bjLigue 1 (Championnat National)

Top Beninese league — 18 clubs including Coton FC, Buffles FC du Borgou and AS Dragons de l'Ouémé.

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Club from Cotonou linked with the SOBEMAP port-handling company, who won their first-ever title in the 2025/26 season.

Club from the historic town of Ouidah, league champions in both the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons.

ASPAC Cotonou FC

Club of the Cotonou Port Authority (Port Autonome de Cotonou), league champions in 2010.

Club of the coastal town of Grand-Popo, run by Benin's National Lottery, league champions 2020/21.

Buffles FC du Borgou

Club from the city of Parakou, five-time champions of Benin.

Club from the historic town of Abomey, former seat of the Kingdom of Dahomey.

Espoir FC de Savalou

Club from the town of Savalou, founded in 1959.

Club from the capital Cotonou, league champions in 1971.

Club from the northern Beninese town of N'Dali.

Hodio FC de Comè

Club from the coastal town of Comè in Mono department.

Club from the town of Adjohoun in the Ouémé river valley.

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Club from the town of Pobè in Plateau department, founded in 2008.

Club from the northern Beninese town of Banikoara, promoted to the top flight in the 2022/23 season.

Club from the border town of Sèmè-Kraké, on the frontier with Nigeria.

AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé

Club from Porto-Novo, Benin's official capital, founded in 1972.

Cavaliers FC de Nikki

Club from the northern Beninese town of Nikki.

Club from the town of Pobè, founded in 1993.

Dadjè FC d'Aplahoué

Club from the town of Aplahoué, defending champions as title-holders of the 2024/25 season.