Elite One

Football league
MTN Elite One
Founded1961
CountryCameroon
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams16 (from 2024-25 Season)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toElite Two
Domestic cup(s)Cameroon Cup
Trophee Des Champions
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsVictoria United
(2023–24)
Most championshipsCoton Sport (18)
Current: 2023–24 Elite One

The Championnat du Cameroun de football (also known as MTN Elite One since 2007 for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of professional association football league system in Cameroon, governed by the Cameroonian Football Federation since its establishment in 1961.

Prize money

Champions XAF100,000,000
Runners-Up
3rd Place

Members 2023–24

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Locations of the 2024–25 Elite One Teams
Club City
Canon Yaounde
Colombe
Coton Sport Garoua
Dynamo FC Douala
Gazelle FA Garoua
Stade Renard Melong
Victoria United Limbe
YOSA Bamenda

Champions

Season Champions
1960–61 Oryx Douala
1961–62 Caïman Douala
1962–63 Oryx Douala²
1963–64 Oryx Douala³
1964–65 Oryx Douala⁴
1965–66 Diamant Yaoundé
1966–67 Oryx Douala
1967–68 Caïman Douala
1968–69 Union Douala
1969–70 Canon Yaoundé
2019 UMS de Loum
2019–20 PWD Bamenda
2022–23 Coton Sport¹⁶
2022–23 Coton Sport¹⁷
2022–23 Coton Sport¹⁸
2023–24 Victoria United

Champions were:[1]

^ crowned champions after the 2019–20 season couldn't be completed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Performance by club

Club City Titles
Coton Sport Garoua 18
Canon Yaoundé Yaoundé 10
TKC Yaoundé Yaoundé 5
Oryx Douala Douala 5
US Douala Douala 5
RC Bafoussam Bafoussam 4
Caïman Douala Douala 3
Aigle Nkongsamba Nkongsamba 2
Léopards Douala 2
UMS de Loum Loum 2
Diamant Yaoundé Yaoundé 1
Unisport FC Bafang 1
Sable FC Batié 1
Fovu Baham Baham 1
Tiko United Tiko 1
Eding Sport Mfou 1
PWD Bamenda Bamenda 1

Top scorers

Year Best scorers Team Goals
2002 Cameroon Hans Eric Ekounga Coton Sport FC
2003 Cameroon Etélé Ambassa Jean Bamboutos FC 14
2005 Cameroon Bakari Inoi Kadji Sport Academy 20
2006 Republic of the Congo Francis Litsingi Coton Sport FC 15
2007/08 Cameroon Ayuk Roland Agbor Tiko United FC 36
2008/09 Niger Daouda Kamilou Coton Sport FC
2017 Niger Daouda Kamilou Coton Sport 20
2021–22 Cameroon Enow Nkembe Adolf AS Fortuna 20
2022–23 Cameroon Emmanuel Mahop Canon Yaoundé 13

References

  1. ^ "Cameroon – List of Champions". RSSSF.

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