2009_First_Division_(Gambia)
2009 First Division (The Gambia)
Football league season
The 2009 GFA League First Division season was the 41st of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The competition was governed by the Gambian Football Association (GFA) .[1] The season began on February 20 and finished earlier on May 23. The (Gambian) Armed Forces FC won the second title after finishing with 44 points and qualified into the 2010 CAF Champions League the following season. Wallidan FC was also winner of the 2009 Gambian Cup, runner up was Samger, not even that club qualified and competed in the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup due to financial problems. It was the first season featuring twelve clubs, up from ten last season. The last two positions received relegation into the GFA League Second Division in the following season, they were Africell and Tallinding United.