Linafoot

For the football league in Chad known as LINAFOOT, see Chad Premier League.

Linafoot

Founded	1958
Country	RD Congo
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe du Congo
International cup(s)	CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Current champions	TP Mazembe (2018–19)
Most championships	TP Mazembe (17 titles)
Website	http://linafoot.com/
Current: 2019–20 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.

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

Current clubs

Dauphins Noirs

Nyuki

Maniema Union

Bukavu Dawa

Sanga Balende

Simba Kolwezi

Vita Club

Motema Pembe

Rangers

RC Kinshasa

Renaissance

Mazembe

Lupopo

Don Bosco

Groupe Bazano

Lubumbashi Sport

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Locations of the 2013–14 Linafoot

• AC Rangers (Kinshasa)
• AS Dauphins Noirs (Goma)
• AS Maniema Union (Kindu)
• AS Nyuki (Butembo)
• AS Vita Club (Kinshasa)
• CS Don Bosco (Lubumbashi)
• DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
• FC Renaissance du Congo (Kinshasa)
• FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (Lubumbashi)
• FC Simba Kolwezi (Kolwezi)
• JS Groupe Bazano (Lubumbashi)
• Lubumbashi Sport (Lubumbashi)
• OC Bukavu Dawa (Bukavu)
• RC Kinshasa (Kinshasa)
• SM Sanga Balende (Mbuji-Mayi)
• TP Mazembe (Lubumbashi)

Champions

Champions so far were:

• 1958 : FC St. Eloi
• 1963 : CS Imana
• 1964 : CS Imana
• 1965 : AS Dragons
• 1966 : TP Mazembe
• 1967 : TP Mazembe
• 1968 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
• 1969 : TP Mazembe
• 1970 : AS Vita Club
• 1971 : AS Vita Club
• 1972 : AS Vita Club
• 1973 : AS Vita Club
• 1974 : CS Imana
• 1975 : AS Vita Club
• 1976 : TP Mazembe
• 1977 : AS Vita Club
• 1978 : CS Imana
• 1979 : AS Bilima
• 1980 : AS Vita Club
• 1981 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
• 1982 : AS Bilima
• 1983 : SM Sanga Balende
• 1984 : AS Bilima
• 1985 : US Tshinkunku
• 1986 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
• 1987 : TP Mazembe
• 1988 : AS Vita Club
• 1989 : DC Motema Pembe
• 1990 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
• 1991 : SCOM Mikishi
• 1992 : US Bilombe
• 1993 : AS Vita Club
• 1994 : DC Motema Pembe
• 1995 : AS Bantous
• 1996 : DC Motema Pembe
• 1997 : AS Vita Club
• 1998 : DC Motema Pembe
• 1999 : DC Motema Pembe
• 2000 : TP Mazembe
• 2001 : TP Mazembe
• 2002 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
• 2003 : AS Vita Club
• 2004 : DC Motema Pembe
• 2005 : DC Motema Pembe
• 2006 : TP Mazembe
• 2007 : TP Mazembe
• 2008 : DC Motema Pembe
• 2009 : TP Mazembe
• 2010 : AS Vita Club
• 2011 : TP Mazembe
• 2012 : TP Mazembe
• 2013 : TP Mazembe
• 2013–14 : TP Mazembe
• 2014–15 : AS Vita Club
• 2015–16 : TP Mazembe
• 2016–17 : TP Mazembe
• 2017–18 : AS Vita Club
• 2018–19 : TP Mazembe

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

• Linafoot Ligue 2

External links

• soccerway.com; Standings, results and fixtures
• League overview at fifa.com