Congo Ligue 1 is the top division of the
Congolese Football Federation
The Congolese Football Federation () is the governing body of Football (soccer), football in the Republic of Congo. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to Confederation of African Football, CAF in 1966. It organizes the nation ...
, in the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...
. It was created in 1961. The official name is Championnat National MTN for sponsorship reasons.
Between 1961 and 1977 the championship was decided in a 3-team tournament between the regional champions of
Brazzaville
Brazzaville () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and a Communes of the Republic of the Congo, commune. Constituting t ...
,
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire (; , with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department and a commune since the 2002 Constitution. B ...
, and
Niari
Niari are a caste in Odisha. They are similar to the Dewar caste, and belong to the Sebc category.
History
The Niari have a history of being unemployed and poor, and alongside a few other castes, mostly adopted the profession of preparing fla ...
. From 1978 to 1993, a nationwide league with 10 to 14 teams was played. From 1994 to 2008, the FECOFOOT reverted to a national play-off after the regional tournaments, with additional entries for the stronger leagues (Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire). In 2009, a nationwide league was reformed with 18 teams.
Championnat National MTN Clubs – 2016
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AC Léopards
Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024
**Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
*Coupe du ...
(Dolisie)
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AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire)
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AS Kondzo (Brazzaville)
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AS Ponténégrine (Pointe-Noire)
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CARA Brazzaville
Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...
(Brazzaville)
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CS La Mancha (Pointe-Noire)
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CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville)
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Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
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Inter Club (Brazzaville)
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Jeunes Fauves (Dolisie)
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JS Poto-Poto (Brazzaville)
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JS Talangaï (Brazzaville)
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Kimbonguila Kinkala
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Munisport
Munisport Landfill is a closed landfill located in North Miami, Florida adjacent to a low-income community, a regional campus of Florida International University, Oleta River State Park (a state recreational park), and estuarine Biscayne Bay.
The ...
(Pointe-Noire)
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Nico-Nicoyé (Pointe-Noire)
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Patronage Sainte-Anne
Patronage Sainte-Anne is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. They play in the Congo Premier League.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
Congo Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Football Federation, in th ...
(Brazzaville)
*
Pigeon Vert
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Saint Michel d'Ouenzé (Brazzaville)
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Tongo FC Jambon
Tongo FC Jambon is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. They play in the Congo Premier League
Congo Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Football Federation, in the Republic of the Congo. It was created ...
(Brazzaville)
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V. Club Mokanda (Pointe-Noire)
Previous winners
*1961:
CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville) bt
AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire)
*1962–66: ''no championship''
*1967:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1968:
Patronage Sainte-Anne
Patronage Sainte-Anne is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. They play in the Congo Premier League.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
Congo Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Football Federation, in th ...
(Brazzaville)
*1969:
CARA Brazzaville
Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...
(Brazzaville)
*1970–71:
Victoria Club Mokanda
Vita Club Mokanda, formerly Victoria Club Mokanda, is a football club based in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. They play in the Congo Premier League. In 1971 the team has won the Congo Premier League.
Stadium
Currently the team plays at th ...
(Pointe-Noire)
*1972: ''not held''
*1973:
CARA Brazzaville
Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...
(Brazzaville)
*1974: ''not held''
*1975:
CARA Brazzaville
Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...
(Brazzaville)
*1976:
CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville) bt
Vita Club Mokanda (Pointe-Noire)
*1977–78:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1979:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1980:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1981–82:
CARA Brazzaville
Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...
(Brazzaville)
*1982–83:
Kotoko MFOA (Brazzaville)
*1983:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1984:
CARA Brazzaville
Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...
(Brazzaville)
*1985:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1986:
Patronage Sainte-Anne
Patronage Sainte-Anne is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. They play in the Congo Premier League.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
Congo Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Football Federation, in th ...
(Brazzaville)
*1987:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1988:
Inter Club (Brazzaville)
*1989:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1990:
Inter Club (Brazzaville)
*1991:
CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville)
*1992–93: ''not held''
*1994: ''championship abandoned''
*1995:
AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) 1–0
Patronage Sainte-Anne
Patronage Sainte-Anne is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. They play in the Congo Premier League.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
Congo Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Football Federation, in th ...
