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Linafoot
Football league in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Football league in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| confed | CAF (Africa) |
| founded | 1958 |
| teams | 25 |
| relegation | Linafoot Ligue 2 |
| levels | 1 |
| domest_cup | Coupe du Congo |
| confed_cup | CAF Champions League |
| CAF Confederation Cup | |
| champions | Aigles du Congo |
| (1st title) | |
| season | 2024–25 |
| most successful club | TP Mazembe |
| (20 titles) | |
| top goalscorer | Tresor Mputu |
| (165 goals) | |
| website | |
| current | 2025–26 Linafoot |
CAF Confederation Cup (1st title) (20 titles) (165 goals)
The Illicocash 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 2010 the competition was renamed the Vodacom Super League following the signing of a five-year sponsorship deal with communications company Vodacom.
In 2013, the highest Linafoot attendance was set in a match between AS Vita Club and DC Motema Pembe, which saw an attendance of 80,000 at the Stade des Martyrs. In 2025, the derby took place at the Stade Tata Raphaël in front of a crowd of 40,000.
As of 2025, TP Mazembe is the most successful Linafoot club with 20 titles, followed by AS Vita Club with 15 titles and DC Motema Pembe with 12 titles.
Qualification for African competitions
Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season
The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.
;Legend
- CL: CAF Champions League
- CC: CAF Confederation Cup
- ≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
| Rank | Association | 2020–21 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (× 1) | 2021–22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (× 2) | 2022–23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (× 3) | 2023–24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (× 4) | 2024–25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (× 5) | Total | 2025 | 2024 | Mvt | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2.5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | **** | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | **** | |||||||
| 3 | 4 | +1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | 3 | **** | |||||||
| 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | **** | |||||||
| 5 | 6 | +1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | **** | |||||||
| 6 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | **** | |||||||
| 7 | 8 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | **** | |||||||
| 8 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | **** | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | **** | |||||||
| 10 | 11 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | **** | |||||||
| 11 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | **** | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | **** |
2021−22 clubs
- AC Rangers (Kinshasa)
- AS Dauphins Noirs (Goma)
- AS Maniema Union (Kindu)
- AS Kuya Sport (Kinshasa)
- AS Vita Club (Kinshasa)
- CS Don Bosco (Lubumbashi)
- DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
- Etoile de Kivu (Bukavu)
- FC Blessing Kolwezi (Kolwezi)
- FC Renaissance du Congo (Kinshasa)
- FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo (Lubumbashi)
- FC Simba Kolwezi (Kolwezi)
- JS Kinshasa (Kinshasa)
- SM Sanga Balende (Mbuji-Mayi)
- TP Mazembe (Lubumbashi)
- US Panda B52 (Likasi)
- US Tshinkunku (Kananga)
Champions
Champions so far were:
| Years | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1958 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (1) |
| 1959 | Not finished |
| 1960 | Not held |
| 1961 | Not held |
| 1962 | Not held |
| 1963 | DC Motema Pembe (1) |
| 1964 | DC Motema Pembe (2) |
| 1965 | AS Dragons (1) |
| 1966 | TP Mazembe (1) |
| 1967 | TP Mazembe (2) |
| 1968 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (2) |
| 1969 | TP Mazembe (3) |
