Sierra Leone 2022/23


Premier League 2022/23
FA Cup 2023
Community Shield 2023
National Division One League 2023
WAFA Division One 2023
Interregional Tournament 2023

Premier League 2022/23

Final Table:

 1.Bo Rangers           34  23 11  0  45-12  80  [C]  Champions
 2.Mighty Blackpool     34  18  7  9  42-31  61
 3.East End Lions       34  17  9  8  35-18  60
 4.FC Kallon            34  16  9  9  49-34  57
 5.Diamond Stars        34  12 11 11  35-26  47
 6.Freetonians SLIFA    34  11 13 10  33-30  46  [*1]
 7.Bai Bureh Warriors   34  11 11 12  29-40  44
 8.Ports Authority      34  11 10 13  25-29  43
 9.Wusum Stars          34  12  5 17  45-44  41
10.Luawa                34  10 11 13  23-25  41  [P]
11.Old Edwardians       34  10 11 13  32-36  41
12.Freetown City        34  10 11 13  23-30  41
13.Lamboi               34  11  7 16  27-44  40  [P]
14.Real Republicans     34  10  9 15  26-31  39  [P]
15.Wilberforce Strikers 34   9 12 13  32-39  39  [*2]
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16.Kamboi Eagles        34   9 11 14  29-35  38       Relegated
17.FC Johansen          34   9 11 14  22-33  38       Relegated
18.East End Tigers      34   8  9 17  27-42  33       Relegated

[*1] Mount Aureol SLIFA were renamed Freetonians SLIFA
[*2] Central Parade renamed Wilberforce Strikers at the halfway stage

Round 1
[Dec 9]
Bo Rangers                   1-1 Real Republicans             
[Dec 10]
East End Tigers              1-2 Central Parade               
Bai Bureh Warriors           2-2 FC Kallon                    
Lamboi                       1-3 East End Lions               
[Dec 11]
FC Johansen                  0-0 Ports Authority              
Diamond Stars                2-0 Freetown City                
Kamboi Eagles                0-0 Luawa                        
Wusum Stars                  1-1 Freetonians SLIFA            
Mighty Blackpool             1-1 Old Edwardians               

Round 2
[Dec 16]
Old Edwardians               0-1 Bo Rangers                   
Freetonians SLIFA            2-0 Lamboi                       
[Dec 17]
FC Kallon                    1-1 Diamond Stars                
[Dec 18]
Luawa                        2-2 Bai Bureh Warriors           
Ports Authority              awd Mighty Blackpool             [awarded 3-0, originally 1-1]
[Dec 19]
Central Parade               2-2 Kamboi Eagles                
Real Republicans             0-1 FC Johansen                  
East End Lions               1-0 Wusum Stars                  
Freetown City                0-1 East End Tigers              

Round 3
[Dec 22]
Mighty Blackpool             1-0 Real Republicans             
[Dec 23]
Diamond Stars                1-0 Old Edwardians               
FC Johansen                  0-2 FC Kallon                    
Kamboi Eagles                0-0 East End Lions               
Wusum Stars                  2-2 Ports Authority              
[Dec 24]
Bai Bureh Warriors           2-1 Central Parade               
East End Tigers              0-0 Freetonians SLIFA            
Lamboi                       0-0 Freetown City                
[Dec 25]
Bo Rangers                   1-0 Luawa                        

Round 4
[Dec 27]
East End Lions               0-0 Diamond Stars                
[Dec 28]
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-1 Bo Rangers                   
Ports Authority              0-0 East End Tigers              
Freetonians SLIFA            1-0 FC Kallon                    
Real Republicans             1-1 Lamboi                       
Central Parade               0-2 Mighty Blackpool             
[Dec 29]
Luawa                        1-0 FC Johansen                  
Old Edwardians               2-0 Wusum Stars                  
Freetown City                2-1 Kamboi Eagles                

Round 5
[Dec 31]
Lamboi                       2-1 Bai Bureh Warriors           
[Jan 1]
Bo Rangers                   1-0 Ports Authority              
East End Tigers              0-2 Old Edwardians               
Diamond Stars                0-0 Luawa                        
FC Kallon                    2-1 Real Republicans             
Mighty Blackpool             1-1 East End Lions               
Kamboi Eagles                1-1 Freetonians SLIFA            
FC Johansen                  0-0 Freetown City                
Wusum Stars                  2-0 Central Parade               

