This season, Bahraini Premier League will be known as the Bahrain Classification Soccer League 2008–09 and will consist of 19 teams which will play each other once. The top 10 teams will join the new Premier League in 2009/10 and the bottom 9 teams will form a new Division 2 championship.

The top two sides enter the 2009 Gulf Club Champions Cup

Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009

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Final league table

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POS	NAME	P	W	D	L	F	A
Points
1	Muharraq Club Muharraq Club Al-Muharraq Sports Club , is the oldest sports club in Muharraq island in the Persian Gulf region. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 31 times. Al-Muharraq Sports Club also takes part in other sports than football like Basketball and Volleyball...	18	14	3	1	50	9	+41	45
2	Bahrain Riffa Club Bahrain Riffa Club Al-Riffa Sports Club is a Bahraini football club based in Riffa, playing in the top division of Bahraini football. The club was founded in 1953 by the Kingdom's Prime Minister, HH Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa...	18	14	2	2	51	11	+40	44
3	Al Ahli Club	18	13	3	2	34	9	+25	42
4	East Riffa Club East Riffa Club East Riffa Club is a Bahraini football club. They play in the top division in Bahraini football.-Achievements:*Bahraini Premier League: 1*Bahraini King's Cup: 2-Squad 2009/2010:...	18	12	4	2	38	22	+16	40
5	Busaiteen Club Busaiteen Club Busaiteen is a Bahraini club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Track & Field.-Football Team:...	18	10	2	6	38	22	+16	32
6	Al Najma Club	18	9	4	5	29	19	+10	31
7	Manama Club Manama Club TodaysManama Club is a football club based in Manama, Bahrain. They play in the top division in Bahraini football.From the inception of the Bahrain league in 1945 till the start of 1990s, Manama did not make an important impact on Bahraini football. While rivals Al Ahli were winning three national...	18	9	3	6	38	27	+11	30
8	Al-Shabab Club Al-Shabab (Bahrain) Al-Shabab Club is a Bahraini football club based in Jidhafs. They play in the top division in Bahraini football. They share the Bahrain National Stadium with four other clubs.-Squad:...	18	8	6	4	37	31	+6	30
9	Malkiya Malkiya Malkiya may refer to:*Malkia, a kibbutz in northern Israel*Malkiya, a town in Bahrain*Malkiya Club, a football club from the town in Bahrain*Al-Malikiyah, a town in Syria*al-Malkiyya, a depopulated Palestinian village in Israel...	18	8	5	5	23	18	+5	29
10	Al Hala Al Hala Al Hala is a Bahraini football club based in Halat Bu Maher, Muharraq. They play in the top division in Bahraini football.-Achievements:* Bahraini Premier League: 1* Bahraini King's Cup: 3-Squad:...  Muharraq Muharraq Muharraq , is Bahrain's third largest city, and served as its capital until 1923. The city is located on Muharraq Island and has long been a centre of religiosity...	18	9	1	8	29	20	+9	28
11	Al Hadd	18	8	4	6	35	32	+3	28
12	Sitra Club	18	7	4	7	22	25	-3	25
13	Bahrain Club	18	5	7	6	26	21	+5	22
14	Budaiya	18	5	3	10	14	25	-11	18
15	Qalali	18	3	3	12	19	40	-21	12
16	Al Ittihad Bahrain	18	2	4	12	16	41	-25	10
17	Ittifaq Maqaba	18	2	2	14	12	43	-31	8
18	Issa Town	18	1	2	15	11	54	-43	5
19	Tadamun Buri	18	0	2	16	10	63	-53	2

End of season Playoff

Al Hadd and Al Hala

Al Hala

Al Hala is a Bahraini football club based in Halat Bu Maher, Muharraq. They play in the top division in Bahraini football.-Achievements:* Bahraini Premier League: 1* Bahraini King's Cup: 3-Squad:...

 went into an end of season play-off to determine which side would stay in the Premier League for the following season. Al Hala won the game 1-0 after extra time.

Bahrain Classification Soccer League 2008-09 Winners
Muharraq Club Muharraq Club Al-Muharraq Sports Club , is the oldest sports club in Muharraq island in the Persian Gulf region. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 31 times. Al-Muharraq Sports Club also takes part in other sports than football like Basketball and Volleyball... 31st Title 4th in a row