Chad Premier League

Chad Premier League
Country Chad
Confederation CAF
Founded 1988
Number of teams 12 (from 2015)
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Division 2
Domestic cup(s) Chad Cup
League cup(s) Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména
International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions Gazelle FC (4th title)
(2016)
Most championships Renaissance FC (6)
TV partners Télé Tchad
2016 Premier league

Chad Premier League is a Chadian league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Chadian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Division 2.

Seasons run from February to August,[1] with teams playing 22 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away) totalling 132 matches in the season.

Since the inception of the Chad Premier League in 1988, eight clubs have won the title: Tourbillon FC (5), Renaissance FC (5), Elect-Sport FC (4), Gazelle FC (4), Foullah Edifice FC (3), AS CotonTchad (2), Postel 2000 FC (2), Renaissance FC (Abéché) (2). The current champions are Gazelle FC, who won the title in 2016.

History

The national championship was played by all regional champions over a short time, usually within a week and held alongside the national cup. The leagues, as the most prominent Ligue de N'Djaména (the capital's one) run over a whole season. From 2010–2014 the first division consisted of clubs from N'Djamena only.

Recent history

The season 2010 was the first one (out of five) to include the teams from N'Djamena only. The league was called Ligue de N'Djamena, too. The participating teams were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Elect-sport, Foullah, Gazelle, Postel 2000, RFC, Toumai, Tourbillon and USM. Tourbillon FC were the champions with 38 points, 4 more than league runners-up Gazelle FC. The last placed team (USM) was relegated to D2, while the 9th team (Postel 2000) played relegation playoff. Postel 2000 played against D2 runner-up, Saccoger, and won 1–0, so both teams remained at previous level.

Season 2011 was the second one to include teams from N'Djamena only. The participating teams were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Elect-sport, Foullah, Gazelle, Geyser, Postel 2000, RFC, Toumai and Tourbillon. Foullah Edifice were the champions with 43 points, 8 more than league runners-up Tourbillon. The last placed team (Geyser) was relegated to D2, while the 9th team (Toumai) played relegation playoff. Toumai stayed in the league, however they did not enter the 2012 season, so the next league edition had 9 teams only.[2]

The participating teams in 2012 were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Elect-sport, Foullah, Gazelle, GGMIA, Postel 2000, RFC and Tourbillon. Gazelle were league champions; GGMIA were relegated to D2.

The participating teams in 2013 were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Elect-sport, Farcha, Foullah, Gazelle, Postel 2000, RFC, Tourbillon and USM. Foullah were 2013 league champions; USM were relegated to D2.

The participating teams in 2014 were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Eglise 12, Elect-sport, Farcha, Foullah, Gazelle, Postel 2000, RFC and Tourbillon. Foullah were 2014 league champions; DGSSIE, Eglise 12, Farcha, Postel 2000 and Tourbillon were relegated to D2.

From season 2015, the league consists of 12 clubs from all over the country.[3] The league is operated by LINAFOOT.[4]

Previous winners

Champions were:[5]

Performance By Club

Club City Titles Last Title
Tourbillon FC N'Djamena 6 2010
Renaissance FC N'Djamena 5 2007
Elect-Sport FC N'Djamena 4 2008
Gazelle FC N'Djamena 4 2016
Foullah Edifice FC N'Djamena 3 2014
AS CotonTchad N'Djamena 2 1998
Postel 2000 FC N'Djamena 2 1995
Renaissance FC Abéché 2 1999
Yal Club N'Djamena 2 1973

Competition format

Competition

Since its formation, the league went through many changes in its system and number of participating clubs. Currently, there are 12 clubs participating in the league. During the course of a season (from February to August) each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 22 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion.

Qualification for African competitions

The national champion enters the Champions League preliminary round, while cup winner enters Confederation Cup Preliminary round.

CAF Champions League is open to the winners of all CAF-affiliated national leagues. From the 2004 competition the runner-up of the league of the 12 highest-ranked countries also entered the tournament creating a 64-team field. The 12 countries would be ranked on the performance of their clubs in the previous 5 years. As Chad is not among the best 12 countries, it has only one spot in this competition.

From the top twelve placed CAF member associations, the winner of the domestic cup and the third placed club in the domestic league of the considered associations, are eligible to participate in the CAF Confederation Cup, while only domestic cup winners from member associations ranked from 13 till 55 are eligible to participate in the competition. As Chad is not among the 12 best placed countries, it has only one spot in this competition.

Premier League clubs in international competition

Chadian clubs started to participate in African competitions in 1990, with RFC N'Djamena being the first Chadian club to enter the African Cup of Champions Clubs. Chadian clubs have never won either Champions League or Confederations Cup. The best result they have achieved was first round of Champions League (RFC N'Djamena in 1990, Elect-Sport in 1991, POSTEL 2000 in 1996, ASCOT N'Djamena in 1997, Tourbillon in 1992, 1998 and 2002, Gazelle in 2010).

