# LFA First Division

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Football league

LFA- Orange First Division Founded 1956; 70 years ago (1956) Country Liberia Confederation CAF Number of clubs 14 Level on pyramid 1 Relegation to LFA- Orange Second Division Domestic cup Petro Trade Cup International cup(s) Champions League Confederation Cup Current champions FC Fassell (2024–25) Most championships Mighty Barrolle (13 titles) Invincible Eleven (13 titles) Website liberiafa.com (archived) Current: 2025–26 LFA First Division

The **Liberian First Division**, officially known as **Orange First Division** for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of [football](/source/Association_football) in [Liberia](/source/Liberia). The first division league began in 1956 and has only once been won by a club outside [Monrovia](/source/Monrovia). It has been dominated by [Mighty Barrolle FC](/source/Mighty_Barrolle) and [Invincible Eleven FC](/source/Invincible_Eleven). The league is organized by the *[Liberia Football Association](/source/Liberia_Football_Association)*. In 2010, the league became known as the **Orange Premier League** for sponsorship reasons and it is now called **LFA-Orange First Division League**.

## Sponsorship

In March 2010, Cellcom GSM, a telecommunications corporation in [Liberia](/source/Liberia) and [Guinea](/source/Guinea) contracted a three-year sponsorship deal with the League until the end of the 2012–13 season.[1]

In October 2013, Cellcom GSM and the [Liberia Football Association](/source/Liberia_Football_Association) extended their deal to another three years until the end of the 2015–16 season.[2]

## Clubs

- *Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.*

2024–25 Club Location Founded 2023–24 Position FC Bea Mountain Robertsport 2014 2nd Black Man Warrior Monrovia 2020 1st (SD) Discoveries SA Gardnersville 2017 3rd (SD) Freeport FC Monrovia 2011 11th Global Pharma Monrovia 2022 7th Heaven Eleven Yekepa 2011 5th Invincible Eleven Monrovia 1943 9th FC Kallon-Liberia Paynesville 2002 10th LISCR FC Monrovia 1995 3rd LPRC Oilers Monrovia 1975 8th Mighty Barrolle Monrovia 1956 4th Paynesville FC Paynesville 2013 6th Shaita FC Careysburg 2017 2nd (SD) Watanga FC Paynesville 1997 1st

## Previous champions

Years Champions 1956–1962 Unknown 1963 Invincible Eleven (1) 1964 Invincible Eleven (2) 1965 Invincible Eleven (3) 1966 Invincible Eleven (4) 1967 Mighty Barrolle (1) 1968 Not held 1969 Not finished 1970 Not held 1971 Not held 1972 Mighty Barrolle (2) 1973 Mighty Barrolle (3) 1974 Mighty Barrolle (4) 1975 Not held 1976 Saint Joseph Warriors (1) 1977 Not held 1978 Saint Joseph Warriors (2) 1979 Saint Joseph Warriors (3) 1980 Invincible Eleven (5) 1981 Invincible Eleven (6) 1982 Not held 1983 Invincible Eleven (7) 1984 Invincible Eleven (8) 1985 Invincible Eleven (9) 1986 Mighty Barrolle (5) 1987 Invincible Eleven (10) 1988 Mighty Barrolle (6) 1989 Mighty Barrolle (7) 1990 Not held 1991 LPRC Oilers (1) 1992 LPRC Oilers (2) 1993 Mighty Barrolle (8) 1994 NPA Anchors (1) 1995 Mighty Barrolle (9) 1996 Junior Professional (1) 1997 Invincible Eleven (11) 1998 Invincible Eleven (12) 1999 LPRC Oilers (3) 2000–01 Mighty Barrolle (10) 2002 LPRC Oilers (4) 2003 Not finished due to civil war 2004 Mighty Barrolle (11) 2005 LPRC Oilers (5) 2006 Mighty Barrolle (12) 2007 Invincible Eleven (13) 2008 Monrovia Black Star (1) 2009 Mighty Barrolle (13) 2010–11 LISCR (1) 2012 LISCR (2) 2012–13 Barrack Young Controllers (1) 2013–14 Barrack Young Controllers (2) 2015 Nimba United (1) 2016 Barrack Young Controllers (3) 2016–17 LISCR (3) 2018 Barrack Young Controllers (4) 2019 LPRC Oilers (6) 2019–20 Not finished due to COVID-19 2020–21 LPRC Oilers (7) 2021–22 Watanga (1) 2022–23 LISCR (4) 2023–24 Watanga (2) 2024–25 FC Fassell (1)

