Table: 1.Muharraq 18 12 3 3 40-11 39 [Muharraq] Champions 2.Al-Ahli 18 8 6 4 26-21 30 [Manama] 3.West Riffa 18 7 7 4 31-24 28 [West Riffa] 4.Bahrain 18 5 8 5 30-29 23 [Muharraq] 5.Essa Town 18 4 10 4 29-30 22 [Essa Town] 6.East Riffa 18 4 9 5 26-27 21 [East Riffa] 7.Al-Hala 18 3 11 4 20-23 20 [Muharraq-al-Hala] 8.Besaitin 18 4 7 7 27-29 19 [Besaitin] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Budaia 18 4 7 7 15-33 19 [Budaia] Relegation Playoff -------------------------------------------- 10.Al-Hilal 18 3 4 11 17-34 13 [Manama] Relegated Round 1 [Nov 26,27] Bahrain 1-0 Budaia Ahli 2-0 Besaitin Hilal 1-0 East Riffa Muharraq 2-1 Essa Town Hala 0-0 West Riffa Round 2 [Dec 2-4] Muharraq 0-0 Hala East Riffa 0-1 Essa Town West Riffa 0-0 Bahrain Budaia 0-0 Besaitin Ahli 2-0 Hilal Round 3 [Dec 9-11] Hilal 0-1 Budaia West Riffa 2-1 Besaitin Ahli 2-2 Essa Town Bahrain 0-1 Hala Muharraq 0-0 East Riffa Round 4 [Dec 16-18] Muharraq 3-0 Bahrain Besaitin 0-2 Hala Budaia 2-5 Essa Town Hilal 2-2 West Riffa Ahli 1-1 East Riffa [Jan 11] Round 5 [Dec 23-27] Besaitin 3-3 Bahrain West Riffa 3-3 Essa Town Budaia 1-1 East Riffa Hala 1-0 Hilal Ahli 1-0 Muharraq Round 6 [Dec 31-Jan 4] West Riffa 4-0 East Riffa Essa Town 3-2 Hala Ahli 2-0 Budaia Muharraq 1-2 Besaitin Hilal 2-1 Bahrain Round 7 [Jan 21,22] Hilal 1-3 Besaitin Ahli 0-1 West Riffa Essa Town 1-1 Bahrain Muharraq 4-0 Budaia Hala 0-0 East Riffa Round 8 [Jan 27-29] Budaia 2-1 West Riffa [Jan 14] Essa Town 1-1 Besaitin East Riffa 3-3 Bahrain Ahli 2-0 Hala Hilal 0-4 Muharraq Round 9 [Feb 3-5] Essa Town 2-1 Hilal Ahli 1-3 Bahrain Budaia 0-0 Hala East Riffa 2-2 Besaitin Muharraq 0-2 West Riffa [Feb 11] Round 10 [Feb 10-15] East Riffa 2-1 Hilal Ahli 2-1 Besaitin Hala 2-2 West Riffa Muharraq 4-1 Essa Town Bahrain 2-0 Budaia Round 11 [Feb 17-19] Ahli 2-0 Hilal Besaitin 1-2 Budaia East Riffa 1-1 Essa Town West Riffa 1-3 Bahrain Muharraq 2-2 Hala Round 12 [Feb 24-26] Bahrain 2-2 Hala Ahli 2-0 Essa Town Muharraq 1-0 East Riffa Budaia 1-1 Hilal Besaitin 0-3 West Riffa Round 13 [Mar 30] West Riffa 1-1 Hilal Hala 1-1 Besaitin Essa Town 1-1 Budaia East Riffa 2-2 Ahli Bahrain 1-3 Muharraq Round 14 [Apr 3-5] Hilal 2-1 Hala West Riffa 1-0 Essa Town Bahrain 2-2 Besaitin Muharraq 2-0 Ahli East Riffa 5-1 Budaia Round 15 [Apr 8,9] Hala 1-1 Essa Town Bahrain 2-0 Hilal West Riffa 2-2 East Riffa Budaia 0-0 Ahli Besaitin 0-1 Muharraq Round 16 [Apr 12-14] Bahrain 3-3 Essa Town Besaitin 5-2 Hilal Muharraq 6-0 Budaia Hala 1-4 East Riffa West Riffa 5-1 Ahli Round 17 [Apr 17-19] Besaitin 1-1 Essa Town Muharraq 2-1 Hilal Bahrain 1-2 East Riffa Hala 2-2 Ahli West Riffa 1-2 Budaia Round 18 [Apr 22,23] Bahrain 2-2 Ahli Hilal 2-2 Essa Town East Riffa 1-4 Besaitin West Riffa 0-5 Muharraq Hala 2-2 Budaia Table: 1.Muharraq 18 12 3 3 40-11 39 [Muharraq] Champions 2.Al-Ahli 18 8 6 4 26-21 30 [Manama] 3.West Riffa 18 7 7 4 31-24 28 [West Riffa] 4.Bahrain 18 5 8 5 30-29 23 [Muharraq] 5.Essa Town 18 4 10 4 29-30 22 [Essa Town] 6.East Riffa 18 4 9 5 26-27 21 [East Riffa] 7.Al-Hala 18 3 11 4 20-23 20 [Muharraq-al-Hala] 8.Besaitin 18 4 7 7 27-29 19 [Besaitin] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Budaia 18 4 7 7 15-33 19 [Budaia] Relegation Playoff -------------------------------------------- 10.Al-Hilal 18 3 4 11 17-34 13 [Manama] Relegated Promotion/Relegation Playoff First Leg [May 25] Budaia 2-2 Qalali Second Leg [May 30] Qalali 0-3 Budaia Budaia remain in first division. Promoted: Malikeya. Later the relegation of Al-Hilal was revoked and Qalali were also admitted into the first division, extending it to 12 teams, divided into two groups of 6. Author: Mohammed Qayed (arab_football@hotmail.com) Last updated: 11 Jan 2001 (C) Copyright Mohammed Qayed and RSSSF 1999/2001