Round 6
[Jan 4]
Freetown City                0-1 Bai Bureh Warriors           
Old Edwardians               1-0 Lamboi                       
FC Kallon                    2-3 Bo Rangers                   
East End Lions               1-0 East End Tigers              
Central Parade               1-1 Diamond Stars                
[Jan 5]
Freetonians SLIFA            0-0 FC Johansen                  
Ports Authority              0-0 Kamboi Eagles                
Real Republicans             2-1 Wusum Stars                  
Luawa                        0-1 Mighty Blackpool             

Round 7
[Jan 7]
Lamboi                       0-0 Central Parade               
[Jan 8]
Bo Rangers                   1-0 Freetown City                
East End Tigers              2-2 FC Kallon                    
FC Johansen                  0-0 East End Lions               
Wusum Stars                  0-4 Mighty Blackpool             
Diamond Stars                2-1 Ports Authority              
Real Republicans             1-0 Kamboi Eagles                
Freetonians SLIFA            awd Bai Bureh Warriors           [awarded 3-0, originally 1-2]
[Jan 9]
Old Edwardians               0-1 Luawa                        

Round 8
[Jan 12]
East End Lions               0-0 Old Edwardians               
[Jan 13]
Central Parade               0-0 FC Johansen                  
[Jan 14]
Mighty Blackpool             2-0 Lamboi                       
Freetonians SLIFA            1-0 Diamond Stars                
Bai Bureh Warriors           0-0 East End Tigers              
[Jan 15]
Freetown City                1-0 Wusum Stars                  
FC Kallon                    2-2 Ports Authority              
Luawa                        2-1 Real Republicans             
Kamboi Eagles                0-1 Bo Rangers                   

Round 9
[Jan 21]
FC Johansen                  1-0 East End Tigers              
Mighty Blackpool             2-2 Bai Bureh Warriors           
Bo Rangers                   2-1 Lamboi                       
[Jan 22]
Old Edwardians               0-0 Kamboi Eagles                
Wusum Stars                  1-1 Luawa                        
East End Lions               1-0 Central Parade               
Real Republicans             1-0 Diamond Stars                
[Jan 23]
Ports Authority              1-0 Freetonians SLIFA            
[Jan 25]
Freetown City                0-0 FC Kallon                    

Round 10
[Jan 27]
East End Lions               0-1 Bo Rangers                   
[Jan 28]
Bai Bureh Warriors           2-0 Real Republicans             
[Jan 29]
Diamond Stars                2-0 FC Johansen                  
Kamboi Eagles                1-0 Wusum Stars                  
East End Tigers              1-2 Mighty Blackpool             
Central Parade               0-1 Freetown City                
Lamboi                       1-0 FC Kallon                    
[Jan 30]
Luawa                        2-1 Freetonians SLIFA            
Ports Authority              1-0 Old Edwardians               

Round 11
[Feb 1]
Freetown City                2-0 East End Lions               
[Feb 3]
FC Kallon                    1-0 Mighty Blackpool             
[Feb 4]
Lamboi                       1-1 Kamboi Eagles                
Real Republicans             2-0 East End Tigers              
Bo Rangers                   1-1 Central Parade               
[Feb 5]
Luawa                        0-1 Ports Authority              
FC Johansen                  0-0 Bai Bureh Warriors           
Old Edwardians               0-0 Freetonians SLIFA            
Diamond Stars                2-0 Wusum Stars                  

Round 12
[Feb 10]
Wusum Stars                  0-2 Bo Rangers                   
Freetown City                0-2 Ports Authority              
[Feb 11]
Old Edwardians               0-0 Real Republicans             
Bai Bureh Warriors           0-1 East End Lions               
Lamboi                       1-0 Luawa                        
[Feb 12]
Freetonians SLIFA            0-0 Central Parade               
FC Kallon                    2-0 Kamboi Eagles                
East End Tigers              2-1 Diamond Stars                
[Feb 13]
Mighty Blackpool             2-1 FC Johansen                  

