2024 Fiji Premier League
Football league season
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The 2024 Fiji Premier League, known as the 2024 Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons, has been the 48th season of the Fiji Premier League, the highest level of the Fijian football league system. The season begun on 18 February and ended on 29 September.[1]
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| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 February – 29 September |
| Champions | Rewa FC (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Tailevu Naitasiri FC |
| OFC Champions League | Rewa FC Labasa FC |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 310 (3.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Merrill Nand (11) |
| Biggest home win | Rewa 6–1 Nadroga (14 April 2024) Suva 5–0 Tailevu Naitasiri (11 August 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Tailevu Naitasiri 1–5 Rewa (3 March 2024) Nasinu 0–4 Rewa (11 August 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Navua 6–2 Lautoka (7 July 2024) |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Lautoka FC were the defending champions. On 22 September 2024, Rewa won their second title with a game to spare.
Teams
Newly promoted Nasinu FC replaced 2023 Fiji Premier League's last placed Tavua FC.
 Promoted from2023 Fiji Senior League |
 Relegated to2024 Fiji Senior League |
|---|---|
| Nasinu | Tavua |
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Ba | Ba | Govind Park |
| Labasa | Labasa | Subrail Park |
| Lautoka | Lautoka | Churchill Park |
| Nadi | Nadi | Prince Charles Park |
| Nadroga | Sigatoka | Lawaqa Park |
| Nasinu | Nasinu | Nasinu Park |
| Navua | Navua | Thomson Park |
| Rewa | Nausori | Ratu Cakobau Park |
| Suva | Suva | HFC Bank Stadium |
| Tailevu | Nausori | Ratu Cakobau Park |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rewa (C) | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 43 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Labasa | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 32 | |
| 3 | Lautoka | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 31 | |
| 4 | Navua | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 29 | |
| 5 | Ba | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | |
| 6 | Nadi | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Suva | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Nadroga | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 17 | |
| 9 | Nasinu | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 15 | |
| 10 | Tailevu Naitasiri (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 12 | Relegation to Fiji Senior League |
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Merrill Nand |
Suva | 11 |
| 2 | Christopher Wasasala |
Labasa | 9 |
| Sairusi Nalaubu |
Lautoka | ||
| Tevita Waranaivalu |
Rewa | ||
| 5 |  Ali Mekawir |
Navua | 8 |
| Iosefo Verevou |
Rewa | ||
| Etonia Dogalau |
Ba | ||
| Rusiate Matarerega |
Nadroga | ||
| 9 | Simione Damuni |
Navua | 6 |
 Joe Moses |
Suva | ||
| Saula Waqa |
Lautoka | ||
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Rocky | Nadi | Nadroga | 3-3 | 10 March 2024 |
| Simione Damuni | Navua | Lautoka | 6-2 | 7 July 2024 |
| Merrill Nand | Suva | Tailevu Naitasiri | 5-0 | 11 August 2024 |
| Sairusi Nalaubu | Lautoka | Nadi | 2-3 | 17 August 2024 |