Coupe du Congo (basketball)

Coupe du Congo
Organising body	FEBACO
Founded	1985
First season	1985
Countries	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Confederation	FIBA Africa
Number of teams	Men: 17; Women: 8
Current champions	Men: Virunga (1st title); Women: CNSS (4th title) ; (2023)
Most championships	Men:; SCTP (18 titles); Women:; Vita Club (10 titles)

Last updated April 11, 2024

The Coupe du Congo (in English: Cup of Congo) is the national cup basketball championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The competitions is played by the top two teams from the regional league in the country. It is the only annual competition organised by the Democratic Republic of Congo Basketball Federation (FEBACO).^[1] The cup is organised since 1985.^[2]

Men's champions

Edition	Year	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Host city	Ref.
1	1982	Matonge
–	1983	Not held
–	1984	Not held
2	1985	SCTP
3	1986	SCTP (2)
4	1987	SCTP (3)
5	1988	Mwanga
6	1989	Matonge (2)
7	1990	Cité de Jeunes
8	1991	Cité de Jeunes (2)
9	1992	Terreur
10	1993	Mazembe
11	1994	SCTP (4)
12	1995	SCTP (5)
13	1996	Molokaï
14	1997	SCTP (6)
–	1998	Not held
15	1999-I	SCTP (7)
16	1999-II	SCTP (8)
17	2000	SCTP (9)
18	2001	SCTP (10)
19	2002	SCTP (11)
20	2003	SCTP (12)
21	2004	SCTP (13)
22	2005	SCTP (14)
23	2006	Kauka
24	2007	SCTP (15)
25	2008	Mazembe (2)
26	2009	Mazembe (3)
27	2010	Mazembe (4)
28	2011	Mazembe (5)	67–60	Molokai		^[4]
29	2012	SCTP (16)
30	2013	Mazembe (6)
31	2014	Mazembe (7)
32	2015	SCTP (17)
33	2016	New Generation
34	2017	Mazembe	56–49	Terreur		^[5]
35	2018	SCTP (18)	64–56	Terreur		^[6]
36	2019	Mazembe	84–59	SCTP		^[7]
37	2020	Mazembe	76–46	DCMP		^[8]
38	2021	Espoir Fukash	59–48	SCTP		^[9]
39	2022	V.Club	70–62	Terreur		^[10]
40	2023	Virunga	73-70	Ami BK	Goma	^[11]

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
SCTP	18	2	1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999–2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2018	2019, 2021
Mazembe	9	0	1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020	–
Terreur	1	3	1992	2017, 2018, 2022
Matonge	2	0	1982, 1989	–
Cité des Jeunes	2	0	1990, 1991	–
Virunga	1	0	2023	–
V.Club	1	0	2022	–
Espoir Fukash	1	0	2021	–
New Generation	1	0	2017	–
Kauka	1	0	2006	–
Molokaï	1	0	1996	–
Mwanga	1	0	1988	–
DCMP	0	1	–	2020
Ami BK	0	1	–	2023

Women's champions

Edition	Year	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Ref.
1	1982	Tourbillon
–	1983	Not held
–	1984	Not held
2	1985	Tourbillon (2)
3	1986	Tourbillon (3)
4	1987	Tourbillon (4)
5	1988	Anongo
6	1989	Tourbillon (5)
7	1990	Hatari
8	1991	Hatari (2)
9	1992	Tourbillon (6)
10	1993	Vita Club
11	1994	Vita Club (2)
12	1995	Vita Club (3)
13	1996	Vita Club (4)
14	1997	Vita Club (5)
–	1998	Not held
15	1999-I	Vita Club (6)
16	1999-II	Hatari (3)
17	2000	Arc-en-ciel
18	2001	Vita Club (7)
19	2002	Arc-en-ciel (2)
20	2003	Arc-en-ciel (3)
21	2004	Arc-en-ciel (4)
22	2005	Hatari (4)
23	2006	Arc-en-ciel (5)
24	2007	Radi de Lubumbashi
25	2008	Radi de Lubumbashi (2)
26	2009	Arc-en-ciel (6)
27	2010	Arc-en-ciel (7)
28	2011	Arc-en-ciel (8)	69–60	Radi de Lubumbashi	^[4]
29	2012	Arc-en-ciel (9)
30	2013	CNSS
31	2014	Radi de Lubumbashi (3)
32	2015	Vita Club (8)
33	2016	Vita Club (9)
34	2017	Vita Club (10)	48–39	DCMP	^[5]
35	2018	Vita Club (11)
36	2019	Makomeno	60–39	CNSS	^[7]
37	2020	Makomeno (2)	64–29	Tourbillon	^[8]
38	2021	CNSS (2)	64–61	V.Club	^[9]
39	2022	CNSS (3)	72–29	Makomeno	^[12]
40	2023	CNSS (4)	73-55	Chaux Sport	^[11]

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[1] "BASKET-BALL/ 36 ème coupe du Congo : BC Terreur,27 ans après, le titre lui échappe toujours". nzadinews.net (in French). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[2] "BASKET BALL /PALMARES DE LA COUPE DU CONGO : 5 ans après l'histoire se répète". nzadinews.net (in French). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[3] "Basketball/39eme Coupe du Congo: Mazembe, Bakwanga, Makomeno et Taifa lanceront les hostilités le dimanche 11 septembre à Lubumbashi et Likasi". Actualite.cd (in French). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

[:4-4] 1 2 "Basket: Mazembe (H) et Arc-en-ciel (D) sacrés champions du Congo". Radio Okapi (in French). 30 October 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[:0-5] 1 2 Muhima, Richard (24 July 2017). "Coupe du Congo de Basketball : Les B.C Mazembe et V.Club remportent la 34ème édition". Totalement Sports (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[6] "Basketball/35ème Coupe du Congo : SCTP sur le toit national". Stade.CD - Premier Média 100% Sports en RDC (in French). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[:1-7] 1 2 "Coupe du Congo de basketball : neuvième sacre pour Mazembe | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[:2-8] 1 2 "Mediacongo.net - Actualités - 37 ème Coupe du congo de basket ball : BC Mazembe et BC Makomeno Lancent les Hostilités" . Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[:3-9] 1 2 "Basketball/38ème Coupe du Congo : Espoir Fukash et CNSS sacrés champions". Actualite.cd (in French). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[10] "Basket- 39e Coupe du Congo (H) / V. Club : " c'était notre objectif depuis le début "". masolordc (in French). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[:5-11] 1 2 "Coupe du Congo de basket-ball: Virunga sacré champion en version masculine". ACP (in French). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[12] "Coupe du Congo Basketball : BC V Club et CNSS vainqueurs - Kinshasa Times | L'info sur la RDC traitée avec profondeur" (in French). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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