Rwandan Second Division
{{Infobox football league
| name = Championnat National de 2ème Division
| logo =
| pixels =
| country = {{RWA}}
| confed = CAF
| founded =
| teams = 26
| promotion = Rwanda National Football League
| relegation = Rwandan Third Division
| levels = 2
| domest_cup = Rwandan Cup
| confed_cup = Confederation Cup
| season = 2023–24
| champions = Rutsiro FC
| most successful club =
| website = http://www.ferwafa.rw/competitions/fixtures
| current = 2024–25
}}
The Championnat National de 2ème Division (or Rwandan Second Division) is the second tier of Rwandan football, organized by the Rwandese Association Football Federation.{{cite web |url=http://www.ferwafa.rw/competitions/fixtures?start=4 |title=Second Division |publisher=ferwafa.rw|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016164021/http://ferwafa.rw/competitions/fixtures?start=4 |archive-date=16 October 2012}}
Clubs
The 2024–25 season of the Rwandan Second Division consists of twenty-six teams, divided equally into two groups of thirteen.
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=Group A=
- Addax FC
- Akagera FC
- Alpha FC
- Aspor FC
- City Boys
- Espérance FC
- Etoile de l'Est
- Impeesa FC
- Intare FC
- Ivoire Olympic
- La Jeunesse FC
- Nyagatare FC
- Unity FC
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=Group B=
- AS Muhanga
- Gicumbi FC
- Interforce FC
- Kamonyi FC
- Miroplast FC
- Motar FC
- Nyanza FC
- Sina Gerard SC
- Sunrise FC
- Tsinda Batsinde
- UR FC
- United Stars
- Vision JN
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Previous seasons
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!Season !width=175px|Play-off winners !width=175px|Group A !width=175px|Group B |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2011–12}}
| Musanze FC{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rwan2012.html#deuxieme|title=Rwanda 2011/12|accessdate=23 March 2025}} |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Musanze FC and AS Muhanga |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2012–13}}
| Espérance FC{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/93090/Sports/esperance-pip-gicumbi-to-win-second-division-title|title=Esperance pip Gicumbi to win second division title|publisher=newtimes.co.rw|date=27 May 2013|access-date=23 March 2025}} | | |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Espérance FC and Gicumbi FC |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2013–14}}
| Sunrise FC | SEC Academy |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Sunrise FC and Isonga FC |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2014–15}}
| | |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: AS Muhanga, Bugesera FC and Rwamagana City |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2015–16}}
| | |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Pepinières FC and Kirehe FC |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2016–17}}
| AS Muhanga{{Cite web|url=http://ferwafa.rw/spip.php?rubrique23|title=Pole A Football League standing|publisher=ferwafa.rw|access-date=23 March 2025|archive-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708204622/http://ferwafa.rw/spip.php?rubrique23|url-status=dead}} |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Miroplast FC and Isonga FC |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2017–18}}
| | |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Intare FC and AS Muhanga |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2018–19}}
| Gasogi United {{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rwan2019.html#deuxieme|title=Rwanda 2018/19|accessdate=23 March 2025}} |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Gasogi United and Heroes FC{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/168253/Sports/gasogi-heroes-promoted-to-topflight-league|title=Gasogi, Heroes promoted to topflight league|publisher=newtimes.co.rw|date=24 July 2019|access-date=23 March 2025}} |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2019–20}}
| | |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Gorilla FC and Rutsiro FC |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2020–21}}
| | |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Gicumbi FC and Etoile de l'Est |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2021–22}}
| Sunrise FC | Muhanga Heroes |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Sunrise FC and Rwamagana City |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2022–23}}
| Etoile de l'Est |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Etoile de l'Est and Amagaju FC |
| rowspan=2|{{Nowrap|2023–24}}
| Rutsiro FC | Vision FC |
| colspan=4|Promoted teams via play-offs: Rutsiro FC and Vision FC |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.ferwafa.rw/}}
{{Football in Rwanda}}
{{CAF second leagues}}