Niger Premier League
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The Niger Premier League (fr. Championnat National de Première Division or Championnat D1) is the highest division in football in Niger
. The league's first year of operation was 1966.
Since the 1990s, the clubs compete in a group stage, the winners of which advance to the "Super League" which contests the second half of the season, with the losers contesting a league to determine what clubs will be relegated to the Regional
leagues. The Leagues in each of the Nigerien regions (called the Nigerien D2 Championships) then send champions to a playoff to determine which two clubs will be promoted. Historically, Niamey
has had the most accomplished regional league, and has provided most clubs in the national championship. Only two clubs from outside Niamey have ever won the championship. The Ligue de Niamey has been powerful enough that, after disputes over relegation on 2000, five Niamey clubs formed their own rival competition (the "Coupe des Sponsors"), and played only the Ligue de Niamey championship in the 2002 season, when Fenifoot canceled the season due to funding shortfalls.
In 2008 there were 20 clubs entered, broken down into four groups (Groupe A, B, C, D) of five. The top two teams from each group go on to the Super League, while the bottom club in each group goes into a Relegation Playoff, in which two clubs are relegated. The first stages were played in ten rounds March-June, the Relegation playoff in three rounds in July, and the Super league in seven rounds in July to August.
The Niger Cup, as well as a number of invitational and regional trophies, are played simultaneously.
From 2010 the league will be broken down to two groups of ten .
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
. The league's first year of operation was 1966.
Structure
Although the Premier League Championship has been contested since 1966, the structure has changed over time, and a number of years the competition has been canceled or shortened. Most recently the Championship was canceled completely in 2002, and several major clubs dropped out in 2004 and 2005 for financial reasons and because of the 2005 Famine afflicting the south center of the nation. In 2004, for instance, three clubs in the first round were disqualified, and more than two dozen matches were annulled or awarded after the fact for a variety of offences.Since the 1990s, the clubs compete in a group stage, the winners of which advance to the "Super League" which contests the second half of the season, with the losers contesting a league to determine what clubs will be relegated to the Regional
Regions of Niger
||Niger is divided into 7 Regions . Each department's capital is the same as its name.-Current regions:*Agadez Region*Diffa Region*Dosso Region*Maradi Region*Tahoua Region*Tillabéri Region*Zinder Region...
leagues. The Leagues in each of the Nigerien regions (called the Nigerien D2 Championships) then send champions to a playoff to determine which two clubs will be promoted. Historically, Niamey
Niamey
-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...
has had the most accomplished regional league, and has provided most clubs in the national championship. Only two clubs from outside Niamey have ever won the championship. The Ligue de Niamey has been powerful enough that, after disputes over relegation on 2000, five Niamey clubs formed their own rival competition (the "Coupe des Sponsors"), and played only the Ligue de Niamey championship in the 2002 season, when Fenifoot canceled the season due to funding shortfalls.
In 2008 there were 20 clubs entered, broken down into four groups (Groupe A, B, C, D) of five. The top two teams from each group go on to the Super League, while the bottom club in each group goes into a Relegation Playoff, in which two clubs are relegated. The first stages were played in ten rounds March-June, the Relegation playoff in three rounds in July, and the Super league in seven rounds in July to August.
The Niger Cup, as well as a number of invitational and regional trophies, are played simultaneously.
From 2010 the league will be broken down to two groups of ten .
Niger Premier League - Clubs 2010/11
- Ader FC (Tahoua)
- Akokana FC d'Arlit (Arlit)
- Alkali Nassara (Zinder)
- AS DouanesAS Douanes (Niamey)AS Douanes is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the government taxation police...
(Niamey) - AS NIGELEC (Niamey)
- AS Police (Niamey)
- ASFANASFANASFAN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and operated by the Nigerien Armed Forces . They play at the stade du camp Bagagi Iya, a small stadium in one of Niamey's military bases, although larger matches are played at the stade Général Seyni Kountché...
(Niamey) - ASGNNAS-FNISAS GNN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the National Forces for Intervention and Security .In 2011 the club was renamed from AS-FNIS to AS GNN.-Achievements:...
1 (Niamey) - Dan Kassawa FC (Maradi)
- Jangorzo FCJangorzo FCJangorzo FC is a Nigerien football club based in Maradi. Their home games are played at Stade de Maradi.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 1*Niger Cup: 1...
(Maradi) - Malbaza FCMalbaza FCMalbaza FC is a Nigerien soccer team based in Malbaza, Niger, approximately 6 hours east of the capital Niamey. Financed by the local concrete plant, the team plays in the Niger Premier League. Players are drawn from the Tahoua region. They play in Stade de Malbaza.- Current squad :...
2 (Malbaza) - Olympic FCOlympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - Racing FC (Niamey)
- Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - Urana FC (Arlit)
- USGN (Niamey)
- 1 AS-FNIS were renamed AS GNN (Gendarmerie Nationale Nigérienne)
- 2 Excluded or withdrew after playing 14 matches
Previous champions
- 1966 : Secteur 6Olympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1967 : Secteur 6Olympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1968 : Secteur 6Olympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1969 : Secteur 6Olympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1970 : Secteur 6Olympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1971 : ASFANASFANASFAN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and operated by the Nigerien Armed Forces . They play at the stade du camp Bagagi Iya, a small stadium in one of Niamey's military bases, although larger matches are played at the stade Général Seyni Kountché...
