Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2022/23


Linafoot 2022/23
Coupe du Congo 2023
regional and urban leagues

Linafoot 2022/23

Table at abandonment:

 1.AS Vita Club (Kinshasa)            11  10  1  0  17- 5  31
 2.FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo (Lubumbashi)  10   7  1  2  21-10  22
 3.AS Maniema Union (Kindu)            8   6  1  1  13- 3  19
 4.TP Mazembe (Lubumbashi)             9   4  3  2  15- 5  15  [C]
 5.Céleste FC (Mbandaka)               9   4  2  3   9- 8  14  [P]
 6.Jeunesse Sportive de Kinshasa       9   3  4  2   6- 5  13
 7.Blessing FC (Kolwezi)               7   3  2  2  10- 6  11
 8.DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)          8   2  5  1   8- 6  11
 9.US Tshinkunku (Kananga)             9   3  2  4  10-13  11
10.Académic Club Rangers (Kinshasa)   11   3  2  6   8-13  11
11.SM Sanga Balende (Mbuji-Mayi)       6   2  4  0  10- 6  10
12.CS Don Bosco (Lubumbashi)           8   3  1  4   7-12  10
13.JS Groupe Bazano (Lubumbashi)       8   2  3  3   7-11   9
14.FC Lubumbashi Sport (Lubumbashi)   10   2  3  5   8-15   9
15.US Panda B52 (Likasi)              10   2  2  6  10-18   8
16.FC Simba (Kolwezi)                  7   2  1  4   7-11   7
17.Etoile du Kivu (Bukavu)             7   2  1  4   5-10   7
18.AS Dauphin Noir (Goma)              7   1  3  3   3- 6   6
19.AC Kuya Sport (Kinshasa)            9   1  3  5  10-14   6
20.FC Renaissance du Congo (Kinshasa)  7   0  2  5   2- 9   2

[Oct 8]
CS Don Bosco          2-2 JS Groupe Bazano      
[Oct 9]
Céleste FC            2-3 US Tshinkunku         
Blessing FC           3-1 US Panda B52          
AC Kuya Sport         0-0 JSK                   
AS Dauphin Noir       0-0 Etoile du Kivu        
FC Simba              1-2 FC Lubumbashi Sport   
AC Rangers            1-1 SM Sanga Balende      
AS Maniema Union      n/p FC Renaissance        

[Oct 12]
Blessing FC           1-2 FC Lubumbashi Sport   
JSK                   2-0 AC Rangers            
US Panda B52          2-0 CS Don Bosco          
FC Simba              3-2 JS Groupe Bazano      
AC Kuya Sport         2-1 US Tshinkunku         
[Oct 13]
AS Dauphin Noir       n/p FC Renaissance        
AS Maniema Union      3-0 Etoile du Kivu        
Céleste FC            1-1 SM Sanga Balende      

[Oct 15]	 
AS Maniema Union      2-0 AS Dauphin Noir       
[Oct 16]	 
Etoile du Kivu        n/p FC Renaissance        
JS Groupe Bazano      1-1 US Panda B52          
Blessing FC           0-0 FC Simba              
[Oct 17] 
JSK                   0-2 Céleste FC            
FC Lubumbashi Sport   0-1 CS Don Bosco          
AC Kuya Sport         4-4 SM Sanga Balende      
[Oct 18]
AC Rangers            2-0 US Tshinkunku         

NB: FC Renaissance had their first three fixtures postponed because of
    internal problems at the club.

