Founded | 1961 |
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Region | DR Congo |
Current champions | AS Vita Club (2024) (10 titles) |
Most successful club(s) | DC Motema Pembe (15 titles) |
2024 Coupe du Congo |
The Coupe du Congo is the top knockout tournament of the Congolese (DR Congo) football. It was created in 1961.
Club | Titles |
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DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa) (Includes CS Imana) | 15 |
AS Vita Club (Kinshasa) | 10 |
AS Dragons (Kinshasa) (Includes AS Bilima) | 5 |
TP Mazembe (Lubumbashi) (Includes TP Englebert) | 5 |
AS Kalamu (Kinshasa) | 4 |
FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo (Lubumbashi) | 3 |
AS Maniema Union (Kindu) | 3 |
FC MK Etanchéité (Kinshasa) | 2 |
FC Lubumbashi Sport | 1 |
AC Sodigraf (Kinshasa) | 1 |
AS Vita Kabasha (Goma) | 1 |
US Kenya (Lubumbashi) | 1 |
SC Cilu (Lukala) | 1 |
US Bilombe (Bilombe) | 1 |
OC Bukavu Dawa (Bukavu) | 1 |
US Tshinkunku (Kananga) | 1 |
CS Don Bosco (Lubumbashi) | 1 |
FC Renaissance (Kinshasa) | 1 |
AS Nyuki (Butembo) | 1 |
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