Round 13
[Feb 17]
Ports Authority              1-0 East End Lions               
[Feb 18]
Central Parade               1-0 Real Republicans             
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-0 Wusum Stars                  
Bo Rangers                   0-0 Freetonians SLIFA            
Lamboi                       0-1 FC Johansen                  
[Feb 19]
East End Tigers              1-0 Luawa                        
Kamboi Eagles                0-0 Diamond Stars                
FC Kallon                    awd Old Edwardians               [awarded 3-0; abandoned at 1-1 in
Mighty Blackpool             1-0 Freetown City                 second half after crowd attacked
                                                               linesman]
Round 14
[Feb 22]
Central Parade               2-2 Old Edwardians               
[Feb 25]
Luawa                        0-1 FC Kallon                    
East End Lions               1-0 Real Republicans             
FC Johansen                  0-3 Bo Rangers                   
[Feb 26]
Wusum Stars                  1-0 East End Tigers              
Kamboi Eagles                4-1 Bai Bureh Warriors           
Diamond Stars                1-0 Mighty Blackpool             
Freetown City                2-2 Freetonians SLIFA            
[Feb 27]
Ports Authority              0-1 Lamboi                       [abandoned at 0-1 in injury time 
                                                               after crowd attacked linesman;
Round 15                                                       result apparently stood]
[Mar 1]
Luawa                        1-2 Central Parade               
[Mar 3]
FC Kallon                    2-1 East End Lions               
[Mar 4]
Bai Bureh Warriors           0-1 Ports Authority              
Bo Rangers                   2-1 East End Tigers              
[Mar 5]
Wusum Stars                  2-0 FC Johansen                  
Old Edwardians               1-5 Freetown City                
Kamboi Eagles                0-1 Mighty Blackpool             
Diamond Stars                4-0 Lamboi                       
[Mar 6]
Real Republicans             1-2 Freetonians SLIFA            

Round 16
[Mar 8]
Central Parade               1-2 FC Kallon                    
[Mar 10]
Real Republicans             1-0 Ports Authority              
[Mar 11]
Lamboi                       3-1 Wusum Stars                  
Freetonians SLIFA            0-1 East End Lions               
[Mar 12]
Luawa                        1-1 Freetown City                
Mighty Blackpool             1-1 Bo Rangers                   
Diamond Stars                0-1 Bai Bureh Warriors           
East End Tigers              0-1 Kamboi Eagles                
[Mar 14]
FC Johansen                  4-2 Old Edwardians               

Round 17
[Mar 17]
Bo Rangers                   0-0 Diamond Stars                
[Mar 19]
Freetown City                0-1 Real Republicans             
East End Lions               0-0 Luawa                        
Kamboi Eagles                2-1 FC Johansen                  
[Mar 20]
Ports Authority              0-0 Central Parade               
[Mar 21]
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-1 Old Edwardians               
Freetonians SLIFA            1-2 Mighty Blackpool             
[Apr 12]
East End Tigers              2-3 Lamboi                       
Wusum Stars                  2-1 FC Kallon                    [protest Kallon rejected]

NB: Central Parade renamed Wilberforce Strikers

Round 18
[Apr 14]
East End Lions               2-0 Ports Authority              
Real Republicans             0-0 Old Edwardians               
[Apr 15]
Wilberforce Strikers         0-2 Bo Rangers                   
FC Johansen                  3-1 Wusum Stars                  
Mighty Blackpool             2-1 Kamboi Eagles                
[Apr 16]
Luawa                        1-0 Lamboi                       
Diamond Stars                2-2 Freetonians SLIFA            
East End Tigers              0-0 Freetown City                
FC Kallon                    2-0 Bai Bureh Warriors           

Round 19
[Apr 19]
Wusum Stars                  1-3 East End Lions               
Lamboi                       2-1 Mighty Blackpool             
Ports Authority              1-0 Diamond Stars                
Old Edwardians               1-0 East End Tigers              
Bo Rangers                   2-0 FC Johansen                  
Kamboi Eagles                1-4 FC Kallon                    
Freetonians SLIFA            1-1 Real Republicans             
Freetown City                0-0 Wilberforce Strikers         
[Apr 20]
Bai Bureh Warriors           0-0 Luawa                        

Round 20
[Apr 22]
Mighty Blackpool             0-0 Wilberforce Strikers         
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-0 Freetonians SLIFA            
East End Tigers              1-0 Ports Authority              
Freetown City                0-4 Old Edwardians               
[Apr 23]
East End Lions               1-0 FC Kallon                    
Diamond Stars                0-1 Bo Rangers                   
FC Johansen                  1-0 Lamboi                       
Kamboi Eagles                1-0 Real Republicans             
Luawa                        1-0 Wusum Stars                  

Round 21
[Apr 28]
Wilberforce Strikers         1-1 Bai Bureh Warriors           
FC Kallon                    2-1 East End Tigers              
[Apr 29]
Bo Rangers                   1-0 Mighty Blackpool             
Real Republicans             1-0 Luawa                        
Ports Authority              2-1 FC Johansen                  
Lamboi                       1-0 Diamond Stars                
[Apr 30]
Old Edwardians               2-2 East End Lions               
Freetonians SLIFA            1-0 Kamboi Eagles                
[May 1]
Wusum Stars                  5-1 Freetown City                

