Participants (10, regional champions): 22 Brothers FC (Aweil) Koryom FC (Bor) Merikh FC (Juba) Al-Salam FC (Kuajok) [under protest of Tiger FC (Kuajok)] Al-Gadesia FC (Renk) Zalan FC (Rumbek) Young Stars FC (Torit) Hilal FC (Wau) Nile City FC (Yambio) Lizira Super Star FC (Yei) Group A | Group B | Final Group A NB: all matches in Juba; originally to be played as one group of six but split into two groups of three, presumably because of time constraints Group A-A [Oct 12] Merikh FC (Juba) 6-0 Nile City FC (Yambio) [Oct 14?] Merikh FC (Juba) 2-0 Al-Gadesia FC (Renk) [Oct 17] Nile City FC (Yambio) - Al-Gadesia FC (Renk) Table (missing result Oct 17): 1.Merikh FC (Juba) 2 2 0 0 8- 0 6 Group A Final 2.Al-Gadesia FC (Renk) 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0 3.Nile City FC (Yambio) 1 0 0 1 0- 6 0 NB: apparently another match was played after the round robin; it is unclear whether this served to determine the group winners (which given the known results above would not appear to make sense) or as a training match for the host ahead of the Group A Final: [Oct 19] Merikh FC (Juba) 3-0 Al-Gadesia FC (Renk) Group A-B [Oct 11] Koryom FC (Bor) 0-1 Lizira Super Star FC (Yei) [Oct 13] Young Stars FC (Torit) 5-1 Koryom FC (Bor) [Oct 17] Young Stars FC (Torit) 1-1 Lizira Super Star FC (Yei) Final Table: 1.Young Stars FC (Torit) 2 1 1 0 6- 2 4 Group A-B Playoff Lizira Super Star FC (Yei) 2 1 1 0 2- 1 4 Group A-B Playoff 3.Koryom FC (Bor) 2 0 0 2 1- 6 0 NB: as goal difference did not serve as a tie-breaker, a playoff was necessary Group A-B Playoff [Oct 19] Young Stars FC (Torit) 4-2 Lizira Super Star FC (Yei) NB: Young Stars FC (Torit) won group A-B Group A Final [Oct 21] Merikh FC (Juba) 2-2 Young Stars FC (Torit) [4-1 pen] NB: Merikh FC (Juba) qualified for Final Group B NB: all matches in Rumbek [Oct 10] 22 Brothers FC (Aweil) 1-1 Al-Salam FC (Kuajok) [Oct 11] Zalan FC (Rumbek) 0-1 Hilal FC (Wau) [Oct 13] Al-Salam FC (Kuajok) 1-1 Hilal FC (Wau) [Oct 14] Zalan FC (Rumbek) 2-1 22 Brothers FC (Aweil) [Oct 16] Al-Salam FC (Kuajok) lt Zalan FC (Rumbek) [oct 17] Hilal FC (Wau) 2-0 22 Brothers FC (Aweil) Final Table: 1.Hilal FC (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 [*] missing goals match Oct 16 Final [Oct 23, Juba National Stadium] Merikh FC (Juba) 1-1 Hilal FC (Wau) [5-6 pen] NB: on Oct 24 the South Sudan FA awarded the match as a 2-0 win to Merikh FC following a protest on an unregistered player (Zear Lein Bamal); however, after an appeal by Hilal FC, it was decided on Oct 30 to let the original result stand.
NB: played in two groups followed by knock-out stages Participants Group A (12, all matches in Juba) Merikh FC (Juba) Super Eagle FC (Yambio) Malakia FC (Torit) Malakia FC (Terekeka) Mundri FC (Mundri) Lighton FC (Maridi) Al Salam FC (Renk) Custom FC (Nimule) Nasir FC (Yei) Koryom FC (Bor) Merikh FC (Bentiu) Al Gil FC (Malakal) Group B (7, all matches in Aweil) Merikh FC (Aweil) Majak Akon Al Ghazala FC (Wau) Abyei City FC (Abyei) Al Salam FC (Kuajok) Twic United FC (Twic) Akuac FC (Rumbek) Knockout Stage Group A Group A Quarterfinals [Aug 1] Merikh FC (Juba) 6-0 Merikh FC (Bentiu) [Aug 2] Super Eagle FC (Yambio) 2-0 Malekia FC (Torit) [Aug 3] Koryom FC (Bor) 2-0 Nasir FC (Yei) NB: Nasir FC (Yei) qualified after having been "determined" to be the best losers Group A Semifinals [Aug 4] Merikh FC (Juba) 3-0 Super Eagle FC (Yambio) [Aug 5] Koryom FC (Bor) 4-1 Nasir FC (Yei) NB: group B quarterfinals (if any) not available Group A Final [Aug 7, Juba] Merikh FC (Juba) 4-1 Koryom FC (Bor) Knockout Stage Group B Group B Final [Aug 1, Aweil] Merikh FC (Aweil) 1-1 Ghazala FC (Wau) [3-5 pen] Overall Final [Aug 13, Juba] Merikh FC (Juba) 2–0 Ghazala FC (Wau) [James Onyango 72, 87]
Juba League Final Table: 1.Gudele FC 22 13 2 7 36-24 41 Playoff Merikh FC 22 12 5 5 30-16 41 Playoff 3.Malakia FC 22 11 7 4 27-15 40 4.Amarat United 22 11 4 7 36-18 37 5.Atlabara FC 22 8 10 4 25-15 34 6.Munuki FC 22 9 7 6 28-23 34 7.Nasir FC 22 8 7 7 25-21 31 8.Rabita FC 22 8 4 10 31-35 28 9.Al-Hilal 22 5 11 6 17-20 26 10.Kator FC 22 5 8 9 19-22 23 11.Zal Zal 22 3 5 14 13-44 14 12.City FC 22 2 4 16 17-49 10 NB: total goal difference +2; for three clubs the reported goal difference does not correspond to their GF/GA records: Amarat (+17 instead of +18), Atlabara (+9 instead of +10) and Hilal (-4 instead of -3) Championship Playoff [Oct 4] Merikh FC 1–0 Gudele FC [Emmanuel Duku] Torit League Champions: Young Stars FC (unbeaten) Relegated: Imotong FC and Nile Stars FC Wau League Reported Table (near end of season): 1.Al-Salaam FC 18 45 2.Al-Hilal FC 17 42 3.Black Eagle FC 33 4.Etihad FC 24 5.Al-Ghazala FC 20 6.Al-Mariekh FC 19 7.Imtidat FC 13 8.Fil FC 15 9.Hai Falata 11 10.Al-Haali 2 NB: unclear why Imtidat are ranked ahead of Fil; eventually, Hilal and Salaam both finished on 45 points Championship Playoff [Oct 2] Hilal FC drw Salaam FC [Hilal on pen]
list of champions and cup winners.
Main source: South Sudan Football
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