South Sudan Football Championship
South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan.
Founded | 2011 |
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Country | ![]() |
Confederation | CAF |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | South Sudan Premier League |
Domestic cup(s) | South Sudan National Cup |
International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
Current champions | Atlabara (2019) |
Most championships | Atlabara (3) |
Current: 2019 South Sudan Football Championship |
For the first championship in 2011, seven provincial champions entered, and the title was won by Wau Salaam.[1] They went on to represent South Sudan in the 2012 Kagame Interclub Cup of CECAFA.[2]
For the second championship in 2013, the title was won by Atlabara, and they will participate in the 2014 CAF Champions League.[3]
Clubs
Club | Town |
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Aweil Stars | Aweil |
Al Merreikh | Renk |
Al Nil | Abyei |
Atlabara | Juba |
Black Star | Abiemnom |
Dream | Yei |
Merreikh | Aweil |
Nile Eagle | Nimule |
Super Eagles | Yambio |
Tahrir | Kuajok |
Young Stars | Torit |
Zalan | Rumbek |
Champions
- 2011–12 – Wau Salaam
- 2013 – Atlabara
- 2014 – Not played
- 2015 – Atlabara
- 2016 – Not played
- 2017 – Wau Salaam[4]
- 2018 – Al-Hilal Wau (appeal won by Al-Merreikh,[5] but later overturned by South Sudan Football Association)[6]
- 2019 – Atlabara
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Winning Years |
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Atlabara | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2019 |
Wau Salaam | 2 | 2011–12, 2017 |
Al-Hilal Wau | 1 | 2018 |
References
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