Football league
The Kiribati National Championship is the top division of competitive football in the nation of Kiribati , founded in 2002 by the Kiribati Islands Football Association , the nations football governing body.[ 1] The association and the National Championships are based in the capital city, South Tarawa .[ 2]
The competition reunites only temporary council teams (one council team on each island, two council teams on Tabiteuea and 3 teams on Tarawa ) and is disputed during Te Runga , the National Games held every two years.
Champions in 2019
Current clubs
These are the current clubs for the 2023 season:
Betio Town Council
Nonouti
Marakei
Tamana
Arorae
Kuria
Teinainano Urban Council
Abemama
Banaba
North Tarawa
Beru
Tabiteuea South
Butaritari
Maiana
Abaiang
Tabiteuea North
Tabuaeran
Kiritimati
Aranuka
Makin
Nikunau
Onotoa
Teraina
Previous winners
Previous winners are:[ 3]
Season
Champion
Result
Runners-up
Venue
1984
South Tarawa
3–1
Abaiang
Unknown
1985–1986: not known (possibly not held)
1987
Makin
—
1988–1994: not known (many years: not held)
1995
Betio Town Council
—
1996
Tarawa Urban Council
—
1997
Tarawa Urban Council
—
1998: not held
1999
Betio Town Council
—
2000
Onotoa
—
2001: not held
2002
Arorae
—
2003: not held
2004
Tarawa Urban Council
2–1
Betio Town Council
Bairiki National Stadium
2005: not held
2006
Betio Town Council
3–1
Tarawa Urban Council 1
Bairiki National Stadium
2007–2008: not held
2009
Betio Town Council
—
2010
Makin
1–1 (a.e.t. ), (4–1 p )
Marakei
Bairiki National Stadium
2011–2012: not held
2013
Makin
4–0
Butaritari
Bairiki National Stadium
2014
Unknown
2015–2016: not held
2017
Nonouti
2–0
Aranuka
Bairiki National Stadium
2018: not held
2019
Betio Town Council
3–2
Tarawa Urban Council
Bairiki National Stadium
2020–2022: not held
2023
Betio Town Council
3–2
Tarawa Urban Council
Bairiki National Stadium
By titles
Club
Wins
Winning years
Betio Town Council
6
1995, 1999, 2006, 2009, 2019, 2023
Makin
3
1987, 2010, 2013
Teinainano Urban Council
1996, 1997, 2004
South Tarawa
1
1987
Onotoa
2000
Arorae
2002
Nonouti
2017
Topscorers
References
External links
Current Non-recognized † Associated members