Nasser Bin Hamad Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2022-2023
Location
Bahrain
Abbreviation
BHR1
Summary
The Bahraini Premier League (BHR1) is the top football league in the Bahraini football system. At the end of the 2022-2023 BHR1 season, the BHR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024 AFC Champions League - Preliminary Round:
- 1st place 2022-2023 BHR1 team
- 2024 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2022-2023 BHR1 team
The winner of the 2023 Bahraini King's Cup, typically an BHR1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2024 AFC Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Bahrain
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| BHR1 | Bahraini Premier League | 12 |
| BHR2 | Bahraini Second Division | 9 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 11 Sep 2022 - 18 May 2023 | 12: BHR1 (9 minimum), BHR2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
Each BHR1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 BHR1 teams for a total of 22 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goals scored, (3) total goal difference, then (4) total goals scored.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2022-2023 Regular season, the 9th and 10th place BHR1 teams will enter Promotion/Relegation Playoffs with the 3rd and 4th place BHR2 teams. The 11th and 12th place BHR1 teams will be relegated to the BHR2.
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Relegation Playoffs
| Group | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | East Riffa Club (BHR2) | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Al Hala SC (BHR2) | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba (BHR2) | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | A'Ali FC (BHR1) | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Remains in BHR1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 22.05.23 |  | 11 | Al Hala SC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
 | 23 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | Al Ahli Stadium |
| 26.05.23 | | 02 | East Riffa Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
| 11 | Al Hala SC | Al Ahli Stadium |
| 30.05.23 | | 10 | Al Ittifaq Maqaba | Al Ahli Stadium |
| 11 | A'Ali FC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Regular Season
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Al Khalidiya SC | 22 | 12 -6-4 | 42 | - | 45 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | Manama Club | 22 | 11 -8-3 | 41 | - | 35 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 -5-1 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 -3-2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Al-Muharraq SC | 22 | 10 -10-2 | 40 | - | 34 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 4 -6-0 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Al-Riffa SC | 22 | 11 -6-5 | 39 | - | 37 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 -4-3 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | Sitra CSC | 22 | 10 -8-4 | 38 | - | 30 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | Al Ahli SC (Manama) | 22 | 7 -10-5 | 31 | - | 24 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 3 -7-3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | Al Shabab Club | 22 | 7 -6-9 | 27 | - | 21 | 25 | -4 | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Al-Hidd SCC | 22 | 7 -6-9 | 27 | - | 29 | 38 | -9 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 12 | 5 -3-4 | 18 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 9 | East Riffa Club | 22 | 5 -9-8 | 24 | - | 23 | 27 | -4 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 12 | 3 -6-3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Hala SC | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 21 | - | 22 | 34 | -12 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 13 | 19 | -6 |
| 11 | Bahrain SC | 22 | 4 -7-11 | 19 | - | 22 | 32 | -10 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 11 | 0 -6-5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 12 | Budaiya Club | 22 | 1 -2-19 | -1 | -6 | 11 | 64 | -53 | 11 | 1 -1-9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | -25 | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | 7 | 35 | -28 |
2024 AFCCUP Relegation Playoff Relegation to BHR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Thu - 18 May 2023
| 31 | Al Hala SC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
 | 11 | Bahrain SC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Sun - 14 May 2023
 | 11 | Manama Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Tue - 9 May 2023
 | 11 | Al Shabab Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Mon - 8 May 2023
 | 13 | Al-Muharraq SC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
 | 70 | Budaiya Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Thu - 4 May 2023
| 11 | East Riffa Club | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
| 06 | Al Khalidiya SC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
| 31 | Sitra CSC | Al Ahli Stadium |
Wed - 3 May 2023
| 00 | Al-Muharraq SC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
| 22 | Al Shabab Club | Al Ahli Stadium |
| 41 | Al Hala SC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
Thu - 27 Apr 2023
| 14 | Al-Hidd SCC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
| 00 | Al Shabab Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Wed - 26 Apr 2023
| 12 | Al Khalidiya SC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
| 01 | Al-Riffa SC | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Tue - 25 Apr 2023
| 31 | Budaiya Club | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
| 11 | Manama Club | Madinat 'Isa Stadium |
Wed - 19 Apr 2023
| 41 | Budaiya Club | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
| 00 | Bahrain SC | Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |