Gaza Strip Premier League Explained

Gaza Strip Premier League
Country:	Palestine
Confed:	PFA
Teams:	12
Relegation:	Gaza Strip First League
Level:	1
Domest Cup:	Palestine Cup, Yasser Arafat Cup (sometimes)
Confed Cup:	AFC Cup, Arab Champions League (proposed)
Champions:	Khadamat Rafah
Most Successful Club:	Khadamat Rafah (7)
Website:	http://www.pfa.ps

Gaza Strip Premier League (Arabic: الدوري الممتاز الفلسطيني لقطاع غزة) is one of the two top divisions organized by the Palestinian Football Association.^[1] The other is the Palestinian Premier League.^[2] It has been disputed since 1984. The 5,000-capacity Rafah Municipal Stadium is the main venue for the league.

Clubs

2023-24 Season

• Ittihad Shojaeyya
• Khadamat Rafah
• Ittihad Khanyounis
• Khadamat Al Shatea
• Shabab Rafah
• Shabab Jabalia
• Ahli Gaza
• Shabab Khanyounis
• Al Sadaka
• Gaza El-Riyadi
• Ittihad Beit Hanoun
• Hilal Gaza

Source:https://m.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=25934&stage=1

Champions

Champions so far are:^[2]

• 1984–85: Al-Ahli Gaza
• 1985–86: Khadamat Al-Shati
• 1986–87: Khadamat Al-Shati
• 1987–95: Not known
• 1995–96: Khadamat Rafah
• 1996–97: Not known
• 1997–98: Khadamat Rafah
• 1998–05: Not known
• 2005–06: Khadamat Rafah
• 2007–10: Not known
• 2010–11: Shabab Khan Yunis
• 2011–12: Not known
• 2012–13: Shabab Rafah
• 2013–14: Shabab Rafah
• 2014–15: Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya
• 2015–16: Khadamat Rafah
• 2016–17

Al-Sadaqah

• 2017–18

Shabab Khan Yunis

• 2018–19

Khadamat Rafah

• 2019–20

Khadamat Rafah

• 2020–21: Shabab Rafah
• 2021–22: Shabab Rafah
• 2022–23: Khadamat Rafah

External links

• League on goalzz.com

Notes and References

1. News: Football in times of crisis: Palestine's game endures in the face of tragedy . The National . 2015-07-25 . 2020-12-29.
2. News: Palestina - List of Champions and Cup Winners . RSSSF . 2020-12-29.