Cambodian Premier League
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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Country |  Cambodia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Cambodia Second League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Hun Sen Cup King Cup FFC Challenge Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
| Current champions | Phnom Penh Crown (5th title) (2014) |
| Most championships | Phnom Penh Crown (5 titles) |
| TV partners | BTV News |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2015 Metfone C-League | |
The Cambodian League (Template:Lang-km) is the top division of the Cambodian Football Federation. It is a Cambodia professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Cambodia football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodia Division 1 League. With 12 teams playing 22 games each totaling 132 games in the season. With the new comer Abilrex Niigata[1] from Japan. However, Albirex has announced that they won't participate in 2015 Cambodian League due to financial crisis and replaced by CMAC.
Overview
Competition format
- The new 2014 series of Metfone C-League will feature the very first home and away fixtures in Cambodia football history. With the play-offs abolished, the FFC will introduce an end of season cup competition in its place. The King Cup will likely involve the top four finishers in the championship race playing-off for this new cup to add a bit of spice to the end of the campaign, while the teams below will play-off for the FFC Challenge Cup under the same format.
- At the end of the season, the club with the most points is crowned champion.
- Teams are ranked by total points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
- Top team is qualified for AFC Cup qualifying round.
Rules on foreign players
Clubs are only allowed to register five foreign players per season, but only three of them can be on the game sheet in each game.
2015 teams
- Asia Europe United
- Boeung Ket Angkor
- Build Bright United
- Cambodia Tiger (former TriAsia Phnom Penh)
- CMAC
- Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
- Nagaworld
- National Defense Ministry
- National Police Commissary
- Phnom Penh Crown
- Svay Rieng
- Western Phnom Penh
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Personnel and sponsoring
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. A team can use three foreign players on the field in each game.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Asia Europe United | Phnom Penh | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| Boeung Ket Angkor | Kampong Cham | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| Build Bright United | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 55,000 |
| Cambodia Tiger | Phnom Penh | Western Stadium | 1,000 |
| CMAC | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 55,000 |
| Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | Takéo | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| Nagaworld | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 55,000 |
| National Defense Ministry | Phnom Penh | RCAF Old Stadium | 10,000 |
| National Police Commissary | Phnom Penh | Olympic Stadium | 55,000 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Phnom Penh | RSN Stadium | 5,000 |
| Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng Stadium | 1,500 |
| Western Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Western Stadium | 1,000 |
Previous winners
Previous champions are:[3]
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References
- ^ "Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh FC for 2014". Goal Singapore. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "C-League". Perform. p. Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Cambodia - List of Champions". RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
External links
- Metfone Cambodian League, MCL 2014
- FFC, the Football Federation
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