| 1970 | AS Vita Club (1) |
| 1971 | AS Vita Club (2) |
| 1973 | AS Vita Club (3) |
| 1973 | AS Vita Club (4) |
| 1974 | DC Motema Pembe (3) |
| 1975 | AS Vita Club (5) |
| 1976 | TP Mazembe (4) |
| 1977 | AS Vita Club (6) |
| 1978 | DC Motema Pembe (4) |
| 1979 | AS Dragons (2) |
| 1980 | AS Vita Club (7) |
| 1981 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (3) |
| 1982 | AS Dragons (3) |
| 1983 | SM Sanga Balende (1) |
| 1984 | AS Dragons (4) |
| 1985 | US Tshinkunku (1) |
| 1986 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (4) |
| 1987 | TP Mazembe (5) |
| 1988 | AS Vita Club (8) |
| 1989 | DC Motema Pembe (5) |
| 1990 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (5) |
| 1991 | SCOM Mikishi (1) |
| 1992 | US Bilombe (1) |
| 1993 | AS Vita Club (9) |
| 1994 | DC Motema Pembe (6) |
| 1995 | AS Bantous (1) |
| 1996 | DC Motema Pembe (7) |
| 1997 | AS Vita Club (10) |
| 1998 | DC Motema Pembe (8) |
| 1999 | DC Motema Pembe (9) |
| 2000 | TP Mazembe (6) |
| 2001 | TP Mazembe (7) |
| 2002 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (6) |
| 2003 | AS Vita Club (11) |
| 2004 | DC Motema Pembe (10) |
| 2005 | DC Motema Pembe (11) |
| 2006 | TP Mazembe (8) |
| 2007 | TP Mazembe (9) |
| 2008 | DC Motema Pembe (12) |
| 2009 | TP Mazembe (10) |
| 2010 | AS Vita Club (12) |
| 2011 | TP Mazembe (11) |
| 2012 | TP Mazembe (12) |
| 2013 | TP Mazembe (13) |
| 2013–14 | TP Mazembe (14) |
| 2014–15 | AS Vita Club (13) |
| 2015–16 | TP Mazembe (15) |
| 2016–17 | TP Mazembe (16) |
| 2017–18 | AS Vita Club (14) |
| 2018–19 | TP Mazembe (17) |
| 2019–20 | TP Mazembe (18) |
| 2020–21 | AS Vita Club (15) |
| 2021–22 | TP Mazembe (19) |
| 2022–23 | Championship canceled |
| 2023–24 | TP Mazembe (20) |
| 2024–25 | Aigles du Congo (1) |
Performance by club
| Club | City | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TP Mazembe (Includes TP Engelbert) | Lubumbashi | 20 |
| 2 | AS Vita Club | Kinshasa | 15 |
| 3 | DC Motema Pembe (Includes CS Imana) | Kinshasa | 12 |
| 4 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | Lubumbashi | 6 |
| 5 | AS Dragons (Includes AS Bilima) | Kinshasa | 4 |
| 6 | SM Sanga Balende | Mbuji-Mayi | 1 |
| US Tshinkunku | Kananga | 1 | 1985 |
| SCOM Mikishi | Lubumbashi | 1 | 1991 |
| US Bilombe | Bukavu | 1 | 1992 |
| AS Bantous | Mbuji-Mayi | 1 | 1995 |
| Aigles du Congo | Kinshasa | 1 | 2025 |
Top goalscorers
| Season | Country | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | COD | Papy Bazilepo | Kinshasa City FC | 19 |
| 2003 | COD | Belingo Brazzo | AS Vita Club | 8 |
| 2004 | COD | Tresor Mputu | TP Mazembe | 34 |
| 2005 | COD | Tresor Mputu | TP Mazembe | 22 |
| 2006 | COD | Tresor Mputu | TP Mazembe | 15 |
| 2007 | COD | Tresor Mputu | TP Mazembe | 15 |
| 2008 | COD | Serge Lofo Bongeli | AS Vita Club | 16 |
| 2009 | COD | Junior Kabananga | FC MK Etanchéité | 27 |
| 2012 | Tanzania | Mbwana Samatta | TP Mazembe | 23 |
| 2013 | COD | Tady Agiti Etkiama | AS Vita Club | 13 |
| 2013–14 | Tanzania | Mbwana Samatta | TP Mazembe | 15 |
| 2014–15 | CIV | Roger Assale | TP Mazembe | 14 |
| 2015–16 | COD | Chavda Maïsha | Sharks XI | 12 |
| 2016–17 | COD | Ben Malango | TP Mazembe | 18 |
| 2017–18 | COD | Jean Marc Makusu | AS Vita Club | 24 |
| 2018–19 | COD | Jackson Muleka | TP Mazembe | 24 |
| 2019–20 | COD | Jackson Muleka | TP Mazembe | 12 |
| 2021–22 | COD | Makabi Lilepo | AS Vita Club | 9 |
| 2023–24 | MLI | Fily Traore | TP Mazembe | 19 |
References
References
- "Vodacom Super Ligue".
- https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/12/01/actualite/sport/trouble-au-stade-tata-raphael-apres-le-nul-1-1-entre-vita-et-motema-pembe
- "Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo; formerly Zaire) Champions".
- (22 December 2021). "RDC – Ligue 1 : La fédération reconnaît la décision du TAS, Vita Club officiellement champion".
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