The Vodacom Ligue 1 is the top division of the
Congolese Association Football Federation
The Congolese Association Football Federation (, FECOFA) is the governing body of football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It founded in 1919 and affiliated to the FIFA in 1964 and CAF in 1964. It organizes the national football league ...
, the governing body of
football
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in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
. It was created in 1958. In 2013, the highest attendance was set in the match
DC Motema Pembe
Daring Club Motema Pembe, or simply DCMP for a short, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa.
History
Created in 1936 under the name Falcon Daring, by the Rev. Father Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove who was a missionary o ...
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AS Vita Club
Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa.
History
AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of ''Rena ...
, which saw an attendance of 80,000 football fans at
Stade des Martyrs
The Pentacost Martyrs Stadium (French language, French: ''Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte'') (formerly known as Stade Kamanyola), or commonly referred to as the Stade des Martyrs, is a List of national stadiums, national multi-purpose stadium ...
.
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...
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
Vodacom Group Limited is a South African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 130 million customers across Africa.
From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to ...
.
Qualification for African competitions
Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF competitions
Association ranking for
2020–21 CAF Champions League The 2020–21 CAF Champions League (officially the 2020–21 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 25th ...
and
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
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will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2016 to 2019–20.
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* CL:
CAF Champions League
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* CC:
CAF Confederation Cup
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*
2021−22 clubs
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AC Rangers (
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
)
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AS Dauphins Noirs
AS Dauphins Noirs (Black Dolphins) is a football club from DR Congo. They play their home games at Stade des Volcans, which has a capacity of 10,000. The stadium is located in Goma
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Cong ...
(
Goma
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the North Kivu, North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdo ...
)
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AS Maniema Union
Association Sportive Maniema Union is a Congolese football club based in Kindu, Maniema province and currently playing in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo.
History
''AS Maniema Union'' was founded in 2005 and they p ...
(
Kindu
Kindu is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Lualaba River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu.
Kindu is ...
)
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AS Kuya Sport (Kinshasa)
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AS Vita Club
Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa.
History
AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of ''Rena ...
(Kinshasa)
*
CS Don Bosco
Cercle Sportif Don Bosco de Lubumbashi or simply CS Don Bosco is a football club from DR Congo based in Lubumbashi. They play their home games at the 18,000 capacity Stade TP Mazembe. The club serves as a feeder club to TP Mazembe and is owned ...
(
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi ( , ; former ; former ) is the second-largest Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital ...
)
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DC Motema Pembe
Daring Club Motema Pembe, or simply DCMP for a short, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa.
History
Created in 1936 under the name Falcon Daring, by the Rev. Father Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove who was a missionary o ...
(Kinshasa)
*
Etoile de Kivu (
Bukavu
Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu P ...
)
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FC Blessing Kolwezi (
Kolwezi
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)
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FC Renaissance du Congo
Football Club Renaissance du Congo or simply FC Renaissance is a Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese Association football, football club based in Kinshasa. In the 2018-19 Linafoot season, FC Renaissance du Congo was the football club from ...
(Kinshasa)
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FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo
FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo is a Congolese professional Association football, football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Kibassa Maliba. FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo drew an average home attendance of 4,369 in the 2018-19 Linafoot ...
(Lubumbashi)
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FC Simba Kolwezi (Kolwezi)
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JS Kinshasa (Kinshasa)
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SM Sanga Balende
Sa Majesté Sanga Balende, is a football club that plays in the Democratic Republic of Congo top tier: Vodacom Ligue 1. Sanga Balende is the only club in vodacom Ligue 1, that is from Kasai Oriental, This gives them a lot of popularity around the ...
(
Mbuji-Mayi
Mbuji-Mayi (formerly Bakwanga) is a city and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is thought to be the second largest city in the country, after the capital Kinshasa and ahead of Lubumbashi ...
)
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TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...
(Lubumbashi)
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US Panda B52 (
Likasi
Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville (French language, French) and Jadotstad (Dutch language, Dutch)) is a Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
...
)
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US Tshinkunku
Union Sportive Tshinkunku commonly known as US Tshinkunku, is a Congolese football club based in Kananga, Kasaï-Central province, currently playing in the Linafoot, the first level of the Congolese football and their home games are played at ...
(
Kananga
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, city of the Kasai-Central, Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï ...
)
Champions
Champions so far were:
Performance by club
Top goalscorers
See also
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Linafoot Ligue 2
Linafoot Ligue 2 also called Vodacom Ligue 2 (for sponsorship reasons), is an annual football competition played by Congolese amateur football clubs and organized by Congolese Association Football Federation
The Congolese Association Footba ...
References
External links
League standings, results and fixturesat Soccerway
at FIFA.com (archived 18 August 2007)
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Sports leagues established in 1958