The Réunion Premier League, also known as Championnat de La Réunion de football, is the top division of football league system in the French overseas territory of Réunion. The league is run and managed by the Réunionese Football League under the watch of the French Football Federation. Réunion Premier League was created in 1950 and the most successful club is JS Saint-Pierroise, who have won 17 league titles. The defending champions are JS Saint-Pierroise. The winner of the competition earns a berth in the CAF Champions League. In the French pyramid system, the Réunion Premier League is positioned in the Division d'Honneur, the sixth level of French football.
The league has produced several professional Ligue 1 players, as well as players who have gone on to have successful careers abroad. Players such as Jean-Pierre Bade, Guillaume Hoarau, Florent Sinama Pongolle, Dimitri Payet, and Jean-Pascal Fontaine all began their careers on the island before achieving success abroad.
Competition format There are 14 clubs in the Réunion Premier League. During the course of a season, usually from March to November, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. Like all other amateur leagues in France, the league operates using a 4–2–1 points system meaning four points for a win, two for a draw, and one for a defeat. If points are equal following the season, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to second division and the top two teams from the second division are promoted in their place.
The Réunionese Football League runs the Coupe de la Réunion, which is the national cup of the territory. The organization also runs a Coupe de France cup competition that is independent to the Coupe de la Réunion. The Coupe de France competition serves as qualifying rounds for the actual Coupe de France. The competition usually lasts six rounds and the winner of the competition qualifies for the 7th round of the Coupe de France.
Premier League Clubs 2016 Team Home City Manager Stadium CapacityAS MarsouinsSaint-LeuStade Saint-LeuAS Sainte-SuzanneSainte-SuzanneAJ Petite-ÎleSaint-JosephStade Raphaël BabetAS ExcelsiorSaint-Joseph Stade Raphaël BabetJS Piton Saint-LeuSaint-LeuJS Saint-PierroiseSaint-Pierre Stade Michel VolnayRC Saint-BenoîtSaint-BenoîtSaint-Denis FCSaint-DenisStade Jean-IvoulaSaint-Pauloise FCSaint-Paul Stade Paul Julius BénardSDEFASaint-DenisSS CapricorneSaint-PierreStade Joffre-LabenneSS Jeanne d'ArcLe PortStade Georges LambrakisSS Saint-LouisienneSaint-Louis Stade Théophile HoarauUS Sainte-MarienneSainte-Marie Stade Nelson Mandela
Previous winners SeasonNum. ClubsChampionPtsRunner-upPts1950n.c.Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.1951n.c.Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.1952n.c.Jeanne d'Arcn.c.n.c.n.c.1953n.c.Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.1954n.c.Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.1955n.c.Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.195612Saint-Pierroise36Patriote34195710Saint-Pierroise25Bourbon22195810Saint-Louisiennen/aJeanne d'Arcn/a195916Saint-Pierroise33Charles de Foucauld33196010Saint-Pierroise48Jeanne d'Arc41196110Saint-Pierroise47Bourbon4519627Patriote29Saint-Pierroise2719638Saint-Louisienne36Saint-Pierroise3419648Saint-Louisienne35Saint-Pierroise34196510Saint-Louisienne49Stade Tamponnaise44196610Saint-Louisienne49Stade Tamponnaise42196710Saint-Louisienne47Patriote43196810Saint-Louisienne46Jeanne d'Arc45196910Saint-Louisienne45Jeanne d'Arc44197010Saint-Louisienne44Excelsior44197110Saint-Pierroise41Saint-Louisienne36197210Saint-Pierroise48Patriote44197313Saint-Pierroise64Excelsior60197412Excelsior59Saint-Pierroise52197512Saint-Pierroise53Excelsior53197612Saint-Pierroise55Ouest53197712Ouest57Excelsior52197812Saint-Pierroise56Saint-Denis53197912Saint-Pauloise59US Bénédictine51198012Saint-Denis57Saint-Pauloise53198112Saint-Pauloise55US