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 Motema Pembe - AS Vita Club, which saw an attendance of 80,000 football fans at Stade des Martyrs. Vita Club are the most popular sports club in DR Congo, and they also had the highest average attendance in 2013.

Linafoot
Founded1958
Country RD Congo
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Coupe du Congo
International cup(s)CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Current championsTP Mazembe
(2018–19)
Most championshipsTP Mazembe
(17 titles)
Websitehttp://linafoot.com/
Current: 2019–20 Linafoot

In 2010 the competition was renamed the Vodacom Super League following the signing of a five-year sponsorship deal with communications company Vodacom.[1]

Current clubs

Champions

Champions so far were:[2]

Performance by club

Club City Titles Years
1 TP Mazembe (Includes TP Engelbert) Lubumbashi 17 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
2 AS Vita Club Kinshasa 14 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2015, 2018
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

See also

References

  1. "Vodacom Super Ligue". http://vodacom.genitranssprl.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo; formerly Zaire) Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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