Burundi Ligue A Explained

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Burundi Ligue A
Confed:CAF
Organiser:Fédération de Football du Burundi
Teams:16
Relegation:Ligue B
Levels:1
Season:2023–24
Current:2024–25 Burundi Ligue A

The Burundi Ligue A,[1] also called Primus Ligue[2] for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division in football in Burundi. The league was formed in 1972 and has 16 teams. They play 30 rounds home and away during a season.[3]

Current clubs

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Primus Ligue during the 2022–23 season.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Le Messager NgoziNgoziStade Urukundo5,000
MusongatiGitegaStade Ingoma10,000
Aigle Noir MakambaMakambaStade Peace Park35,000
BS DynamikBujumburaStade Intwari10,000
Flambeau du CentreGitegaStade Ingoma10,000
Vital'OBujumburaStade Intwari10,000
Bujumbura CityBujumburaStade Intwari10,000
Olympic Star MuyingaMuyingaStade Umuco10,000
RukinzoBujumburaStade Intwari10,000
Inter StarBujumburaStade Intwari10,000
BumamuruBugandaStade Urunani7,000
Kayanza UnitedKayanzaStade de Gatwaro10,000
Athlético New OilMuyingaStade Umuco10,000
Top JuniorKayanzaStade de Gatwaro10,000
Magara Young BoysBugandaStade Urunani7,000
Tigre Noir RuyigiRuyigiStade de Ruyigi2,000

Previous champions

YearsChampions
1963Stella Matutina FC (1)
1964Stella Matutina FC (2)
1965Maniema Fantastique (1)
1966Maniema Fantastique (2)
1967Maniema Fantastique (3)
1968Maniema Fantastique (4)
1969Espoir FC (1)
1970Inter FC (1)
1971Vital'O FC (1)
1972BS Dynamik New Look (1)
1973Non disputé
1974Inter FC (2)
1975Inter FC (3)
1976Prince Louis FC (1)
1977Inter FC (4)
1978Inter FC (5)
1979Vital’O FC (2)
1980Vital’O FC (3)
1981Vital’O FC (4)
1982Maniema Fantastique (5)
1983Vital’O FC (5)
1984Vital’O FC (6)
1985Inter FC (6)
1986Vital’O FC (7)
1987Inter FC (7)
1988Inter FC (8)
1989Inter FC (9)
1990Vital’O FC (8)
1991AS InterStar (1)
1992AS InterStar (2)
1993Championnat abandonné
1994Vital’O FC (9)
1995Maniema Fantastique (6)
1996Vital’O FC (10)
1997Maniema FC (1)
1998Vital’O FC (11)
1999Vital’O FC (12)
2000Vital’O FC (13)
2001Prince Louis FC (2)
2002Muzinga FC (1)
2003Championnat abandonné
2004Atlético Olympic FC (1)
2005AS InterStar (3)
2006Vital’O FC (14)
2007Vital’O FC (15)
2008AS InterStar (4)
2009Vital’O FC (16)
2010Vital’O FC (17)
2010-2011Atlético Olympic FC (2)
2011-2012Vital’O FC (18)
2012-2013Flambeau de l'Est (1)
2013-2014LLB Académic (1)
2014-2015Vital’O FC (19)
2015-2016Vital’O FC (20)
2016-2017LLB Académic (2)
2017-2018Le Messager FC Ngozi (1)
2018-2019Aigle Noir FC de Makamba (1)
2019-2020Le Messager FC Ngozi (2)
2020-2021Le Messager FC Ngozi (3)
2021-2022Flambeau du Centre (1)
2022-2023Bumamuru FC (1)
2023-24Vital'O FC (21)

Performance by club

ClubCityTitlesLast title
Vital'O (Includes TP Bata) Bujumbura21 2023-24
Bujumbura9 1989
Maniema FC (Includes Fantastique) 7 1997
4 2008
3 2020-21
LLB Sport 4 Africa (Includes LLB Académic) 2 2016–17
2 2010–11
2 2001
2 1964
1 2018–19
1 2022-23
1 2012–13
1 2002
1 1972
1 1969
1 2021–22

Top goalscorers

YearTop scorersTeamGoals
1998Vital'O 15
2007 Vital'O 12
2008Vital'O 18
2013 Vital'O 33
2017–18 Bienvenue Shaka[4] Aigle Noir 29
2020–21 Ndikumana Asmani14
2022–23 Jean Claude GirumugishaMagara YB16
2023-24 Destin ManirihoRukinzo22

Multiple hat-tricks

See also

Burundian Cup

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burundi . Ligue A . The Burundi Football Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705193512/https://ffb.bi/ . 5 July 2022 . 2 Dec 2022 . ffb.bi . Burundi Football Federation.
  2. Web site: League . Primus . Burundi Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20221118105841/http://ffb.bi/primus-league-2018-2019-standings/ . 18 November 2022 . 20 May 2018 . ffb.bi/primus-league . Ffb admin.
  3. Web site: Results Identity . Burundi Premier League . Football - Soccer - Burundi Premier League . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030083631/https://www.the-sports.org/football-soccer-2022-2023-burundi-premier-league-epr123301.html . 30 October 2022 . 2022-08-21 . sports.org . en-US.
  4. Web site: Shaka Bienvenue, meilleur buteur de la Primus League saison 2017-2018. Shaka Bienvenue, top scorer of the Primus League 2017-2018 season. 24 December 2022. burundi-forum.org. 24 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221224222536/https://www.burundi-forum.org/10257/shaka-bienvenue-meilleur-buteur-de-primus-league-saison-2017-2018/. live.