The Burundi Ligue A, currently known as the Primus Ligue for sponsorship purposes, is the highest level of professional football in Burundi. Organized by the Burundi Football Federation (FFB), the league was established in 1972 and serves as the country's premier men's football competition.
The league consists of 16 clubs, which compete in a double round-robin format, with each team playing every other team twice: once at home and once away, for a total of 30 matches per club each season. At the end of the season, the club with the highest number of points is crowned the Burundi Ligue A champion, while the lowest-ranked teams are relegated to the Burundi Ligue B and replaced by promoted clubs from the second division.
The league has played a significant role in the development of Burundian football and provides qualification for continental competitions organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), including the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup, depending on the country's allocation.
Current clubs The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Primus Ligue during the 2022–23 season. TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLe Messager NgoziNgoziStade Urukundo5,000MusongatiGitegaStade Ingoma10,000Aigle Noir MakambaMakambaStade Peace Park35,000BS DynamikBujumburaStade Intwari10,000Flambeau du CentreGitegaStade Ingoma10,000Vital'OBujumburaStade Intwari10,000Bujumbura CityBujumburaStade Intwari10,000Olympic Star MuyingaMuyingaStade Umuco10,000RukinzoBujumburaStade Intwari10,000Inter StarBujumburaStade Intwari10,000BumamuruBugandaStade Urunani7,000Kayanza UnitedKayanzaStade de Gatwaro10,000Athlético New OilMuyingaStade Umuco10,000Top JuniorKayanzaStade de Gatwaro10,000Magara Young BoysBugandaStade Urunani7,000Tigre Noir RuyigiRuyigiStade de Ruyigi2,000
Previous champions Years Champions1963Stella Matutina (1)1964Stella Matutina (2)1965Maniema Fantastique (1) 1966Maniema Fantastique (2) 1967Maniema Fantastique (3) 1968Maniema Fantastique (4) 1969Espoir (1)1970Inter FC (1)1971Vital'O FC (1) 1972BS Dynamik New Look (1)1973Not disputed1974Inter FC (2)1975Inter FC (3)1976Prince Louis (1)1977Inter FC (4)1978Inter FC (5)1979Vital'O FC (2)1980Vital'O FC (3)1981Vital'O FC (4)1982Maniema Fantastique (5) 1983Vital'O FC (5)1984Vital'O FC (6)1985Inter FC (6)1986Vital'O FC (7)1987Inter FC (7)1988Inter FC (8)1989Inter FC (9)1990Vital'O FC (8)1991Inter Star (1) 1992Inter Star (2)1993Championship abandoned1994Vital'O FC (9)1995Maniema Fantastique (6)1996Vital'O FC (10)1997Maniema FC (1)1998Vital'O FC (11)1999Vital'O FC (12)2000Vital'O FC (13)2001Prince Louis (2)2002Muzinga (1)2003Championship abandoned2004Athlético Olympic (1)2005Inter Star (3)2006Vital'O FC (14)2007Vital'O FC (15)2008Inter Star (4)2009Vital'O FC (16)2010Vital'O FC (17)2010–11Athlético Olympic (2)2011–12Vital'O FC (18)2012–13Flambeau de l'Est (1)2013–14LLB Académic (1)2014–15Vital'O FC (19)2015–16Vital'O FC (20)2016–17LLB Académic (2)2017–18Le Messager Ngozi (1)2018–19Aigle Noir Makamba (1)2019–20Le Messager Ngozi (2)2020–21Le Messager Ngozi (3)2021–22Flambeau du Centre (1) 2022–23Bumamuru (1)2023–24Vital'O FC (21)2024–25Aigle Noir Makamba (2)2025–26Aigle Noir Makamba (3)
Performance by club Club City Titles Winning years Vital'O (Includes TP Bata) Bujumbura21 1971, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2023–24 Inter FC Bujumbura9 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 Maniema FC (Includes Fantastique) Bujumbura 7 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1995, 1997 Inter Star Bujumbura 4 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008 Le Messager Ngozi Ngozi 3 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21 Aigle Noir Makamba Makamba 3 2018–19, 2024–25, 2025–26 Stella Matutina Bujumbura 2 1963, 1964 Prince Louis Bujumbura 2 1976, 2001 Athlético Olympic Bujumbura 2 2004, 2010–11 LLB Sport 4 Africa (Includes LLB Académic) Bujumbura 2 2013–14, 2016–17 Espoir Bujumbura 1 1969 BS Dynamik New Look Bujumbura 1 1972 Muzinga Bujumbura 1 2002 Flambeau de l'Est Ruyigi 1 2012–13 Flambeau du Centre Gitega 1 2021–22 Bumamuru Buganda 1 2022–23
Top goalscorers Year Top scorers Team Goals1998 Wembo Sutche Vital'O 15 2007 Wembo Sutche Vital'O 122008 Eric Gatoto Vital'O 182013 Samuel Murray Vital'O 332017–18 Bienvenue Shaka Aigle Noir 292020–21 Ndikumana Asmani 142022–23 Jean Claude GirumugishaMagara YB162023–24 Destin ManirihoRukinzo222024–25 Eddy NibibonaRukinzo20 Multiple hat-tricks RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks 1Destin Maniriho1
See also Rwanda Premier League Burundian Cup Burundian Super Cup
References
External links Football for the Peoples. Burundi League at fifa.com RSSSF competition history