2021 Fiji Premier League
The 2021 Fiji Premier League was the 45th season of the Fiji Premier League (Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons), the top-tier football league in Fiji organized by the Fiji Football Association since its establishment in 1977. The season began on 7 March 2021.[1] Suva are the defending champions.[2]
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| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 March - 19 December |
| Champions | Lautoka (6th title) |
| Relegated | Nadroga |
| OFC Champions League | Suva Lautoka |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 123 (2.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Sairusi Nalaubu (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ba F.C. 6-1 Labasa F.C. (17 December 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Nadi F.C. 0-3 Ba F.C. Rewa F.C. 0-3 Lautoka (7 November 2021) Nadroga F.C. 0-3 Rewa F.C. (5 December 2021) Nadroga F.C. 0-3 Lautoka F.C. (12 December 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Ba F.C. 6-1 Labasa F.C. (17 December 2021) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
On March 3, 2021, Digicel Fiji signed a 3-year deal to sponsor the league, effectively renaming the competition to the Digicel Premier League.[3]
Team changes
To Fiji Premier LeaguePromoted from 2020 Vodafone Senior League |
From Fiji Premier LeagueRelegated to 2021 Vodafone Senior League
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Stadiums and locations
A total of 8 teams competed in the league.
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ba | Ba | Govind Park[n 1] | 13,500 |
| Labasa | Labasa | Subrail Park |
10,000 |
| Lautoka | Lautoka | Churchill Park | 10,000 |
| Nadi | Nadi | Prince Charles Park | 18,000 |
| Nadroga | Sigatoka | Lawaqa Park | 12,000 |
| Navua | Navua | Thomson Park | 1,000 |
| Rewa | Nausori | Foodcity Ratu Cakobau Park | 8,000 |
| Suva | Suva | HFC Bank Stadium | 15,000 |
- ^ No matches were played in Govind Park during the season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lautoka (C, Q) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 30 | Qualification to OFC Champions League Qualifying stage |
| 2 | Rewa (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 25 | |
| 3 | Ba | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 22 | |
| 4 | Suva | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 21 | |
| 5 | Labasa | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 19 | |
| 6 | Nadi | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 15 | |
| 7 | Navua | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 9 | |
| 8 | Nadroga (R) | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 9 | Relegation to Fiji Senior League |
Results
Top scorers
- As of match 19 December 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sairusi Nalaubu |
Lautoka | 9 |
| 2 | Sakaraia Naisua |
Nadi | 6 |
| 3 | Anish Khem |
Rewa | 5 |
| 4 | Osea Vakatalesau |
Nadroga | 4 |
| 5 | Rusiate Matarerega |
Nadroga | 3 |
| Samuela Drudru |
Ba | ||
| Samuela Nabenia |
Rewa | ||
| Saula Waqa |
Ba | ||
| Setareki Hughes |
Rewa | ||
| Shameel Rao |
Ba | ||
| Waisake Navunigasau |
Suva |
References
- ^ "Digicel Premier League launched in Lautoka". www.fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Digicel Premier League 2020 Table". Fiji Football Association. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Fiji Football embarks on a new journey with Digicel – FBC News". Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Diegicel Premier League 2021".