Linafoot#Topscorers per season

{{For|the football league in Chad known as LINAFOOT|Chad Premier League}}

{{Short description|Association football league in Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

{{Infobox football league

| logo =

| pixels =

| country = {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=DR 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 = TP Mazembe
(20 titles)

| season = 2023–24

| most successful club = TP Mazembe
(20 titles)

| top goalscorer = Tresor Mputu
(165 goals)

| website = {{URL|http://linafoot.com/}}

| current = 2024–25 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. TP Mazembe is the most successful club with 20 titles.

In 2010 the competition was renamed the Vodacom Super League following the signing of a five-year sponsorship deal with communications company Vodacom.{{cite web|title=Vodacom Super Ligue |url=http://vodacom.genitranssprl.com/en/services-gsm/blocs-onglets/article/quoi-de-neuf |website=vodacom.genitranssprl.com |access-date=12 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402103015/http://vodacom.genitranssprl.com/en/services-gsm/blocs-onglets/article/quoi-de-neuf |archive-date= 2 April 2012 }}

Qualification for African competitions

=Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF competitions=

Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF Champions League and 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2016 to 2019–20.

;Legend

CL: CAF Champions League
CC: CAF Confederation Cup
{{legend|#FFFFBB|Associations ranked 1–12 and eligible to enter two teams in each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup)}}

colspan=3\|Rank	rowspan=2 width=200\|Association	colspan=2\|2016 {{small\|(× 1)}}	colspan=2\|2017 {{small\|(× 2)}}	colspan=2\|2018 {{small\|(× 3)}}	colspan=2\|2018–19 {{small\|(× 4)}}	colspan=2\|2019–20 {{small\|(× 5)}}	rowspan=2\|Total
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2020	2019	Mvt	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|1	2	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align="left" \|{{fba\|MAR}} \|4	4	6	3	5	7	5	7	8	8 \|*{{#expr: (4+4)1 + (6+3)2 + (5+7)3 + (5+7)4 + (8+8)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|2	3	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align=left\|{{fba\|EGY}} \|7	0	7	0.5	5	3	4	5	11	6 \|*{{#expr: (7+0)1 + (7+0.5)2 + (5+3)3 + (4+5)4 + (11+6)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|3	1	{{fall\|b
1}} –2	align="left" \|{{fba\|TUN}} \|0	3	7	5	9	0	8	6	6	0 \|*{{#expr: (0+3)1 + (7+5)2 + (9+0)3 + (8+6)4 + (6+0)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|4	5	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align="left" \|{{fba\|COD}} \|0	5	1	5	3	4	5	0	4	1 \|*{{#expr: (0+5)1 + (1+5)2 + (3+4)3 + (5+0)4 + (4+1)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|5	4	{{fall\|b
1}} –1	align=left\|{{fba\|ALG}} \|0	4	4	2	5	2	5	1	3	1 \|*{{#expr: (0+4)1 + (4+2)2 + (5+2)3 + (5+1)4 + (3+1)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|6	6	{{same position\|c\|0}} —	align=left\|{{fba\|RSA}} \|6	0	3	4.5	2	0	6	0	3	0.5 \|*{{#expr: (6+0)1 + (3+4.5)2 + (2+0)3 + (6+0)4 + (3+0.5)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|7	7	{{same position\|c\|0}} —	align=left\|{{fba\|ZAM}} \|4	0	2	2	2	0	0	2.5	1	2 \|*{{#expr: (4+0)1 + (2+2)2 + (2+0)3 + (0+2.5)4 + (1+2)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|8	9	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align=left\|{{fba\|NGA}} \|2	0	0	0.5	0	3	2	1	0	3 \|*{{#expr: (2+0)1 + (0+0.5)2 + (0+3)3 + (2+1)4 + (0+3)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|9	10	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align=left\|{{fba\|GUI}} \|0	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	3 \|*{{#expr: (0+0)1 + (0+1)2 + (3+0)3 + (3+0)4 + (0+3)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|10	11	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align=left\|{{fba\|ANG}} \|0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.5	4	0 \|*{{#expr: (0+0)1 + (0+1)2 + (4+0)3 + (0+0.5)4 + (4+0)5}}**

2021−22 clubs

{{location map+ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |width=400 |float=right |caption=Locations of the 2021−22 clubs |places=

