeh won on coin toss] | Grand Bassa County |
| 1990 | Grand Bassa County | 1-0 | Nimba County |
| 2004 | Gbarpolu County | 2-1 | Lofa County |
| 2007 | Rivercess County | 2-0 | Grand Gedeh County |
| 2008 | Bong County | 4-3 | Rivercess County |
| 2009 | Bomi County | 5-2 | River Gee County |
| 2010 | Nimba County | 2-0 | Grand Gedeh County |
| 2011 | Nimba County | 1-0 | Margibi County |
| 2012 | Margibi County | 2-0 | Nimba County |
| 2013 | Grand Cape Mount County | 1-1 [on penalty 3-1] | Montserrado County |
| 2014 | Grand Bassa County | 2-1 | Nimba County |
| 2015 | cancelled due to the Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia | cancelled due to the Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia | cancelled due to the Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia |
| 2016 | Grand Bassa County | 1-1 [on penalty 3-1] | Montserrado County |
| 2017 | Montserrado County | 1-1 [on penalty 3-1] | Maryland County |
| 2018 | Montserrado County | 2-0 | Bong County |
| 2019 | Bomi County | 1-1 [on penalty 4-3] | Margibi County |
| 2020 | Grand Kru County | [Nimba walked off the pitch] | Nimba County |
| 2021 | Lofa County | 3-1 | Montserrado County |
| 2022 | Nimba County | 2-1 | Gbarpolu County |
| 2023 | Nimba County | 3-2 | Lofa County |
| 2024 | River Gee County | 2-2 [on penalty 4-1] | Lofa County |
| 2025 | Lofa County | 2-1 | Grand Gedeh County |
Highest Carrier :
| | Teams | Titles | Runner ups |
| 1 | Nimba County | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Grand Kru County | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Grand Bassa County | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Grand Cape Mount County | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Bomi County | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Montserrado County | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Lofa County | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Maryland County | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Grand Gedeh County | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Gbarpolu County | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Rivercess County | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Bong County | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Margibi County | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | River Gee County | 1 | 1 |

## History

In 1970, the Sasstown Territory, which is now part of Grand Kru County, emerged victorious in the county meet, while the Kru Coast Territory claimed the title in 1974. Grand Kru County has won the county meet a total of four times. Notable players from Sasstown during that period included Patrick Arthur, Anthony Wesseh, Tarpeh Roberts, Sylvester Red’ Weah, Michael Tarplah, Anthony Sayon Nagbe, Experience Tony, and Telemu.