(Niamey) - 1972 : no championship
- 1973 : Secteur 7Sahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1974 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1975 : ASFANASFANASFAN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and operated by the Nigerien Armed Forces . They play at the stade du camp Bagagi Iya, a small stadium in one of Niamey's military bases, although larger matches are played at the stade Général Seyni Kountché...
(Niamey) - 1976 : Olympic FCOlympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1977 : Olympic FCOlympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1978 : Olympic FCOlympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1979 : no championship
- 1980 : AS Niamey (Niamey)
- 1981 : AS Niamey (Niamey)
- 1982 : AS Niamey (Niamey)
- 1983 : Jangorzo FCJangorzo FCJangorzo FC is a Nigerien football club based in Maradi. Their home games are played at Stade de Maradi.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 1*Niger Cup: 1...
(Maradi) - 1984 : Espoir FC (Zinder)
- 1985 : Zumunta ACZumunta ACZumunta AC is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 3*Niger Cup: 1-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1986 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1987 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1988 : Zumunta ACZumunta ACZumunta AC is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 3*Niger Cup: 1-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1989 : Olympic FCOlympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1990 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1991 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1992 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1993 : Zumunta ACZumunta ACZumunta AC is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 3*Niger Cup: 1-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1994 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1995 : no championship
- 1996 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 1997/98 : Olympic FCOlympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 1999 : Olympic FCOlympic FC de NiameyOlympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 2000 : JS du TénéréJS du TénéréJS du Ténéré is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 2*Niger Cup: 4-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 2001 : JS du TénéréJS du TénéréJS du Ténéré is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 2*Niger Cup: 4-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 2002 : no championship
- 2003 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 2004 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 2004/05 : AS-FNISAS-FNISAS GNN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the National Forces for Intervention and Security .In 2011 the club was renamed from AS-FNIS to AS GNN.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 2005/06 : AS-FNISAS-FNISAS GNN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the National Forces for Intervention and Security .In 2011 the club was renamed from AS-FNIS to AS GNN.-Achievements:...
(Niamey) - 2006/07 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 2008 : AS PoliceAS PoliceAssociation Sportive Police, commonly referred to as AS Police, is a Nigerien association football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the Nigerien National Police. Founded in 1993, AS Police won the Niger Premier League and the Niger Cup double in 2008.-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF...
(Niamey) - 2009 : Sahel SCSahel SCSahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:...
(Niamey) - 2010 : ASFANASFANASFAN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and operated by the Nigerien Armed Forces . They play at the stade du camp Bagagi Iya, a small stadium in one of Niamey's military bases, although larger matches are played at the stade Général Seyni Kountché...
(Niamey) - 2011 : ASGNNAS-FNISAS GNN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the National Forces for Intervention and Security .In 2011 the club was renamed from AS-FNIS to AS GNN.-Achievements:...
(Niamey)
Performance by club
| Club | City | Titles | Last Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahel SC Sahel SC Sahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 13*Niger Cup: 9-Performance in CAF competitions:... [includes Secteur 7] |
Niamey Niamey -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city... |
13 | 2009 |
| Olympic FC Olympic FC de Niamey Olympic FC de Niamey is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 6.-Achievements:... [includes Secteur 6] |
Niamey Niamey -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city... |
11 | 1999 |
| AS Niamey | Niamey Niamey -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city... |
3 | 1982 |
| Zumunta AC Zumunta AC Zumunta AC is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 3*Niger Cup: 1-Performance in CAF competitions:... |
Niamey Niamey -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city... |
3 | 1993 |
| ASFAN ASFAN ASFAN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and operated by the Nigerien Armed Forces . They play at the stade du camp Bagagi Iya, a small stadium in one of Niamey's military bases, although larger matches are played at the stade Général Seyni Kountché... |
Niamey Niamey -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city... |
3 | 2010 |
| AS-FNIS AS-FNIS AS GNN is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the National Forces for Intervention and Security .In 2011 the club was renamed from AS-FNIS to AS GNN.-Achievements:... /ASGNN |
Niamey Niamey -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city... |
3 | 2011 |
| JS du Ténéré JS du Ténéré JS du Ténéré is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 2*Niger Cup: 4-Performance in CAF competitions:... |
Niamey Niamey -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city... |
2 | 2001 |
| Jangorzo FC Jangorzo FC Jangorzo FC is a Nigerien football club based in Maradi. Their home games are played at Stade de Maradi.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 1*Niger Cup: 1... |
Maradi | 1 | 1983 |
| Espoir FC | Zinder Zinder Zinder is the second largest city in Niger, with a population of 170,574 by 2005 was estimated to be over 200,000... |
1 | 1984 |
| AS Police AS Police Association Sportive Police, commonly referred to as AS Police, is a Nigerien association football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the Nigerien National Police. Founded in 1993, AS Police won the Niger Premier League and the Niger Cup double in 2008.-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF... |
Niamey Niamey -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city... |
1 | 2008 |