2016 Elite One

Football league season
Elite One
Season2016
ChampionsUMS de Loum
RelegatedBotafogo
Cosmos de Bafia
Panthère
Champions LeagueCotonsport
UMS de Loum
Confederation CupYong Sports Academy
Matches played306
Goals scored559 (1.83 per match)
Biggest home win
4 matches
  • APEJES Academy 5-0 Bamboutos
    (20 March 2016)
  • Cotonsport 5-0 Cosmos de Bafia
    (19 June 2016)
  • Cotonsport 5-0 Les Astres
    (21 August 2016)
  • Cotonsport 5-0 Racing
    (11 September 2016)
Biggest away win
2 matches
  • Cosmos de Bafia 0-4 APEJES Academy
    (14 August 2016)
  • Cosmos de Bafia 0-4 Union Douala
    (28 August 2016)
Highest scoring
2 matches
Longest winning runYoung Sport Academy (5)
Longest unbeaten runUMS de Loum (23)
Longest winless runCosmos de Bafia (12)
Longest losing runCosmos de Bafia (7)
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All statistics correct as of 11 September 2016.

The 2016 Elite One was the 56th season of the Cameroon Top League. The season began on 30 January 2016. UMS de Loum dominated the league, winning their first title by a 10-point margin over runner-up Cotonsport. It was a significant turnaround for UMS de Loum, who finished tied for 11th in 2015, just four points away from relegation.

Teams locations

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Locations of the 2016 Elite One teams

Elite One consists of 18 teams for the 2016 season with three clubs relegated to Elite Two and three promoted. Fovu Club, Njala Quan and Tonnerre were all relegated to Elite Two after finishing in the last three spots of the 2015 season. Aigle Royal, Eding Sport FC and Racing Club Bafoussam were each promoted from Elite Two.[1]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 UMS de Loum (C, Q) 34 20 10 4 40 15 +25 70 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Cotonsport (Q) 34 16 12 6 49 23 +26 60
3 Yong Sport Academy (Q) 34 16 11 7 31 22 +9 59 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Union Douala 34 13 17 4 40 23 +17 56
5 Unisport Bafang 34 13 13 8 33 26 +7 52
6 Aigle Royal 34 11 16 7 28 25 +3 49
7 Dragon de Yaoundé 34 13 6 15 33 41 −8 45
8 Eding Sport 34 9 17 8 29 26 +3 44[a]
9 Les Astres 34 10 14 10 28 36 −8 44[a]
10 New Star 34 11 11 12 39 34 +5 44[a]
11 APEJES Academy 34 10 13 11 36 32 +4 43[b]
12 Racing 34 10 13 11 22 27 −5 43[b]
13 Bamboutos 34 11 8 15 25 33 −8 41
14 Lion Blessé 34 11 7 16 29 33 −4 40
15 Canon 34 10 9 15 35 39 −4 36[c]
16 Panthère (R) 34 7 14 13 22 28 −6 35 Relegation to Elite Two
17 Botafogo (R) 34 8 9 17 25 36 −11 33
18 Cosmos de Bafia (R) 34 4 6 24 16 60 −44 18
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2016. 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 goals allowed; 6) playoff
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c EDI: 9 points ; AST: 6 points ; NEW: 3 points
  2. ^ a b APE 4-1 RAC ; RAC 0-0 APE
  3. ^ Canon was docked 3 points

Positions by round

Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2016. Source: Soccerway

References

  1. ^ "Summary - Elite ONE - Cameroon - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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