The 2019–20 Elite One was the 60th season of the
Elite One
The Championnat du Cameroun de football (also known as MTN Elite One since 2007 for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of association football in Cameroon, governed by the Cameroonian Football Federation since its establishment in 1961.
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, the top-tier
football
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league in
Cameroon
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. This was the first season in the
Elite One
The Championnat du Cameroun de football (also known as MTN Elite One since 2007 for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of association football in Cameroon, governed by the Cameroonian Football Federation since its establishment in 1961.
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to use an October–May schedule since the 2011–12 season, it was changed so as to conform with the new
CAF calendar.
The season started on 18 October 2019 and was scheduled to end on 26 April 2020, but due to the effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the season was cancelled on 12 May 2020 by
FECAFOOT.
PWD Bamenda won their first
Elite One
The Championnat du Cameroun de football (also known as MTN Elite One since 2007 for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of association football in Cameroon, governed by the Cameroonian Football Federation since its establishment in 1961.
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silverware as they were crowned champions, alongside
Coton Sport, they will represent
Cameroon
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at the 2020–21
CAF Champions League
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and
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...
respectively as the
Cameroonian Cup The Cameroon Cup is the national football competition in Cameroon, on a knock-out-basis.
Cup Finals
Before independence
* 1941 : Caïman de Douala 6-0 Mikado ASTP
* 1942 : Caïman de Douala 3-1 Léopards Douala
* 1943 : Caïman de Douala
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won't hold this year. Only
Dragon Club
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were relegated to the
Elite Two
The MTN Elite Two (or ''Cameroon Deuxième Division'') is the second division of the Cameroon association football league system. It is organised by the Cameroonian Football Federation. Teams get promoted to the Elite One
The Championnat du Ca ...
as the teams would be increased to twenty teams during the next season.
There were no Championship and Relegation group this season.
Teams
Eighteen teams competed in the league, the top 15 teams from the
previous season and the three promoted teams from the
Elite Two
The MTN Elite Two (or ''Cameroon Deuxième Division'') is the second division of the Cameroon association football league system. It is organised by the Cameroonian Football Federation. Teams get promoted to the Elite One
The Championnat du Ca ...
(
Bamboutos FC
Bamboutos FC is a Cameroon
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,
Canon Sportif and
Panthère du Ndé) while (
PWD Bamenda,
New Star de Douala
New Star FC is a football club in Cameroon, Douala. They play in Elite One - the top-flight football league of Cameroon. Stade de la Réunification, which has a capacity of 30,000, is their home venue. They played in the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup ...
and
Unisport FC de Bafang
Unisport Football Club de Bafang is a football club based in Bafang in Cameroon's West Province. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation and play in the Cameroon Premiere Division. The club's colours are yellow and red.
Honours
...
) relegated from the previous season after finishing last at the playoffs.
later replaced
Les Astres FC
Les Astres FC de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football (soccer), football club based in Douala. It is a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation.
Honours
* Cameroon Première Division:
:Runners-up: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013
* Camer ...
.
Coton Sport FC
Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua, or simply Coton Sport, is a Cameroonian football club based in Garoua. They play their home games at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua, commonly known as the Roumde Adjia Stadium. The club is chaired by Sadou Fer ...
were the defending champions.
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Locations of teams
League table
Results
See also
*
2019–20 Nigeria Professional Football League
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'Professional League' ...
References
External links
Elite One 2019–20at FECAFOOT officiel
at RSSF.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Elite One
Elite One seasons
Cameroon
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Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...