2018 LINAFOOT (Chad)

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LINAFOOT
Season2018
Dates15 September 2018 - 7 October 2018
Champions Elect-Sport FC
1st LINAFOOT title
5th Chadian title
Champions League Elect-Sport FC
Confederation Cup AS CotonTchad
Matches played33
Goals scored101 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorer Abou Deco (14)
2017
2019

The 2018 LINAFOOT was the 2nd season of the LINAFOOT, the top Chadian league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2015.

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Unlike the 1st LINAFOOT edition (in 2015) organised as a full national championship and won by Gazelle FC, this edition was organized under the play-off formula. [1]

The season started on 15 September 2018 and concluded on 7 October 2018. The twelve teams were divided into two groups of six teams. [2] [3] [4] The matches were played at three stadiums: Stade d'Académie de Farcha, Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya and Stade de Paris-Congo. [5] All matches were being played at 03:30 p.m. local time. Elect-Sport FC won their fifth Chadian title. Abou Deco (AS CotonTchad) was the league topscorer with 14 goals; Mbangousoum Éric was voted the best player; Francis Oumar Belonga (Elect-Sport FC) was voted the best coach.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Renaissance FC 5410173+1413Qualification to play-offs
2 Tourbillon FC 531183+510
3 AS Eléphant de Zakouma d'Am-Timan 52124517
4 AS Wadi-Fira Biltine 52033636
5 Les Abeilles du Mandoul 512231075
6 AS CotonTchad Moundou 501431181
Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2019. Source: [6]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 AS CotonTchad 5320145+911Qualification to play-offs
2 Elect-Sport FC 5311116+510
3 Foullah Edifice FC 5212106+47
4 Gazelle FC 5212101117
5 AS Mirim Mongo 51135944
6 AS Lycod de Doba 5104518133
Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2019. Source: [6]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

[Oct 2]

Renaissance (N'Djaména) 0-0 Elect Sport [3-4 pen]

Coton Tchad (N'Djaména) 3-0 Tourbillon

Third place match

[Oct 6] Renaissance (N'Djaména) 1-2 Tourbillon

Final

[Oct 7, stade Idriss Mohamat Ouya, N'Djaména]

Coton Tchad (N'Djaména) 1-1 Elect Sport [3-4 pen]

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