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The Linafoot is the top division of the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association

Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association

The Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association is the governing body of football in Congo DR. It was founded in 1919 and affiliated to the FIFA in 1962 and CAF in 1963. It organizes the national football league Linafoot and the national team....

, the governing body of football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

. It was created in 1958.

In 2010 the competition was renamed the Vodacom Super League following the signing of a five-year sponsorship deal with communications company Vodacom

Vodacom

Vodacom is a pan-African mobile telecommunications company, and was the 1st cellular network in South Africa. It provides GSM service to more than 35 million customers in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2008...

2010 clubs

AS Babeti ya Sika (Mbandaka)
AS Bantous (Mbuji-Mayi)
AS Kabasha
AS Kabasha
AS Kabasha is a football club in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. -Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance...

(Goma)
AS Ndjadi (Kindu)
AS New Soger
AS New Soger
AS New Soger is a football club in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo....

(Lubumbashi)
AS Nika
AS Nika
AS Nika is a football club in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. In the 2006/2007 season they played in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. They play their home games in Stade Lumumba.-Achievements:...

(Kisangani)
AS Saint-Luc
AS Saint-Luc
AS Saint-Luc is a football club in Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo. They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. They play their home games at Stade des Jeunes.-Performance in CAF competitions:...

(Kananga)
AS Veti Club (Matadi)
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
AS Vutuka (Kikwit)
AS Olympique (Maniema)
CS Matiti Mabe (Bandundu)
DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
DC Virunga
DC Virunga
DC Virunga is a Congolese football club based in Goma. Their home games are played at Stade de Virunga.-Achievements:*Nord-Kivu Provincial League : 2...

(Goma)

FC Ajax (Bukavu)
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade de la Victoire.-Achievements:*Linafoot: 6*Coupe du Congo: 1*Katanga Provincial League : 2...

(Lubumbashi)
JS Likasi (Likasi)
OC Muungano
OC Muungano
OC Muungano is a football club in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. In the 2006/2007 season they played in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. They play at 10,000 capacity Stade de la Concorde. -Achievements:...

(Bukavu)
Olympic Club Kinshasa (Kinshasa)
SM Sanga Balende
SM Sanga Balende
SM Sanga Balende is a Congolese football club....

(Mbuji-Mayi)
TC Elima
TC Elima
TC Elima is a football club from DR Congo. They play their home games at the 10,000 capacity Stade Lumumba in Kisangani....

(Matadi)
TP CIOD de Pangi (Maniema)
TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
TP Molunge
TP Molunge
TP Molunge is a football club in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo. They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. They play at 2,000 capacity Molunge stadium. -Achievements:*Equateur Provincial League: 2...

(Mbandaka)
TS Malekesa
TS Malekesa
TS Malekesa is a football club in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo, and the Stade Lumumba with a capacity of 10,000. -Achievements:...

(Kisangani)
US Tshinkunku
US Tshinkunku
US Tshinkunku is a football club in Kananga, Lulua District, Democratic Republic of Congo. They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. They play at 10,000 capacity Stade des Jeunes...

(Kananga)

Past winners

Champions so far were:

1958 : FC St. Eloi
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade de la Victoire.-Achievements:*Linafoot: 6*Coupe du Congo: 1*Katanga Provincial League : 2...

(Lubumbashi)
1963 : CS Imana (Kinshasa)
1964 : CS Imana (Kinshasa)
1965 : AS Dragons
AS Dragons
Amicale Sportive Dragons is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. As of the 2007/2008 season they play in the Linafoot league, the top level of professional football in DR Congo...

(Kinshasa)
1966 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
1967 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
1968 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade de la Victoire.-Achievements:*Linafoot: 6*Coupe du Congo: 1*Katanga Provincial League : 2...

(Lubumbashi)
1969 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
1970 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1971 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1972 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1973 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1974 : CS Imana (Kinshasa)
1975 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1976 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
1977 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1978 : CS Imana (Kinshasa)

1979 : AS Bilima
AS Dragons
Amicale Sportive Dragons is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. As of the 2007/2008 season they play in the Linafoot league, the top level of professional football in DR Congo...

(Kinshasa)
1980 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1981 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade de la Victoire.-Achievements:*Linafoot: 6*Coupe du Congo: 1*Katanga Provincial League : 2...

