FOOTBALL – AL Ettifaq were last night crowned champions of the 2025-26 Bahrain First Division. They secured their title with a 4-1 rout of Isa Town at Al Ahli Club Stadium in Mahooz.
The match was part of the concluding matchday of the season, and it earned them 53 points in first place on the table.
Ettifaq finished just a point ahead of runners-up East Riffa, who wrapped up their campaign with a 4-0 triumph over Galali at the Bahrain Football Association pitches in Riffa.
Both Ettifaq and East Riffa had already secured their promotion to the 2026-27 season of the Nasser Bin Hamad Bahrain Premier Football League.