The Liberian National County Sports Meet is the top knockout county tournament of the Liberian football inaugurated in 1956.[1] It is an annual sporting festival organized and hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The event is primarily a platform intended to forge national unity and reconciliation in Liberia.
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| Organising bodies | Ministry of Youth and Sport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| Region | Liberia |
| Number of teams | 15 (2015–Present) |
| Current champions | River Gee County |
| Most successful team(s) | Nimba County (6 titles) |
The National County Sport Meet is the most watched football tournament across Liberia, with over 1.5 million football fans tuning in to listen over Radio, watching live from different Liberian online football sources, and also visiting the various stadiums in which the games can be played.
Competition format
editBeginning in November, the competition proceeds with a group stage of 15 teams, divided into four groups, with the first three groups carrying four teams and the last group carrying three. Each team plays every member of its group, and the team with the highest point and the runners-up in each group will then proceed to the next round while the other team will be eliminated.
For the next stage which is the quarter final, and onwards, the draw is entirely random, without association protection. The tournament is usually played within the period of one month; it only exceeds that when there are circumstances.
List of winners
edit- 1956 : Maryland County[2]
- 1969 : Grand Cape Mount County[3]
- 1974 : Grand Kru County [4]
- 1977 : Grand Kru County [5]
- 1978 : Nimba County[6]
- 1979 : Nimba County[7]
- 1985 : Grand Kru County[8]
- 1987: Grand Kru County[9]
- 1989: Grand Gedeh County[10]
- 1990: Grand Bassa County
- 2004 : Gbarpolu County[11]
- 2007 : Rivercess County[12]
- 2008 : Bong County[13]
- 2009 : Bomi County[14]
- 2009/10 : Nimba County[15]
- 2010/11 : Nimba County
- 2011/12 : Margibi County[16]
- 2012/13 : Grand Cape Mount County[17]
- 2013/14: Grand Bassa County[18]
- 2014/15: N/A (*was cancelled due to the Ebola epidemic)
- 2015/16: Grand Bassa County[19]
- 2016/17: Maryland County[20]
- 2017/18 : Montserrado County[21]
- 2018/19 : Bomi County[22]
- 2019/20 : Grand Kru County [23]
- 2020/21 : Lofa County[24]
- 2021/22 : Nimba County[25]
- 2022/23 : Nimba County[26]
- 2023/24 : River Gee County[27][citation needed][citation needed]
History
editIn 1970, Sasstown Territory, now part of Grand Kru County, won the county meet, and Kru Coast Territory won it in 1974. Grand Kru County won the county meet four times. Some of the players in Sasstown at that time were Patrick Arthur, Anthony Wesseh, Tarpeh Roberts, Sylvester Red' Weah, Michael Tarplah, Anthony Sayon Nagbe, Experience Tony, Telemu,
References
edit- ^ "National County Meet Fixtures Released". liberiansoccer.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Liberia: A Look At the National County Meet". allafrica.com. 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Cape Mount Claims Emphatic 3-1 Victory Over Montserrado to Clinch County Meet Crown". liberiansoccer.com. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
- ^ "County Meet: Full Lists Of Groups". liberiansoccer.com. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "County Meet: Full Lists Of Groups". liberiansoccer.com. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "County Meet: Full Lists Of Groups". liberiansoccer.com. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "County Meet: Full Lists Of Groups". liberiansoccer.com. 23 September 2015.
- ^ . liberiansoccer.com. 19 March 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219032804/http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Grand%20Kru%20County%20Appeals%20To%20Citizens%20In%20The%20Diaspora.htm. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "After Receiving 1997 Championship Trophy". liberiansoccer.com. 19 March 2004. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
- ^ "Grand Bassa County Gets Though Group in National County Meet Draw". liberiansoccer.com. 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Gbarpolu & Sinoe Celebrate Gold". liberiansoccer.com. 6 April 2004. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006.
- ^ "Rivercess wins county meet in grand style". liberiansoccer.com. 23 January 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Bong wins county meet". liberiansoccer.com. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Bomi captures football trophy". liberiansoccer.com. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Nimba Wins County Meet!". liberiansoccer.com. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Margibi County wins County Meet". liberiansoccer.com. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Cape Mount Claims Emphatic 3-1 Victory Over Montserrado to Clinch County Meet Crown". liberiansoccer.com. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Grand Bassa Wins 2014 Liberian County competition in Soccer". cmiliberia.org. 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Bassa Conquers County Meet". liberiansoccer.com. 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Liberia: National County Meet". 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Liberia: National County Meet". 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Liberia: National County Meet". 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Liberia: National County Meet". 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Liberia: National County Meet". 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Liberia: National County Meet". 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Liberia: National County Meet". 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Liberia: National County Meet". 18 January 2023.
External links
edit- Liberia National County Meet
- Liberiansoccer.com - "the official home of Liberian football" - "FIFA approved" - current official standings provided
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