2017–18 Burundi Ligue A

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Burundi Ligue A
Season	2017–18
Dates	16 September 2017 – 27 May 2018
Champions	Le Messager Ngozi
Relegated	Inter Star Les Jeunes Athlétiques Delta Star Gatumba
Champions League	Le Messager Ngozi
Confederation Cup	Vital'O
Matches played	240
Goals scored	591 (2.46 per match)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Burundi Ligue A season, also known as Primus Ligue for sponsorship reasons, was the 55th edition of the top flight football competition in Burundi. The season started on 16 September 2017 and ended on 27 May 2018.^[1]

Teams[edit]

A total of sixteen clubs participate in this season. Thirteen teams from previous season and three new promoted sides.

Promoted from Ligue B

Relegated from Ligue A

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Le Messager Ngozi (C)	30	22	4	4	52	24	+28	70	Qualification for the CAF Champions League
2	LLB Sport 4 Africa	30	21	6	3	57	22	+35	69
3	Aigle Noir Makamba	30	16	11	3	66	32	+34	59
4	Vital'O	30	16	11	3	34	9	+25	59	Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup^[a]
5	Olympic Star Muyinga	30	17	7	6	55	26	+29	58
6	Bujumbura City	30	13	5	12	32	30	+2	44
7	Musongati	30	10	11	9	38	30	+8	41
8	Les Lierres	30	12	4	14	38	35	+3	40
9	Flambeau du Centre	30	11	6	13	43	45	−2	39
10	Flambeau de l'Est	30	10	7	13	30	32	−2	37
11	Athlético Olympique	30	9	5	16	33	44	−11	32
12	Ngozi City	30	7	9	14	24	35	−11	30
13	Le Messager Bujumbura	30	7	9	14	32	48	−16	30
14	Inter Star (R)	30	7	5	18	22	41	−19	26	Relegation to Burundi Ligue B
15	Les Jeunes Athlétiques (R)	30	4	8	18	22	63	−41	20
16	Delta Star Gatumba (R)	30	1	6	23	13	75	−62	9

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Vital'O qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2018 Coupe du Président de la République.

References[edit]

^ "Burundi 2017/18". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

v t e Burundi Ligue A
Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
2022–23 teams	Aigle Noir Athlético New Oil BS Dynamik Bujumbura City Bumamuru Flambeau du Centre Inter Star Kayanza United Le Messager Ngozi Magara Young Boys Musongati Olympic Star Rukinzo Tigre Noir Top Junior Vital'O
Former teams	Académie Tchité Arabica Kirundo Espoir de Gatumba Flambeau de l'Est Flamengo de Ngagara Le Messager Bujumbura LLB Amasipiri Maniema Muzinga Prince Louis Royal de Muramvya Rusizi

Football in Burundi

Football Federation of Burundi

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Burundi Ligue A
Women	Burundi Women's Championship

Domestic cups

Men	Burundian Cup Burundi Super Cup

Awards

Lists

v t e 2017 in African football (CAF)
« 2016 2018 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Benin Botswana 16–17 17–18 Burkina Faso 16–17 17–18 Burundi 16–17 17–18 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 16–17 17–18 Djibouti 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia 16–17 17–18 Gabon 16–17 Gambia 16–17 17–18 Ghana Guinea 16–17 17–18 Guinea-Bissau 16–17 17–18 Ivory Coast 16–17 17–18 Kenya Lesotho 16–17 17–18 Liberia 16–17 Libya 17–18 Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 16–17 17–18 Mauritius 16–17 17–18 Morocco 16–17 17–18 Mozambique Namibia 17–18 Niger 16–17 17–18 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 17 Rwanda 16–17 17–18 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 16–17 17–18 Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia 16–17 South Africa 16–17 17–18 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland 16–17 17–18 Tanzania 16–17 17–18 Togo 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda 16–17 17–18 Zambia Zanzibar 16–17 17–18 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Botswana 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Lesotho Morocco South Africa 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda
Supercups	Algeria Angola
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Africa U-17 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

v t e 2018 in African football (CAF)
« 2017 2018–19 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 17–18 18–19 Angola 18 18–19 Benin 18–19 Botswana 17–18 18–19 Burkina Faso 17–18 18–19 Burundi 17–18 18–19 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo 18 18–19 Democratic Republic of Congo 17–18 18–19 Djibouti 17–18 18–19 Egypt 17–18 18–19 Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia 17–18 18–19 Gabon Gambia 17–18 18–19 Ghana Guinea 17–18 18–19 Guinea-Bissau 17–18 18–19 Ivory Coast 17–18 18–19 Kenya 18 18–19 Lesotho 17–18 18–19 Liberia Libya 17–18 18–19 Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 17–18 18–19 Mauritius 17–18 18–19 Morocco 17–18 18–19 Mozambique Namibia 17–18 18–19 Niger 17–18 18–19 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 17–18 18–19 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 17–18 18–19 Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa 17–18 18–19 South Sudan Sudan 18 18–19 Swaziland 17–18 18–19 Tanzania 17–18 18–19 Togo 17–18 18–19 Tunisia 17–18 18–19 Uganda 17–18 18–19 Zambia Zanzibar 17–18 18–19 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 17–18 18–19 Botswana 17–18 18–19 Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt 17–18 18–19 Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Somalia South Africa 17–18 18–19 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania 17–18 18–19 Togo Tunisia 17–18 18–19 Uganda Zimbabwe
Supercups	Algeria Egypt Ghana
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	African Nations Championship FIFA World Cup CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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2017–18 Burundi Ligue A

Teams[edit]

League table[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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