[Oct 19]
TP Mazembe            3-0 US Panda B52          
[Oct 20]
FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  1-1 FC Lubumbashi Sport   

[Oct 23]
Blessing FC           3-0 JS Groupe Bazano      
FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  3-2 US Panda B52          
FC Simba              0-3 TP Mazembe            
[Oct 24]
FC Renaissance        1-1 AC Kuya Sport         
DC Motema Pembe       0-0 JSK                   
AS Vita Club          1-0 AC Rangers            [protest Rangers rejected Jan 24, 2023]

[Oct 26]
Blessing FC           1-1 TP Mazembe            

[Oct 28]
JS Groupe Bazano      1-0 US Tshinkunku         
[Oct 29]
TP Mazembe            4-0 FC Lubumbashi Sport   
[Oct 31]
CS Don Bosco          0-2 Blessing FC           
SM Sanga Balende      1-0 Etoile du Kivu        
AS Vita Club          1-0 AS Dauphin Noir       

[Nov 3]
FC Lubumbashi Sport   0-1 US Tshinkunku         
AC Rangers            2-3 Etoile du Kivu        
AC Kuya Sport         0-1 AS Vita Club          
[Nov 4]
CS Don Bosco          1-0 FC Simba              
Céleste FC            0-1 AS Dauphin Noir       

[Nov 6]
US Panda B52          1-2 US Tshinkunku         
AS Vita Club          2-0 Etoile du Kivu        
[Nov 7]
SM Sanga Balende      0-0 AS Dauphin Noir       
[Nov 8]
AS Maniema Union      2-1 AC Kuya Sport         

[Nov 10]
JSK                   1-0 Etoile du Kivu        
FC Lubumbashi Sport   2-2 AS Dauphin Noir       
FC Renaissance        0-1 Céleste FC            
[Nov 11]
AS Maniema Union      2-0 AC Rangers            

[Nov 13]
AC Kuya Sport         1-2 Etoile du Kivu        
CS Don Bosco          1-0 AS Dauphin Noir       
Céleste FC            1-1 DC Motema Pembe       
JSK                   1-1 AS Vita Club          
[Nov 14]
SM Sanga Balende      3-0 US Panda B52          
FC Renaissance        0-1 AC Rangers            

[Nov 17]
FC Renaissance        0-1 JSK                   
DC Motema Pembe       1-1 AC Rangers            

[Nov 20]
DC Motema Pembe       0-1 AS Vita Club          
JS Groupe Bazano      1-0 FC Lubumbashi Sport   
[Nov 21]
FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  3-1 US Tshinkunku         
Céleste FC            1-0 AC Rangers            

[Nov 23]
TP Mazembe            0-0 JS Groupe Bazano      
FC Simba              1-2 US Panda B52          
JSK                   0-1 AS Maniema Union      
[Nov 24]
Blessing FC           0-2 FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  

[Nov 27]
Céleste FC            1-0 AC Kuya Sport         [in Kinshasa]
TP Mazembe            3-1 CS Don Bosco          
FC Simba              2-1 FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  
DC Motema Pembe       1-1 AS Maniema Union      

[Nov 30]
US Panda B52          0-0 FC Lubumbashi Sport   [in Lubumbashi]
FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  2-0 JS Groupe Bazano      
Céleste FC            0-2 AS Maniema Union      

[Dec 4]
JSK                   1-1 US Tshinkunku         
CS Don Bosco          1-3 FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  
AS Vita Club          1-0 AS Maniema Union      

[Dec 7]
DC Motema Pembe       1-1 US Tshinkunku         
[Dec 8]
FC Renaissance        0-0 TP Mazembe            

[Dec 10]
DC Motema Pembe       2-1 AC Kuya Sport         
[Dec 11]
AS Vita Club          2-1 TP Mazembe            

[Dec 14]
FC Renaissance        0-2 DC Motema Pembe       
AC Rangers            1-0 TP Mazembe            
[Dec 15]
AS Vita Club          2-1 FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  

[Dec 18]
FC Renaissance        1-3 FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  

[Dec 21]
FC Lubumbashi Sport   1-3 AS Vita Club          
AC Rangers            0-2 FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo  

[Dec 24]
US Panda B52          1-2 AS Vita Club          

NB: league interrupted; was to restart on May 5, 2023, but at the end of April,
    the clubs decided not to conclude the season

Table at abandonment:

