Pohnpei Premier League

Pohnpei Premier League is the top flight football league in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, established in 2009.^[3][4]

Pohnpei Premier League

Founded	2009[1]
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
Number of clubs	4
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Island Pitbulls (8th title) (2022)
Most championships	Island Pitbulls (8 titles)[2]

History

In 2009, English journalist Paul Watson and his friend Matthew Conrad established the Pohnpei Premier League, which had its first season from October to December of that year.^[5][6]

During that season, there were five clubs, including the Pitbulls, the SDA, International FC, C.O.M.-FSM FC, and the Island Warriors.^[4] The Island Pitbulls competed in shirts donated by English side Yeovil Town, and originated from the College of Micronesia and church groups.^[7] The Pitbulls won both the pre-season Liberation Games, as well as the final "showdown" match of the league against SDA, with a score of 5–2.^[4]

The best players from the league were then offered the chance to train to be in the Pohnpei national team.^[8] In October 2010, Pohnpei won its first football victory in history against a second division club team in Guam.^[6]