Kiribati National Championship

Kiribati National Championship
Founded	2002
Country	Kiribati
Confederation	OFC
Number of teams	23
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Betio Town Council (2023)
Most championships	Betio Town Council (6)
	Current: 2023 Kiribati National Championship

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

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Betio Town Council	Bairiki	Bairiki National Stadium	2,500

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
2000	Arorae	—
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	3	1996, 1997, 2004
South Tarawa	1	1987
Onotoa		2000
Arorae		2002
Nonouti		2017

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2004	Atiino Baraniko	Betio Town Council	15
2006	Bebe Tureiaa	Betio Town Council

References

^ "About KIFA - Kiribati Islands Football Association". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ "Kiribati - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
^ rsssf.org; Kiribati 2010

External links

Official

[1] "About KIFA - Kiribati Islands Football Association". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[2] "Kiribati - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-02-11.

[3] rsssf.org; Kiribati 2010

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v t e Top-level football leagues of Oceania (OFC)
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Non-recognized	Palau
^† Associated members