The Burundi Ligue A, also called Primus Ligue for
sponsorship reasons, is the highest division in
football
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in
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
. The league was formed in 1972 and has 16 teams. They play 30 rounds home and away during a season.
Current clubs
The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Primus Ligue during the
2022–23 season.
Previous champions
* 1963:
Stella Matutina FC (Bujumbura)
* 1964:
Stella Matutina FC (Bujumbura)
* 1965:
Maniema Fantastique (Bujumbura)
* 1966:
Maniema Fantastique (Bujumbura)
* 1967:
Maniema Fantastique (Bujumbura)
* 1968:
Maniema Fantastique (Bujumbura)
* 1969:
Espoir FC (Bujumbura)
* 1970:
Inter FC (Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1971:
TP Bata (Bujumbura) ''***''
* 1972:
Sports Dynamic (Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1973: ''not held, due to civil war late in the year 1972 when massacres occurred to disrupt the start of the league that was meant to end in 1973''
* 1974:
Inter FC (Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1975:
Inter FC (Bujumbura)
* 1976:
Prince Louis FC
Prince Louis Football Club is a football club from Bujumbura, Burundi. It is named in honour of the independence hero Prince Louis Rwagasore.
Honours
* Burundi Premier League: 2
:: 1976, 2001
* Burundian Cup: 1
:: 1992
Performance in CAF compet ...
(Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1977:
Inter FC (Bujumbura) ''*''/''**''
* 1978:
Inter FC (Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1979:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1980:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1981:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1982:
Maniema Fantastique (Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1983:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1984:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1985:
Inter FC (Bujumbura)
* 1986:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1987:
Inter FC (Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1988:
Inter FC (Bujumbura) ''*''
* 1989:
Inter FC (Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1990:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1991:
AS Inter Star (Bujumbura) ''**''
* 1992:
AS Inter Star (Bujumbura)
* 1993: ''not held or abandoned''
* 1994:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1995:
Maniema Fantastique (Bujumbura)
* 1996:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1997:
Maniema FC (Maniema)
* 1998:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 1999:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2000:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2001:
Prince Louis FC
Prince Louis Football Club is a football club from Bujumbura, Burundi. It is named in honour of the independence hero Prince Louis Rwagasore.
Honours
* Burundi Premier League: 2
:: 1976, 2001
* Burundian Cup: 1
:: 1992
Performance in CAF compet ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2002:
Muzinga FC
Muzinga Football Club or simply Muzinga is a football (soccer) club from Burundi based in Bujumbura. Their home venue is 22,000 capacity Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium.
The team currently plays in Burundi Premier League the top level of Buru ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2003: ''not finished''
* 2004:
Athlético Olympic FC (Bujumbura)
* 2005:
AS Inter Star (Bujumbura)
* 2006:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2007:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2008:
AS Inter Star (Bujumbura)
* 2009:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2010:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2010–11:
Athlético Olympic FC (Bujumbura)
* 2011–12:
Vital'O FC
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...
(Bujumbura)
* 2012–13:
Flambeau de l'Est
Flambeau de l'Est Football Club is a Burundian professional football club based in Ruyigi in the Ruyigi Province of Burundi. The club competes in Ligue B, the second level of Burundi's football league system, and plays its home matches at Stade ...
(Ruyigi)
*
2013–14:
LLB Académic
*
2014–15:
Vital'O
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name to A ...
*
2015–16:
Vital'O
Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football.
History
They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name to A ...
*
2016–17:
LLB Sport 4 Africa
*
2017–18:
Le Messager de Ngozi
*
2018–19:
Aigle Noir Makamba
*
2019–20:
Le Messager de Ngozi
*
2020–21
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:
Le Messager de Ngozi
*
2021–22:
Flambeau du Centre
Flameau du Centre is a professional football club based in Gitega, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A
The Burundi Ligue A, also called Primus Ligue for sponsor (commercial), sponsorship reasons, is the highest division in As ...
*
2022–23
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:
Bumamuru
''*'' Vital'ô were disqualified due to "affaire Tchambala".
''**'' Vital'ô finished second.
''***'' Vital'ô were founded as Rwanda Sport FC in 1957, changed name to ALTECO from 1962 to 1965, to Tout Puissant Bata from 1966 to 1970, then merged with Rapide in 1971 to become Espoir from 1971 to 1972, and were renamed Vital'ô in 1972.
Performance by club
Top scorers
See also
Burundian Cup
References
External links
Football for the Peoples. BurundiBurundi Premier League on Soccerway
{{CAF Leagues
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Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
1972 establishments in Burundi
Sports leagues established in 1972