The 2017–18 Linafoot season is the 57th since its establishment. Linafoot is the top-flight association football league of DR Congo in Africa. The season started on 11 November 2017 and ended on 14 July 2018.[1]

Linafoot
Season2017–18
ChampionsAS Vita Club

First round

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There are three regional divisions with 8 to 10 teams. Advancing are top 3 from East, top 4 from West, top 4 from Center-South, and the best 5th-placed team from West or Center-South.

Zone de développement Est

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AS Maniema Union 14 7 5 2 24 12 +12 26 Qualification to final round
2 FC Mont Bleu 14 6 4 4 18 15 +3 22
3 AS Dauphins Noirs 14 6 2 6 12 9 +3 20
4 DC Virunga 14 6 2 6 16 16 0 20
5 OC Muungano 14 6 2 6 15 15 0 20
6 OC Bukavu Dawa 14 4 7 3 7 8 −1 19
7 FC Umoja/Etoile du Kivu 14 3 5 6 10 15 −5 14
8 CS Makiso 14 2 5 7 11 23 −12 11
Source: Linafoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Zone de développement Ouest

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 DC Motema Pembe 16 13 3 0 28 4 +24 42 Qualification to final round
2 AS Vita Club 16 11 3 2 28 5 +23 36
3 Académic Club Rangers 16 7 5 4 24 16 +8 26
4 AS Dragons/Bilima 16 5 6 5 18 19 −1 21
5 TP Molunge 16 4 5 7 14 19 −5 17
6 Racing Club Kinshasa 16 4 5 7 13 18 −5 17
7 FC MK Etanchéité 16 3 5 8 15 24 −9 14
8 FC Renaissance du Congo 16 3 5 8 9 27 −18 14
9 FC Nord Sport 16 0 7 9 10 27 −17 7
10 Sharks XI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: Linafoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Zone de développement Centre Sud

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TP Mazembe 18 13 4 1 42 5 +37 43 Qualification to final round
2 FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo 18 10 3 5 25 17 +8 33
3 CS Don Bosco 18 8 7 3 16 9 +7 31
4 SM Sanga Balende 18 8 5 5 21 14 +7 29
5 JS Groupe Bazano 18 6 5 7 16 21 −5 23
6 Ecofoot Katumbi 18 5 7 6 12 19 −7 22
7 Lubumbashi Sport 18 5 4 9 15 18 −3 19
8 US Tshinkunku 18 5 4 9 14 25 −11 19
9 AC Dibumba 18 2 8 8 12 24 −12 14
10 FC Océan Pacifique 18 2 5 11 9 30 −21 11
Source: Linafoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Final round

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A total of 12 teams participate in the final round.

  • Zone de développement Est: AS Maniema Union (Kindu), FC Mont Bleu (Bunia), AS Dauphin Noir (Goma)
  • Zone de développement Ouest: DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa), AS Vita Club (Kinshasa), Académic Club Rangers (Kinshasa), AS Dragons/Bilima (Kinshasa)
  • Zone de développement Centre-Sud: TP Mazembe (Lubumbashi), FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo (Lubumbashi), SM Sanga Balende (Mbuji-Mayi), CS Don Bosco (Lubumbashi), JS Groupe Bazano (Lubumbashi) [as best 5th placed team]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AS Vita Club 22 18 2 2 55 9 +46 56 Qualification to the 2018–19 CAF Champions League
2 TP Mazembe 22 16 5 1 39 5 +34 53
3 DC Motema Pembe 22 16 2 4 45 12 +33 50 Qualification to the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
4 SM Sanga Balende 22 15 4 3 42 7 +35 49
5 FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo 22 9 6 7 23 21 +2 33
6 AS Maniema Union 22 10 3 9 28 25 +3 33
7 CS Don Bosco 22 6 5 11 18 34 −16 23
8 FC Mont Bleu 22 6 4 12 21 34 −13 22
9 Académic Club Rangers 22 5 2 15 16 42 −26 17
10 JS Groupe Bazano 22 4 4 14 12 43 −31 16
11 AS Dauphins Noirs 22 3 3 16 8 44 −36 12
12 AS Dragons/Bilima 22 2 4 16 14 45 −31 10
Source: Linafoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers

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Rang Joueur Club Buts
1   Ben MALANGO   Mazembe 15
2   Alidor KAYEMBE   Lupopo 10
3   Bossu NZOLI   AC RANGERS 10
4   Mamba MULOMBOZI   Mont Bleu 9
5   Dago TSHIBAMBA   dcmp 8
6   MUSEME   Sanga Balende

See also

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References

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