The Bahraini Premier League is the main domestic football competition in the kingdom of Bahrain . Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Champions League Two . The championship is currently contested by 12 clubs.
5-496: 12 clubs currently play a two round robin set of fixtures totaling 22 games in order to determine the league champions. Although games are theoretically to be played on a home and away basis, almost all games are played at the National Stadium . The eleventh and twelfth-placed clubs are relegated with the ninth and tenth entering the relegation play-offs. In earlier seasons, the league has been radically overhauled to feature all
10-591: Is used mostly for football matches. It was built in 1982 and renovated in December 2012 for the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup . Pope Francis held a holy papal mass on November 5, 2022, in the Bahrain National Stadium, which was temporarily refitted to accommodate the event. The mass was attended by members of the public and was conducted in the presence of King Hamad bin Isa Alkhalifa . A temporary center-stage
15-647: The Crown Prince Cup . In 2002, a host of clubs were amalgamated: Champions are: The number of national championships that clubs in Bahrain have attained. Bahrain National Stadium Bahrain National Stadium ( Arabic : ستاد البحرين الوطني ; transliterated : Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī) is the national stadium of Bahrain , located in Riffa . It can accommodate 24,000 spectators and
20-457: The professional clubs of Bahrain. Instances being the 2008–09 and 2002 league seasons. The leagues featuring up to 19 teams would play each other on one occasion with the top 10 teams staying in the Premier League top flight and the bottom sides (from 11 to 19) forming the next seasons Second Division. Between the seasons of 2002 and 2009, the top four sides of the league would also play in
25-555: Was set up in the stadium to host the Pope and the King during the mass. This marked the first time that a pope had conducted a mass in Bahrain. The event was widely publicized and covered by media outlets around the world. The papal mass was part of Pope Francis' efforts to promote interfaith dialogue and cooperation. 26°9′13″N 50°32′37″E / 26.15361°N 50.54361°E / 26.15361; 50.54361 This article about
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