The 2018 LINAFOOT was the 2nd season of the

LINAFOOT 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 M ...

, the top Chadian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2015. Unlike the 1st LINAFOOT edition (in 2015) organised as a full national championship and won by Gazelle FC, this edition was organized under the play-off formula. The season started on 15 September 2018 and concluded on 7 October 2018. The twelve teams were divided into two groups of six teams. The matches were played at three stadiums: Stade d'Académie de Farcha,

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya Stade National, also named Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya (Arabic: ملعب وطني), is a multi-use stadium in N'Djamena, Chad. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people and it has artificial gras ...

and Stade de Paris-Congo. All matches were being played at 03:30 p.m. local time.

Elect-Sport FC Elect-Sport FC () is a football (soccer) club from Chad based in N'Djamena. It plays its home matches on Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya in N'Djamena. The club's colours are traditionally yellow and black. History The club has won nation ...

won their fifth Chadian title. Abou Deco (AS CotonTchad) was the league topscorer with 14 goals; Mbangousoum Éric was voted the best player;

Francis Oumar Belonga Francis Oumar Belonga (born 13 March 1978) is a retired Chadian footballer who is currently a coach of Elect-Sport FC Elect-Sport FC () is a football (soccer) club from Chad based in N'Djamena. It plays its home matches on Stade Omnisports Id ...

(Elect-Sport FC) was voted the best coach.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

[Oct 2] Renaissance (N'Djaména) 0-0 Elect Sport [3-4 pen] Coton Tchad (N'Djaména) 3-0 Tourbillon

Third place match

[Oct 6] Renaissance (N'Djaména) 1-2 Tourbillon

Final

[Oct 7, stade Idriss Mohamat Ouya, N'Djaména] Coton Tchad (N'Djaména) 1-1 Elect Sport [3-4 pen] *

qualified for the 2018–19 CAF Champions League. *AS CotonTchad qualified for the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.

References

External links

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