Benin Premier League

Benin Premier League
Founded	1969
Country	Benin
Confederation	CAF
Number of teams	36
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Benin Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Benin Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League ; Confederation Cup
Current champions	Coton de Ouidah ; (2023–24)
Most championships	AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (12)
	Current: 2024–25 Benin Premier League

The Benin Premier League, also called Championnat National du Bénin in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 clubs being divided in 4 groups, and 9 clubs in each. The last 5 teams of each group, goes to the relegation round, which consists on 2 groups of 10 teams. The first 4 teams of each group goes to the final stage with 16 clubs playing a single round-robin tournament. The winner of this round (and of the Premier League) earns a place in the CAF Champions League.

2021-22 season teams

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

ASPAC and Takunnin played in the final of the league. Takunnin won the final.

Final clubs' stadiums

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
ASPAC FC	Cotonou	Stade Charles de Gaulle	15,000
Takunnin	Kandi	Stade Saka Kina Guézéré	1,000

Previous champions

1969: FAD Cotonou
1970: AS Porto-Novo
1971: AS Cotonou
1972: AS Porto-Novo
1973: AS Porto-Novo
1974: Etoile Sportive Porto-Novo
no championship between 1975 and 1977
1978: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1979: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1980: Buffles du Borgou
1981: Ajijas Cotonou
1982: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1983: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1984: Lions de l'Atakory
1985: Requins de l'Atlantique
1986: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1987: Requins de l'Atlantique
1988: no championship
1989: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1990: Requins de l'Atlantique
1991: Postel Sport
1992: Buffles du Borgou
1993: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1994: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1995: Toffa Cotonou
1996: Mogas 90
1997: Mogas 90
1998: Dragons de l'Ouémé
1999: Dragons de l'Ouémé
no official championship between 2000 and 2001
2001–02: Dragons de l'Ouémé
2003: Dragons de l'Ouémé
2004: not finished
2005: no championship
2005–06: Mogas 90
2007: Tonnerre d'Abomey
2008–09: declared invalid
2009: no competition
2009–10: ASPAC
2010–11: suspended
2011–12: ASPAC
2012–13: Jeunesse Athlétique du Plateau
2013–14: Buffles du Borgou
2014–15: abandoned
2016: abandoned
2017: Buffles du Borgou
2018–19: Buffles du Borgou
2019–20: abandoned ^[1]
2020–21: Loto-Popo FC^[2]
2021–22: Coton
2022–23: Coton
2023–24: Coton

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Performance by club

Club	Titles	Last title
Dragons de l'Ouémé	12	2003
Buffles du Borgou	5	2019
Mogas 90	3	2006
Requins de l'Atlantique	3	1990
AS Porto-Novo	3	1973
ASPAC	2	2012
Coton	2	2023
Loto-Popo	1	2021 ^[4]
Jeunesse Athlétique du Plateau	1	2013
Tonnerre d'Abomey	1	2007
Toffa Cotonou	1	1995
Postel Sport	1	1991
Lions de l'Atakory	1	1984
Ajijas Cotonou	1	1981
Etoile Sportive Porto-Novo	1	1974
AS Cotonou	1	1971
FAD Cotonou	1	1969

Top goalscorers

Season	Player	Team	Goals
2019-20	Henry Uche	Espoir Savalou	19
2021	Henry Uche	Espoir Savalou	19
2021–22	Henry Uche	Espoir Savalou	17
2022–23	Issah Razack Benín	Coton	16
2023-24	Moussa Traore	Bani Gansé	19

Most time goalscorers

3 times
- Henry Uche (2019-20, 2021, 2021-22)

References

^ "Le Bénin annule sa saison en raison de la COVID-19".
^ "Loto-Popo win first Beninese title". 6 July 2021.
^ Boesenberg, Eric; Bovi Diogo, Julio. "Benin - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ https://www.facebook.com/Lotopopo229/ ^{[user-generated source]}

External links

[1] "Le Bénin annule sa saison en raison de la COVID-19".

[2] "Loto-Popo win first Beninese title". 6 July 2021.

[rsssf-3] Boesenberg, Eric; Bovi Diogo, Julio. "Benin - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[4] ttps://www.facebook.com/Lotopopo229/ ^{[user-generated source]}

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