Sponsorship

In July 2014 it was announced that mobile operator Airtel signed a deal with FTFA and became its official sponsor. The goal was improving the football in Chad. Airtel has already signed deals with a lot of African football federations.[8]

Finances

Le Fonds National de Développement du Sport (FNDS) is the fond for the development of sports in Chad. It finances national football league among the others. For the season 2014, the FNDS marked off 300 million FCFA.[9] Chadian league faced many financial problems during the years. The national league was interrupted a few times because of this. Season 2015 was suspended for financial reasons,[10][11] but it resumed after 2 and a half months, after some amount of money was paid by Federation.[12]

Clubs

Lycot Doba
Mirim Mongo
Wadi Fira
ASCOT Moundou
Kebbi
RFC Abéché
Kokaga
Location of clubs for the 2015 season

The following 12 clubs are competing in the Premier League during the 2015 season:[13]

Clubs 2015

Stadiums

Five clubs (ASCOT, Elect, Foullah, Gazelle, RFC) play on the same stadium, Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, also named Stade Nacional, located in N'Djamena.[14] The stadium holds 20,000[15] people, and has artificial grass.[16] It is also the home ground of the Chad national football team. It is named after former Chadian highjumper Mahamat Idriss (1942—1987). ASCOT Moundou plays its home games on Stade de Moundou. The stadium holds 10,000 people.[17] RFC Abéché plays its home games on Stade de Abéché (capacity 5,000),[18] while Lycot de Doba plays its home games on Stade Omnisports de Doba (capacity 8,000; built in 2008).

Managers

The current managers in the Premier League are:

Nat. Name Club Appointed Time as manager
Chad AS Lycot Doba
Chad AS Mirim Mongo
Chad AS Wadi Fira
Chad ASCOT Moundou
Chad AS CotonTchad
Chad Toukam Julien Elect-Sport FC
Chad FC Kebbi
Chad Djindo Manadji Samuel Foullah Edifice FC
Chad Mamadou Bodjim Gazelle FC
Chad Oumar Francis Renaissance FC
Chad Renaissance FC (Abéché)
Chad Cesare AS Kokaga

Players

Topscorers

Year Best scorers Team Goals
2005 Chad Misdongarde Betolngar [19] Renaissance FC 7 [20]
2010 Chad Mahamat Adda [21] AS CotonTchad
2012 Chad Rodrigue Ninga [22] Renaissance FC 12
2014 Chad Hassane Brahim [23] Elect-Sport FC 19

References

  1. ↑ http://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-La-reprise-du-championnat-national-est-hypothetique_a19875.html
  2. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/tsja2012.html
  3. ↑ http://www.journaldutchad.com/depeches.php?t=0
  4. ↑ http://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-La-reprise-du-championnat-national-est-hypothetique_a19875.html
  5. ↑ "Chad – List of Champions". RSSSF.
  6. ↑ "Tchad – Japhet N'Doram – L'histoire du football" (in French). Football-story.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  7. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/tsjachamp.html
  8. ↑ http://tchadinfos.com/societes/tchad-airtel-signe-partenariat-fdration-nationale-de-football/
  9. ↑ http://www.fnds-tchad.org/articles.php?a=6
  10. ↑ http://tchadinfos.com/societes/tchad-prsident-de-ligue-de-football-de-ndjamena-justifie-suspension-championnat-manque-de-finances/
  11. ↑ http://tchadinfos.com/societes/tchad-ligue-de-football-de-ndjamena-suspend-championnat/
  12. ↑ http://tchadinfos.com/societes/tchad-le-championnat-national-de-football-reprend-aujourdhui/
  13. ↑ http://tchadinfos.com/societes/tchad-championnat-national-de-football-rsultat-de-semaine/
  14. ↑ http://www.goalzz.com/?showstadiums=1&stadium=4599
  15. ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/chad.shtml
  16. ↑ http://www.greenfields.eu/sports-news/football-turf-chad-national-stadium/
  17. ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/chad.shtml
  18. ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/chad.shtml
  19. ↑ http://monindependancefinanciere.com/lenciclopedie/seccion-m/misdongard-betoligar.php
  20. ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7683/Misdongarde_Betolngar.html
  21. ↑ http://tchadsport.centerblog.net/63.html[]
  22. ↑ http://tchadsport.centerblog.net/[]
  23. ↑ http://www.competition.dz/article/44599/jsk-le-tchadien-ibrahim-hassen-serait-la-3e-recrue.html

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