Round 22
[May 3]
Diamond Stars                2-3 East End Tigers              
East End Lions               1-0 Lamboi                       
Old Edwardians               3-1 Wilberforce Strikers         
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-0 Kamboi Eagles                
FC Johansen                  0-1 Real Republicans             
[May 4]
Freetonians SLIFA            0-0 Bo Rangers                   
FC Kallon                    1-0 Wusum Stars                  
Mighty Blackpool             2-1 Ports Authority              
Freetown City                1-0 Luawa                        

Round 23
[May 6]
East End Tigers              3-1 FC Johansen                  
Lamboi                       0-1 Freetonians SLIFA            
Wilberforce Strikers         0-3 East End Lions               
Real Republicans             1-1 Bai Bureh Warriors           
[May 7]
Luawa                        awd Kamboi Eagles                [awarded 3-0, originally 0-0]
Wusum Stars                  2-1 Old Edwardians               
Mighty Blackpool             1-1 Diamond Stars                
Bo Rangers                   2-1 FC Kallon                    
Ports Authority              0-1 Freetown City                

Round 24
[May 10]
Old Edwardians               1-0 Ports Authority              
East End Lions               5-0 Freetonians SLIFA            
Real Republicans             0-2 Bo Rangers                   
Bai Bureh Warriors           3-1 Mighty Blackpool             
Kamboi Eagles                3-0 Wilberforce Strikers         
FC Johansen                  1-1 Luawa                        
Freetown City                1-0 Diamond Stars                
[May 11]
FC Kallon                    6-0 Lamboi                       
East End Tigers              1-1 Wusum Stars                  

Round 25
[May 13]
Luawa                        0-2 East End Lions               
Bo Rangers                   1-1 Old Edwardians               
Ports Authority              2-1 Real Republicans             
FC Johansen                  1-0 Kamboi Eagles                
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-1 Diamond Stars                
Mighty Blackpool             4-1 East End Tigers              
[May 14]
FC Kallon                    abd Wilberforce Strikers         [abandoned at 4-3 in second half due
Freetonians SLIFA            0-1 Freetown City                 to crowd trouble]
Wusum Stars                  4-1 Lamboi                       
[Jul 18]
FC Kallon                    awd Wilberforce Strikers         [awarded 0-3, Kallon dns to play
                                                               remaining minutes of May 14]
Round 26
[May 17]
Kamboi Eagles                1-2 Old Edwardians               
East End Lions               0-0 Freetown City                
Diamond Stars                2-0 FC Kallon                    
Lamboi                       0-0 Ports Authority              
Mighty Blackpool             2-1 Freetonians SLIFA            
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-0 FC Johansen                  
Luawa                        0-0 Bo Rangers                   
Wilberforce Strikers         2-4 Wusum Stars                  
[May 18]
East End Tigers              1-1 Real Republicans             

NB: round 27 played after round 29

Round 28
[May 26]
Freetown City                0-1 Lamboi                       
FC Kallon                    2-0 FC Johansen                  
[May 27]
Old Edwardians               2-0 Bai Bureh Warriors           
Bo Rangers                   1-0 East End Lions               
Real Republicans             0-1 Wilberforce Strikers         
[May 28]
Wusum Stars                  2-2 Diamond Stars                
Mighty Blackpool             1-0 Luawa                        
Kamboi Eagles                4-1 East End Tigers              
[May 29]
Freetonians SLIFA            awd Ports Authority              [awarded 3-0; originally 0-2]

Round 29
[Jun 2]
East End Lions               1-1 FC Johansen                  
Old Edwardians               0-1 Diamond Stars                
Freetonians SLIFA            1-0 Wusum Stars                  
[Jun 3]
Ports Authority              1-0 Bai Bureh Warriors           
Real Republicans             0-1 Freetown City                
[Jun 4]
East End Tigers              0-1 Bo Rangers                   
Mighty Blackpool             0-1 FC Kallon                    
Kamboi Eagles                0-0 Lamboi                       
[Jun 5]
Wilberforce Strikers         0-1 Luawa                        

Round 27
[Jun 10]
Lamboi                       0-2 Bo Rangers                   
Luawa                        0-1 East End Tigers              
Real Republicans             1-0 East End Lions               
[Jun 11]
Wilberforce Strikers         2-0 Ports Authority              
Diamond Stars                1-1 Kamboi Eagles                
FC Johansen                  1-1 Freetonians SLIFA            
Freetown City                0-1 Mighty Blackpool             
[Jun 12]
Old Edwardians               0-1 FC Kallon                    
[Jun 14]
Wusum Stars                  5-0 Bai Bureh Warriors           

