Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The National Premier League is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association. To date a club outside Freetown has never won the league. The season runs from March to July.http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/html2/countries/sierraleone.php#239 Aboutaball website
The league is sponsored by Lintel-Africell who paid Le200 Million for the privilege.
==Structure==
Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the bottom two clubs are relegated to the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone. The top two teams qualify for the CAF Champions League, while the third place team or the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup will qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup. If the winner of the Sierra Leonean FA Cup has already qualify for the CAF Champions League, the Confederations Cup spot will go to the third place team in the table.
==2009-10 Clubs==
Club 	City
Central Parade 	Freetown
Diamond Stars 	Koidu Town
East End Lions 	Freetown
Freetown City F.C.	Freetown
Gem Stars (R) 	Tongoma
Golden Dragons 	Magburaka
Kakua Rangers 	Bo
Kallon F.C. 	Freetown
Kamboi Eagles 	Kenema
Mighty Blackpool 	Freetown
Nepean Stars 	Bo
Old Edwardians 	Freetown
Ports Authority 	Freetown
Wusum Stars 	Makeni
==Previous winners==
*1968 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1969-72 : Not Played
*1973 : Ports Authority (Freetown)
*1974 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1975-76 : Not Played
*1977 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*1978 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1979 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1980 : East End Lions ( Freetown)
*1981 : Real Republicans (Freetown)
*1982 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown)
*1983 : Real Republicans (Freetown)
*1984 : Real Republicans (Freetown)
*1985 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*1986 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown)
*1987 : Sierra Fisheries (Freetown)
*1988 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1989 : Freetown United (Freetown)
*1990 : Old Edwardians (Freetown)
*1991 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1992 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*1993 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*1994 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*1995 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1996 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1997 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*1998 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*1999 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*2000 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*2001 : Mighty Blackpool (Freetown)
*2002-04 : Not Played
*2005 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*2006 : Kallon F.C. (Freetown)
*2008 : Ports Authority (Freetown)
*2009 : East End Lions (Freetown)
*2010 : East End Lions (Freetown)
==Performance by club==
Club 	City 	Titles	Last Title
Mighty Blackpool 	Freetown	11 	2001
East End Lions 	Freetown	11 	2010
Kallon FC (includes Sierra Fisheries) 	Freetown	4 	2006
Real Republicans 	Freetown	3 	1984
Ports Authority 	Freetown	2 	2008
Freetown City (includes Freetown United)	Freetown	1 	1989
Old Edwardians 	Freetown	1 	1990
==References==
==External links==
*RSSSF competition history
Category:Leagues