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-4.325 |long=15.322222 |label=Kinshasa |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-1.679444 |long=29.233611 |label=Goma |position=}}

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-2.95 |long=25.95 |label=Kindu |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-11.666667 |long=27.483333 |label=Lubumbashi |position=}}

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-2.5 |long=28.866667 |label=Bukavu |position=}}

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-10.716667 |long=25.466667 |label=Kolwezi |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-6.15 |long=23.6 |label=Mbuji-Mayi |position=}}

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-10.981389 |long=26.733333 |label=Likasi |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-5.892222 |long=22.402778 |label=Kananga |position=left}}

|position=right}}

Champions

Champions so far were:{{cite web|title=Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo; formerly Zaire) Champions|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zairechamp.html|access-date=12 September 2011}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

| Years

| Champions

bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

1958

|FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (1)

|Not finished

|Not held

|Not held

|Not held

|DC Motema Pembe (1)

|DC Motema Pembe (2)

|AS Dragons (1)

|TP Mazembe (1)

|TP Mazembe (2)

|FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (2)

|TP Mazembe (3)

|AS Vita Club (1)

|AS Vita Club (2)

|AS Vita Club (3)

|AS Vita Club (4)

|DC Motema Pembe (3)

|AS Vita Club (5)

|TP Mazembe (4)

|AS Vita Club (6)

|DC Motema Pembe (4)

|AS Dragons (2)

|AS Vita Club (7)

|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)

|TP Mazembe (5)

|AS Vita Club (8)

|DC Motema Pembe (5)

|FC Saint Eloi Lupopo (5)

|SCOM Mikishi (1)

|US Bilombe (1)

|AS Vita Club (9)

|DC Motema Pembe (6)

|AS Bantous (1)

|DC Motema Pembe (7)

|AS Vita Club (10)

|DC Motema Pembe (8)

|DC Motema Pembe (9)

|TP Mazembe (6)

|TP Mazembe (7)

|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)

|TP Mazembe (10)

|AS Vita Club (12)

|TP Mazembe (11)

|TP Mazembe (12)

|TP Mazembe (13)

|TP Mazembe (14)

|AS Vita Club (13)

|TP Mazembe (15)

|TP Mazembe (16)

|AS Vita Club (14)

|TP Mazembe (17)

|TP Mazembe (18)

|AS Vita Club{{cite web|access-date=2023-11-01|date=22 December 2021|title=RDC – Ligue 1 : La fédération reconnaît la décision du TAS, Vita Club officiellement champion|url=https://enquete.cd/2021/12/22/linafoot-les-fanatiques-de-vclub-reclament-la-mise-en-application-de-la-decision-du-tas/|website=enquete.cd}}. (15)

2021–22

|TP Mazembe (19)

2022–23

|Championship canceled

2023–24

|TP Mazembe (20)

Performance by club

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! Club

! City

! Titles

! Years

| TP Mazembe (Includes TP Engelbert)

| Lubumbashi

| align=center| 20

| 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024

| AS Vita Club

| Kinshasa

| align=center| 15

| 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2021

| DC Motema Pembe (Includes CS Imana)

| Kinshasa

| align=center| 12

| 1963, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008

| FC Saint Eloi Lupopo

| Lubumbashi

| align=center| 6

| 1958, 1968, 1981, 1986, 1990, 2002

| AS Dragons (Includes AS Bilima)

