2011–12_Bahrain_First_Division_League
2011–12 Bahrain First Division League
Football league season
The 2011–12 Bahrain First Division League is the 55th edition of top-level football in Bahrain. Al-Muharraq are the defending champions. The season started on 1 December after numerous postponements to the original fixture list and finished on 4 June with the relegation/promotion playoff match.
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bahrain Riffa Club |
| AFC Cup | Bahrain Riffa Club Al-Muharraq |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
The 2010–11 league campaign was heavily disrupted by the Bahraini uprising in February and a number of games were cancelled or awarded to the opposition team. As it became clear that the league would struggle to continue with the number of postponements, it appeared that Al-Shabab and Malkiya either withdrew from the championship or suspended from the championship which resulted in automatic relegation.
These relegated clubs were replaced by East Riffa Club, returning after one season away from the top flight and Bahrain Club who return for the first time since the 2008–09 Bahrain Classification Soccer League season.
Stadia and locations
- Although most clubs do have a stadium, most are played at the National Stadium. Games are usually played as back to back headers.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Riffa | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 45 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Al-Muharraq[lower-alpha 1] | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 38 | |
| 3 | Busaiteen | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 34 | |
| 4 | Hidd SCC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 22 | |
| 5 | Al-Najma SC | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 | |
| 6 | Al Hala | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Manama Club | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 20 | |
| 8 | Bahrain Club | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 19 | |
| 9 | Al-Ahli Manama | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 18 | Relegation Playoff |
| 10 | East Riffa Club | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 15 | Relegation |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Al-Muharraq qualified as winners of 2012 Bahraini King's Cup.
| Home \ Away | AHL | HID | HLA | MHR | NJM | BHR | BRC | BUS | ERC | MNM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli Manama | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| Hidd SCC | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |||
| Al Hala | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |||
| Al-Muharraq | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Najma SC | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Bahrain Club | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Riffa | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Busaiteen | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| East Riffa Club | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Manama Club | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.