The 2011 Linafoot season was the 50th season of Top League

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. Defending champions are AS Vita from

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. Seventeen teams entered the competition.

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...

won the championship.

Changes from 2010

A new format was introduced. In contrast to the previous season, the final round is made up of eight teams in one group. In 2010 eight teams were divided into two groups of four with the top two finishers advancing to yet another group stage. The winner of the group of 8 will be the champion. new format 2011 year
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Preliminary round

In the preliminary round 12 teams in three groups played a double round robin. The group winners advanced to the next round.

SuperLeague (final round)

In the final round the three teams from the preliminary round join the top four placed teams from last season and 2010 Cup winner

DC Motema Pembe Daring Club Motema Pembe, or simply DCMP for a short, is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. History Created in 1936 under the name Falcon Daring, by the Rev. Father Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove who was a missionary of the Congrega ...

. The eight teams play a double round robin, that is each team plays 14 matches. *

US Tshinkunku Union Sportive Tshinkunku commonly known as US Tshinkunku, is a Congolese football club based in Kananga, Kasaï-Central province, currently playing in the Linafoot, the first level of the Congolese football and their home games are played at ...

also qualified for the

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as the 2011 Coupe du Congo winner.

References

External links

Tournament results and news at radiookapi.net

at FIFA {{2011 in African football (CAF) Linafoot seasons

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