The Vodacom Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Association Football Federation, the governing body of football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1958. In 2013, the highest attendance was set in the match DC Motema Pembe – AS Vita Club, which saw an attendance of 80,000 football fans at Stade des Martyrs. TP Mazembe is the most successful club with 19 titles.
| Founded | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Country |  RD Congo |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Linafoot Ligue 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coupe du Congo |
| International cup(s) | CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup |
| Current champions | TP Mazembe (19 titles) (2021-22) |
| Most championships | TP Mazembe (19 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Tresor Mputu (144 goals) |
| Website | linafoot |
| Current: 2023–24 Linafoot | |
In 2010 the competition was renamed the Vodacom Super League following the signing of a five-year sponsorship deal with communications company Vodacom.[1]
Qualification for African competitions edit
Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF competitions edit
Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF Champions League and 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2016 to 2019–20.
- Legend
- CL: CAF Champions League
- CC: CAF Confederation Cup
- Associations ranked 1–12 and eligible to enter two teams in each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup)
| Rank | Association | 2016 (× 1) |
2017 (× 2) |
2018 (× 3) |
2018–19 (× 4) |
2019–20 (× 5) |
Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | Mvt | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | ||
| 1 | 2 |  +1 |
 Morocco
|
4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 190 |
| 2 | 3 | +1 |
 Egypt
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 167 |
| 3 | 1 |  –2 |
 Tunisia
|
0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 140 |
| 4 | 5 | +1 |
DR Congo
|
0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83 |
| 5 | 4 | –1 |
 Algeria
|
0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 81 |
| 6 | 6 |  — |
 South Africa
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 68.5 |
| 7 | 7 | — |
 Zambia
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | 9 | +1 |
 Nigeria
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | 10 | +1 |
 Guinea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 10 | 11 | +1 |
 Angola
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
2021−22 clubs edit
Locations of the 2021−22 clubs
- AC Rangers (Kinshasa)
- AS Dauphins Noirs (Goma)
- AS Maniema Union (Kindu)
- AS Kuya Sport (Kinshasa)
- AS Vita Club (Kinshasa)
- CS Don Bosco (Lubumbashi)
- DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
- Etoile de Kivu (Bukavu)
- FC Blessing Kolwezi (Kolwezi)
- FC Renaissance du Congo (Kinshasa)
- FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo (Lubumbashi)
- FC Simba Kolwezi (Kolwezi)
- JS Kinshasa (Kinshasa)
- SM Sanga Balende (Mbuji-Mayi)
- TP Mazembe (Lubumbashi)
- US Panda B52 (Likasi)
- US Tshinkunku (Kananga)
Champions edit
Champions so far were:[2]
Performance by club edit
| Club | City | Titles | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TP Mazembe (Includes TP Engelbert) | Lubumbashi | 19 | 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| 2 | AS Vita Club | Kinshasa | 15 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2021 |
| 3 | DC Motema Pembe (Includes CS Imana) | Kinshasa | 12 | 1963, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008 |
| 4 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | Lubumbashi | 6 | 1958, 1968, 1981, 1986, 1990, 2002 |
| 5 | AS Dragons (Includes AS Bilima) | Kinshasa | 4 | 1965, 1979, 1982, 1984 |
| 6 | SM Sanga Balende | Mbuji-Mayi | 1 | 1983 |
| US Tshinkunku | Kananga | 1 | 1985 | |
| SCOM Mikishi | Lubumbashi | 1 | 1991 | |
| US Bilombe | Bukavu | 1 | 1992 | |
| AS Bantous | Mbuji-Mayi | 1 | 1995 |
Top goalscorers edit
| Season | Country | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | |
Papy Bazilepo | Kinshasa City FC | 19 |
| 2003 | |
Belingo Brazzo | AS Vita Club | 8 |
| 2004 | |
Tresor Mputu | TP Mazembe | 34 |
| 2005 | |
Tresor Mputu | TP Mazembe | 22 |
| 2006 | |
Tresor Mputu | TP Mazembe | 15 |
| 2007 | |
Tresor Mputu | TP Mazembe | 15 |
| 2008 | |
Serge Lofo Bongeli | AS Vita Club | 16 |
| 2009 | |
Junior Kabananga | FC MK Etanchéité | 27 |
| 2012 |  |
Mbwana Samatta | TP Mazembe | 23 |
| 2013 | |
Tady Agiti Etkiama | AS Vita Club | 13 |
| 2013-14 | |
Mbwana Samatta | TP Mazembe | 15 |
| 2014-15 |  |
Roger Assale | TP Mazembe | 14 |
| 2015-16 | |
Chavda Maïsha | Sharks XI | 12 |
| 2016-17 | |
Ben Malango | TP Mazembe | 18 |
| 2017-18 | |
Jean Marc Makusu | AS Vita Club | 24 |
| 2018-19 | |
Jackson Muleka | TP Mazembe | 24 |
| 2019-20 | |
Jackson Muleka | TP Mazembe | 12 |
| 2021-22 | |
Makabi Lilepo | AS Vita Club | 9 |
| 2023-24 |  |
Fily Traore | TP Mazembe | 19 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Vodacom Super Ligue". vodacom.genitranssprl.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo; formerly Zaire) Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "RDC – Ligue 1 : La fédération reconnaît la décision du TAS, Vita Club officiellement champion". enquete.cd. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-01..
External links edit
- League standings, results and fixtures at Soccerway
- League overview at FIFA.com (archived 18 August 2007)