BFA Senior League explained

Country: Bahamas
Confed:CONCACAF
Founded:1990
First:1991–92
Teams:11
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Bahamas President's Cup
Grand Bahama FA Cup
New Providence FA Cup
Confed Cup:CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Champions:Western Warriors (4th title)
Season:2023–24
Most Successful Club:Bears FC (7 titles)
Tv:Cable Bahamas
Current:2023–24 BFA Senior League

The BFA Senior League is the highest championship of football in Bahamas. Before 2008 it was played between the winners of the New Providence Football League, the Grand Bahama Football League. In 2008 the two leagues from two islands merged into one league.

Current clubs (2023/2024 season)

Previous winners

New Providence / Grand Bahama Football League (1991–2007)

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1991–92Britam United
1992–93 Britam United
1993–94 Britam United
1994–95 Britam United
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00 Abacom United
2000–01
2001–02 No Tournament
2002–03
2003–04 Final no played
2005 Final no played
2005–06 Final no played
2007 Final no played
2008 Final no played

BFA Senior League (2008–present)

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2008–09
2011–12
2013
2013–14 Lyford Cay
Western Warriors
Bears[1]
Western Warriors[2]
University of the Bahamas[3]
Season abandoned due to COVID-19
2021 No Tournament
2022–23

Performance by club

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7 2002–03, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013, 2015–16
Britam United 4 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
4 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01
4 2014–15, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
Abacom United 1 1999–00
1 1995–96
1 2013–14
1 2017–18
1 2018–19

Top goalscorers

SeasonGoalscorerClubGoals
Lesly St. FleurBears
Lesly St. FleurBears
Ronaldo GreenUniversity of the Bahamas
Lesly St. FleurBears
Most goals by a player in a single game:

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountry PlayerHat-tricks
1Lesly St. Fleur5
2Ronaldo Green2
Johnny Tinus
4Andre Carey1
Geravis
K Lyons
Ordaine McCallum
Mertelus
Saneus
E Thelusma
Markus Trail

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bears Defeat Western Warriors FC. 29 June 2016. 29 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012154146/http://bahamasfa.com/bears-defeat-western-warriors-fc/. 12 October 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: BFA Standings as of March 20th, 2017. Bahamas Football Association. 20 March 2017. 15 May 2017. 5 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805101124/http://www.bahamasfa.com/news/article/593/bfa_standings_as_of_march_20th_2017.html. dead.
  3. Web site: UB honors athletes at awards banquet. The Nassau Guardian. 25 April 2018. 27 April 2018. 14 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714130029/https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/04/25/ub-honors-athletes-at-awards-banquet/. dead.