Bénédictine54198212Saint-Louisienne52Saint-Denis49198312Saint-Pauloise51Ouest51198413Saint-Denis58Saint-Pauloise58198514Saint-Pauloise64Saint-Pierroise63198614Saint-Pauloise68Saint-Denis65198714Saint-Denis64Saint-Pauloise64198814Saint-Louisienne61Stade Tamponnaise60198914Saint-Pierroise64Saint-Denis60199014Saint-Pierroise63Stade Tamponnaise60199114Stade Tamponnaise67Saint-Denis67199212Stade Tamponnaise61Saint-Denis52199312Saint-Pierroise54Saint-Denis54199412Saint-Pierroise56Stade Tamponnaise52199512Saint-Denis54Stade Tamponnaise51199612Saint-Denis53Saint-Pierroise53199714Saint-Louisienne79Stade Tamponnaise73199814Saint-Louisienne84Stade Tamponnaise81199914Stade Tamponnaise86Saint-Pierroise78200014Marsouins77Stade Tamponnaise75200114Saint-Louisienne81Saint-Pierroise81200214Saint-Louisienne89Stade Tamponnaise74200314Stade Tamponnaise88Saint-Louisienne88200414Stade Tamponnaise82Excelsior78200514Stade Tamponnaise88Excelsior87200614Stade Tamponnaise88Saint-Pierroise81200714Stade Tamponnaise89Excelsior82200814Saint-Pierroise88Stade Tamponnaise87200914Stade Tamponnaise81Excelsior70201014Stade Tamponnaise79Sainte-Marienne74201112Saint-Pauloise69Stade Tamponnaise65201212Saint-Louisienne72Stade Tamponnaise67201312Sainte-Marienne67Saint-Pauloise63201412Saint-Pauloise68Excelsior66201512Saint-Pierroise71Saint-Louisienne652016–1714Saint-Pierroise92Sainte-Marienne78201714Saint-Pierroise100Excelsior78201814Saint-Pierroise85Jeanne d'Arc84201914Saint-Pierroise86Sainte-Marienne82202014Excelsior40CS Saint-Denis40202116Stade Tamponnaise51 Excelsior48202214CS Saint-Denis91Saint-Pierroise75202314Excelsior87Saint-Pierroise85202414Excelsior89Saint-Pauloise83
Performance by club Club City Titles Last title Saint-Pierroise Saint-Pierre 21 2019 Saint-Louisienne Saint-Louis 16 2012 Stade Tamponnaise Le Tampon 11 2021 Saint-Pauloise Saint-Paul 7 2014 Patriote Saint-Denis 6 1962 Saint-Denis Saint-Denis 6 2022 Excelsior Saint-Joseph 3 2024 Jeanne d'Arc Le Port 1 1952 Marsouins Saint-Leu 1 2000 Ouest Saint-Paul 1 1977 Sainte-Marienne Sainte-Marie 1 2013
Individual statistics Top goalscorers YearCountry Best scorersTeamGoals2000Robert RateauSS Capricorne202001 Bernard Lacollay Marsouins 212002 Farid Kekar Possession 192003 Willy Robert Saint-Pauloise 202004 Moussa Traoré Stade Tamponnaise 142005 Willy Visnelda Saint-Louisienne 122007 Antoine Rasolofo Marsouins 192008 Quentin Boesso Saint-Pierroise 232009 Britton Mandilimana Sainte-Marienne 202010 Praxis Rabemananjara Saint-Denis 122011 Mohamed El-Madaghri Stade Tamponnaise 112012 Georges Ba Saint-Louisienne 92013 Faissal Zaghar Saint-Louisienne 132014 Quentin BoessoSaint-Pierroise132015FabriceSainte-Marienne142016 Jean-Michel Fontaine Saint-Pierroise192017 Jean-Michel FontaineSaint-Pierroise222018 Jean-Michel FontaineSaint-Pierroise202019 Jean-Michel FontaineSaint-Pierroise212020Pierrick KéhiJeanne d'Arc92021Pierrick Kéhi Jeanne d'Arc12Mohamed ElExcelsior2022 Mamoudou Diallo Saint-Denis 252023 Angelo Andrianantenaina Excelsior232024Jean-Michel FontaineLa Tamponnaise222025Assoumani AkbarSaint-Denis19
Most time goalscorers 5 times. Jean-Michel Fontaine (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024)
All-times top scorers RankCountryPlayerGoalsYears1Tsimba Kely Razafitsialonina2431982-20022 Jean-Michel Fontaine2172006-3 Bernard Lacollay182 -20054 Salomon Kéhi121 -20095Quentin Boesso1092006
All-time appearances RankCountry PlayerAppsYears1Jean-Noël Ajorque4571994-20172Johan Lionel 4202000-20193Gael Payet4002002-2023
Multiple hat-tricks RankCountry PlayerHat-tricks 1 Jean-Michel Fontaine32Angelo Andrianantenaina1BrittonKamel CheguiDogbo Jean Pascal Fontaine Henri Charles GladysonDimitri OrnanaGabriel PigréeAntoine Rasolofo
Women's League Top goalscorers SeasonPlayerTeamGoals 2015-16 Anaelle GrondinSDEFA282016-17 Laury NanguéSt. Loussienne482017-18 Anais AvaraPossession13 All-time goalscorers 134 goals. Laury Nangué.
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