Linafoot
| Founded | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Number of clubs | 25 |
| 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 | Aigles du Congo (1st title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | TP Mazembe (20 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Tresor Mputu (165 goals) |
| Website | linafoot |
| Current: 2024–25 Linafoot | |
The Illicocash 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 20 titles.
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 the 2025–26 CAF club season
[edit]The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.
- Legend
- CL: CAF Champions League
- CC: CAF Confederation Cup
- ≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
- Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
| Rank | Association | 2020–21 (× 1) |
2021–22 (× 2) |
2022–23 (× 3) |
2023–24 (× 4) |
2024–25 (× 5) |
Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | Mvt | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | ||
| 1 | 1 |  — |
 Egypt
|
8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2.5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 190.5 |
| 2 | 2 | — |
 Morocco
|
4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 142 |
| 3 | 4 |  +1 |
 South Africa
|
8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | 3 | 131 |
| 4 | 3 |  -1 |
 Algeria
|
6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 130 |
| 5 | 6 | +1 |
 Tanzania
|
3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 82.5 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 |
 Tunisia
|
4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 82.5 |
| 7 | 8 | +1 |
 Angola
|
1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| 8 | 7 | -1 |
DR Congo
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | 9 | — |
 Sudan
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | 11 | +1 |
 Ivory Coast
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | 10 | -1 |
 Libya
|
0 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | 12 | — |
 Nigeria
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
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 | 20 | 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| 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 | |
| Aigles du Congo | Kinshasa | 1 | 2025 |
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)
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