(Lubumbashi)
1982 : AS Bilima
AS Dragons
Amicale Sportive Dragons is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. As of the 2007/2008 season they play in the Linafoot league, the top level of professional football in DR Congo...

(Kinshasa)
1983 : SM Sanga Balende
SM Sanga Balende
SM Sanga Balende is a Congolese football club....

(Mbuji-Mayi)
1984 : AS Bilima
AS Dragons
Amicale Sportive Dragons is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. As of the 2007/2008 season they play in the Linafoot league, the top level of professional football in DR Congo...

(Kinshasa)
1985 : US Tshinkunku
US Tshinkunku
US Tshinkunku is a football club in Kananga, Lulua District, Democratic Republic of Congo. They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. They play at 10,000 capacity Stade des Jeunes...

(Kananga)
1986 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade de la Victoire.-Achievements:*Linafoot: 6*Coupe du Congo: 1*Katanga Provincial League : 2...

(Lubumbashi)
1987 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
1988 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1989 : DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
1990 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade de la Victoire.-Achievements:*Linafoot: 6*Coupe du Congo: 1*Katanga Provincial League : 2...

(Lubumbashi)
1991 : SCOM Mikishi (Lubumbashi)
1992 : US Bilombe (Bilombe)
1993 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1994 : DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
1995 : AS Bantous (Mbuji Mayi)

1996 : DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
1997 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
1998 : DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
1999 : DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
2000 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
2001 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
2002 : FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade de la Victoire.-Achievements:*Linafoot: 6*Coupe du Congo: 1*Katanga Provincial League : 2...

(Lubumbashi)
2003 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
2004 : DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
2005 : DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
2006 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
2007 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
2008 : DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)
2009 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)
2010 : AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

(Kinshasa)
2011 : TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

(Lubumbashi)

Performance By Club

Club	City	Titles	Last Title
DC Motema Pembe (Includes CS Imana)	Kinshasa Kinshasa Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....	12	2008
AS Vita Club AS Vita Club AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0Winner : 1973Finalist : 1981Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...	Kinshasa Kinshasa Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....	12	2010
TP Mazembe TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest... (Includes TP Englebert)	Lubumbashi Lubumbashi Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...	11	2011
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo FC Saint Eloi Lupopo FC Saint Eloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade de la Victoire.-Achievements:Linafoot: 6Coupe du Congo: 1*Katanga Provincial League : 2...	Lubumbashi Lubumbashi Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...	6	2002
AS Dragons AS Dragons Amicale Sportive Dragons is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. As of the 2007/2008 season they play in the Linafoot league, the top level of professional football in DR Congo... (Includes AS Bilima)	Kinshasa Kinshasa Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....	4	1982
SCOM Mikishi	Lubumbashi Lubumbashi Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...	1	1991
AS Bantous	Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi serves as the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the third largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa and second largest city Lubumbashi but ahead of Kisangani and Kananga. The city is the DRC's third-largest,...	1	1995
US Bilombe	Bilombe	1	1992
SM Sanga Balende SM Sanga Balende SM Sanga Balende is a Congolese football club....	Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi serves as the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the third largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa and second largest city Lubumbashi but ahead of Kisangani and Kananga. The city is the DRC's third-largest,...	1	1983
US Tshinkunku US Tshinkunku US Tshinkunku is a football club in Kananga, Lulua District, Democratic Republic of Congo. They play in the Linafoot, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. They play at 10,000 capacity Stade des Jeunes...	Kananga Kananga Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital of Lulua District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 1,130,100 ....	1	1985

Topscorers

Year		Best scorers	Team	Goals
2000	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Bazilepo Papy	Kinshasa City FC	19
2003	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Belingo Brazzo	AS Vita Club AS Vita Club AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0Winner : 1973Finalist : 1981Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...	8
2007/08	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Serge Lofo Bongeli Serge Lofo Bongeli Serge Lofo Bongeli Senge is a DR Congolese football player playing for FC Brussels.-Career:Bongeli began his career on youthside with AS Paulino Kinshasa and was in the year 1999 promoted to the seniorteam...	AS Vita Club AS Vita Club AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0Winner : 1973Finalist : 1981Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...	16

External links

soccerway.com; Standings, results and fixtures
League overview at fifa.com

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