Linafoot


The Illicocash Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Association Football Federation, the governing body of football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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.
In 2013, the highest Linafoot attendance was set in a match between AS Vita Club and DC Motema Pembe, which saw an attendance of 80,000 at the Stade des Martyrs. In 2025, the derby took place at the Stade Tata Raphaël in front of a crowd of 40,000.
As of 2025, TP Mazembe is the most successful Linafoot club with 20 titles, followed by AS Vita Club with 15 titles and DC Motema Pembe with 12 titles.

Qualification for African competitions

Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.
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  • AC Rangers
  • AS Dauphins Noirs
  • AS Maniema Union
  • AS Kuya Sport
  • AS Vita Club
  • CS Don Bosco
  • DC Motema Pembe
  • Etoile de Kivu
  • FC Blessing Kolwezi
  • FC Renaissance du Congo
  • FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo
  • FC Simba Kolwezi
  • JS Kinshasa
  • SM Sanga Balende
  • TP Mazembe
  • US Panda B52
  • US Tshinkunku

    Champions

Champions so far were:
YearsChampions
1958FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
1959Not finished
1960Not held
1961Not held
1962Not held
1963DC Motema Pembe
1964DC Motema Pembe
1965AS Dragons
1966TP Mazembe
1967TP Mazembe
1968FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
1969TP Mazembe
1970AS Vita Club
1971AS Vita Club
1973AS Vita Club
1973AS Vita Club
1974DC Motema Pembe
1975AS Vita Club
1976TP Mazembe
1977AS Vita Club
1978DC Motema Pembe
1979AS Dragons
1980AS Vita Club
1981FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
1982AS Dragons
1983SM Sanga Balende
1984AS Dragons
1985US Tshinkunku
1986FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
1987TP Mazembe
1988AS Vita Club
1989DC Motema Pembe
1990FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
1991SCOM Mikishi
1992US Bilombe
1993AS Vita Club
1994DC Motema Pembe
1995AS Bantous
1996DC Motema Pembe
1997AS Vita Club
1998DC Motema Pembe
1999DC Motema Pembe
2000TP Mazembe
2001TP Mazembe
2002FC Saint Eloi Lupopo
2003AS Vita Club
2004DC Motema Pembe
2005DC Motema Pembe
2006TP Mazembe
2007TP Mazembe
2008DC Motema Pembe
2009TP Mazembe
2010AS Vita Club
2011TP Mazembe
2012TP Mazembe
2013TP Mazembe
2013–14TP Mazembe
2014–15AS Vita Club
2015–16TP Mazembe
2016–17TP Mazembe
2017–18AS Vita Club
2018–19TP Mazembe
2019–20TP Mazembe
2020–21AS Vita Club
2021–22TP Mazembe
2022–23Championship canceled
2023–24TP Mazembe
2024–25Aigles du Congo

Performance by club

Top goalscorers