 1.AS Vita Club (Kinshasa)            11  10  1  0  17- 5  31
 2.FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo (Lubumbashi)  10   7  1  2  21-10  22
 3.AS Maniema Union (Kindu)            8   6  1  1  13- 3  19
 4.TP Mazembe (Lubumbashi)             9   4  3  2  15- 5  15  [C]
 5.Céleste FC (Mbandaka)               9   4  2  3   9- 8  14  [P]
 6.Jeunesse Sportive de Kinshasa       9   3  4  2   6- 5  13
 7.Blessing FC (Kolwezi)               7   3  2  2  10- 6  11
 8.DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa)          8   2  5  1   8- 6  11
 9.US Tshinkunku (Kananga)             9   3  2  4  10-13  11
10.Académic Club Rangers (Kinshasa)   11   3  2  6   8-13  11
11.SM Sanga Balende (Mbuji-Mayi)       6   2  4  0  10- 6  10
12.CS Don Bosco (Lubumbashi)           8   3  1  4   7-12  10
13.JS Groupe Bazano (Lubumbashi)       8   2  3  3   7-11   9
14.FC Lubumbashi Sport (Lubumbashi)   10   2  3  5   8-15   9
15.US Panda B52 (Likasi)              10   2  2  6  10-18   8
16.FC Simba (Kolwezi)                  7   2  1  4   7-11   7
17.Etoile du Kivu (Bukavu)             7   2  1  4   5-10   7
18.AS Dauphin Noir (Goma)              7   1  3  3   3- 6   6
19.AC Kuya Sport (Kinshasa)            9   1  3  5  10-14   6
20.FC Renaissance du Congo (Kinshasa)  7   0  2  5   2- 9   2


Coupe du Congo 2023

Regional Qualifiers

Congo Central (LIFKOCE)

Round 3 [Apr 19]
Tout Capable Élima    1-0 CS Imana Daring       
Inga Sport            3-0 JS Kinkanda           

Final Table:

 1.Tout Capable Élima (Matadi)         3   3  0  0    -     9  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.CS Imana Daring (Matadi)            3   2  0  1    -     6
 3.Inga Sport (Inga)                   3   1  0  2    -     3
 4.JS Kinkanda (Matadi)                3   0  0  3    -     0 

Equateur (LIFEQUA)

[Feb 23]
AS Bikoro Union       1-0 DCMP de Gbadolite

Final [Mar 15?] 
RDC de Gbadolite      1-1 AS Bikoro Union       [aet, 3-0 pen]

NB: full names finalists: AC Ramblement des Débrouillards du Congo de Gbadolite (qualified),
                          AS Bikoro Union de Mbandaka

Kasai Occidental (LIFKOC)

Group Stage [Mar 18-23]

Participating Teams:

Groupe A
   FC Kayembe
   Olympic Club Kempe     [winners]
   AS Sainte Famille
   AS Kanemu de Demba

Groupe B
   AS Jeunesse Sportive de Kananga
   TV Tshipelele          [winners]
   FC Tribu de Juda
   FC Lutulu

Final [Mar 25]
Olympic Club Kempe    1-0 TV Tshipelele  

NB: Olympic Club Kempe qualified

Kasai Oriental (LIFKOR)

NB: only two entrants

First Leg [Apr 5]
FC Tshikas            1-0 Olympique Mbuji-Mayi  

Second Leg [Apr 9]
Olympique Mbuji-Mayi  2-0 FC Tshikas            

NB: Olympique de Mbuji-Mayi qualified

Katanga (LIFKAT)

NB: eight(?) participants, including  Atosh (Kolwezi), Charles Bor (Likasi),
    Favorita (Likasi) and clubs mentioned below

Group B
[Mar 15]
Renaissance (Kolwezi) 0-1 WDF (Likasi)

Qualified for Semifinals (Mar 17):
JSL (Likasi), WDF (Likasi), New Star (Kolwezi) (as best losers) and 
Flying Eagles (Lubumbashi)

NB: New Star (Kolwezi) qualified

Kinshasa (LIFKIN)

