Congo (Brazzaville) - List of Champions
Stanley Pool Championship 1923-1950
In 1931, Etoile de Poto-Poto (Brazzaville) won a first ever championship organised by the "f�d�ration autonome indig�ne des sports athl�tiques", involving 27 clubs; this club was later renamed Etoile du Congo. Other early clubs from Brazzaville included CA Brazzaville (founded 1910, also known as El�phants, renamed CA Brazzaville 1926), an military club called 'Gobi' (also founded 1910), Napol�on I (founded 1927), Racing, Coqs de AEF, Nomades, Union and Independent (all existing in the 1930s). In 1933, the FAC (F�d�ration athl�tique congolaise) was founded in Brazzaville by the Jenesco (Jeunesse sportive congolaise) organisation in Poto-Poto and the ASM (Association sportive missionnaire) of Bacongo. FAC changed name to Union A�fienne de la F�d�ration sportive de France (UAFSF) in 1952, fouding the Ligue de football d'AEF in August 1953, which joined the FFF. In 1939, Olympic de Bacongo and ASM merged to found Diables Noirs (assuming their current name on 23 June 1950). Renaissance de Poto-Poto reportedly won the league of Brazzaville every year between 1945 and 1950.
In Pointe-Noire, a first league was organised in 1940 involving various military teams and ASP (l'Association sportive pont�n�grine) as well as Etoile, Racing Club, Lune Sportive and Stade Africain (alle from Poto-Poto) and Olympic and Union Brazza (both from Bacongo); first champions were the navy team (Marine), which won the league in 1940 and 1945.
In 1947, three Brazzaville teams (Saint Vincent A and B and Centre Emile Maudzou) merged into EBR (Etudiants de la boule ronde), which soon disappeared and was integrated into the Renaissance club (a fore-runner of Etoile du Congo) as Renaissance B; in the 1955 sous-ligue of Brazzaville, Renaissance B beat the A team (meanwhile renamed Etoile du Congo) 2-1 in the final round, thereby depriving them of the championship (which went to AS Gendarmerie); after this, the two teams split and Renaissance B were renamed simply Renaissance, changing name again in 1963 to CARA (Club Athl�tique Renaissance Aiglon).
In Dolisie, Etoile A and Etoile B were founded in 1951, changing name to Espoir du Niari and Charlemagne in 1953, respectively. AC L�opards were formed at the local protestant mission in 1954; the first official regional league in the Vall�e du Niari was played in 1965.
In 1953 the first championship of the "Moyen Congo" was organised, won by Diables Noirs from Brazzaville (another source claims this happened in 1958).
The first edition of the championship of Congo (Brazzaville) (as an independent state) in 1961 was contested over 2 legs by the champions of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. After a 5-year interruption, the tournament was resumed, involving 3 clubs: the regional champions of Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Niari. The tournament continued with this formula until 1978.
From 1979 to 1992, a nationwide league with 10 to 14 teams was played, with matches in Brazzaville (Stade de la R�volution, nowadays called Stade Massamba-D�bat), Dolisie (Stade Pont, nowadays Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso), Nkayi (Stade Suco) and Pointe-Noire (Stade Municipal).
Due to the political unrest in 1993 and difficulties with the CFCO (Chemin de Fer Congo Oc�an), the FECOFOOT reverted to a national play-off after the regional tournaments, with additional entries for the stronger leagues (in particular those of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire).