Round 30
[Jul 1]
FC Johansen                  0-1 Wilberforce Strikers         
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-0 Freetown City                
Lamboi                       2-0 Old Edwardians               
Freetonians SLIFA            1-1 East End Tigers              
[Jul 2]
Diamond Stars                2-1 Real Republicans             
Kamboi Eagles                2-1 Ports Authority              
East End Lions               1-0 Mighty Blackpool             
FC Kallon                    1-1 Luawa                        
Bo Rangers                   2-0 Wusum Stars                  

Round 31
[Jul 5]
Freetown City                1-1 Bo Rangers                   
Freetonians SLIFA            0-1 Old Edwardians               
Wilberforce Strikers         0-0 East End Tigers              
Lamboi                       1-1 Real Republicans             
Luawa                        1-0 Diamond Stars                
Wusum Stars                  3-0 Kamboi Eagles                
[Jul 6]
Ports Authority              1-1 FC Kallon                    
East End Lions               2-1 Bai Bureh Warriors           
[Jul 13]
FC Johansen                  0-0 Mighty Blackpool             

Round 32
[Jul 8]
Bo Rangers                   2-0 Kamboi Eagles                
Wilberforce Strikers         awd Freetonians SLIFA            [awarded 3-0; originally 2-2, SLIFA
Luawa                        2-0 Old Edwardians                fielded two unregistered players]
[Jul 9]
FC Kallon                    1-1 Freetown City                
East End Tigers              0-1 East End Lions               
Bai Bureh Warriors           1-0 Lamboi                       
Ports Authority              0-2 Wusum Stars                  
[Jul 10]
Real Republicans             awd Mighty Blackpool             [awarded 3-0; abandoned at 0-0 due
FC Johansen                  1-0 Diamond Stars                 to violence against referees]

Round 33
[Jul 14]
Freetonians SLIFA            3-1 Luawa                        
Ports Authority              1-1 Bo Rangers                   
[Jul 15]
Real Republicans             1-1 FC Kallon                    
Wilberforce Strikers         4-1 Lamboi                       
East End Tigers              2-0 Bai Bureh Warriors           
[Jul 16]
Kamboi Eagles                0-0 Freetown City                
Diamond Stars                1-0 East End Lions               
Mighty Blackpool             1-0 Wusum Stars                  
Old Edwardians               0-0 FC Johansen                  

Round 34 [Jul 22]
Bo Rangers                   2-0 Bai Bureh Warriors           
Diamond Stars                3-1 Wilberforce Strikers         
East End Lions               0-2 Kamboi Eagles                
FC Kallon                    awd Freetonians SLIFA            [awarded 0-3, Kallon dns]
Freetown City                1-2 FC Johansen                  
Lamboi                       3-0 East End Tigers              
Old Edwardians               2-3 Mighty Blackpool             
Ports Authority              0-0 Luawa                        
Wusum Stars                  2-0 Real Republicans             

Final Table:

 1.Bo Rangers           34  23 11  0  45-12  80  [C]  Champions
 2.Mighty Blackpool     34  18  7  9  42-31  61
 3.East End Lions       34  17  9  8  35-18  60
 4.FC Kallon            34  16  9  9  49-34  57
 5.Diamond Stars        34  12 11 11  35-26  47
 6.Freetonians SLIFA    34  11 13 10  33-30  46  [*1]
 7.Bai Bureh Warriors   34  11 11 12  29-40  44
 8.Ports Authority      34  11 10 13  25-29  43
 9.Wusum Stars          34  12  5 17  45-44  41
10.Luawa                34  10 11 13  23-25  41  [P]
11.Old Edwardians       34  10 11 13  32-36  41
12.Freetown City        34  10 11 13  23-30  41
13.Lamboi               34  11  7 16  27-44  40  [P]
14.Real Republicans     34  10  9 15  26-31  39  [P]
15.Wilberforce Strikers 34   9 12 13  32-39  39  [*2]
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16.Kamboi Eagles        34   9 11 14  29-35  38       Relegated
17.FC Johansen          34   9 11 14  22-33  38       Relegated
18.East End Tigers      34   8  9 17  27-42  33       Relegated

[*1] Mount Aureol SLIFA were renamed Freetonians SLIFA
[*2] Central Parade renamed Wilberforce Strikers at the halfway stage


