| Competition: | Liberian First Division League |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Dates: | November 3, 2021 – May 8, 2022 |
| Winners: | Watanga (1st title) |
| Relegated: | MC Breweries |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Watanga |
| Continentalcup2: | Confederation Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | LISCR |
| League Topscorer: | Prince Zawoh (12 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Mighty Barrolle 8–2 Sandi |
| Biggest Away Win: | Heaven Eleven 0–5 Nimba Kwado |
| Highest Scoring: | Mighty Barrolle 8–2 Sandi |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 346 |
| Longest Wins: | Mighty Barrolle (5 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Freeport (9 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Heaven Eleven (10 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | MC Breweries (4 matches) |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Updated: | May 8,2022 |
The 2022 LFA First Division (known as the Orange First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th season of the Liberian First Division (formerly the Liberian Premier League), the top-tier football league in Liberia, since the league's establishment in 1956. The regular season began on November 3, 2021 and ended on April 17, 2022, with Watanga clinching their first ever league title.[1] [2]
The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season.
Relegated from 2020–21 Liberian First Division
Promoted to 2021–22 Liberian Second Division
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bea Mountain | Gardnersville | Tusa Field | ||
| Freeport | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Heaven Eleven | Yekepa | Yekepa Stadium | ||
| Invincible Eleven | Gardnersville | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 | |
| LISCR | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 | |
| LPRC Oilers | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex | 22,000 | |
| Mighty Barrolle | Buchanan | Doris Williams Stadium | 3,000 | |
| MC Breweries | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Nimba Kwado | Sanniquellie | Sanniquellie Sports Stadium | 3,000 | |
| Nimba United | Mount Barclay | North Star Sports Stadium | ||
| Sandi | Kakata | Nancy B Doe Sports Stadium | ||
| Watanga | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex | 22,000 |
| Position | County | Number | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montserrado | 7 | Bea Mountain, Freeport, Invincible Eleven, LISCR, LPRC Oilers, MC Breweries and Watanga |
| 2 | Nimba | 3 | Heaven Eleven, Nimba Kwado and Nimba United |
| 3 | Grand Bassa | 1 | Mighty Barrolle |
| Margibi | Sandi | ||
The relegation play-offs took place between April 28 to May 8, 2022.[4]
|}Invincible Eleven won 4–3 on aggregate, stay in First Division
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nimba United | 12 | ||
| 2 | Varney Dukuly | Mighty Barrolle | 11 | |
| Sidiki Kromah | Invincible Eleven | |||
| 4 | Patrick Dueh | Freeport | 10 | |
| 5 | Freeport | 9 |