The 2019–20 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 is the 61st season of the

Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 The Ivory Coast Ligue 1 LONACI is the top division of the Ivorian Football Federation. It was created in 1960. 2024−25 Ligue 1 clubs * Academie de Foot Amadou Diallo, AF Amadou Diallo * ASEC Mimosas * Bouaké FC * CO Korhogo * AS Denguélé, D ...

, the top-tier league of the Ivorian football league system since its establishment in 1960.The season started on 17 August 2019 but was suspended on 8 March 2020 due to the effects of the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. On 26 June 2020 however, the FIF announced that the season has been cancelled due to the

coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. Racing Club Abidjan were crowned champions and will represent the country at the

2020–21 CAF Champions League The 2020–21 CAF Champions League (officially the 2020–21 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 25th ...

while there would be no relegation with the two teams promoting from the

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

expanding the league to 16 starting from the next season. They further stated that the 2020 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire has been cancelled, with second-place finishers,

FC San Pédro Football Club San-Pédro is an Ivorian football club based in San-Pédro. History It was founded in 2004 in the city of San Pédro and the nation to compete with Séwé Sports de San Pédro, the most important club in the city that has part ...

representing the country at the

2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2020–21 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under ...

.Koaci.com

SO de l'Armée Société Omnisports de l'Armée, commonly known as SOA, is an Ivorian professional football club based in Yamoussoukro. The club is a member of the Ivorian Football Federation Premiere Division. They play at the Stade Charles Konan Banny. Cur ...

were the defending champions, winning the championship in the 2018-2019 season.

Teams

Fourteen teams contested the league, twelve teams from the previous season and two promoted teams from the 2018–19 Ligue Two;

SOL FC Sol or SOL may refer to: Astronomy * The Sun * Mars sol, solar day on Mars * Solar System Currency * SOL Project, a currency project in France * French sol, or sou * Argentine sol * Bolivian sol, the currency of Bolivia from 1827 to 1864 * Pe ...

and Issia Wazi who replaced

LYS Sassandra } Limane Yacouba Sylla Football Club de Sassandra, commonly known as LYS Sassandra or LYS FC, is an Ivorian professional Association football, football club based in Sassandra. The club is a member of the Ivorian Football Federation Premiere Divis ...

and

Moossou FC Moossou F.C. is an Ivorian football club based in Bassam. Founded in 2001, the club competes in the Ligue 1. Honours *Coupe de la Ligue de Côte d'Ivoire A coupe or coupé (, ) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline a ...

as they were relegated from the previous season. There would be no relegation this season. :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''

Locations of teams

League table

Results

References

External links

RSSF.comIvorian Football Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) seasons