South Sudan 2023


South Sudan National League 2023
South Sudan Cup 2023
Regional Leagues 2022/23

South Sudan National League 2023

Participants (13, regional champions):
  Hai Toch FC (Aweil)     
  El-Merriekh FC (Bentiu)   
  Salaam FC (Bor)
  Althdamount FC (Malakal)    [withdrew before group draw]
  Imatong FC (Melut)
  Jikmir FC (Nasir)           [did not enter]
  Nahla FC (Raja)             [did not enter]
  Merriekh FC (Renk)
  Zalan FC (Rumbek)
  Volcano FC (Torit)
  Salaam FC (Wau)
  Nile City FC (Yambio)  
  Lion Hunters FC (Yei)

Other regional champions 2022/23 who did not enter included:
  Abyei City FC (Abyei)

Group A | Group B | Group C | Final Round

Group A

NB: all matches in Wau

Round 1 [May 10]
Hai Toch FC (Aweil)       0-4 Zalan FC (Rumbek)         
Salaam FC (Wau)           bye

Round 2 [May 13]
Zalan FC (Rumbek)         1-1 Salaam FC (Wau)           
Hai Toch FC (Aweil)       bye

Round 3 [May 16]
Hai Toch FC (Aweil)       2-7 Salaam FC (Wau)           
Zalan FC (Rumbek)         bye

Final Table:

 1.Salaam FC (Wau)            2   1  1  0   8- 3   4  Qualified
 2.Zalan FC (Rumbek)          2   1  1  0   5- 1   4
 3.Hai Toch FC (Aweil)        2   0  0  2   2-11   0
 -.Nahla FC (Raja)            withdrew

Group B

NB: all matches in Juba

Round 1
[May 10]
Lion Hunters FC (Yei)     2-1 Nile City FC (Yambio)     
[May 11]
Volcano FC (Torit)        2-0 El-Merriekh (Bentiu)      

Round 2
[May 13]
El-Merriekh (Bentiu)      2-0 Lion Hunters FC (Yei)     
[May 14]
Nile City FC (Yambio)     0-2 Volcano FC (Torit)        

Round 3
[May 16]
Volcano FC (Torit)        1-2 Lion Hunters FC (Yei)     
[May 17]
El-Merriekh (Bentiu)      5-0 Nile City FC (Yambio)     

Final Table:

 1.El-Merriekh (Bentiu)       3   2  0  1   7- 2   6  Qualified
 2.Volcano FC (Torit)         3   2  0  1   5- 2   6
 3.Lion Hunters FC (Yei)      3   2  0  1   4- 4   6
 4.Nile City FC (Yambio)      3   0  0  3   1- 9   0 

Group C

NB: all matches in Juba

Round 1 [May 14]
Salaam FC (Bor)           5-4 Imatong FC (Melut)        
El-Merriekh (Renk)        bye  

Round 2 [May 16]
El-Merriekh (Renk)        1-2 Salaam FC (Bor)           
Imatong FC (Melut)        bye
 
Round 3 [May 18]
Imatong FC (Melut)        1-2 El-Merriekh (Renk)        
Salaam FC (Bor)           bye      

Final Table:

 1.Salaam FC (Bor)            2   2  0  0   7- 5   6  Qualified
 2.El-Merriekh (Renk)         2   1  0  1   3- 3   3 
 3.Imatong FC (Melut)         2   0  0  2   5- 7   0
 -.Jikmir FC (Nasir)          withdrew

Final Round

NB: all matches at Buluk Technical Center, Juba

Final Table:

 1.Salaam FC (Bor)            4   2  1  1   8- 6   7  Champions
 2.El-Merriekh (Bentiu)       4   2  0  2   8-10   6
 3.Salaam FC (Wau)            4   1  1  2   7- 7   4

