2021–22 Liberian First Division
# 2021–22 Liberian First Division

The 2022 LFA First Division (known as the Orange First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th season of the Liberian First Division (formerly the Liberian Premier League), the top-tier football league in Liberia, since the league's establishment in 1956. The regular season began on November 3, 2021 and ended on April 17, 2022, with Watanga clinching their first ever league title.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season.

### To National Second Division

Relegated from 2020–21 Liberian First Division

* NPA Anchors
* Nimba
* Small Town

### From National Second Division

Promoted to 2021–22 Liberian Second Division

* Heaven Eleven (promoted as champions)
* Barrack Young Controllers II
* Sandi

### Purchased statuses

* Invincible Eleven purchased their status from Barrack Young Controllers II.

## Teams

### Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bea Mountain | Gardnersville | Tusa Field | |
| Freeport | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 |
| Heaven Eleven | Yekepa | Yekepa Stadium | |
| Invincible Eleven | Gardnersville | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 |
| LISCR | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 |
| LPRC Oilers | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex | 22,000 |
| Mighty Barrolle | Buchanan | Doris Williams Stadium | 03,000 |
| MC Breweries | Monrovia | Antoinette Tubman Stadium | 10,000 |
| Nimba Kwado | Sanniquellie | Sanniquellie Sports Stadium | 03,000 |
| Nimba United | Mount Barclay | North Star Sports Stadium | |
| Sandi | Kakata | Nancy B Doe Sports Stadium | |
| Watanga | Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex | 22,000 |

### Number of teams by county

| Position | County | Number | Teams |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Montserrado | 7 | Bea Mountain, Freeport, Invincible Eleven, LISCR, LPRC Oilers, MC Breweries and Watanga |
| 2 | Nimba | 3 | Heaven Eleven, Nimba Kwado and Nimba United |
| 3 | Grand Bassa | 1 | Mighty Barrolle |
| 3 | Margibi | 1 | Sandi |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Watanga (C) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 42 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Bea Mountain | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 41 | |
| 3 | LISCR | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 36 | Qualification for Confederation Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Freeport | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 33 | |
| 5 | Nimba Kwado | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Nimba United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
| 7 | Mighty Barrolle | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 31 | |
| 8 | LPRC Oilers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | MC Breweries (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 23 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Invincible Eleven | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 22 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Heaven Eleven | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 20 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Sandi | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 16 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |

* ↑ LISCR qualified for the Confederation Cup as the 2021–22 LFA Cup winners.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BEA | FRE | HEA | INV | LIS | LOI | MIG | MCB | NKW | NUN | SAN | WAT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bea Mountain | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Freeport | 1–1 | | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Heaven Eleven | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Invincible Eleven | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| LISCR | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 8–2 | 2–1 |
| LPRC Oilers | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Mighty Barrolle | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| MC Breweries | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Nimba Kwado | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Nimba United | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Sandi | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 |
| Watanga | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |

## Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place between April 28 to May 8, 2022.

### First round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| MC Breweries | 3–4 | Invincible Eleven | 0–2 | 3–2 |

Invincible Eleven won 4–3 on aggregate, stay in First Division

### Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Heaven Eleven | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 2 | Sandi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | MC Breweries (R) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | Relegation to Second Division |

MCBreweries is relegated to Second Division

## Statistics

### Top goalscorers

    As of April 10, 2022

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Prince Zawoh | Nimba United | 12 |
| 2 | Varney Dukuly | Mighty Barrolle | 11 |
| 2 | Sidiki Kromah | Invincible Eleven | 11 |
| 4 | Patrick Dueh | Freeport | 10 |
| 5 | Gibson Freeman | Freeport | 9 |
