The Rwanda Premier League is the highest division of football in Rwanda. The league was formed in 1975. It was known as the Primus National Football League in 2004 and from 2009–10 to 2012–13, after which sponsorship was taken over by Turbo King. The league was renamed the Azam Rwanda Premier League for the 2015–16 season after Tanzanian television broadcasters Azam TV were announced as sponsors in a deal worth

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2.35 million covering five years. From 2019/the 2020 season Azam TV announced the termination of its contract with Rwanda FA.

Clubs for the 2021–22 season

Étoile de l'Est and Gicumbi FC were promoted from the Second Division, while AS Muhanga and Sunrise FC were relegated from the Premier League

Previous champions

*1969 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali) *1971 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali) *1975 :

Rayon Sports Rayon Sports Football Club is an association football club from Nyanza, Rwanda, Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda, now based in Kigali. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at the Stade Amaho ...

(Nyanza) *1976–79 : ''unknown'' *1980 :

Panthères Noires Panthères Noires Kigali was a football club from Kigali in Rwanda. In 1980 the team has won the Rwandan Premier League. Stadium The team plays at the Stade Regional de Kigali. Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League The CAF ...

(Kigali) *1981 :

(Nyanza) *1982 : ''no championship'' *1983 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali) *1984 :

(Kigali) *1985 :

(Kigali) *1986 :

(Kigali) *1987 :

(Kigali) *1988 : Mukungwa (Ruhengeri) *1989 : Mukungwa (Ruhengeri) *1990–91 : ''no championship'' *1992 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali) *1993 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali) *1994–95 : APR (Kigali) *1996 : APR (Kigali) *1997 :

(Nyanza) *1998 :

(Nyanza) *1999 : APR (Kigali) *2000 : APR (Kigali) *2001 : APR (Kigali) *2002 :

(Nyanza) *2003 : APR (Kigali) *2004 :

(Nyanza) *2005 : APR (Kigali) *2006 : APR (Kigali) *2006–07 : APR (Kigali) *2007–08 : ATRACO (Kigali) *2008–09 : APR (Kigali) *2009–10 : APR (Kigali) *2010–11 : APR (Kigali) * 2011–12 : APR (Kigali) * 2012–13 :

(Nyanza) * 2013–14 : APR (Kigali) * 2014–15 : APR (Kigali) * 2015–16 : APR (Kigali) * 2016–17 :

(Nyanza) * 2017–18 : APR (Kigali) * 2018–19 :

(Nyanza) * 2019–20 : APR (Kigali) * 2020–21 : APR (Kigali) * 2021–22 : APR (Kigali) * 2022–23 : APR (Kigali) * 2023–24 : APR (Kigali) * 2024-25 : APR (Kigali)

Performance by club

Top goalscorers

References

External links

League overview
at FIFA.com (archived 26 June 2007)

at

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