2022–23 Ligue 1 (Congo)

The 2022–23 Congo Ligue One was a season of top-flight football in Congo.

Congo Ligue One
Season2022–23
ChampionsAS Otôho
RelegatedPatronage Sainte-Anne

AS Otôho won their sixth straight championship with two match days to spare after defeating JST 3–1, while Diables Noirs finished second and qualifying for the Confederation Cup.[1]

Patronage Sainte-Anne were relegated, and second-bottom AS Cheminots defeated KFA in the two-legged relegation playoff.[2]

Jeunesse Unie de Kintélé were promoted, replacing the relegated Nico-Nicoyé.[3]

League Table edit

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AS Otôho (C) 26 19 4 3 42 14 +28 61 Champions, Qualification to the 2023–24 CAF Champions League
2 Diables Noirs 26 14 10 2 48 22 +26 52 Qualification to the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup
3 Étoile du Congo 26 13 6 7 30 17 +13 45
4 Inter Club 26 12 6 8 26 18 +8 42
5 Léopards de Dolisié 26 11 9 6 31 21 +10 42
6 Kondzo 26 11 7 8 27 20 +7 40
7 JS Talangaï 26 11 5 10 26 29 −3 38
8 Nouvelle Génération 26 7 10 9 23 27 −4 31
9 V. Club Mokanda 26 7 8 11 17 25 −8 29
10 CARA Brazzaville 26 6 8 12 24 35 −11 26
11 Nathaly's 26 6 7 13 13 27 −14 25
12 Jeunesse Unie de Kintélé 26 7 3 16 16 32 −16 24
13 AS Cheminots (O) 26 6 6 14 21 34 −13 24 Relegation Play-off
14 Patronage Sainte-Anne (R) 26 5 5 16 19 42 −23 20 Relegation
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-off edit

Leg 1: KFA 2–2 Chéminots
Leg 2: Chéminots 1–0 KFA
Chéminots remain in the top flight[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "AS Otoho championne du Congo pour la 6e fois d'affilée" (in French). Sport News Africa. 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ "AS VEGAS MONTE EN LINGUE 1 POUR LA PREMIÈRE FOIS DE SON HISTOIRE" (in French). La Congolaise 242. 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Congo : Le démarrage du Championnat national d'élite direct Ligue 1 a été finalement ramené au 25 octobre prochain" (in French). 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Congo 2023". RSSSF.