| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Benin |
| Confederation | CAF |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Relegation to | W-Championship D2 |
| International cup(s) | CAF W-Champions League |
| Current champions | Ainonvi FC (1st title) (2023-24) |
| Current: 2024–25 W-Championship | |
The Benin Women's Championship is the top flight of women's association football in Benin. The competition is run by the Benin Football Federation.
The first Benin women's championship was contested on 2002. It was won by Flèche Noire SC. [1]
The list of champions and runners-up:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Flèche Noire SC | Black Stones FC |
| 2003 | not held | |
| 2004 | ||
| 2005 | ||
| 2005–06 | Jeanne d’Arc FC | AO Avrankou Babies |
| 2006–07 | not held | |
| 2007–08 | ||
| 2008–09 | ||
| 2009–10 | ||
| 2010–11 | ||
| 2011–12 | ||
| 2012–13 | ||
| 2013–14 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ouémé-Plateau | Atlantique-Littoral |
| 2015–16 | ||
| 2016–17 | ||
| 2017–18 | ||
| 2018–19 | JS Vallée | Phénix FC de Bohicon |
| 2019–20 | abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Benin | |
| 2020–21 | Espoir FC | Léopards FC d'Abomey |
| 2021–22 | Espoir FC | Ainonvi FC |
| 2022–23 | Sam Nelly [2] | Espoir FC |
| 2023–24 | Ainonvi FC [3] | Elite AS |
| Rank | Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Runners-up Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espoir FC | 2 | 1 | 2021, 2022 | 2024 |
| 2 | Flèche Noire SC | 1 | 0 | 2002 | |
| Ainonvi FC | 1 | 1 | 2024 | 2022 | |
| Sam Nelly | 1 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| Jeanne d’Arc FC | 1 | 0 | 2006 | ||
| Ouémé-Plateau | 1 | 0 | 2015 | ||
| JS Vallée | 1 | 0 | 2019 | ||
| 8 | Black Stones FC | 0 | 1 | 2002 | |
| AO Avrankou Babies | 0 | 1 | 2006 | ||
| Atlantique-Littoral | 0 | 1 | 2015 | ||
| Phénix FC de Bohicon | 0 | 1 | 2019 | ||
| Léopards FC d'Abomey | 0 | 1 | 2021 | ||
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