2018–19 Linafoot

Football league season

Linafoot (Vodacom Ligue 1)
Season	2018–19
Champions	TP Mazembe 17th Title
Relegated	FC Mont Bleu AS Dragons/Bilima OC Muungano
Champions League	TP Mazembe AS Vita Club
Confederation Cup	DC Motema Pembe
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Linafoot was the 58th season of the Linafoot, the top-tier football league in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since its establishment in 1958. The season started on 23 September 2018.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	TP Mazembe (Q)	30	27	2	1	82	11	+71	83	Qualification for Champions League
2	AS Vita Club (Q)	30	23	5	2	60	15	+45	74	Qualification for Champions League
3	DC Motema Pembe (Q)	30	19	6	5	47	25	+22	63	Qualification for Confederation Cup^[a]
4	AS Maniema Union (Q)	30	17	6	7	40	23	+17	57	Qualification for Confederation Cup^[a]
5	SM Sanga Balende	30	11	9	10	36	29	+7	42
6	FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	30	10	11	9	25	25	0	41
7	AS Dauphins Noirs	30	11	7	12	29	41	−12	40
8	AS Nyuki	30	10	8	12	28	32	−4	38
9	FC Renaissance du Congo	30	10	8	12	28	40	−12	38
10	AC Rangers	30	10	7	13	30	30	0	37
11	CS Don Bosco	30	9	9	12	34	36	−2	36
12	JS Groupe Bazano	30	9	7	14	25	30	−5	34
13	FC Lubumbashi Sport	30	8	8	14	35	42	−7	32
14	FC Mont Bleu (R)	30	7	9	14	25	43	−18	30	Relegation
15	AS Dragons/Bilima (R)	30	3	5	22	12	53	−41	14	Relegation
16	OC Muungano (D, R)	30	2	1	27	10	71	−61	7	Excluded for forfeiting three matches

Source: Linafoot
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ AS Maniema Union are Coupe du Congo DR winners.

References

^ Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2018/19, RSSSF.com

Linafoot (DR Congo Championship)

Seasons

2021–22 teams

Former teams

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