The 2020 Fiji Premier League was the 44th season of the
Fiji Premier League
The Fiji Premier League or the FPL, also called Extra Supermarket Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top division men's professional football league in Fiji. Contested by ten teams, it shares a promotion and relegation system with th ...
(Vodafone Premier League for sponsorship reasons), the top-tier
football
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league in
Fiji
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organized by the
Fiji Football Association
The Fiji Football Association is the governing body of football in Fiji. It came into existence in 1961. It is the overseeing body of the Fiji National Team and its leagues.
History
Football started to be played in Fiji ever since the arrival o ...
since its establishment in 1977. The season began on 1 February 2020.
Ba are the defending champions.
Team changes
To Fiji Premier League
Promoted from
2019 Vodafone Senior League
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Navua
Navua () is a town in Fiji
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From Fiji Premier League
Relegated to
2020 Vodafone Senior League
The 2020 Fiji Senior League is the second-highest division within the Fiji football league system after the Fiji Premier League in Fiji Senior League (Vodafone Senior League for sponsorship reasons). It is currently contested by 11 teams with tw ...
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Tavua
Teams
A total of eight teams compete in the league.
Stadiums and locations
Transfers
The first transfer window of 2020 Fijian Football season opened on January 1 and finished on January 31.
Current league champions
Ba FC brought some important players like former
Lautoka FC
Lautoka Football Association, also known as Lautoka FC, is a Fijian professional football club based in Lautoka that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of Fijian football. Their home stadium is Churchill Park. The club was form ...
players
Samuela Drudru,
Beniamino Mateinaqara and
Benjamin Totori
Benjamin Totori (born 20 February 1986) is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a striker for Kossa. He has played in the United States and New Zealand.
Club career
A small but speedy striker, Totori made his name at NZFC side YoungH ...
. They have also signed with former
Suva FC defender
Laisenia Raura.
Ni-Vanuatu forward
Micah Tommy and Solomon Islands winger
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remained in the squad for 2020 season.
They will also count on former
New Zealand national football team
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head coach
Ricki Herbert
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Herbert was formerly head coach of the New Zealand national team, stepping down after ...
that signed a short-term contract with
Ba FC until the end of
2020 OFC Champions League
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.
Lautoka FC
Lautoka Football Association, also known as Lautoka FC, is a Fijian professional football club based in Lautoka that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of Fijian football. Their home stadium is Churchill Park. The club was form ...
added some important players like former
Ba FC winger
Shazil Ali, goalkeeper
Joela Biuvania and Fiji U23 international
Arami Manumanubai and Ni-Vanuatu forward
Alex Saniel. They also hired Vanuatu international
Jason Thomas but he is not going to play the Vodafone Premier League.
Suva FC also added some international power to their squad by bringing two Nigerian players: the defender
Michael Oyesanya and the striker
Jibola Afonja that played the 2019 season for Samoan side
Kiwi
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. However they lost Solomon Islands international
Gagame Feni
Gagame Feni is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a striker for Kossa F.C. in Honiara.
Feni was the top scorer during the seasons 2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emerge ...
who moved to Vanuatu to play for
Galaxy
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.
Current
Battle of the Giants,
Inter-District Championship
The FMF Inter-District Championship (IDC) is the amateur Fijian football cup. Only five teams (Suva, Rewa, Ba, Levuka and Lautoka) first took part in the first IDC held in Suva in 1938. From 1938 to 1975, the competition was initially held on a ...
and
Champion vs Champion winners
Labasa FC managed to hold some key players like
Siotame Kubu and
Antonio Tuivuna that attracted the interest of
Suva FC and
Ba FC respectively.
They also brought
Ratu Apenisa who scored two goals in the
2020 Champion vs Champion against
Ba.
Solomon Islands international
Dennis Ifunaoa left the team to come back to his homeland to play for
Solomon Warriors.
Nadi FC will count on midfielder Avinesh Suwamy that left
Ba after playing for the Men in Black for more than ten years.
Nasinu FC lost young goalkeeper
Mohammed Alzaar Alam who moved to New Zealand to play for
Manukau United FC
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.
However they added some good firepower by signing with three players from
Solomon Islands
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:
Atkin Kaua
Atkin Kaua (born 4 April 1996) is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Laugu United. He made his debut for the national team on 5 October 2016, in their 3–0 loss against New Caledonia.
Club career
Kaua was educated at ...
,
Jared Rongosulia and
Marlon Nonone.
Recently promoted
Navua FC
Navua F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions.
They are based in Navua, which is situated on the southern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Sigatoka and ...
added some firepower by signing with
2019 Vodafone Senior League top scorer
Taniela Rakariva.
League table
Results
Top scorers
See also
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2020 Vodafone Senior League
The 2020 Fiji Senior League is the second-highest division within the Fiji football league system after the Fiji Premier League in Fiji Senior League (Vodafone Senior League for sponsorship reasons). It is currently contested by 11 teams with tw ...
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2020 Inter-District Championship
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2020 Inter-District Championship - Senior Division
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2020 Fiji Battle of the Giants
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2020 Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament
References
External links
RSSSF
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Fiji Premier League seasons
Fiji
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Premier League
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