2023–24 Bahraini Premier League Explained

Competition:Bahraini Premier League
Season:2023–24
Winners:Al-Khaldiya
Relegated:Busaiteen
Al-Hala
Al-Hidd
Continentalcup1:AFC Champions League Two
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Al-Khaldiya
Al-Ahli
Matches:132
Total Goals:376
League Topscorer:Juninho
20 goals
Biggest Home Win:
(14 May 2024)
Biggest Away Win:
(6 October 2023)
Highest Scoring:
(8 October 2023)

(9 November 2023)
Longest Wins:4 matches
Al-Ahli
Al-Khaldiya
Al-Riffa
Longest Unbeaten:13 matches
Al-Khaldiya
Longest Winless:11 matches
East Riffa
Longest Losses:5 matches
Busaiteen
East Riffa
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 Bahraini Premier League (also known as Nasser Bin Hamad Premier League) was the 67th top-level football season in Bahrain.[1] The regular season started on 22 September 2023 and ended on 20 May 2024. The relegation play-offs then commenced on 23 May and concluded on 31 May 2024.[2]

Al-Khaldiya, the defending champions won their second consecutive and second league title in total.

League table

Results

Results by round

Relegation play-offs

In this edition of the relegation play-offs, the ninth and tenth-placed teams of the Bahraini Premier League were joined by the third and fourth-placed teams of the 2023–24 Bahraini Second Division in a four-team group where each team played each other once. The top two teams of the group qualified for the 2024–25 edition of the Bahraini Premier League and the bottom two teams qualified for the 2024–25 edition of the Bahraini Second Division. The relegation play-offs started on 23 May and ended on 31 May 2024.

Table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[3]
1 JuninhoAl-Najma20
2 Amir RoustaeiSitra12
3 RomeuAl-Shabab10
4 Kamil Al-AswadAl-Riffa9
Thiago AugustoEast Riffa
Jacques ThémopeléAl-Hidd
7 Husain AbdulkarimAl-Muharraq8
Abdullah Al-HashashAl-Ahli
Ebrahim Al-KhattalManama
Dominique MendyAl-Khaldiya
Facundo TobaresManama

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Dominique MendyAl-KhaldiyaAl-Ahli7–1 (H)8 October 2023
Husain AbdulkarimAl-MuharraqAl-Hidd3–2 (H)13 February 2024
JuninhoAl-NajmaAl-Riffa3–3 (H)8 March 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nasser Bin Hamad Bahrain Premier League. Soccerway. 24 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Relegation play-offs. Soccerway. 15 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Top scorers. Soccerway. 12 September 2024.