2019 LINAFOOT (Chad)
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football league season
|dates = 9 June 2019 – 25 June 2019
|competition=LINAFOOT
|season=2019
|winners=Elect-Sport FC
2nd LINAFOOT title
6th Chadian title
|relegated=
|continentalcup1=Champions League
|continentalcup1 qualifiers=Elect-Sport FC
|continentalcup2=Confederation Cup
|continentalcup2 qualifiers=AS CotonTchad
|league topscorer=Goyam César (10)
|best goalkeeper=Adoum Deffallah (Elect-Sport)
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|highest scoring=
|matches=31
|total goals=150
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|prevseason=2018
|nextseason=2020
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The 2019 LINAFOOT was the 3rd season of the LINAFOOT, the top Chadian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2015.
Unlike the 1st LINAFOOT edition (in 2015) organised as a full national championship and won by Gazelle FC, this edition was organized under the play-off formula.{{Cite web |url=https://ftfa.td/?p=4018 |title=LINAFOOT : Gazelle FC s'offre une deuxième couronne – Fédération tchadienne de football association |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021064653/http://ftfa.td/?p=4018 |url-status=dead }}
Elect-Sport FC won their sixth Chadian title. Goyam César (Avenir Sarh) was the league topscorer with 10 goals; Brahim Ngaroudal was voted the best player; Adoum Deffallah (Elect-Sport FC) was voted best goalkeeper; Francis Oumar Belonga (Elect-Sport FC) was voted the best coach.{{cite web | url=https://tchadinfos.com/tchad/football-elect-sport-champion-du-tchad-pour-la-deuxieme-fois/ | title=Football : Elect Sport, champion du Tchad pour la deuxième fois | date=26 June 2019 }}
Teams
A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament. Four teams qualified from N’Djamena:
Eight teams qualified from provinces:
- Renaissance de Moussoro
- Scorpion de Bourkou
- Avenir de Sarh
- Educa de Moundou
- Boule d’Or de Pala
- AS Commune de Kélo
- AS Eléphant de Zakouma d'Am-Timan
- Renaissance d’Abèche
Group stage
The 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams. The top team of each group qualified for the final. The group stage matches were played from 9 to 22 June 2019.[https://tchadinfos.com/tchad/sport-la-3e-edition-de-la-ligue-nationale-de-football-va-se-jouer-sans-foullah-fc/ Sport : la 3e édition de la Ligue nationale de football va se jouer sans Foullah FC]
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tsja2019.html RSSSF]
|team1=ELE |team2=RFC |team3=AVE |team4=EZA |team5=COM |team6=RMO
|update=complete
|win_AVE=3 |draw_AVE=0 |loss_AVE=2 |gf_AVE=10 |ga_AVE=11
|win_COM=1 |draw_COM=0 |loss_COM=4 |gf_COM=5 |ga_COM=16
|win_ELE=4 |draw_ELE=1 |loss_ELE=0 |gf_ELE=25 |ga_ELE=0
|win_EZA=2 |draw_EZA=0 |loss_EZA=3 |gf_EZA=11 |ga_EZA=14
|win_RFC=4 |draw_RFC=1 |loss_RFC=0 |gf_RFC=20 |ga_RFC=2
|win_RMO=0 |draw_RMO=0 |loss_RMO=5 |gf_RMO=2 |ga_RMO=30
|result1=F
|status_ELE=Q
|name_AVE=Avenir de Sarh
|name_COM=AS Commune de Kélo
|name_ELE=Elect-Sport FC
|name_EZA=AS Eléphant de Zakouma d'Am-Timan
|name_RFC=Renaissance FC
|name_RMO=Renaissance de Moussoro
|res_col_header=QR
|col_F=green1 |text_F=Qualification for Final
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tsja2019.html RSSSF]
|team1=COT |team2=GAZ |team3=EDU |team4=RAB |team5=BOU |team6=SCO
|update=complete
|win_BOU=1 |draw_BOU=0 |loss_BOU=4 |gf_BOU=7 |ga_BOU=16
|win_COT=5 |draw_COT=0 |loss_COT=0 |gf_COT=24 |ga_COT=5
|win_EDU=3 |draw_EDU=0 |loss_EDU=2 |gf_EDU=10 |ga_EDU=10
|win_GAZ=3 |draw_GAZ=0 |loss_GAZ=2 |gf_GAZ=16 |ga_GAZ=8
|win_RAB=2 |draw_RAB=0 |loss_RAB=3 |gf_RAB=11 |ga_RAB=15
|win_SCO=1 |draw_SCO=0 |loss_SCO=4 |gf_SCO=5 |ga_SCO=19
|result1=F
|status_COT=Q
|name_BOU=Boule d’Or de Pala
|name_COT=AS CotonTchad
|name_EDU=Educa de Moundou
|name_GAZ=Gazelle FC
|name_RAB=Renaissance d’Abèche
|name_SCO=Scorpion de Bourkou
|res_col_header=QR
|col_F=green1 |text_F=Qualification for Final
}}
Final
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|df=y|2019|6|25}}
|time =
|team1 = Elect-Sport FC
|score = 4–0
|team2 = AS CotonTchad
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya
|attendance =
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- Elect-Sport FC qualified for the 2019–20 CAF Champions League.
- AS CotonTchad qualified for the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.
References
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