title: 2019 Fiji Premier League
text: # 2019 Fiji Premier League
  
  The 2019 Fiji Premier League was the 43rd season of the Fiji Premier League (Vodafone Premier League for sponsorship reasons), the top-tier football league in Fiji organized by the Fiji Football Association since its establishment in 1977. It started on 19 January 2019. Lautoka are the defending champions.
  
  ## Teams
  
  A total of eight teams compete in the league.
  
  ### Stadiums and locations
  
  | Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ba | Ba | Govind Park | 13,500 |
  | Labasa | Labasa | Subrail Park | 10,000 |
  | Lautoka | Lautoka | Churchill Park | 18,000 |
  | Nadi | Nadi | Prince Charles Park | 18,000 |
  | Nasinu | Nasinu | Nasinu Park | 1,000 |
  | Rewa | Nausori | Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park | 8,000 |
  | Suva | Suva | ANZ Stadium | 30,000 |
  | Tavua | Tavua | Garvey Park | 4,500 |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ba (C, Q) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 36 | Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage |
  | 2 | Lautoka (Q) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 28 | Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage |
  | 3 | Suva | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 23 | |
  | 4 | Labasa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 22 | |
  | 5 | Nadi | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 15 | |
  | 6 | Nasinu | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 13 | |
  | 7 | Rewa | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 12 | |
  | 8 | Tavua (R) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 12 | Relegation to Fiji Senior League |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | BAF | LAB | LAU | NAD | NAS | REW | SUV | TAV |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ba | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
  | Labasa | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
  | Lautoka | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 |
  | Nadi | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
  | Nasinu | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 |
  | Rewa | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 |
  | Suva | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
  | Tavua | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
      As of match 1 September 2019
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Samuela Drudru | Lautoka | 12 |
  | 2 | Rusiate Matarerega | Nadi | 11 |
  | 3 | Avinesh Suwamy | Ba | 7 |
  | 4 | Siotame Kubu | Labasa | 6 |
  | 5 | Meli Codro | Suva | 4 |
  | 5 | Tito Vodowaqa | Nadi | 4 |
  | 5 | Benjamin Totori | Lautoka | 4 |
  | 5 | Manasa Levaci | Nasinu | 4 |
  | 5 | Sanaila Waqanicakau | Ba | 4 |
  