2021–22 Linafoot

Linafoot (Vodacom Ligue 1)
Season2020–21
Top goalscorerMakabi Lilepo, 9
Biggest home winAS Vita Club 5-0 US Panda B52, AS Vita Club 5-0 AS Simba

The 2021–22 Linafoot was the 61st season of the Linafoot, the top-tier football league in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since its establishment in 1958.[1] Following the long interruption between 9 March and 29 May 2022, due to the clubs transport difficulties, the second half of the season was canceled.

Teams

Twenty teams are compete in this season: the top 16 teams from the previous season and four promoted teams from the 2020–21 Linafoot Ligue 2 – US Panda B52, AS Kuya Sport, Etoile de Kivu, US Tshinkunku[2][3]

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
TP Mazembe Lubumbashi Stade TP Mazembe 18,000
AS Vita Club Kinshasa Stade des Martyrs 100,000
FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo Lubumbashi Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba 35,000
AS Maniema Union Kindu Stade Joseph Kabila Kabange 10,000
CS Don Bosco Lubumbashi Stade TP Mazembe 18,000
Daring Club Motema Pembe Kinshasa Stade Tata Raphaël 80,000
JS Groupe Bazano Lubumbashi Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba 35,000
Académic Club Rangers Kinshasa Stade des Martyrs 100,000
AS Dauphins Noirs Goma Stade de l'Unité 10,000
Lubumbashi Sport Lubumbashi Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba 35,000
US Panda B52 Likasi Stade de Kikula 5,000
AS Kuya Sport Kinshasa Stade des Martyrs 100,000
Etoile de Kivu Bukavu Stade Kadutu Concord 10,000
Blessing FC Kolwezi Stade Manika 3,000
SM Sanga Balende Mbuji-Mayi Stade Kashala Bonzola 15,000
FC Renaissance du Congo Kinshasa Stade Tata Raphaël 80,000
US Tshinkunku Kananga Stade des Jeunes 10,000
JS Kinshasa Kinshasa Stade des Martyrs 100,000
AS Simba Kolwezi Stade Manika 1,500
Racing Club Kinshasa Kinshasa Stade des Martyrs 100,000

League table

As of February 23, 2022

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 TP Mazembe (C) 19 16 3 0 40 3 +37 51 Qualification for the Champions League
2 AS Vita Club 19 15 3 1 44 13 +31 48
3 FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo 19 14 4 1 32 9 +23 46 Qualification for the Confederation Cup
4 AS Maniema Union 19 12 5 2 31 10 +21 41
5 JS Groupe Bazano 19 10 4 5 26 15 +11 34
6 CS Don Bosco 19 8 8 3 20 15 +5 32
7 DC Motema Pembe 19 8 5 6 23 17 +6 29 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[a]
8 AC Rangers 19 8 4 7 18 19 −1 28
9 US Panda B52 19 6 6 7 17 19 −2 24
10 AS Dauphins Noirs 19 7 2 10 15 20 −5 23
11 FC Lubumbashi Sport 19 6 4 9 19 23 −4 22
12 Etoile de Kivu 19 5 6 8 12 17 −5 21
13 SM Sanga Balende 19 5 6 8 17 25 −8 21
14 Blessing FC 19 4 7 8 13 16 −3 19
15 AS Kuya Sport 19 4 7 8 18 28 −10 19
16 FC Renaissance du Congo 19 4 6 9 17 27 −10 18
17 US Tshinkunku 19 2 9 8 11 26 −15 15 Relegation to Linafoot Ligue 2
18 FC Simba Kolwezi 19 3 5 11 10 29 −19 14
19 JS Kinshasa 19 2 2 15 6 36 −30 8
20 RC Kinshasa 19 1 4 14 10 32 −22 7
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ DC Motema Pembe qualified for the Confederation Cup as the Coupe du Congo winners.

References

  1. ^ "LINAFOOT.com". linafoot.com. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ "Linafoot". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. ^ "Résultats Linafoot Vodacom Ligue 1 (2021–2022)". Foot RDC (in French). 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-02-23.