2018 Fiji Premier League

The 2018 Fiji Premier League was the 42nd 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 14 January 2018.^[1][2]

2018 Fiji Premier League

Season	2018
Champions	Lautoka F.C. (5th title)
Relegated	Dreketi F.C.
Matches played	56
Goals scored	149 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Rusiate Matarerega (8 goals)
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Team changes

To Fiji Premier League Promoted from 2017 Fiji Super Premier Division Tavua

From Fiji Premier League Relegated to 2018 Fiji Super Premier Division Rakiraki

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ba	Ba	Govind Park	13,500
Dreketi	Labasa	Subrail Park	10,000
Labasa	Labasa	Subrail Park	10,000
Lautoka	Lautoka	Churchill Park	18,000
Rewa	Nausori	Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park	8,000
Nadi	Nadi	Prince Charles Park	18,000
Suva	Suva	ANZ Stadium	30,000
Tavua	Tavua	Garvey Park	4,500

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lautoka (Q)	14	9	4	1	27	10	+17	31	Qualification to 2019 OFC Champions League
2	Ba (Q)	14	7	5	2	26	15	+11	26
3	Nadi	14	7	3	4	21	13	+8	24
4	Suva	14	5	4	5	20	18	+2	19
5	Labasa	14	5	4	5	18	17	+1	19
6	Rewa	14	3	4	7	12	18	−6	13
7	Tavua	14	3	3	8	14	30	−16	12
8	Dreketi (R)	14	1	5	8	11	28	−17	8	Relegation to Fiji Senior League

Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2018. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

As of match 18 September 2018^[3]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rusiate Matarerega	Nadi	8
2	Benjamin Totori	Lautoka	7
3	Napolioni Qasevakatini	Nadi	6
	Abbu Zahid Shaheed	Ba
5	Ratu Apenisa Anare	Labasa	5
	Vilitati Kautoga	Tavua
7	Shahil Dave	Suva	4
	Samuela Drudru	Lautoka
	Vilive Naulalevu	Tavua