FA Cup 2023

NB: top level clubs enter in 1/16 finals

Preliminaries - Bo District

Preliminary Round 1
[May 1]
Sewa Eagles                  4-0 Tucker FC
[May 2]
Hopanda Rovers               6-0 Kanja FC
[May 3]
Manchester United Academy    0-0 Kindia Rangers               [3-2 pen]
[May 4]
Valunia FC                   2-4 FC Johnson 

Preliminary Round 2 [May 15]
Ram Kamara FC                 -  Nepean Stars FC
Sea Side Rangers              -  Golden Stars Magburaka
Tam Tam Sesay FC              -  Limo Stars
Hopanda Rovers                -  United Stars AC Mile 91
Alama FC                      -  Sewa Eagles
London Rovers                 -  Edmond Michael Foundation FC [formerly Bo United FC]
Commit and Act FC             -  Football Stars Production Expertise
Manchester United Academy     -  FC Johnson
Clockers United               -  Kakua Community

Final [Jun 2]
Pat-Foundation FC             -  Zion FC    

Preliminaries - Bombali District

[May 4]
Valley Contractors           1-0 Korombo FC
Ada Jay                      1-0 AZ Foundation
Biriwa Stars                 1-0 Urban Stars
[May 8]
TKBAR Academy                2-1 United Elyte
[May 9]
Smart Foundation             1-1 Teddy FC                     [3-0 pen]

Quarterfinals
[May 15]
Ada-Jay FC (Makeni)          0-0  Valley Constructors FC      [7-8 pen]
[May 16]
Biriwa Stars                 2-3 Ocean Boys FC
  [Joseph William 57, Dauda Nbaimba 71; Patrick M. Sesay 12, 15, Abdul K. Kamara 35] 
[May 17]
Bombali Sebora FC            bt  TK Born and Raised Academy FC
[May 18]
Smart Foundation FC          0-0 Sahid Conteh-U FC            [4-2 pen]

Semifinals [May 21]
Valley Constructors FC       1-1 Ocean Boys FC                [3-0 pen]
  [Mohamed S. Kanu 76; Abdul K. Kamara 24]
Bombali Sebora FC            1-1 Smart Foundation FC          [5-4 pen]
  [Foday Conteh 71pen; Francis Conteh 65]

Final [May 27]
Valley Constructors FC       1-2 Bombali Sebora FC  

Preliminaries - Kambia District 

Winners: Chico Mayers FC

Preliminaries - Karene District 

Final [May 19]
Ashley FC (Kamakwie)         0-0 Sanderletch FC (Kamalo)      [5-4 pen]

Preliminaries - Kono District

[Apr 29]
Mattia FC                    2-1 Soccer Rangers

Final [Jun 4]
Golden Soccer Academy        1-0 City Strikers FC 

Preliminaries - Port Loko District

Final [May 20]
Bullom Stars (Lungi)         bt  Soccer City FC (Pepel)    

Preliminaries - Tonkolili District

Round 1
[May 7]
Khalisha FC (Magburaka)      2-2 Tane FC (Matotoka)           [2-4 pen]
[May 8]
Rokel Strikers (Magburaka)   0-1 Biankoko FC (Mabonto)
[May 9]
Tonkolilki Rangers FC        1-0 Dantile FC (Yele)
[May 10]
Western Stars (Magburaka)    0-1 United Strikers FC (Mile 91)
[May 11]
Fant FC (Magburaka)          1-1 Hydro Stars (Bumbuna)        [3-5 pen]

NB: Khalisha FC qualified as "best losers"

Round 2
[May 14]
Kholifa Stars FC (Magburaka) 3-1 United Strikers FC (Mile 91)
[May 15]
Khalisha FC (Magburaka)      0-1 Tonkolili Rangers FC (Magburaka)
[May 16]
Golden Dragons FC (Magburaka) -  Biankoko FC (Mabonto)
[May 17]
Hydro Stars FC (Bumbuna)      -  Tane FC (Matotoka)

Semifinals
Tonkolili Rangers FC          -  Kholifa Stars FC (Magburaka)
Golden Dragons/Biankoko       -  Hydro Stars/Bane       

Preliminaries - Western Area 

Round 1
Second Leg [Apr 7?]
West End Rovers              lt Sierra FC
  
Round 2
[May 5]
Sierra FC                    2-3 Luawa FC

Final Replay [Apr ?, Makeni]
FC Johansen                  1-0 RSLAF


National Stage

NB: apparently played in 2024


Community Shield 2023

[Oct 28,  Southern Arena, Bo]
Bo Rangers                   1-0 Mighty Blackpool             
  [Saidu Bah Kamara 58]