## Performance By Club

Club City Titles Last title Mighty Barrolle Monrovia 13 2009 Invincible Eleven Monrovia 13 2007 LPRC Oilers Monrovia 7 2021 Barrack Young Controllers Monrovia 4 2018 LISCR Monrovia 4 2023 Saint Joseph Warriors Monrovia 3 1979 Watanga FC Monrovia 2 2024 NPA Anchors Monrovia 1 1994 Junior Professional Monrovia 1 1996 Black Star Monrovia 1 2008 Nimba United Sanniquellie 1 2015 FC Fassell Monrovia 1 2025

## Top goalscorers

Year Country Best scorers Team Goals 1993 Mariconino LISCR 23 2011–12 Dominic Jelateh[3] Fatu 20 2012–13 Mohammed Varney[4] LISCR 15 2018 Trokon Myers BYC 9 2020–21 Augustine Otu Watanga 22 2021–22 Prince Sawoh Nimba United 14 2022–23 Christopher Jackson LISCR 22 2023–24 Clement Zubah Mighty Barrolle 23

## See also

- [Liberia national football team](/source/Liberia_national_football_team)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["LFA, Cellcom sponsorship deal comes to a successful end"](http://www.lfa.com.lr/other.php?&7d5f44532cbfc489b8db9e12e44eb820=NDM1). *lfa.com.lr*. [Liberia Football Association](/source/Liberia_Football_Association). Retrieved 7 October 2013.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["LFA & Cellcom renew contract"](http://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/lfaleagues/LeagueNews/view/29558). *leaguewebsite.co.uk/lfaleagues*. LFA National Leagues. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131103215944/http://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/lfaleagues/LeagueNews/view/29558) from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [I am tired playing Free Football, says LFA Premier League Top Scorer Dominic Jelateh](http://www.liberiansoccer.com/I_am_tired_playing_free_football20191817166155144134331121.htm/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121112205308/http://www.liberiansoccer.com/I_am_tired_playing_free_football20191817166155144134331121.htm) 2012-11-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["No Intention to join BYC, says LISCR FC Top Striker Mohammed Varney"](http://www.liberiaentertainment.com/2013/08/26/sportsno-intention-to-join-byc-football-say-liscr-fcs-top-striker-mohammed-varney/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150210212635/http://www.liberiaentertainment.com/2013/08/26/sportsno-intention-to-join-byc-football-say-liscr-fcs-top-striker-mohammed-varney/) from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2013-10-08.

## External links

- [Liberia Football Association](https://web.archive.org/web/20170609184627/http://www.liberiafa.com/)

- [Liberia – List of Champions](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/liberchamp.html) at [RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)

v t e Football in Liberia Liberia Football Association National teams Men National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Women National team U-20 U-17 League system Men Liberian Premier League Liberian Second Division League Women Liberian W-First Division Domestic cups Men Liberian FA Cup Liberian National County Meet Liberian Super Cup Women Liberian FA W-Cup Liberian W-Super Cup Awards Footballer of the Year Top scorers Lists All-time Table Champions Clubs International footballers Foreign players Venues Men's clubs Women's clubs Men's players Women's players Expatriate players Managers Referees Venues Seasons Records

v t e Liberian First Division 2025−26 teams Bea Mountain FC Black Man Warrior FC Borough FC Discoveries SA FC Down Town FC FC Fassell Freeport FC Gardnersville FC Heaven Eleven Jubilee FC LISCR LPRC Oilers Paynesville FC Watanga FC Wologizi FC

v t e LFA First Division seasons 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000–01 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010–11 2012 2013 2013–14 2015 2016 2016–17 2018 2019 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Top-level football leagues of Africa (CAF) Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Djibouti DR Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte† Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion† Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar† Zimbabwe † Associated members

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