Championship of Moyen-Congo NB: prior to independence 1953 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) [first ever edition] 1958 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 3-1 4-2 AS Pont�n�grine (Pointe-Noire) Championship of Congo-Brazzaville/Congo NB: since independence national play-offs Season champions runners-up third 1961 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) awd AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) [*2] 1962-66 not held [*1] 1967 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) bt AC L�opards de Dolisie AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) 1968 Patronage Sainte Anne (Brazzaville) bt Abeilles (Pointe-Noire) US Comirail (Makabana) 1969 CARA (Brazzaville) bt Abeilles (Pointe-Noire) AS Cheminots (Dolisie) 1970/71 Victoria Club Mokanda (Pointe-Noire) bt CARA (Brazzaville) US Comirail (Makabana) 1972 not held 1973 CARA (Brazzaville) bt Victoria Club Mokanda AC L�opards de Dolisie 1974 not held 1975 CARA (Brazzaville) bt AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) US Comirail (Makabana) 1976 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) bt Vita Club Mokanda (Pointe-Noire) AC L�opards de Dolisie 1977/78 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) bt AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) AS Cheminots (Dolisie) national league Ed Season champions runners-up 1 1979 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) CARA (Brazzaville) 2 1980 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) CARA (Brazzaville) 3 1981/82 CARA (Brazzaville) AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) 4 1982/83 Kotoko Mfoa (Brazzaville) Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 5 1983 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) Telesport (Brazzaville) 6 1984 CARA (Brazzaville) Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 7 1985 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) Inter Club (Brazzaville) 8 1986 Patronage Sainte Anne (Brazzaville) Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 9 1987 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 10 1988 Inter Club (Brazzaville) Patronage Sainte Anne (Brazzaville) 11 1989 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) Inter Club (Brazzaville) 12 1990 Inter Club (Brazzaville) Patronage Sainte Anne (Brazzaville) 13 1991 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 1992-93 not held 14 1994 abandoned due to civil war national play-offs; final result listed if known Season champions runners-up 1995 AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) 1-0 Patronage Sainte Anne (Brazzaville) 1996 Munisport (Pointe-Noire) 1-0 AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) 1997 Munisport (Pointe-Noire) bt Union Sport (Brazzaville) 1998 Vita Club Mokanda (Pointe-Noire) 1-0 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 1999 not held 2000 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 2001 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 1-0 La Mancha (Pointe-Noire) 2002 AS Police (Brazzaville) 2-1 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 2003 Saint Michel de Ouenz� (Brazzaville) 0-0 La Mancha (Pointe-Noire) [4-3 pen] 2004 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 2-1 AS Police (Brazzaville) 2005 AS Police (Brazzaville) [after disqualification of finalists] 2006 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 1-0 La Mancha (Pointe-Noire) 2007 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 2-0 AS Pont�n�grine (Pointe-Noire) 2008 CARA (Brazzaville) 2-1 FC Bilomb� (Pointe-Noire) national league Season champions runners-up 2009 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) AC L�opards de Dolisie national play-offs Season champions runners-up 2010 Saint Michel de Ouenz� (Brazzaville) 3-2 AC L�opards de Dolisie 2011 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 2-0 AC L�opards de Dolisie 2012 AC L�opards de Dolisie 1-1 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) [4-2 pen] national league Season champions runners-up 2013 AC L�opards de Dolisie Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 2014 abandoned 2015 abandoned 2016 AC L�opards de Dolisie Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 2017 AC L�opards de Dolisie AS Otoh� 2018 AS Otoh� La Mancha (Pointe-Noire) 2018/19 AS Otoh� Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 2019/20 AS Otoh� Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 2021 AS Otoh� Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 2021/22 AS Otoh� Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 2022/23 [*1] between 1962 and 1966 the local leagues of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire were played, but no national playoff: known champions: Diables Noirs 1963/64 and 1965/66 in Brazzaville, and FC Dragon 1963/64 in Pointe-Noire; in Brazzaville Patronage Sainte Anne finished second in 1963/64 and third in 1964/65 [*2] Cheminots walked off with Diables Noirs leading 3-1 Championships (47): 11 Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) [*1] 7 Diables Noirs (Brazzaville) 6 CARA (Brazzaville) 5 AS Otoh� (Oyo) 4 AC L�opards de Dolisie 2 Inter Club (Brazzaville) Munisport (Pointe-Noire) Patronage Sainte Anne (Brazzaville) AS Police (Brazzaville) Saint Michel de Ouenz� (Brazzaville) Vita Club Mokanda [includes Victoria Club] (Pointe-Noire) 1 AS Cheminots (Pointe-Noire) Kotoko Mfoa (Brazzaville) [*1] Etoile du Congo were founded 1926 as Club Scolaire Brazzavillois, before being renamed Etoile Poto-Poto (1931 champions) and later Etoile du Congo
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