Founded | 1961 |
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Country | Republic of the Congo |
Confederation | CAF |
Number of clubs | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Coupe du Congo Super Coupe du Congo |
International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
Current champions | AC Léopards (2023–24) |
Most championships | Étoile du Congo (11) |
Current: 2024–25 Congo Ligue 1 |
Congo Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Football Federation, in the Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1961. The official name is Championnat National MTN for sponsorship reasons.
Between 1961 and 1977 the championship was decided in a 3-team tournament between the regional champions of Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Niari. From 1978 to 1993, a nationwide league with 10 to 14 teams was played. From 1994 to 2008, the FECOFOOT reverted to a national play-off after the regional tournaments, with additional entries for the stronger leagues (Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire). In 2009, a nationwide league was reformed with 18 teams.
Club | Winners |
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Étoile du Congo | 11 |
CSM Diables Noirs | 7 |
CARA Brazzaville | 6 |
AS Otôho | 6 |
AC Léopards | 5 |
Inter Club | 2 |
Munisport | 2 |
Patronage Sainte-Anne | 2 |
AS Police | 2 |
Saint Michel d'Ouenzé | 2 |
Vita Club Mokanda (includes Victoria Club Mokanda) | 2 |
AS Cheminots | 1 |
Kotoko MFOA | 1 |
The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.
Rank | Association | 2020–21 (× 1) | 2021–22 (× 2) | 2022–23 (× 3) | 2023–24 (× 4) | 2024–25 (× 5) | Total | |||||||
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2025 | 2024 | Mvt | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | ||
1 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2.5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 190.5 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 142 |
3 | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | 3 | 131 |
4 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 130 |
5 | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 82.5 |
6 | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 82.5 |
7 | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
8 | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
9 | 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
10 | 11 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
11 | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
12 | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
13 | 15 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 18.5 |
14 | 14 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
15 | 13 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
16 | 19 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
17 | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
18 | 17 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
19 | 18 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
20 | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
21 | 22 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
22 | 22 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
23 | - | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
24 | 20 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
25 | 24 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
25 | 24 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
27 | 26 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Season | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
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2002 | Lepaye Wawa | Police | 18 |
2004 | Bébé Ndey Guellor | Étoile du Congo | 19 |
2007 | ![]() | Diables Noirs | 5 |
2008 | ![]() | Diables Noirs | 7 |
2009 | ![]() | Diables Noirs | 22 |
2023-24 | ![]() | JUK | 14 |