[May 20]
Salaam FC (Bor)           3-1 El-Merriekh (Bentiu)      
[May 22]
El-Merriekh (Bentiu)      1-3 Salaam FC (Wau)           
[May 24]
Salaam FC (Bor)           2-1 Salaam FC (Wau)           
[May 26]
El-Merriekh (Bentiu)      3-2 Salaam FC (Bor)           
[May 28]
Salaam FC (Wau)           2-3 El-Merriekh (Bentiu)      
[May 30]
Salaam FC (Wau)           1-1 Salaam FC (Bor)           

Final Table:

 1.Salaam FC (Bor)            4   2  1  1   8- 6   7  Champions
 2.El-Merriekh (Bentiu)       4   2  0  2   8-10   6
 3.Salaam FC (Wau)            4   1  1  2   7- 7   4


South Sudan Cup 2023

NB: 11th edition

National Stage

National Stage

Group 1 (Rumbek) | Group 2 (Juba) | Group 3 (Malakal) | Final Stage

Group 1 (Rumbek)

Preliminary Round

First Leg [Jan 20]
Burtit FC (Yirol)         4-0 Mabil FC (Wanjok)         

Second Leg [Jan 22]
Mabil FC (Wanjok)         1-2 Burtit FC (Yirol)         

Quarterfinals

First Legs
[Jan 23]
Alei United FC (Twic)     0-1 Genanyuon FC (Tonj)       
[Jan 24]
El-Mereikh FC (Wau)       1-0 Salaam FC (Aweil)         
[Jan 25]
Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       2-1 Burtit FC (Yirol)         
[Jan 26]
Nahla FC (Raja)           1-0 Mading Achweng (Abyei)    

Second Legs
[Jan 27]
Genanyuon FC (Tonj)       1-1 Alei United FC (Twic)     
[Jan 28]
Salaam FC (Aweil)         2-0 El-Mereikh FC (Wau)       
[Jan 29]
Burtit FC (Yirol)         0-0 Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       
[Jan 30]
Mading Achweng (Abyei)    1-0 Nahla FC (Raja)           [4-2 pen]

Semifinals

First Legs
[Feb 1]
Genanyuon FC (Tonj)       1-4 Salaam FC (Aweil)         
[Feb 2]
Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       2-0 Mading Achweng (Abyei)    

Second Legs
[Feb 3]
Salaam FC (Aweil)         1-2 Genanyuon FC (Tonj)       
[Feb 4]
Mading Achweng (Abyei)    0-1 Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       

Group Final [Feb 7]
Salaam FC (Aweil)         1-0 Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       

NB: Salaam FC (Aweil) qualified for semifinals Final Stage, 
    Gonzaga FC (Rumbek) to Qualifying Round

Group 2 (Juba)

Preliminary Round

First Leg [Jan 20]
New Nation FC (Maridi)    1-3 Nile Eagle FC (Nimule)    

Second Leg [Jan 22]
Nile Eagle FC (Nimule)    4-3 New Nation FC (Maridi)    

Quarterfinals

First Legs
[Jan 23]
El-Merreikh FC (Juba)     3-0 Yambio Stars FC (Yambio)  
[Jan 24]
Salaam FC (Bor)           2-0 Atlabara FC (Yei)         
[Jan 25]
El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   3-2 Young Star FC (Torit)     
[Jan 26]
Wehida FC (Terekeka)      0-3 Nile Eagle FC (Nimule)    
 
Second Legs
[Jan 27]
Yambio Stars FC (Yambio)  0-5 El-Merreikh FC (Juba)     
[Jan 28]
Atlabara FC (Yei)         1-1 Salaam FC (Bor)           
[Jan 29]
Young Star FC (Torit)     0-0 El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   
[Jan 30]
Nile Eagle FC (Nimule)    2-0 Wehida FC (Terekeka)      
 
Semifinals

First Legs
[Feb 1]
El-Merreikh FC (Juba)     3-0 Salaam FC (Bor)           
[Feb 2]
El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   1-1 Nile Eagle FC (Nimule)    

Second Legs [Feb 5]
Salaam FC (Bor)           0-2 El-Merreikh FC (Juba)     
Nile Eagle FC (Nimule)    1-1 El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   [4-5 pen]

Group Final [Feb 7]
El-Merreikh FC (Juba)     3-1 El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   

