title: 2019 South Sudan Football Championship
text: # 2019 South Sudan Football Championship
  
  The 2019 South Sudan Football Championship (also called the 2019 South Sudan Champions League or 2019 South Sudan Premier League) was the 5th season of the South Sudan Football Championship, the top-level football championship of South Sudan.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  Teams that qualified as local league champions were divided into three groups: Group A in Juba, Group B in Wau, and Group C in Malakal. The group stage kicked off on 20 May 2019.
  
  The winners of each group advance to the Championship playoff.
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atlabara (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Qualification for Championship playoff |
  | 2 | Lizira Super Star | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
  | 3 | Al-Malakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Koryom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
  | 5 | Villa United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not show |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Al-Hilal Wau (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Qualification for Championship playoff |
  | 2 | Abyei City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
  | 3 | Holy Family | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
  | 4 | Tiger | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
  | 5 | Aweil United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Al-Gadishia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Qualification for Championship playoff |
  | 2 | Gelb Alasid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
  | 3 | Sobat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
  
  ## Championship playoff
  
  Played between 8 and 12 June 2019 at Wau Stadium.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atlabara (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualification for Champions League |
  | 2 | Al-Hilal Wau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
  | 3 | Al-Gadishia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
  
  * ↑ Amarat United FC (not qualified for 2019 South Sudan Football Championship) are South Sudan National Cup winners and qualify for Confederation Cup.
  
  ## Championship playoff clubs' stadiums
  
  | Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Atlabara FC | Juba | Juba Stadium | 7,000 |
  | Al-Hilal FC | Wau | Wau Stadium | 5,000 |
  | Al-Gadishia | | | |
  