The 2018 THB Champions League was the 52nd season of the THB Champions League, the top level football competition in Madagascar. The season began on 22 June 2018 and ended on 23 September 2018.Madagascar 2018, RSSSF.com
Qualification For the 2018 THB Champions League, 24 teams qualified to the tournament. All 22 regional league champions and 2 regional league runner-ups qualified to the tournament. Itasy provided the 2017 champions and Boeny provided the 2017 cup champions, so the runner-ups of the Itasy and Boeny regional leagues qualified to the tournament. Racing Soma Beach was runner-up of the Boeny regional league, while RTS-Jet Mada was runner-up of the Itasy regional league. The teams that won their regional leagues are:
FCA, FC AZ, AS St.-Michel Elgeco Plus, FC Léopard, AS Espoir (withdrew), Fils d'Eléphant, 3FB Toilara, Rabaza FC, ASCOMI Mahanoro, FC Maeva, Fosa Juniors FC, Ajesaia, FC Metal (Diego Suarez), FC Manjaka, CNaPS Sport, Akon'Ambatomea, MTM, FC Olympique Belo/Na, Jaolahin'i Iharana, TAM Port Bergé, FC Vakinankaratra and VFM.
All the teams above and the runner-ups of the Boeny and Itasy leagues qualified to the tournament.
Format The format for the 2018 THB Champions League had 3 phases. 24 teams qualified to the tournament.
In Phase 1, all 24 teams would be separated in 4 groups of 6 teams. In each group, the teams play a round-robin, then after all the matches ends, the first 3 out of 6 teams in the groups qualify to the Phase 2. In Phase 2, the 12 teams qualified would be separated in 2 groups of 6 teams. In each group, the teams play a round-robin, then after all the matches ends, the first 2 out of all teams in the groups qualify to the Poule des As (final phase). In the Poule des As, the teams play a home and away round-robin, then the first place in the group becomes champions.
Phase 1 Played between 22 June and 1 July. Final standings:
Vondrona A Team1 Fosa Juniors FC (Boeny)550019118152 CNaPS Sports (Itasy)540119217123 TAM Port Berger (Sofia)53021111094 FC Metal (Diana)51131013-345 Jaolahin'i Iharana (Sava)5113718-1146 FC Maeva (Betsiboka)5005324-210
Vondrona B Team1 Ajesaia (Bongolava)550017215152 FCA (Alaotra-Mangoro)54011293123 MTM (Melaky)5122910-154 Ascoimi Mahanoro (Atsinanana)5122610-455 Racing Soma Beach (Boeny)512258-356 FC Léopard (Analanjirofo)5005313-100
Vondrona C Team1 RTS-Jet Mada (Itasy)541011110132 ASSM Elgeco Plus (Analamanga)5320725113 FC Vakinankaratra (Vakinankaratra)521263374 FC AZ (Amoron'i Mania)521245-175 Rabaza FC (Atsimo Atsinanana)511336-346 FC Olympique Belo/Na (Menabe)5005014-140
Vondrona D Team1 3FB Toliara (Atsimo Andrefana)4400817122 Fils d'Eléphant (Anosy)430164293 Akon' Ambatomena (Haute Matsiatra)4202104664 VFM (V7V)410325-335 FC Manjaka (Ihorombe)4004113-120 AS Espoir Manerinerina (Androy)Withdrew
Second phase Played between 13 and 22 July. Final standings:
Vondrona 1 Team1 Fosa Juniors FC (Boeny)43011931692 ASSM Elgeco Plus (Analamanga)42111651173 RTS-Jet Mada (Itasy)421185374 TAM Port Berger (Sofia)420278-165 FCA (Alaotra Mangoro)4004130-290 MTM (Melaky)Withdrew
Vondrona 2 Team1 CNaPS Sports (Itasy)550015213152 FC Vakinankaratra (Vakinankaratra)5302127593 Ajesaia (Bongolava)53021851394 3FB Toliara (Atsimo Andrefana)521288075 Akon 'Ambatomena (Haute Matsiatra)511347-346 Fils d'Eléphant (Anosy)5005129-280
Final phase Also known as Poule des As. Played between 5 August and 23 September (home-and-away basis). Qualified teams: CNaPS Sport Fosa Juniors Vakinankaratra Elgeco Plus Team1 CNaPS Sports (Itasy)6411936132 Fosa Juniors FC (Boeny)6312963103 ASSM Elgeco Plus (Analamanga)6213912-374 FC Vakinankaratra (Vakinankaratra)6114713-64 See also 2018 Coupe de Madagascar
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