LIBERIA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
CELLCOM 2012 NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS/TABLES
PHASE I/ROUNDS 11 TO 12 UPDATES with PAWALA JANYAN

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As the first phase of the Liberia Football Association Cellcom-sponsored National League comes to end, clubs of various divisions are gearing up their strength to keep better positions in their respective leagues. The League, which started in January of this year, has entered into its climaxing stages at all levels with some astonishing and improving results.

PREMIERSHIP

In the premier division, all matches have been played with the exception of a rescheduled match between Jubilee FC and Mustapha Raji’s LISCR FC, who are 2nd and 3rd on the table with 29 and 28 points, respectively, to complete Phase I in said division. Monrovia Club Breweries failed to maintain her good start in the League, after being at the summit for more than a month.

The Breweries Boys of late lost form thus surrendering the top stop to Barrack Young Controllers (BYC), who now tops the league with 30 points in 15 matches played with 13 goals difference after conceding just 8 goals. However, the Blues faces strong competition from 2nd and 3rd place holders, Jubilee and LISCR, respectively, who both have a rescheduled match on hand.

BYC had the opportunity to solely take full control of top spot last Sunday but failed to do so after she drew zero all to Jubilee FC in a very exciting soccer showdown at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Central Monrovia. A win for her would have taken her to 32 points, placing her far above her nearest two/2 contenders, with no worry of the result between LISCR FC and Jubilee in their expected reschedule match.

A win for Jubilee will move her 1st spot with 31 points, while a win for LISCR FC will place her on point-tie with BYC (30pts) and will guarantee her the top spot or 2nd place depending on goal difference. A draw will keep the both clubs in their current positions. A lost for LISCR FC will drop her 4th spot. Club Breweries stands at 4th place with 27 points, awaiting result from Jubilee versus LISCR match to determine whether she reclaim 3rd place or remain in her current position.

Adolphus Dolo’s Nimba United, LPRC Oilers, Fatu FC and Invincible Eleven (IE) hold 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th places with 26, 25, 22 and 19 points, respectively. UMC-Roots and United Soccer Ambassadors (USA) are both in 9th and 10th, correspondingly; though they are both tie on 18 points, UMC Roots tops in goal difference. Andy Quamie’s Watanga FC, Green Pasture and Mighty Blue Angels concluded phase 1 with 16, 14 and 13 points in 11th, 12th and 13th spots, respectively. Mighty Barrolle and Devereux are in the 14th and 15th places on 12 points, with goal difference separating the two. Struggling side, NPA Anchors finished the first phase as the less team on the table with 11 points.

In the goal scoring tally, Blamo Nimely of Monrovia Club Breweries topped the first phase with 12 goals, followed by Dominic Jarteh of Fatu FC and Herron Berrian of Invincible Eleven with 8 goals each.


FIRST DIVISION
The chase for the first division top spots is still in progress with less than approximately 5 matches to go for the completion of the first phase, with the exception of St. Joseph and FC Fassell, who have 6 and 10 matches to play, respectively.

International Black Stars (IBS) of Nimba County remains in 1st place with 32 points out of 13 games, scoring 25 goals with 6 goals against. IBS is closely followed by FC Monrovia with 29 points with both teams having 4 games each to go. Gedi & Sons, Young Pro and Liberia Black Stars (LBS) are in 3rd, 4th & 5th places, respectively, while Zelor FC, Gardnersville FC, BYC II and Mighty Electrons (all tie on 18 points) are placed 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, respectively with goal difference separating them.

Goal difference separates FC Satellite and Vinton Pro at 10th and 11th places, though both clubs have 17 points each likewise Defense Guidance of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and Exodus being tie at 15 points each at 12th and 13th places, with goal difference ruling also. St. Joseph’s Warriors is at 15th place with 11 points, Millennium Star at 16th place with 10 points, Holder FC with 6 points at 17th place and Bassa Defender the less with just 2 points out of 12 matches.

FC Fassell who was reinstated into the league is at 14th place with 12 points from 7 matches. As you may recall, the Liberia Football Association after an Executive Committee meeting on March 31, 2012 suspended FC Fassell for failing to pay her debt relating to a fine that was levied against her for her players brutalizing match officials during a league match last year.

After careful observation by the Appeal Committee of the LFA, the Blue House was mandated by said Committee to reinstate FC Fassell without any delay, after deliberating that the Executive Committee were in error for suspending the Club on basis of its so-called allegations. Said directives were acted upon and FC Fassell was reinstated on May 21, 2012 giving her all privileges as a first division club, restoring all points deducted and rescheduling all suspended matches. FC Fassell is expected to play her first match on May 25, 2012 at the Tusa Field Sports Pitch in Gardnersville.


2ND DIVISION
In the 2nd division, Aries FC is at the verge of clinching first place with less than three matches to go. She is currently ranked top spot with 24 points from 11 matches; follow by Small Town with 21 points from 11 matches, while ELWA United is at 3rd place after playing all of her first phase matches. Keitrace FC and Sime Darby at 4th and 5th places with 21 and 20 points, respectively; they both have 2 matches to play each. Kindly see 2nd Division table for full details

As regards to highest scorer, Moses Teah f Young Pro tops with 10 goals in the First Division while Alicec Kollie of Aries FC leads with 11 goals.