2011–12 Rwanda National Football League

The 2011–12 Rwanda National Football League (known as the Primus National Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th season of the Rwanda National Football League since it began in 1975. The league is the highest division in football in Rwanda, and the season began on 17 September 2011 and ended on 18 May 2012. Armée Patriotique Rwandaise, who began the season as the defending champions, extended their record number of titles to 13, stretching the gap between Rayon Sports' titles to 7. Nyanza and Espoir were both to be relegated at the end of the season, but due to the former's sponsors moving to Rayon Sports, they had to withdraw from the league and therefore the latter took their place.[8]

Rwanda National Football League
Season2011–12
ChampionsA.P.R. (13th title)
RelegatedNyanza
Champions LeagueA.P.R.
Confederation CupPolice
Matches played156
Goals scored353 (2.26 per match)
Biggest home winA.P.R. 7–1 Marines
(14 March 2012)[1]
Biggest away win
6 matches
Highest scoringA.P.R. 7–1 Marines
(14 March 2012)[1]
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2012.

Clubs

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Locations of the 2011–12 Rwanda National Football League teams in Rwanda.

A total of 13 teams competed for the title in this season.

Team Location
Amagaju Gikongoro
A.P.R. Kigali
AS Kigali Kigali
Etincelles Gisenyi
Espoir Cyangugu
Isonga Kigali
Kiyovu Sports Kigali
La Jeunesse Kigali
Marines Gisenyi
Mukura Victory Butare
Nyanza Butare
Police Kibungo
Rayon Sports Kigali

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 A.P.R. (C, Q) 24 16 4 4 51 21 +30 52 Qualification for 2013 CAF Champions League
2 Police (Q) 24 15 5 4 37 15 +22 50 Qualification for 2013 CAF Confederation Cup
3 Mukura Victory 24 14 7 3 34 14 +20 49
4 Rayon Sports 24 13 7 4 41 20 +21 46
5 Kiyovu Sports 24 11 5 8 27 27 0 38
6 Isonga 24 8 8 8 23 27 −4 32
7 Etincelles 24 7 7 10 21 25 −4 28
8 Marines 24 7 7 10 23 33 −10 28
9 AS Kigali 24 7 5 12 22 31 −9 26
10 La Jeunesse 24 7 4 13 22 33 −11 25
11 Amagaju 24 6 7 11 17 28 −11 25
12 Nyanza (R) 24 6 5 13 17 31 −14 23 Relegation to 2012–13 Rwandan Second Division[a]
13 Espoir 24 1 5 18 18 42 −24 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2012. Source: Primus National Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Nyanza withdrew from the league after their sponsors moved to Rayon Sports, who relocated from Kigali to Nyanza as a result. Espoir therefore took Nyanza's place in the league.[8]

Results

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Home \ Away AGJ APR ASK ETC EFC ISG KVS LJN MRN MKV NYZ POL RYS
Amagaju 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1
A.P.R. 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 7–1 0–1 4–2 2–3 3–2
AS Kigali 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–1
Etincelles 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
Espoir 4–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–4
Isonga 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–3 0–2
Kiyovu Sports 3–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
La Jeunesse 1–1 0–3 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–1
Marines 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Mukura Victory 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 5–0 0–0 0–0
Nyanza 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1
Police 4–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–2
Rayon Sports 2–0 2–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2012. Source: Primus National Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ a b "APR - Marines FC (14/03-2012 kl. 17:00)". Futaa.com. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ^ "AS Kigali - Mukura Victory (25/09-2011 kl. 16:00)". Futaa.com. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Espoir - Marines (28/12-2011 kl. 17:00)". Futaa.com. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Espoir - Rayon Sports (14/04-2012 kl. 16:00)". Futaa.com. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. ^ "La Jeunesse - APR (15/04-2012 kl. 16:00)". Futaa.com. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Kiyovu Sports - APR (06/05-2012 kl. 16:00)". Futaa.com. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Isonga - Police FC (18/05-2012 kl. 16:00)". Futaa.com. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  8. ^ a b Bonnie Mugabe (11 September 2012). "Champs APR face Marines". The New Times. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2012.