National Division One League 2023

NB: to be contested Aug 6-Sep 10 in five regional divisions; top-2 of each
    region enter promotion playoffs between Sep 17 and 30

Eastern Region

Kenema District Playoff

Participants (12):
   Rendezvous FC, Tulane FC, Alpha Lions FC, Central One FC, Kahunla Rangers FC,
   Frances FC, Freetown FC, Maadason FC, Mukeh FC, Fresh FC, Lumbebu FC, Gem United FC

NB: Kahunla Rangers FC qualified for next stage

Eastern Region Football Association (ERFA) Division One play-off

NB: played in Kono

Round 1 (known results)

First Leg [Aug ?]
Yardu Road FC                1-1 Tornado FC

Second Leg [Aug 24]
Tornado FC                   1-1 Yardu Road FC                [3-2 pen]

Yardu Road as best losers qualified for quarterfinals

Quarterfinals (one round format)
[Aug 26]
Eastern Rovers FC             -  Gulf FC
[Aug 27]  
KLFC                          -  Yardu Road FC
[Aug 28] 
Sky Eagles FC                 -  Tornado FC 

NB: Kahunla Rangers and Gulf FC qualified for National Playoff

North East Region

Group A

First Leg  [Aug 29]
Umar FC [Falaba district]    0-3 Kholifa Stars FC [Tonkolili district]

Second Leg [date ?]
Kholifa Stars FC             n/k Umar FC                      [Kholifa Stars on agg]

Group A Final
Kholifa Stars                1-0 Golden Dragons

Group B 

First Legs [Aug 29]
Bombali Sebora FC            1-0 Bintumani Scorpions
  [Foday Conteh 77]
Kabala City FC               3-0 Urban Stars FC

Second Legs [Sep 2]
Bintumani Scorpions          0-0 Bombali Sebora FC
Urban Stars FC               2-3 Kabala City FC

Group B Final

First Leg [Sep 5] 
Kabala City FC              0-0 Bombali Sebora FC  

Second Leg [Sep 7]
Bombali Sebora FC           2-0 Kabala City FC
            
Regional Final [Sep 10, Wusum Stadium]
Kholifa Stars FC            1-0 Bombali Sebora
  [Alie Bangura 65]

NB: both finalists qualified for National Playoff

North West Region

Participating teams: 
Osman FC            [Port Loko champions (awarded final against Bullom Stars FC)]
Great Scarcies FC   [Kambia champions]
Hippos FC           [Karene champions]
 
[Sep 3]
Osman FC                     -  Great Scarcies FC
[Sep 6]
Hippos FC                    -  Osman FC
[Sep ?]
Great Scarcies FC            -  Hippos FC

NB: Great Scarcies and Osman qualified for National Playoff

Southern Region

Start: Sep 7 
 
Group A Participating teams:
Ram Kamara FC       [Bo district champions]
Zion FC             [Southern region best losers]
Makpele Warriors FC [Puhejun district champions (defeated only other entrants Wanjama Stars)]

[Sep 7]
Ram Kamara                  5-0 Zion FC
  [Foday Kpaka 28, 59, Mohamed Nabieu 32, Kalie Conteh 39, Prince Mattia 78pen]
[Sep 8]
Zion FC                      -  Makpele Warriors 
[Sep 9]
Makpele Warriors             -  Ram Kamara 

NB: Ram Kamara FC qualified for Final
 
Group B Participating teams:
Alma FC             [Bo district runners-up]
Yambatui Stars      [Moyamba district champions]
Crouch Foundation   [Bonthe district winnes]

[Sep 7]  
Yambatui Stars              1-1 Alma FC
[Sep 8]
Alma FC                      -  Crouch Foundation
[Sep 9]
Crouch Foundation            -  Yambatui Stars

NB: Alma FC qualified for Final

Final [Sep 10, Coronation Field, Bo]
Ram Kamara FC               2-0 Alma FC
  [Foday Kpaka, Sulaiman Sesay]

NB: both finalists qualified for National Playoff

National Division One Playoffs

Western Area (WAFA)
Qualified:
   SL Correctional 
   Bhantal FC         
Eastern Region
Qualified:
   Kahunla Rangers [Kanema]
   Gulf FC [Kono]
North East Region
Qualified:
   Kholifa Stars FC [Tonkolili]
   Bombali Sebora FC [Bombali]
North West Region
Qualified:
   Great Scarcies FC [Kambia]
   Osman FC [Lungi Port Loko]
Southern Region
Qualified:
   Ram Kamara FC [Bo]
   Alma FC [Bo]

