Benin Premier League

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Benin Premier League
Founded1969
CountryBenin
Confederation CAF
Number of clubs36
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Benin Second Division
Domestic cup Benin Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions Dadje FC
(2024–25)
Most championships AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (12)
Current: 2025–26 Benin Premier League

The Benin Premier League, also called Championnat National du Bénin in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 clubs being divided in 4 groups, and 9 clubs in each. The last 5 teams of each group, goes to the relegation round, which consists on 2 groups of 10 teams. The first 4 teams of each group goes to the final stage with 16 clubs playing a single round-robin tournament. The winner of this round (and of the Premier League) earns a place in the CAF Champions League.

Contents

2021–22 season teams

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

ASPAC and Takunnin played in the final of the league. Takunnin won the final.

Final clubs' stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ASPAC FC Cotonou Stade Charles de Gaulle 15,000
Takunnin Kandi Stade Saka Kina Guézéré 1,000

Previous champions

[3]

Performance by club

ClubTitlesLast title
Dragons de l'Ouémé 122003
Buffles du Borgou 52019
Mogas 90 32006
Requins de l'Atlantique 31990
AS Porto-Novo 31973
ASPAC 22012
Coton 22023
Dadje FC 12025
Loto-Popo 12021 [4]
Jeunesse Athlétique du Plateau 12013
Tonnerre d'Abomey 12007
Toffa Cotonou 11995
Postel Sport 11991
Lions de l'Atakory 11984
Ajijas Cotonou 11981
Etoile Sportive Porto-Novo 11974
AS Cotonou 11971
FAD Cotonou 11969

Top goalscorers

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2019–20 Flag of Nigeria.svg Henry Uche Espoir Savalou19
2021 Flag of Nigeria.svg Henry Uche Espoir Savalou19
2021–22 Flag of Nigeria.svg Henry Uche Espoir Savalou17
2022–23 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Issah Razack BenínCoton16
2023–24 Flag of Guinea.svg Moussa TraoreBani Gansé19
Most time goalscorers

References

  1. ↑ "Le Bénin annule sa saison en raison de la COVID-19".
  2. ↑ "Loto-Popo win first Beninese title". 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Boesenberg, Eric; Bovi Diogo, Julio. "Benin - List of Champions". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Lotopopo229/ [ user-generated source ]
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