2022–23 Liberian First Division

The 2022–23 LFA First Division (known as the Orange First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 49th season of the LFA First Division (formerly the Liberian Premier League), the top-tier football league in Liberia, since the league's establishment in 1956.

LFA First Division

Season	2022–23
Dates	31 August 2022 – May 2023
Champions	LISCR FC
Matches played	77
Goals scored	201 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	Christopher Jackson (22 goals)
Longest winning run	5 games Muscat
Longest unbeaten run	13 games Bea Mountain
Longest winless run	10 games Nimba United
Longest losing run	5 games Nimba United Sandi
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 13 November 2022.

Watanga are the defending champions, having won the 2021–22 season.^[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season.

To National Second Division

Relegated from First Division

• MC Breweries^[2]

From National Second Division

Promoted from Second Division

• Cece United (promoted as champions)^[3]
• Muscat^[4]
• Jubilee

Teams

Stadia and locations

 

 

Heaven Eleven

 

Mighty Barrolle

 

Nimba Kwado
Nimba United

 

Sandi

 

Monrovia

 

Greater Monrovia teams
Bea Mountain
Cece United
Freeport
Invincible Eleven
Jubilee
LISCR
LPRC Oilers
Muscat
Watanga

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Locations of the 2022–23 First Division teams

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Stadium
Bea Mountain	Gardnersville	Tusa Field
Cece United	Monrovia	Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Freeport	Monrovia	Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Heaven Eleven	Yekepa	Yekepa Stadium
Invincible Eleven	Gardnersville	Tusa Field
Jubilee	Monrovia	Antoinette Tubman Stadium
LISCR	Monrovia	Antoinette Tubman Stadium
LPRC Oilers	Paynesville	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
Mighty Barrolle	Buchanan	Doris Williams Stadium
Muscat	Monrovia	Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Nimba Kwado	Sanniquellie	Sanniquellie Sports Stadium
Nimba United	Mount Barclay	North Star Sports Stadium
Sandi	Kakata	Nancy B Doe Sports Stadium
Watanga	Paynesville	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex

Number of teams by county

Position	County	Number	Teams
1	Montserrado	9	Bea Mountain, Cece United, Freeport, Invincible Eleven, Jubilee LISCR, LPRC Oilers, Muscat and Watanga
2	Nimba	3	Heaven Eleven, Nimba Kwado and Nimba United
3	Grand Bassa	1	Mighty Barrolle
	Margibi		Sandi

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	LISCR (C, Q)	26	19	5	2	61	22	+39	62	Qualification for CAF Champions League first qualifying round
2	Bea Mountain	26	16	10	0	56	12	+44	58	Standby for Confederation Cup first qualifying round^[a]
3	Watanga	26	14	7	5	55	27	+28	49
4	Mighty Barrolle	26	10	9	7	53	34	+19	39
5	Heaven Eleven	26	10	9	7	45	40	+5	39
6	Nimba Kwado	26	9	10	7	28	22	+6	37
7	Muscat	26	10	4	12	37	50	−13	34
8	LPRC Oilers	26	9	6	11	44	49	−5	33
9	Cece United	26	7	9	10	39	39	0	30
10	Invincible Eleven	26	8	5	13	29	48	−19	29
11	Freeport	26	7	5	14	32	42	−10	26
12	Jubilee (R)	26	6	8	12	34	47	−13	26	Relegation to Second Division
13	Nimba United (R)	26	3	9	14	16	53	−37	18
14	Sandi (R)	26	6	0	20	28	72	−44	18

Updated to match(es) played on May 2023. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. If the league winner also win the LFA Cup, the league runner-up will qualify for the Confederation Cup.

Results

Home \ Away	BEA	CUN	FRE	HEA	INV	JUB	LIS	LOI	MIG	MUS	NKW	NUN	SAN	WAT
Bea Mountain					4–0	1–1	0–0		1–1	1–0	1–0		4–0	2–1
Cece United	0–0		0–0	1–2			0–2	2–3		1–1	0–0	4–0
Freeport	0–1	1–3			1–2	2–2			0–3	1–2	1–2		1–4
Heaven Eleven	1–2		2–1			4–1		2–4	3–3	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–0
Invincible Eleven		2–0		0–0			0–1	2–1	1–1		1–5	1–1		1–2
Jubilee	1–5	1–4			3–0			0–1		2–3				0–0
LISCR		3–1	1–0	2–0		2–1		1–2		3–2		2–1		1–2
LPRC Oilers	0–0		0–1		1–1	1–2			2–4	1–2		0–0	1–3
Mighty Barrolle		0–0		5–0	2–0	2–5	2–2	2–0			0–1			2–4
Muscat	0–2		0–2		2–0		1–5		2–1		0–0		2–0	1–5
Nimba Kwado		1–1		0–0		1–1	1–1	1–1				2–0	3–1	1–0
Nimba United	0–2		0–2	1–1	1–1	0–0			0–0	1–1			1–0
Sandi		1–5	1–2		2–1	3–1	0–4		0–2		0–1	1–0		2–3
Watanga	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1		4–2	0–0	3–3				1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2023. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 2 February 2023.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Christopher Jackson	LISCR	22
2	Gibson Freeman	Cece United	10
3	Abraham Kuyateh	Watanga	8
	Robin Hney	Cece United
	Abdulai Bility	Bea Mountain

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Nyah Dahn	Kimba Kwado	Invincible Eleven	5–1 (A)	24 November 2022

References

1. "Liberia: 25 Years Wait Over for Watanga FC". frontpageafricaonline.com. April 19, 2022.
2. "Monrovia Club Breweries Relegated to Orange 2nd Division". liberianobserver.com. May 11, 2022.
3. "Cece United Seal their 1st Division promotion". liberianobserver.com. April 19, 2022.
4. "Muscat FC Earn Promotion to Orange 1st Division League". liberianobserver.com. May 11, 2022.