Super Ligue (Niger)


The Super Ligue, formerly known as Ligue 1, is the top division of football in Niger. There are 14 teams competing in the league, which operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ligue Nationale.
The league began in 1966, with Secteur 6 winning the first five championships. It was known as the Ligue 1 between 2010 and 2018, when it changed its name to Super Ligue.

History

Although the championship has been contested since 1966, the structure has changed over time, and a number of years the competition has been canceled or shortened. In 2002, the league was completely cancelled.
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 leagues. The Leagues in each of the Nigerien regions then send champions to a play-off 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, and played only the Ligue de Niamey championship in the 2002 season, when the Nigerien Football Federation cancelled the season due to funding shortfalls.

2021−22 Super Ligue teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Akokana FCArlitStade d'Arlit7,000
AS DouanesNiameyStade Général Seyni Kountché50,000
AS Forces ArméesNiameyStade du Camp Bagagi Iya5,000
AS GNNNiameyStade Général Seyni Kountché50,000
AS PoliceNiameyStade Général Seyni Kountché50,000
AS SONIDEPNiameyStade municipal de Niamey5,000
ASN NigelecNiameyStade Général Seyni Kountché50,000
Espoir FCZinderStade de Zinder10,000
JS TahouaTahouaStade Régional de Tahoua5,000
Olympic NiameyNiameyStade Général Seyni Kountché50,000
RC BoukokiNiameyStade Général Seyni Kountché50,000
Sahel SCNiameyStade Général Seyni Kountché50,000
Urana FCArlitStade d'Arlit7,000
US Gendarmerie NationaleNiameyStade Général Seyni Kountché50,000

Standings 2023-24

The final 2023-24 Super Ligue standings:

Qualification for CAF 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.
;LegendCL: CAF Champions LeagueCC: CAF Confederation Cup≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
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