Group A [played in Makeni]
[Sep 28]
Bhantal                     3-0 Kholifa Stars
Gulf                        1-1 Alma
[Sep 29]
Great Scarcies              0-1 Bhantal
Kholifa Stars               4-2 Gulf
[Sep 30?]
Alma                        0-1 Bhantal
Gulf                        0-1 Great Scarcies 
[dates?]
Kholifa Stars               1-0 Alma
Bhantal                     2-1 Gulf
Great Scarcies              0-2 Kholifa Stars
Alma                        3-1 Great Scarcies              
  [Peter Koroma 13, James Sesay 53, Sheik Omarr Kamara 80; Osman Bangura 44]

Final Table:

 1.Bhantal FC            4   4  0  0   7- 1  12       Semifinals
 2.Kholifa Stars         4   3  0  1   7- 5   9       Semifinals
 3.Alma FC               4   1  1  2   4- 4   4
 4.Great Scarcies        4   1  0  3   2- 6   3
 5.Gulf FC               4   0  1  3   4- 8   1

Group B [played in Kono]
[Sep 28]
Bombali Sebora              0-0 Osman
Ram Kay                     2-2 SL Correctional 
[Sep 29]
Bombali Sebora              0-2 Kahunla Rangers
Osman                       0-2 Ram Kay
[Sep 30]
SL Correctional             2-0 Bombali Sebora
Kahunla Rangers             3-2 Ram Kay
[dates?]
Osman FC                    1-3 SL Correctional 
Ram Kay FC                  0-1 Bombali Sebora              
Kahunla Rangers             3-0 Osman FC 
SL Correctional             0-0 Kahunla Rangers

Final Table:

 1.Kahunla Rangers       4   3  1  0   8- 2  10       Semifinals
 2.SL Correctional       4   2  2  0   7- 3   8       Semifinals
 3.Ram Kay               4   1  1  2   6- 6   4
 4.Bombali Sebora        4   1  1  2   1- 4   4
 5.Osman FC              4   0  1  3   1- 8   1

Semifinals [Oct 5]
Bhantal FC                  1-0 SL Correctional             
Kahunla Rangers             0-2 Kholifa Stars               

NB: Bhantal FC (Western Urban District) and Kholifa Stars (Tonkolili District)
    promoted as semifinal winners

Third Place Match [Oct 7]
Kahunla Rangers             3-1 Correctional

NB: Kahunla FC promoted

Final [Oct 7]
Bhantal FC                  0-0 Kholifa Stars               [4-3 pen]


WAFA Division One 2023

Final Tables:

West
 1.Correctional Service 12            23- 8  30       Semifinals 
 2.Bhantal FC           12                   29       Semifinals

East
 1.Abacha FC            12   9  2  1  23- 8  29       Semifinals
 2.Sierra Leone Police  12   9  1  2  21- 7  28  [R]  Semifinals
 3.RSLAF                12   8  3  1  24- 5  27  [R]
 4.Dolly 11 FC          12   5  3  4  19-12  18
 5.Wellington Dynamo    12   5  3  4  17-12  18
 6.Estate Contractors   12   4  5  3  11-11  17
 7.Real Mack FC         12   4  3  5  13-13  15
 8.Anti Drugs Strikers  12   4  2  6  15-22  14  [R]
 9.B-Strikers           12   3  3  6  13-18  12
10.Belvic United        12   3  2  7  12-18  11
11.FC Beckham           12   2  5  5   8-17  11
12.Stationary Stars     12   2  4  6  10-23  10
13.Manchester City FC   12   0  4  8   6-26   4 

Semifinals
[date ?] 
Abacha FC                   awd Bhantal FC                  [abandoned at 0-1 in 82' due to referee
[Sep 16]                                                     attack, awarded to Bhantal]
Correctional Service        bt  Sierra Leone Police FC

Final [Sep 23, KT Field, Freetown]
Correctional Sports Club    0-0 Bhantal Football Club       [7-6 pen] 

NB: both finalists qualified for National Playoff


Interregional Tournament 2023

Semifinals [May 19]
Bai Bureh Warriors            -  Kamboi Eagles                
East End Lions                -  Wusum Stars                  

Final [May 20]


2021/22

2023/24

list of champions

list of cup winners


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Thanks to Martin Arenlind

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Authors: Ian King and Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 27 Jan 2024

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