Premier League (Bahrain): Matches & Statistics

Premier League (Bahrain) (Bahraini Premier League, Nasser bin Hamad Premier League) - Bahrain's top-tier league competition organised under the Bahrain Football Association and the AFC. Regulations: 12 clubs play a double round-robin home-and-away season, a win is worth 3 points, a draw 1, a loss 0, the club with the most points is champion, and ties on points are broken in sequence by head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals scored, overall goal difference, overall goals scored, then fair play points and lots. The 11th and 12th-placed clubs are relegated to the Bahraini Second Division while the 9th and 10th may enter relegation play-offs under season regulations, the champions qualify for the AFC Champions League Two, and any additional AFC slots are determined by the applicable entry rules and nomination principles.