The Championnat du Cameroun de football (also known as
MTN Elite One since 2007 for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
in
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 ...
, governed by the
Cameroonian Football Federation since its establishment in 1961.
Prize Money
Champions 100,000,000
FCFA
Current Members 2022-23
*Aigle Royal (
Dschang)
*
APEJES Academy (
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
)
*Avion (
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the com ...
)
*
Bamboutos FC (
Mbouda)
*Colombe (
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
)
*
Canon Yaoundé (
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
)
*
Coton Sport FC (
Garoua)
*
Djiko FC (
Bandjoun)
*
Dragon Club (
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
)
*
Eding Sport FC (
Lekié)
*Fauve Azur (
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
)
*
Fortuna Mfou (
Mfou
Mfou is a town in the south part of Cameroon. It is not far east of the capital, Yaoundé. It is a rural area and the activities of the inhabitants are basically subsistence agriculture.
Population
In the 2005 census, the commune had 37,209 inh ...
)
*
Fovu de Baha (
Baham)
*Gazelle FC (
Garoua)
*
Les Astres FC (
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the com ...
)
*
PWD Bamenda (
Bamenda)
*
Renaissance
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(
Ngoumou
Ngoumou is a town and commune in Cameroon.
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each provinc ...
)
*Stade Renard (
Melong)
*
UMS de Loum (
Njombé)
*
Union Douala
Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala, that competes in the Elite One.
History
It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification.
Achievements
National
*Cameroon ...
(
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the com ...
)
*Yafoot (
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
)
*
YOSA (
Bamenda)
Champions
Champions were:
*1960–61:
Oryx Douala
*1961–62:
Caïman Douala
*1962–63:
Oryx Douala
*1963–64:
Oryx Douala
*1964–65:
Oryx Douala
*1965–66:
Diamant Yaoundé
*1966–67:
Oryx Douala
*1967–68:
Caïman Douala
*1968–69:
US Douala
*1969–70:
Canon Yaoundé
*1970–71:
Aigle Nkongsamba
*1971–72:
Léopards Douala
*1972–73:
Léopards Douala
*1973–74:
Canon Yaoundé
*1974–75:
Caïman Douala
*1975–76:
US Douala
*1976–77:
Canon Yaoundé
*1977–78:
US Douala
*1978–79:
Canon Yaoundé
*1979–80:
Canon Yaoundé
*1981:
Tonnerre Yaoundé
Tonnerre Kalara Club of Yaoundé is a football club based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The club was most prominent during the 1980s, winning all of their 5 national championships. They have also won the national cup 5 times. Among the club's most notabl ...
*1981–82:
Canon Yaoundé
*1982–83:
Tonnerre Yaoundé
Tonnerre Kalara Club of Yaoundé is a football club based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The club was most prominent during the 1980s, winning all of their 5 national championships. They have also won the national cup 5 times. Among the club's most notabl ...
*1983–84:
Tonnerre Yaoundé
Tonnerre Kalara Club of Yaoundé is a football club based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The club was most prominent during the 1980s, winning all of their 5 national championships. They have also won the national cup 5 times. Among the club's most notabl ...
*1984–85:
Canon Yaoundé
*1985–86:
Canon Yaoundé
*1986–87:
Tonnerre Yaoundé
Tonnerre Kalara Club of Yaoundé is a football club based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The club was most prominent during the 1980s, winning all of their 5 national championships. They have also won the national cup 5 times. Among the club's most notabl ...
*1988:
Tonnerre Yaoundé
Tonnerre Kalara Club of Yaoundé is a football club based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The club was most prominent during the 1980s, winning all of their 5 national championships. They have also won the national cup 5 times. Among the club's most notabl ...
*1989:
RC Bafoussam
*1990:
US Douala
*1991:
Canon Yaoundé
*1992:
RC Bafoussam
*1993:
RC Bafoussam
*1994:
Aigle Nkongsamba
*1995:
RC Bafoussam
*1996:
Unisport FC (Bafang)
*1997:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*1998:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*1999:
Sable FC (Batié)
*2000:
Fovu Club (Baham)
*2001:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2002:
Canon Yaoundé
*2003:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2004:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2005:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2006:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2007:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2007–08:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2008–09:
Tiko United FC
*2009–10:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2010–11:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2011–12:
US Douala
*2013:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2014:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2015:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2016:
UMS de Loum (Loum)
*2017:
Eding Sport FC (
Mfou
Mfou is a town in the south part of Cameroon. It is not far east of the capital, Yaoundé. It is a rural area and the activities of the inhabitants are basically subsistence agriculture.
Population
In the 2005 census, the commune had 37,209 inh ...
)
*
2018
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:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*
2019
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:
UMS de Loum (Loum)
*
2019–20:
PWD Bamenda (Bamenda)
PWD Bamenda crowned champions after the season couldn't be completed due to the effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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*2020–21:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
*2021–22:
Coton Sport FC (Garoua)
Titles by team
Top Scorers
References
External links
Elite Oneat
FIFA.com
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at Cameroonian Football Federation
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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 ...
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