Round 1 [Mar 20] 
Nouvelle Vie          2-2 AS Mbudi              [3-2 pen]
AC Ujana              1-0 SM Telema Barumbu  
Les Elites du Congo   5-1 FC Dynamique
CFF Don Bosco         1-1 CS Amiens             [4-5 pen]
CE Ajax               bye

NB: AS Mbudi progressed as "best losers"

Quarterfinals [Mar 22]
CE Ajax               0-6 AS Mbudi
CS Amiens             1-2 AC Ujana 
Les Elites du Congo   2-0 Nouvelle Vie Bomoko Binza FC

NB: CS Amiens progressed as "best losers"

Semifinals [Mar 25]
AS Mbudi              1-0 AC Ujana
Les Elites du Congo   1-0 CS Amiens

Final [Mar 27]
AS Mbudi (Kinshasa)   1-0 OC Les Elites du Congo

NB: AS Mbudi (Kinshasa) qualified

Nord-Kivu (LIFNOKI)

Butembo

Qualified for Nord-Kivu Tournament: SOCOZAKI

NB: SOCOZAKI = Union Sportive Société Commerciale du Zaire au Kivu

Beni City

Round 1 [Mar 3]
AS Beni Union          -  FC Mwangaza
AC Capaco              -  FC Beni Sport

Final Table:

 1.FC Beni Sport                       6   3  2  1    -    11  Qualified 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.AS Beni Union                       6   3  1  2    -    10
 3.AC Capaco                           6   2  1  3    -     7
 4.FC Mwangaza                         6   2  0  4    -     6

Beni Territory  

Top Final Table:

 1.FC Kasindi Sport                                            Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.FC Muunganu de Oicha
 
Goma

Top Final Table:

 1.AS Mount Ruwenzori                                          Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Daring Club Espoir

Lubero

Top Final Table:

 1.FC Macomin (Ntoyo)                                          Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.FC Likonga (Kirumba)

NB: Macomin = Ma Commune de Mangurejipa

Final Tournament

Round 5 [Mar 26]
FC Beni Sport         2-0 FC Kasindi Sport
AS Mont Ruwenzori     1-1 FC Macomin
US SOCOZAKI           bye 

Final Table:

 1.FC Beni Sport                       4   3  1  0    -    10  Qualified 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.AS Mount Ruwenzori                  4   1  2  1    -     5
 3.FC Kasindi Sport                    4   1  1  2    -     4
 4.US SOCOZAKI (Butembo)               4   0  4  0    -     4
 5.FC Macomin (Ntoyo)                  4   0  2  2    -     2

Province Orientale (LIFPO)

Round 1 [Apr ?]
FC Doko               bt  FC Galaxy
FC Martin Pécheur     drw FC Lion Blessé

Round 2 [Apr 20]
FC Lion Blessé        0-1 FC Galaxy
AS Martin Pécheur     0-0 FC Doko

Round 3 [Apr 22]
FC Doko               2-1 FC Lion Blessé
FC Galaxy             unk AS Martin Pécheur

Table:

 1.FC Doko                             3   2  1  0    -     7  Qualified 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.FC Galaxy                           2   1  0  1    -     3
 3.AS Martin Pécheur                   2   0  2  0    -     2
 4.FC Lion Blessé                      3   0  1  2    -     1  

Sud-Kivu (LIFSKI)

Groupe A

Round 1 [Feb 8]
TP Lyangombe          3-0 OC Tonfa              
FC Malwa              1-2 TP Clinique           

Round 2 [Feb 10]
TP Clinique           2-1 OC Tonfa              
FC Malwa               -  TP Lyangombe          

Round 3 [Feb 12]
TP Lyangombe          0-1 TP Clinique           
OC Tonfa               -  FC Malwa              

Table (based on available results):