(Brazzaville)
*1996:
Munisport
Munisport Landfill is a closed landfill located in North Miami, Florida adjacent to a low-income community, a regional campus of Florida International University, Oleta River State Park (a state recreational park), and estuarine Biscayne Bay.
The ...
(Pointe-Noire)
*1997:
Munisport
Munisport Landfill is a closed landfill located in North Miami, Florida adjacent to a low-income community, a regional campus of Florida International University, Oleta River State Park (a state recreational park), and estuarine Biscayne Bay.
The ...
(Pointe-Noire) bt
Union Sport (Brazzaville)
*1998:
Vita Club Mokanda (Pointe-Noire) 1–0
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*1999: ''not held''
*2000:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*2001:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville) 1–0
CS La Mancha (Pointe-Noire)
*2002:
AS Police (Brazzaville) 2–1
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville)
*2003:
Saint Michel d'Ouenzé (Brazzaville) 0–0
CS La Mancha (Pointe-Noire) (4–3 on pens)
*2004:
CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville) 2–1
AS Police (Brazzaville)
*2005:
AS Police (Brazzaville)
*2006:
Étoile du Congo
Étoile du Congo is a Congolese professional football club based in Brazzaville.
History
L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The churc ...
(Brazzaville) 1–0
CS La Mancha (Pointe-Noire)
*2007:
CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville) 2–0
AS Ponténégrine (Pointe-Noire)
*2008:
CARA Brazzaville
Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...
(Brazzaville) 2–1
FC Bilombé (Pointe-Noire)
*2009:
CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville)
*2010:
Saint Michel d'Ouenzé (Brazzaville) 3–2
AC Léopards
Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024
**Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
*Coupe du ...
(Dolisie)
*2011:
CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville) 2–0
AC Léopards
Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024
**Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
*Coupe du ...
(Dolisie)
*2012:
AC Léopards
Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024
**Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
*Coupe du ...
(Dolisie) 1–1
CSM Diables Noirs
Club Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs or simply CSMD Diables Noirs is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville.
The club won its seventh domestic league title in 2009.
History
The Diables Noirs started as an all-star club drawn ...
(Brazzaville) (aet; 4–2 on pens)
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2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
:
AC Léopards
Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024
**Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
*Coupe du ...
(Dolisie)
*2014: ''abandoned due to financial problems''
*2015: ''abandoned due to club boycotts''
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
:
AC Léopards
Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024
**Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
*Coupe du ...
(Dolisie)
*
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
:
AC Léopards
Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024
**Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
*Coupe du ...
(Dolisie)
*
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
:
AS Otohô
Association Sportive Otohô is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Association football, football club based in the city of Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Oyo in central Congo.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Champions (5): 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20 ...
(Oyo)
*
2018–19:
AS Otohô
Association Sportive Otohô is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Association football, football club based in the city of Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Oyo in central Congo.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Champions (5): 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20 ...
(Oyo)
*
2019–20:
AS Otohô
Association Sportive Otohô is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Association football, football club based in the city of Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Oyo in central Congo.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Champions (5): 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20 ...
(Oyo)
*2021:
AS Otohô
Association Sportive Otohô is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Association football, football club based in the city of Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Oyo in central Congo.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Champions (5): 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20 ...
(Oyo)
*
2021–22:
AS Otohô
Association Sportive Otohô is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Association football, football club based in the city of Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Oyo in central Congo.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Champions (5): 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20 ...
(Oyo)
*
2022–23
The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...
:
AS Otohô
Association Sportive Otohô is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Association football, football club based in the city of Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Oyo in central Congo.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Champions (5): 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20 ...
(Oyo)
*
2023-24:
AC Léopards
Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department.
Honours
*Congo Premier League
**Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024
**Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
*Coupe du ...
(Dolisie)
Performance by clubs
Top goalscorers
References
External links
Football for the Peoples. Congo
at FIFA.com (archived 21 November 2007)
{{CAF Leagues
Football leagues in the Republic of the Congo
Congo
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