NB: El-Merreikh FC (Juba) qualified for semifinals Final Stage, 
    El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu) to Qualifying Round

NB: both finalists qualified for semifinals Final Stage

Group 3 (Malakal)

Semifinal

First Leg [Jan 23]
Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)     1-1 Al-Tahrir (Melut)         

Second Leg [Jan 25]
Al-Tahrir (Melut)         0-1 Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)     
 
Group Final

First Leg [Jan 28]
Noor FC (Nasir)            -  Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)     

Second Leg [Jan 29]
Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)      -  Noor FC (Nasir)           

NB: final results unavailable;
    Nujum Al-Souma (Renk) qualified for semifinals Final Stage, 

Final Stage

NB: all matches at Buluk Playground, Juba

Qualifying Round

First Leg [Feb 12]
El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   2-2 Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       

Second Leg [Feb 14]
Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       1-4 El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   

NB: El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu) disqualified after protest by Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)

Semifinals

First Legs
[Feb 16]
Salaam FC (Aweil)         1-3 El-Merreikh FC (Juba)     
[Feb 17]
Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)     1-5 El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   [annulled]
[Feb 26]
Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)     0-1 Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       

Second Legs
[Feb 18]
El-Merreikh FC (Juba)     2-0 Salaam FC (Aweil)         
[Feb 19]
El-Merreikh FC (Bentiu)   n/p Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)     [not played due to protest Gonzaga]
[Feb 28]
Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       0-1 Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)     [2-3 pen]

Third Place Match [Mar 2]
Salaam FC (Aweil)         2-2 Gonzaga FC (Rumbek)       [3-2 pen]

Final [Mar 2]
El-Merreikh FC (Juba)     2-0 Nujum Al-Souma (Renk)     

NB: as winners, El-Merreikh FC enter CAF Confederation Cup 2023/24;
    runners-up Nujum Al-Souma to contest South Sudan Super Cup 2023


Regional Leagues 2022/23

Bentiu (BLFA) League

Table:

 1.Merriekh FC               13   9  3  1  26- 6  30       Qualified
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Bentiu Olympic FC         11   9  1  1  29- 7  28
 3.Petrol FC                 13   9  0  4  21-14  27
 4.General Boys FC           11   7  1  3  15-12  22
 5.Naja Boys FC              12   5  6  1  17-10  21
 6.Soon FC                   13   6  3  4  14-10  21
 7.Upper Nile FC             10   5  3  2  17- 8  18
 8.Generation FC             12   4  3  5  12-13  15
 9.Rubkotna Star FC          12   4  3  5  11-16  15
10.Bentiu First FC           12   4  1  7  13-19  13
11.United Brothers FC        11   2  2  7   7-15   8
12.Medical FC                11   2  2  7   8-18   8
13.Kondial FC                12   1  2  9   7-28   5
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14.Christian Boys FC         13   1  0 12   2-23   3       Relegated

NB: unclear whether remaining matches were played

Bor (BoLFA) League (Jonglei State)

Final Table:

 1.Salaam FC (Bor)           18  13  3  2  41-16  42       Qualified
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 2.Super Stars FC            18  12  4  2  38-11  40  [C]
 3.Koryom FC                 18   9  7  2  44-11  34
 4.Tahriir FC                18   7  5  6  15-20  26
 5.Unity FC                  18   6  5  7  25-21  23
 6.Martyrs FC                18   6  5  7  31-32  23
 7.White Bull FC             18   5  2 11  15-45  17
 8.JIL FC                    18   4  4 10  27-35  16
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 9.El-Gezira FC              18   4  3 11  22-48  15       Relegated
10.Kush FC                   18   3  4 11  20-39  13       Relegated

Rumbek League

RLFA Division One 2022/23

[Nov 23?]
Holy Family FC            8-0 Salaam FC 

[Apr 4?]
Holy Family FC            3-2 Zalan FC

Top of Table:

 1.Zalan FC
 2.Holy Family FC (3 points behind)

NB: Zalan FC qualified for South Sudan National League 2023



2022.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

list of super cup winners.


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Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 30 May 2023

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