Super Ligue (Niger)

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Super Ligue
Founded1966
CountryNiger
Confederation CAF
Number of clubs14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Ligue Nationale
Domestic cup(s) Niger Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions AS GNN
(2023–24)
Most championships Sahel SC (13)
Current: 2024–25 Ligue 1

The Super Ligue, formerly known as Ligue 1, is the top division of football in Niger. There are 14 teams competing in the league, which operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ligue Nationale.

Contents

The league began in 1966, with Secteur 6 winning the first five championships. It was known as the Ligue 1 between 2010 [1] and 2018, [2] when it changed its name to Super Ligue. [3]

History

Although the championship has been contested since 1966, the structure has changed over time, and a number of years the competition has been canceled or shortened. In 2002, the league was completely cancelled. [4]

Several major clubs dropped out in 2004 and 2005 for financial reasons and because of the 2005 famine afflicting the south center of the nation. In 2004, for instance, three clubs in the first round were disqualified, and more than two dozen matches were annulled or awarded after the fact for a variety of offences. [5]

Since the 1990s, the clubs compete in a group stage, the winners of which advance to the "Super League" which contests the second half of the season, with the losers contesting a league to determine what clubs will be relegated to the Regional leagues. The Leagues in each of the Nigerien regions (called the Nigerien D2 Championships) then send champions to a play-off to determine which two clubs will be promoted. [4]

Historically, Niamey has had the most accomplished regional league, and has provided most clubs in the national championship. Only two clubs from outside Niamey have ever won the championship. [4] The Ligue de Niamey has been powerful enough that, after disputes over relegation on 2000, five Niamey clubs formed their own rival competition (the "Coupe des Sponsors"), and played only the Ligue de Niamey championship in the 2002 season, when the Nigerien Football Federation cancelled the season due to funding shortfalls. [6]

2021−22 Super Ligue teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Akokana FC Arlit Stade d'Arlit 7,000
AS Douanes Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000
AS Forces Armées Niamey Stade du Camp Bagagi Iya 5,000
AS GNN Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000
AS Police Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000
AS SONIDEP Niamey Stade municipal de Niamey 5,000
ASN Nigelec Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000
Espoir FC Zinder Stade de Zinder 10,000
JS Tahoua Tahoua Stade Régional de Tahoua 5,000
Olympic Niamey Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000
RC Boukoki Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000
Sahel SC Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000
Urana FC Arlit Stade d'Arlit 7,000
US Gendarmerie Nationale Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000

Standings 2023-24

The final 2023-24 Super Ligue standings: [7]

#Football clubPtsExtra
1 AS GNN 73Champions
2 AS FAN 70
3 ASN NIGELEC 61
4 AS Douanes 54
5 US GN 50
6 Sahel SC 45
7 AS Police 42
8 Urana FC 39
9 Jangorzo FC 37
10 AS Renaissance 36
11 Olympic FC 35
12 Espoir FC 33
13 JS Tahoua 33
14 Liberté FC 31
15 Zumunta AC 30Relegated
16 Tagour PC 29Relegated
17 Akokana FC 24Relegated

Previous champions

YearsChampions
1966 Olympic (1)
1967 Olympic (2)
1968 Olympic (3)
1969 Olympic (4)
1970 Olympic (5)
1971 AS FAN (1)
1972Not held
1973 Sahel SC (1)
1974 Sahel SC (2)
1975 AS FAN (2)
1976 Olympic (6)
1977 Olympic (7)
1978 Olympic (8)
1979Not held
1980 AS Niamey (1)
1981 AS Niamey (2)
1982 AS Niamey (3)
1983 Jangorzo (1)
1984 Espoir (1)
1985 Zumunta AC (1)
1986 Sahel SC (3)
1987 Sahel SC (4)
1988 Zumunta AC (2)
1989 Olympic (9)
1990 Sahel SC (5)
1991 Sahel SC (6)
1992 Sahel SC (7)
1993 Zumunta AC (3)
1994 Sahel SC (8)
1995Not held
1996 Sahel SC (9)
1997–98 Olympic (10)
1999 Olympic (11)
2000 JS Ténéré (1)
2001 JS Ténéré (2)
2002Not held
2003 Sahel SC (10)
2004 Sahel SC (11)
2005 AS GNN (1)
2006 AS GNN (2)
2007 Sahel SC (12)
2008 AS Police (1)
2009 Sahel SC (13)
2010 AS FAN (3)
2010–11 AS GNN (3)
2011–12 Olympic (12)
2012–13 Douanes (1)
2013–14 AS GNN (4)
2014–15 Douanes (2)
2015–16 AS FAN (4)
2016–17 AS FAN (5)
2017–18 AS SONIDEP (1)
2018–19 AS SONIDEP (2)
2019–2020Not held due to Covid-19 [8]
2020–21 US Gendarmerie Nationale (1)
2021–22 ASN Nigelec FC (1)
2022–23 AS GNN (5)
2023–24 AS GNN (6)
2024–25 AS FAN (6)

Qualification for CAF competitions

Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

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.

Legend
RankAssociation2020–21
(× 1)
2021–22
(× 2)
2022–23
(× 3)
2023–24
(× 4)
2024–25
(× 5)
Total
20252024Mvt CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC
11Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 837482.577104190.5
22Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4695822455142
34Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 82544341.593131
43RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 6571652355130
56Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 30.50234602482.5
65RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4351426130.582.5
78Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 10502031.52255
87RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 400312402045
99Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 303030203041
1011Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 000103301238
1110RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 00.50500.5030024
1212Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 020002020121
1315Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0000010210.518.5
1414Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 000000130016
1513RedDownArrow.svg -2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 20102000.50012
1619Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0010001000.58.5
1721Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 12000000018
1817RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 00000020008
1918RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 00010100.5007
2016RedDownArrow.svg -4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0300.51000007
2122Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 00000100003
2222Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 00001000003
23-Green-Up-Arrow.svg newFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0000000000.52.5
2420RedDownArrow.svg -4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 01.500.50000002.5
2524RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0000.50000001
2524RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0000.50000001
2726RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 00.5000000000.5

Performance by club

ClubTitlesWinning seasons
Sahel SC 131973, 1974, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006–07, 2009
Olympic FC 121966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1997–98, 1999, 2011–12
ASGNN 62004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2022–23, 2023–24
AS FAN 61971, 1975, 2010, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2024-25
AS Niamey 31980, 1981, 1982
Zumunta AC 31985, 1988, 1993
AS Douanes 22012–13, 2014–15
AS SONIDEP 2 2017–18, 2018–19
JS du Ténéré 22000, 2001
Espoir FC 11984
Jangorzo FC 11983
AS Police 12008
US Gendarmerie Nationale 12020–21
ASN Nigelec 12021–22

Top goalscorers

SeasonPlayerTeamGoals
2023–24 Flag of Niger.svg Victorien Adebayor GNN22

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of Niger.svg Victorien Adebayor 1

References

  1. "Niger 2010/11". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. "Niger 2017/18". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. "Niger 2018/19". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "RSSSF Championships". Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. RSSSF 2004 season review Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine For instance, one match was abandoned and BOTH clubs were assigned 0–3 losses.
  6. RSSSF 2001 Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine , RSSSF 2002 Archived 25 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/niger2024.html
  8. "Le Niger annule lui aussi sa saison". www.sofoot.com. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2020.