2014–15 Burundi Ligue A Explained

Competition:Burundi Ligue A
Season:2014–15
Winners:Vital'O
Relegated:Prince Louis
Volontaires
Académie Tchité
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Vital'O
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Athlético Olympic
Matches:240
Total Goals:523
Biggest Home Win:LLB Académic 6–0 Nyanza United
Biggest Away Win:Académie Tchité 0–8 Inter Star
Highest Scoring:Académie Tchité 0–8 Inter Star
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Burundi Ligue A season, also known as the Amstel Ligue for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd edition of the top flight football competition in Burundi. The league was expanded from fourteen to sixteen teams and began on 19 September 2014 and concluded on 31 May 2015.[1] Vital'O was crowned as champion with thirteen points ahead of the defending champion, LLB Sport 4 Africa.

Teams

A total of sixteen clubs participate in this season. Twelve teams from previous season and four new promoted sides.

Promoted from Ligue B

Relegated from Ligue A

Other changes

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocation StadiumStadium capacity
Académie TchitéBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
Athlético OlympicBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
Bujumbura CityBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
Flambeau de l'EstRuyigiStade de Ruyigi2,000
Inter StarBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
LLB Sport 4 AfricaBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
Le Messager NgoziRumongeStade Onmisports Ivyizigiro5,418
Le Messager BujumburaBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
MuzingaBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
Nyanza UnitedMagaraStade de football de Magara1,000
Olympic Star MuyingaMuyingaStade Municipal de Muyinga10,000
Prince LouisBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
Royal MuramvyaMuramvyaStade Municipal de Muramvya2,000
RusiziCibitokeStade Municipal de Cibitoke1,000
Vital'OBujumburaStade du Prince Louis Rwagasore22,000
VolontairesKanyoshaStade de Kanyosha1,000

Results

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burundi 2014/15. 24 January 2022. 4 December 2022. RSSSF. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204173712/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/buru2015.html. live.