Burundi Ligue A

Burundi Ligue A
Organising body	Fédération de Football du Burundi
Founded	1963; 61 years ago
Country	Burundi
Confederation	CAF
Number of clubs	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Ligue B
Domestic cup(s)	Burundian Cup
International cup(s)	CAF Champions League; CAF Confederation Cup;
Current champions	Vital'O ; (2023–24)
Most championships	Vital'O FC; (20 titles)
Website	ffb.bi
	Current: 2024–25 Burundi Ligue A

The Burundi Ligue A,^[1] also called Primus Ligue^[2] for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division in football in Burundi. The league was formed in 1972 and has 16 teams. They play 30 rounds home and away during a season.^[3]

Current clubs

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Primus Ligue during the 2022–23 season.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Le Messager Ngozi	Ngozi	Stade Urukundo	5,000
Musongati	Gitega	Stade Ingoma	10,000
Aigle Noir Makamba	Makamba	Stade Peace Park	35,000
BS Dynamik	Bujumbura	Stade Intwari	10,000
Flambeau du Centre	Gitega	Stade Ingoma	10,000
Vital'O	Bujumbura	Stade Intwari	10,000
Bujumbura City	Bujumbura	Stade Intwari	10,000
Olympic Star Muyinga	Muyinga	Stade Umuco	10,000
Rukinzo	Bujumbura	Stade Intwari	10,000
Inter Star	Bujumbura	Stade Intwari	10,000
Bumamuru	Buganda	Stade Urunani	7,000
Kayanza United	Kayanza	Stade de Gatwaro	10,000
Athlético New Oil	Muyinga	Stade Umuco	10,000
Top Junior	Kayanza	Stade de Gatwaro	10,000
Magara Young Boys	Buganda	Stade Urunani	7,000
Tigre Noir Ruyigi	Ruyigi	Stade de Ruyigi	2,000

Previous champions

Years	Champions
1963	Stella Matutina FC (1)
1964	Stella Matutina FC (2)
1965	Maniema Fantastique (1)
1966	Maniema Fantastique (2)
1967	Maniema Fantastique (3)
1968	Maniema Fantastique (4)
1969	Espoir (1)
1970	Inter FC (1)
1971	Vital'O FC (1)
1972	BS Dynamik New Look (1)
1973	Not disputed
1974	Inter FC (2)
1975	Inter FC (3)
1976	Prince Louis (1)
1977	Inter FC (4)
1978	Inter FC (5)
1979	Vital'O FC (2)
1980	Vital'O FC (3)
1981	Vital'O FC (4)
1982	Maniema Fantastique (5)
1983	Vital'O FC (5)
1984	Vital'O FC (6)
1985	Inter FC (6)
1986	Vital'O FC (7)
1987	Inter FC (7)
1988	Inter FC (8)
1989	Inter FC (9)
1990	Vital'O FC (8)
1991	Inter Star (1)
1992	Inter Star (2)
1993	Championship abandoned
1994	Vital'O FC (9)
1995	Maniema Fantastique (6)
1996	Vital'O FC (10)
1997	Maniema FC (1)
1998	Vital'O FC (11)
1999	Vital'O FC (12)
2000	Vital'O FC (13)
2001	Prince Louis (2)
2002	Muzinga (1)
2003	Championship abandoned
2004	Athlético Olympic (1)
2005	Inter Star (3)
2006	Vital'O FC (14)
2007	Vital'O FC (15)
2008	Inter Star (4)
2009	Vital'O FC (16)
2010	Vital'O FC (17)
2010–11	Athlético Olympic (2)
2011–12	Vital'O FC (18)
2012–13	Flambeau de l'Est (1)
2013–14	LLB Académic (1)
2014–15	Vital'O FC (19)
2015–16	Vital'O FC (20)
2016–17	LLB Académic (2)
2017–18	Le Messager Ngozi (1)
2018–19	Aigle Noir Makamba (1)
2019–20	Le Messager Ngozi (2)
2020–21	Le Messager Ngozi (3)
2021–22	Flambeau du Centre (1)
2022–23	Bumamuru (1)
2023–24	Vital'O FC (21)

Performance by club

Club	City	Titles	Last title
Vital'O (Includes TP Bata)	Bujumbura	21	2023–24
Inter	Bujumbura	9	1989
Maniema FC (Includes Fantastique)	Bujumbura	7	1997
Inter Star	Bujumbura	4	2008
Le Messager Ngozi	Ngozi	3	2020–21
LLB Sport 4 Africa (Includes LLB Académic)	Bujumbura	2	2016–17
Athlético Olympic	Bujumbura	2	2010–11
Prince Louis	Bujumbura	2	2001
Stella Matutina	Bujumbura	2	1964
Aigle Noir	Makamba	1	2018–19
Bumamuru	Buganda	1	2022–23
Flambeau de l'Est	Ruyigi	1	2012–13
Muzinga	Bujumbura	1	2002
Sports Dynamic	Bujumbura	1	1972
Espoir	Bujumbura	1	1969
Flambeau du Centre	Gitega	1	2021–22

Top goalscorers

Year	Top scorers	Team	Goals
1998	Wembo Sutche	Vital'O	15
2007	Wembo Sutche	Vital'O	12
2008	Eric Gatoto	Vital'O	18
2013	Samuel Murray	Vital'O	33
2017–18	Bienvenue Shaka^[4]	Aigle Noir	29
2020–21	Ndikumana Asmani		14
2022–23	Jean Claude Girumugisha	Magara YB	16
2023–24	Destin Maniriho	Rukinzo	22

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank	Country	Player	Hat-tricks
1		Destin Maniriho	1

References

^ Burundi, Ligue A. "The Burundi Football Federation". ffb.bi. Burundi Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 2 Dec 2022.
^ League, Primus. "Burundi Premier League". ffb.bi/primus-league. Ffb admin. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Results Identity, Burundi Premier League. "Football - Soccer - Burundi Premier League". sports.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "Shaka Bienvenue, meilleur buteur de la Primus League saison 2017-2018" [Shaka Bienvenue, top scorer of the Primus League 2017-2018 season]. burundi-forum.org. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

External links

[1] Burundi, Ligue A. "The Burundi Football Federation". ffb.bi. Burundi Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 2 Dec 2022.

[2] League, Primus. "Burundi Premier League". ffb.bi/primus-league. Ffb admin. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[3] Results Identity, Burundi Premier League. "Football - Soccer - Burundi Premier League". sports.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[4] "Shaka Bienvenue, meilleur buteur de la Primus League saison 2017-2018" [Shaka Bienvenue, top scorer of the Primus League 2017-2018 season]. burundi-forum.org. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

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v t e Burundi Ligue A
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2022–23 teams	Aigle Noir Athlético New Oil BS Dynamik Bujumbura City Bumamuru Flambeau du Centre Inter Star Kayanza United Le Messager Ngozi Magara Young Boys Musongati Olympic Star Rukinzo Tigre Noir Top Junior Vital'O
Former teams	Académie Tchité Arabica Kirundo Espoir de Gatumba Flambeau de l'Est Flamengo de Ngagara Le Messager Bujumbura LLB Amasipiri Maniema Muzinga Prince Louis Royal de Muramvya Rusizi