South Sudan Football Championship
Founded | 2011 |
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Country | ![]() |
Confederation | CAF |
Number of teams | 13 (2023)[1] |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | South Sudan Premier League |
Domestic cup(s) | South Sudan National Cup |
International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
Current champions | Salaam FC (Bor) (2023) |
Most championships | Atlabara (3) |
Current: 2024 South Sudan Football Championship |
The South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan. Seven provincial champions entered and Al-Salam FC won.[2] They went on to represent South Sudan in the 2012 Kagame Interclub Cup of CECAFA.[3] Atlabara won the second championship in 2013, then participated in the 2014 CAF Champions League.[4]
Champions
[edit]Years | Champions |
2012 | Al-Salam FC (1) |
2013 | Atlabara FC (1) |
2014 | Al-Malakia FC (1) |
2015 | Atlabara FC (2) |
2016 | Not held |
2017 | Al-Salam FC (2) |
2018 | Al-Hilal FC (Wau) (1) |
2019 | Atlabara FC (3) |
2020 | Championship not finished due to Covid-19 |
2021 | Not held |
2022 | Not held |
2023 | Bor Salaam FC (1) |
Performance by club
[edit]Club | Winners | Winning Years |
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Atlabara | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2019 |
Al-Salaam | 2 | 2011–12, 2017 |
Al-Malakia | 1 | 2014 |
Al-Hilal Wau | 1 | 2018 |
Salaam (Bor) | 1 | 2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Champions League 2023". Archived from the original on 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ South Sudan 2011 Archived 2023-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF.com
- ^ "South Sudan's Al Salaam Wau excited by Cecafa debut". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ "South Sudan clubs to play in CAF Inter-clubs competition". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-02.