cdLigue 1 (Linafoot)

Top league of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — the 25 clubs of the 2026/27 season in two groups, led by TP Mazembe, AS Vita Club and FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo.

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Ligue 1 (Linafoot)

Ligue 1 (Linafoot) competition profile on Soccerway — fixtures, results and the 2026/27 table (the league has no working website of its own)

Kinshasa club founded in 2000, nicknamed Les Académiciens.

AF Ufalya Simba

Kinshasa club playing in the country's top division, known as AF Anges Verts until 2026.

Aigles du Congo

Kinshasa club founded in 2023, won its first national title in the very 2024/25 season.

Club from Lubumbashi, playing in the 2026/27 Ligue 1; the link leads to the club profile on Sofascore (no official social media account was found).

AS Dauphins Noirs

Club from Goma in the east of the country, founded in 2002.

AS Étoile du Congo

Club from Buta in Bas-Uélé province founded in 1995, newcomer to the top division from the 2026/27 season.

Club from Kananga, city champions in 2015.

AS Maniema Union

Club from Kindu in Maniema province.

Lubumbashi club that took over the license of AC Kuya in the past.

Club from Kananga, founded by a Belgian Catholic priest in 1992.

Club from the mining town of Kolwezi, founded in 2002.

Kinshasa club, one of the country's most successful, nicknamed Les Dauphins Noirs.

Club from Kolwezi in Lualaba province, playing home matches at Manika Stadium.

Club from Mbandaka, capital of Équateur province.

Lubumbashi club founded by the Salesians, league champions in 2012.

Club from Kolwezi, AS Simba's rival in the local derby.

FC Étoile du Kivu

Club from Bukavu in the east of the country, founded in 2016.

FC MK Étanchéité

Kinshasa club founded in 1995, winners of the Congo Cup in 2014.

Club from the town of Kalemie by Lake Tanganyika in the east of the country.

Lubumbashi Sport

Lubumbashi club founded in 1929, nicknamed the Kamikazes.

Kinshasa club playing in the top division.

Kinshasa club nicknamed Les Panthères, newcomer to the top division from the 2026/27 season.

Saint-Éloi Lupopo

Club from Lubumbashi founded in 1939, a long-standing rival of TP Mazembe.

Club from Mbuji-Mayi, founded in 1962.

Club from Lubumbashi, the most successful in the country's history with a record number of titles, nicknamed the Corbeaux (Ravens).