| Kinshasa

| align=center| 4

| 1965, 1979, 1982, 1984

rowspan="5"| 6

| SM Sanga Balende

| Mbuji-Mayi

| align=center| 1

| 1983

US Tshinkunku

| Kananga

| align=center| 1

| 1985

SCOM Mikishi

| Lubumbashi

| align=center| 1

| 1991

US Bilombe

| Bukavu

| align=center| 1

| 1992

AS Bantous

| Mbuji-Mayi

| align=center| 1

| 1995

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Season !Country !Player !Club !Goals
2000 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Papy Bazilepo	Kinshasa City FC	19
2003 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Belingo Brazzo	AS Vita Club	8
2004 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Tresor Mputu	TP Mazembe	34
2005 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Tresor Mputu	TP Mazembe	22
2006 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Tresor Mputu	TP Mazembe	15
2007 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Tresor Mputu	TP Mazembe	15
2008 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Serge Lofo Bongeli	AS Vita Club	16
2009 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Junior Kabananga	FC MK Etanchéité	27
2012 \|{{flagicon\|Tanzania}}	Mbwana Samatta	TP Mazembe	23
2013 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Tady Agiti Etkiama	AS Vita Club \| 13
2013–14 \|{{flagicon\|Tanzania}}	Mbwana Samatta	TP Mazembe	15
2014–15 \|{{flagicon\|CIV}}	Roger Assale	TP Mazembe	14
2015–16 \|{{Flagicon\|COD}}	Chavda Maïsha	Sharks XI	12
2016–17 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Ben Malango	TP Mazembe	18
2017–18 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Jean Marc Makusu	AS Vita Club	24
2018–19 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Jackson Muleka	TP Mazembe	24
2019–20 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Jackson Muleka	TP Mazembe	12
2021–22 \|{{flagicon\|COD}}	Makabi Lilepo	AS Vita Club	9
2023–24	{{flagicon\|MLI}}	Fily Traore	TP Mazembe	19

References

External links

[https://int.soccerway.com/national/congo-dr/super-ligue/ League standings, results and fixtures] at Soccerway
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070818002801/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cod/nationalleague/standings.html League overview] at FIFA.com (archived 18 August 2007)

Congo

Category:Sports leagues established in 1958

colspan=3\|Rank	rowspan=2 width=200\|Association	colspan=2\|2016 {{small\|(× 1)}}	colspan=2\|2017 {{small\|(× 2)}}	colspan=2\|2018 {{small\|(× 3)}}	colspan=2\|2018–19 {{small\|(× 4)}}	colspan=2\|2019–20 {{small\|(× 5)}}	rowspan=2\|Total
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2020	2019	Mvt	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|1	2	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align="left" \|{{fba\|MAR}} \|4	4	6	3	5	7	5	7	8	8 \|*{{#expr: (4+4)1 + (6+3)2 + (5+7)3 + (5+7)4 + (8+8)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|2	3	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align=left\|{{fba\|EGY}} \|7	0	7	0.5	5	3	4	5	11	6 \|*{{#expr: (7+0)1 + (7+0.5)2 + (5+3)3 + (4+5)4 + (11+6)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|3	1	{{fall\|b
1}} –2	align="left" \|{{fba\|TUN}} \|0	3	7	5	9	0	8	6	6	0 \|*{{#expr: (0+3)1 + (7+5)2 + (9+0)3 + (8+6)4 + (6+0)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|4	5	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align="left" \|{{fba\|COD}} \|0	5	1	5	3	4	5	0	4	1 \|*{{#expr: (0+5)1 + (1+5)2 + (3+4)3 + (5+0)4 + (4+1)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|5	4	{{fall\|b
1}} –1	align=left\|{{fba\|ALG}} \|0	4	4	2	5	2	5	1	3	1 \|*{{#expr: (0+4)1 + (4+2)2 + (5+2)3 + (5+1)4 + (3+1)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|6	6	{{same position\|c\|0}} —	align=left\|{{fba\|RSA}} \|6	0	3	4.5	2	0	6	0	3	0.5 \|*{{#expr: (6+0)1 + (3+4.5)2 + (2+0)3 + (6+0)4 + (3+0.5)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|7	7	{{same position\|c\|0}} —	align=left\|{{fba\|ZAM}} \|4	0	2	2	2	0	0	2.5	1	2 \|*{{#expr: (4+0)1 + (2+2)2 + (2+0)3 + (0+2.5)4 + (1+2)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|8	9	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align=left\|{{fba\|NGA}} \|2	0	0	0.5	0	3	2	1	0	3 \|*{{#expr: (2+0)1 + (0+0.5)2 + (0+3)3 + (2+1)4 + (0+3)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|9	10	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align=left\|{{fba\|GUI}} \|0	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	3 \|*{{#expr: (0+0)1 + (0+1)2 + (3+0)3 + (3+0)4 + (0+3)5}}**
bgcolor=#FFFFBB \|10	11	{{rise\|b\|1}} +1	align=left\|{{fba\|ANG}} \|0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.5	4	0 \|*{{#expr: (0+0)1 + (0+1)2 + (4+0)3 + (0+0.5)4 + (4+0)5}}**

Linafoot#Topscorers per season

Qualification for African competitions

=Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF competitions=

2021−22 clubs

Champions

Performance by club

Top goalscorers

See also

References

External links