2019–20 Burundi Ligue A

The 2019–20 Burundi Ligue A season, also known as Primus Ligue for sponsorship reasons, was the 57th edition of the Burundi Premier League, the top-tier football league in Burundi since its establishment in 1963. The season began on 10 August 2019 and was one of the few football leagues still playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, until were suspended after the conclusion of week 27 on 5 April 2020. However, the season resumed on 30 May 2020 and was concluded on 24 June 2020.[1][2]

Burundi Ligue A
Season2019–20
Dates10 August 2019 – 24 June 2020
ChampionsLe Messager Ngozi
RelegatedLLB Sport 4 Africa
Ngozi City
Les Lierres
Champions LeagueLe Messager Ngozi
Confederation CupMusongati
Matches played240
Goals scored688 (2.87 per match)
Biggest home winLe Messager Ngozi 6–0 Les Lierres
(7 September 2019)
Olympic Star 6–0 LLB Sport 4 Africa
(5 April 2020)
Biggest away winKayanza United 0–5 Bujumbura City
(26 September 2019)
Les Lierres 1–6 Aigle Noir
(23 June 2020)
Highest scoringAigle Noir 6–2 Bujumbura City
(20 June 2020)
Longest winning run6 matches
Le Messager Ngozi
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Musongati
Longest winless run9 matches
Flambeau du Centre
Longest losing run7 matches
Ngozi City
Les Lierres

Teams

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A total of sixteen clubs participate in this season. Thirteen teams from previous season and three new promoted sides.

Other changes

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Le Messager Ngozi Ngozi Stade Urukundo 5,000
Musongati Gitega Stade Ingoma 10,000
Aigle Noir Makamba Makamba Stade Peace Park 35,000
BS Dynamik Bujumbura Stade Intwari 10,000
Flambeau du Centre Gitega Stade Ingoma 10,000
Vital'O Bujumbura Stade Intwari 10,000
Bujumbura City Bujumbura Stade Intwari 10,000
Olympic Star Muyinga Muyinga Stade Municipal de Muyinga 10,000
Rukinzo Bujumbura Stade Intwari 10,000
Inter Star Bujumbura Stade Intwari 10,000
Bumamuru Buganda Stade Urunani 7,000
Kayanza United Kayanza Stade de Gatwaro 10,000
Athlético Academy Bujumbura Stade Intwari 10,000
LLB Sport 4 Africa Bujumbura Stade Intwari 10,000
Ngozi City Ngozi Stade Urukundo 5,000
Les Lierres Bujumbura Stade Intwari 10,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Le Messager Ngozi (C) 30 18 10 2 51 18 +33 64 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Musongati 30 15 11 4 45 26 +19 56 Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup[a]
3 Aigle Noir Makamba 30 13 9 8 56 39 +17 48[b]
4 BS Dynamik 30 13 9 8 32 25 +7 48[b]
5 Flambeau du Centre 30 13 9 8 44 40 +4 48[b]
6 Vital'O 30 12 8 10 41 33 +8 44
7 Bujumbura City 30 12 7 11 47 41 +6 43
8 Olympic Star Muyinga 30 11 6 13 54 48 +6 39[c]
9 Rukinzo 30 10 9 11 40 44 −4 39[c]
10 Inter Star 30 9 11 10 29 32 −3 38[d]
11 Bumamuru 30 10 8 12 41 37 +4 38[d]
12 Kayanza United 30 9 10 11 35 39 −4 37
13 Athlético Academy 30 9 9 12 46 44 +2 36
14 LLB Sport 4 Africa (R) 30 9 8 13 23 41 −18 35 Relegation to Burundi Ligue B
15 Ngozi City (R) 30 6 4 20 28 62 −34 22
16 Les Lierres (R) 30 6 2 22 26 69 −43 20
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Musongati qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2020 Coupe du Président de la République.
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Aigle Noir 7, Dynamik 6, Flambeau du Centre 4.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Olympic Star 6, Rukinzo 0.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Inter Star 4, Bumamuru 1.

Results

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Home \ Away AGN ATO BJC BUM DYN FDC ITS KAY LMN LIE LYD MUS NGO OLS RUK VIT
Aigle Noir Makamba 1–1 6–2 1–3 3–1 5–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Athlético Academy 1–5 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 4–0 3–3 5–1 2–0
Bujumbura City 1–2 3–2 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–3 5–2 1–1 1–0 0–1
Bumamuru 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 5–2
BS Dynamik 4–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 4–2 0–0 1–1 0–0
Flambeau du Centre 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 5–1 0–4 1–1 0–0
Inter Star 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1
Kayanza United 2–1 1–1 0–5 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–1
Le Messager Ngozi 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 6–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–1
Les Lierres 1–6 1–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–4 1–3
LLB Sport 4 Africa 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–3
Musongati 2–1 3–3 2–3 0–0 0–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0
Ngozi City 1–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–0
Olympic Star Muyinga 2–3 3–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–3 5–1 6–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–5
Rukinzo 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–3
Vital'O 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "Ligue A". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Burundi 2019/20". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Football : Top Junior, le rêve brisé" [Football: Top Junior, the broken dream]. iwacu-burundi.org. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.