 1.TP Clinique (Bukavu)                3   3  0  0   5- 2   9  Semifinals
 2.TP Lyangombe (Kabare)               2   1  0  1   3- 1   3
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.FC Malwa (Kamituga)                 1   0  0  1   1- 2   0	
 4.OC Tonfa (Bukavu)                   2   0  0  2   1- 5   0

Groupe B

Round 1 [Feb 9]
TP Renaissance         -  Académie Réal 
FC Texas              lt  Mulazo 

Round 2 [Feb 11]
Académie Réal         2-2 FC Texas              
Mulazo                2-2 TP Renaissance        

Round 3 [Feb 13]
TP Renaissance        1-1 FC Texas              
Académie Réal         2-0 Mulazo           

Table (based on available results):

 1.FC Académie Réal (Panzi)            2   1  1  0   4- 2   4
 2.FC Mulazo (Walungu)                 3   1  1  1   2- 4   4  [*]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.TP Renaissance (Walungu)            2   0  2  0   3- 3   2
 4.FC Texas (Nshanga)                  3   0  2  1   3- 3   2  [*]
[*] missing goals round 1

Semifinals [Feb 17]
TP Clinique           3-1 Mulazo           
TP Lyangombe          0-0 Académie Réal         [3-0 pen]

Final [Feb 19]
TP Clinique           2-1 TP Lyangombe          

NB: TP Clinique qualified

National Stage

NB: was to be played in Kinshasa, Jun 1-20, but has been forbidden by the
    minister of Sports, who insisted on the originally agreed end of the
    season on May 30.

Participants (17) would have been:
Linafoot League I  (1):     CS Don Bosco (only interested club)
Linafoot League II (6):     FC MK, Chaux Sport, OC Bukavu Dawa,
                            AS Vutuka, FC Tanganyika, DC Virunga
Provincial Qualifiers (10): AS Mbudi (LIFKIN), Beni Sport (LIFNOKI),
                            TP Clinique (LIFSKI), JS Kempe (LIFKOC),
                            Olymnpique de Mbuji-Mayi (LIFKOR), FC Doko (LIFPO), 
                            RDC de Gbadolite (LIFEQUA), New Star (LIFKAT),
                            TC Elima (LIFKOCE), TP Mazembe de Kenge (LIFBAND).



Regional and Urban Leagues

Kinshasa 2022/23

Entente Urbaine de Football de Kinshasa

NB: 106th edition

Final Standings:

Groupe A

 1.Inter Club Kalamu                                       57  Championship Final
 2.AC Kratos                                               53  
 3.AS Léga                                                 51  
 4.AC Ujana                                                47
 5.AC Monzo                                                43
 6.FC Robi                                                 41  
 7.Fonak FC                                                40
 8.AJ Vainqueur                                            33
 9.FC Piwi                                                 31
10.CS Les As                                               31
11.RC Bumbu                                                31
12.Kito Sports FC                                          30
13.CEFORBEL                                                30  [Ecole de Foot Centre de Formation Belor]
14.AF Saint Christian                                      30  Relegation/Promotion Tournament
15.FC New Canon                                            22  Relegated
 ..FC Ballers                         withdrew                 Relegated

Groupe B
 1.AC Anges Verts                                          61  Championship Final
 2.FC Mweka                                                55  
 3.TP Lecs Croyants                                        44
 4.Nouvelle Vie Bomoko Binza FC                            44
 5.AS Mbudi                                                42
 6.FC Pharmagros                                           40
 7.FC Aigle Royal                                          40
 8.OC Dumez                                                40
 9.AC Kayolo                                               40
10.AC Normands                                             39
11.RC Saint Etienne                                        39
12.AS PJSK                                                 38
13.OC Les Elites                                           37
14.FC Standard de Lemba                                    37  Relegation/Promotion Tournament
15.FC Système                                              36  Relegated
16.FC Lokolo Moto                                          34  Relegated  

Championship Final [May 17]
Inter Club Kalamu     0-0 AC Anges Verts        [2-4 pen]

NB: AC Anges Verts promoted

2021/22

2023/24

list of champions

list of cup winners


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