2018 South Sudan Football Championship Explained

Season:	2018
Nextseason:	2019

The 2018 South Sudan Football Championship (also called the 2018 South Sudan Champions League or 2018 South Sudan Premier League) was the 4th season of the South Sudan Football Championship, the top-level football championship of South Sudan. It was played between 10 and 23 October 2018.^[1]

Group stage

There were two groups, with Group A played in Juba and Group B played in Rumbek.^{[2] [3]}

Al-Merreikh won Group A and Al-Hilal Wau won Group B.

Final

The final was played on 23 October 2018 at the Juba Stadium in Juba.^[4]

Al-Merreikh 1–1 (6–7 pen.) Al-Hilal Wau^[5]

Al-Merreikh later filed an appeal that Al-Hilal Wau fielded an ineligible player, and were awarded the title,^[6] but this was later overturned by South Sudan Football Association.^[7]

Final table

1.Al-Hilal Wau (Wau) 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 Final

2.Zalan FC (Rumbek) 3 2 0 1 2- 2 6 [*]

3.Al-Salam FC (Kuajok) 3 0 2 1 2- 2 2 [*]

4.22 Brothers FC (Aweil) 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1

See also

• 2018 South Sudan National Cup

External links

• South Sudan Football Association Facebook page

Notes and References

1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zsoed2018.html South Sudan 2018
2. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1167710060051017&id=463792333776130&__tn__=-R
3. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/463792333776130/1170407349781288 . 2022-04-26. South Sudan Football Association on Facebook . Facebook.
4. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/463792333776130/1178072742348082 . 2022-04-26. South Sudan Football Association on Facebook . Facebook.
5. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1179232815565408&id=463792333776130&__tn__=-R
6. Web site: Al Hilal Wau stripped off 2018 South Sudan Championships . 2018-11-02 . 2019-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190813222711/https://sokafrika.com/2018/10/27/al-hilal-wau-stripped-off-2018-south-sudan-championships/ . dead .
7. 1058016196153479168. Africansoccerup. Back to square one Al Hilal FC Wau wins appeal after being accused of fielding an eligible player during the South… . 1 November 2018.