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 (1)
1970Inter FC (1)
1971Vital'O FC (1)
1972BS Dynamik New Look (1)
1973Not disputed
1974Inter FC (2)
1975Inter FC (3)
1976Prince Louis (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)
1991Inter Star (1)
1992Inter Star (2)
1993Championship abandoned
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 (2)
2002Muzinga (1)
2003Championship abandoned
2004Athlético Olympic (1)
2005Inter Star (3)
2006Vital'O FC (14)
2007Vital'O FC (15)
2008Inter Star (4)
2009Vital'O FC (16)
2010Vital'O FC (17)
2010–11Athlético Olympic (2)
2011–12Vital'O FC (18)
2012–13Flambeau de l'Est (1)
2013–14LLB Académic (1)
2014–15Vital'O FC (19)
2015–16Vital'O FC (20)
2016–17LLB Académic (2)
2017–18Le Messager Ngozi (1)
2018–19Aigle Noir Makamba (1)
2019–20Le Messager Ngozi (2)
2020–21Le Messager Ngozi (3)
2021–22Flambeau du Centre (1)
2022–23Bumamuru (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.