Sierra Leone National First Division
Founded
2002
Nation
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
Promotion To
Sierra Leone National Premier League Sierra Leone National Premier League Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The...
Relegation To
Sierra Leone National Second Division
Number of Teams
14
Level on Pyramid
Cups
Sierra Leonean FA Cup Sierra Leonean FA Cup Sierra Leone FA Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1967. The competition is run by the Sierra Leone Football Association...
Current Champions
Mount Aureol Mount Aureol Mount Aureol is a Sierra Leonean football club from Freetown, Sierra Leone. The club is currently a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the highest division of football in Sierra Leone....
Current Season
National First Division League 2007-08
Website

Sierra Leone National First Division is the second highest football league in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

, after the Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The...

. Along with the Sierra Leone National Premier League, they are the two major football leagues in Sierra Leone. The league is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association

Sierra Leone Football Association

The Sierra Leone Football Association is the governing body of football in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967, and affiliated to FIFA the same year. It is also a member of the Confederation of African Football from 1987. It organizes the national football league and the national team...

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Format

The 14 clubs that make up the National First Division play each other twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, the top two clubs from the National First Division are promoted to the Sierra Leone National Premiere League , while the bottom two clubs are relegated to the Sierra Leone second division.

2007/2008 teams

Club	City
Bai Bureh Warriors Bai Bureh Warriors The Bai Bureh Warriors of Port Loko commonly known as Bai Bureh Warriors is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in Port Loko, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone. The club represent Port Loko District and is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second...	Port Loko Port Loko Port Loko is the capital and second largest city of Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The city lies about , as the crow flies, north-east of the nation's capital Freetown and had a population of 21,961 in the 2004 census Port Loko lies on Banka Soka River, which flows...
Bintumani Scorpions Bintumani Scorpions The Bintumani Scorpions of Koinadugu is a Sierra Leonean football based in Kabala, Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone. The club is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone. It is one of the major football clubs in the Northern...	Kabala Kabala, Sierra Leone Kabala is the capital and largest town of Koinadugu District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of 14,108 in the 2004 census, and a current estimate of 18,770 Kabala is one of the main cities in northern Sierra Leone and is set in a rural landscape...
Brookfields United	Freetown Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
Easton Rangers Easton Rangers Easton Rangers is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. They are currently a member of the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone....	Freetown Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
Freetown United Freetown United Freetown City Football Club, formerly known as Freetown United, is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The club is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone...	Freetown Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
Goderich United Goderich United Goderich United is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Goderich, a suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Goderich United is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league....	Goderich Goderich, Sierra Leone Goderich is a town on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. The town is located in the Western Area Rural District, about 13 miles from Freetown...
Kakua Rangers Kakua Rangers The Kakua Rangers of Bo is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Bo, the second largest city of Sierra Leone. The club is currently a member of the Sierra Leone premier league, the highest football league in Sierra Leone. They are currently one of the favorites to win the ongoing league. The...	Bo Bo, Sierra Leone Bo is the second largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Southern Province. It lies about 164 miles south-east of Freetown and had a population 149,957 in the 2004 census, with a current estimate is 231,494 . The city serve as the capital and administrative center of Bo District...
Kamboi Eagles Kamboi Eagles The Kamboi Eagles of Kenema commonly known as Kamboi Eagles, is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Kenema, Sierra Leone, currently a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the highest division of football league in Sierra Leone...	Kenema Kenema Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Eastern Province with a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 169,937...
Murray Town Rovers Murray Town Rovers Murray Town Rovers is a Sierra Leonean football club from Murray Town, a neighborhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The club is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone....	Freetown Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
Real Republicans	Freetown Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
Regent Olympic Regent Olympic Regent Olympic is a Sierra Leonean football club from Regent Road, a neighborhood in central Freetown, Sierra Leone. They were founded at Sierra Leone Grammar School. The club is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone....	Freetown Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
Waterloo Strikers Waterloo Strikers Waterloo Strikers is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Waterloo, a suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The club currently plays in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second top football league in Sierra Leone....	Waterloo Waterloo, Sierra Leone Waterloo is the second largest city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and a suburb of Freetown. The population of Waterloo was estimated at 19,750 in 2006. Waterloo lies just 18 miles east of Freetown -Socio-historical perspectives:...
Wellington People Wellington People F.C. Wellington People Football Club, is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Wellington, a neighborhood in the East End of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The club is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league...	Freetown Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
Yambatui Stars Yambatui Stars The Yambatui Stars of Moyamba is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Moyamba, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone. The club represents the Moyamba District and is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone...	Moyamba Moyamba Moyamba is the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of 11,485 in the 2004 census. The city is about 48 miles southeast of the capital, Freetown. The population of the city is ethnically diverse although the Mende people make up...