2009–10 Bahrain First Division League
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Ahli (Manama) |
| Relegated | East Riffa Club |
|
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 Bahrain First Division League was the 53rd season of top level football in Bahrain.
Muharraq Club had been the defending champions for the previous four seasons, but lost this championship on the final day to Al-Ahli (Manama).
Structure Changes
The league was reduced from the previous season's 19 clubs to 10 clubs.
Members clubs
| Club | City | Stadium | 2008–09 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli | Manama | Al Ahli Stadium | 3rd |
| Al Hala | Muharraq | Al Muharraq Stadium | 10th |
| Al-Muharraq | Muharraq | Al Muharraq Stadium | Champions |
| Al-Najma | Manama | Madinat 'Isa Stadium | 6th |
| Al-Shabab | Manama | Bahrain National Stadium | 8th |
| Bahrain Riffa Club | Riffa | Bahrain National Stadium | Runners-up |
| Busaiteen Club | Busaiteen | 5th | |
| East Riffa Club | Riffa | Al Ahli Stadium | 4th |
| Malkiya | Malkiya | Madinat 'Isa Stadium | 9th |
| Manama Club | Manama | Bahrain National Stadium | 7th |
Final league table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ahli Manama (C) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 41 | Crown Prince Cup and GCC Cup qualifier |
| 2 | Al-Muharraq | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 40 | Crown Prince Cup and GCC Cup qualifier |
| 3 | Al-Riffa | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 38 | Crown Prince Cup qualifier |
| 4 | Al-Najma | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | Busaiteen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 23 | |
| 6 | Manama Club | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 18 | |
| 7 | Al-Shabab Manama | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 17 | |
| 8 | Al Hala | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 16 | Relegation Playoff |
| 9 | Malkiya | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 16 | |
| 10 | East Riffa Club (R) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 13 | Relegation |
Updated to games played on 18 May 2010.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
8th place Play-off
Al Hala come 8th, Malkiya enter promotion/relegation playoff
Promotion/Relegation Play-off
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malkiya | 4-4 | Sitra | 2-3 | 2-1 |
Fixtures and results
| Home \ Away[1] | MHR | BRC | AHL | ERC | BUS | NJM | MNB | SHB | MLK | HLA |
| Al-Muharraq | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 7–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Al-Riffa | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | |
| Al-Ahli Manama | 2–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| East Riffa Club | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Busaiteen | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Najma | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Manama Club | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Shabab Manama | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| Malkiya | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Al Hala | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Updated to games played on 18 May 2010.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.