Burundi Ligue A Explained
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.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Le Messager Ngozi | Ngozi | Stade Urukundo | 5,000 |
Musongati | Gitega | Stade Ingoma | 10,000 |
Aigle Noir Makamba | Makamba | Stade Peace Park | 35,000 |
BS Dynamik | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
Flambeau du Centre | Gitega | Stade Ingoma | 10,000 |
Vital'O | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
Bujumbura City | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
Olympic Star Muyinga | Muyinga | Stade Umuco | 10,000 |
Rukinzo | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
Inter Star | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
Bumamuru | Buganda | Stade Urunani | 7,000 |
Kayanza United | Kayanza | Stade de Gatwaro | 10,000 |
Athlético New Oil | Muyinga | Stade Umuco | 10,000 |
Top Junior | Kayanza | Stade de Gatwaro | 10,000 |
Magara Young Boys | Buganda | Stade Urunani | 7,000 |
Tigre Noir Ruyigi | Ruyigi | Stade de Ruyigi | 2,000 | |
Previous champions
Years | Champions |
1963 | Stella Matutina FC (1) |
1964 | Stella Matutina FC (2) |
1965 | Maniema Fantastique (1) |
1966 | Maniema Fantastique (2) |
1967 | Maniema Fantastique (3) |
1968 | Maniema Fantastique (4) |
1969 | Espoir FC (1) |
1970 | Inter FC (1) |
1971 | Vital'O FC (1) |
1972 | BS Dynamik New Look (1) |
1973 | Non disputé |
1974 | Inter FC (2) |
1975 | Inter FC (3) |
1976 | Prince Louis FC (1) |
1977 | Inter FC (4) |
1978 | Inter FC (5) |
1979 | Vital’O FC (2) |
1980 | Vital’O FC (3) |
1981 | Vital’O FC (4) |
1982 | Maniema Fantastique (5) |
1983 | Vital’O FC (5) |
1984 | Vital’O FC (6) |
1985 | Inter FC (6) |
1986 | Vital’O FC (7) |
1987 | Inter FC (7) |
1988 | Inter FC (8) |
1989 | Inter FC (9) |
1990 | Vital’O FC (8) |
1991 | AS InterStar (1) |
1992 | AS InterStar (2) |
1993 | Championnat abandonné |
1994 | Vital’O FC (9) |
1995 | Maniema Fantastique (6) |
1996 | Vital’O FC (10) |
1997 | Maniema FC (1) |
1998 | Vital’O FC (11) |
1999 | Vital’O FC (12) |
2000 | Vital’O FC (13) |
2001 | Prince Louis FC (2) |
2002 | Muzinga FC (1) |
2003 | Championnat abandonné |
2004 | Atlético Olympic FC (1) |
2005 | AS InterStar (3) |
2006 | Vital’O FC (14) |
2007 | Vital’O FC (15) |
2008 | AS InterStar (4) |
2009 | Vital’O FC (16) |
2010 | Vital’O FC (17) |
2010-2011 | Atlético Olympic FC (2) |
2011-2012 | Vital’O FC (18) |
2012-2013 | Flambeau de l'Est (1) |
2013-2014 | LLB Académic (1) |
2014-2015 | Vital’O FC (19) |
2015-2016 | Vital’O FC (20) |
2016-2017 | LLB Académic (2) |
2017-2018 | Le Messager FC Ngozi (1) |
2018-2019 | Aigle Noir FC de Makamba (1) |
2019-2020 | Le Messager FC Ngozi (2) |
2020-2021 | Le Messager FC Ngozi (3) |
2021-2022 | Flambeau du Centre (1) |
2022-2023 | Bumamuru FC (1) |
2023-24 | Vital'O FC (21) |
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Performance by club
Club | City | Titles | Last title |
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Vital'O (Includes TP Bata) | Bujumbura | 21 | 2023-24 |
| Bujumbura | 9 | 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
Year | Top scorers | Team | Goals |
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1998 | | Vital'O | 15 |
2007 | | Vital'O | 12 |
2008 | | Vital'O | 18 |
2013 | | Vital'O | 33 |
2017–18 | Bienvenue Shaka[4] | Aigle Noir | 29 |
2020–21 | Ndikumana Asmani | | 14 |
2022–23 | Jean Claude Girumugisha | Magara YB | 16 |
2023-24 | Destin Maniriho | Rukinzo | 22 |
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Multiple hat-tricks
See also
Burundian Cup
External links
Notes and References
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.