2012–13 Rwanda National Football League
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Rayon Sports (7th title) |
| Champions League | Rayon Sports |
| Confederation Cup |
AS Kigali (cup winner) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 354 (1.95 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Police 6–0 Marines (29 January 2013)[1] |
| Biggest away win |
Etincelles 0–5 Police (21 April 2013)[2] Etincelles 0–5 Rayon Sports (4 May 2013)[3] |
| Highest scoring |
Rayon Sports 6–1 Muhanga (12 May 2013)[4] |
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← 2011–12 2013–14 →
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2013. | |
The 2012–13 Rwanda National Football League (known as the Primus National Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th season of the Rwanda National Football League since it began in 1975. The season began on 22 September 2012 and ended on 25 May 2013. Armée Patriotique Rwandaise were the defending champions, having won their record 13th title the previous season.
Rayon Sports won their 7th title, finishing at the top of the table with 57 points, and represented Rwanda in the 2014 CAF Champions League.
Clubs
Changes from last season
The number of teams in the league increased from 13 last season to 14 this season after Nyanza's withdrawal and their replacement by Espoir in the league.[5]
- Relegated from National Football League
- Promoted from Second Division
Participating teams
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Amagaju | Nyamagabe |
| A.P.R. | Kigali |
| AS Kigali | Kigali |
| Etincelles | Rubavu |
| Espoir | Rusizi |
| Isonga | Kigali |
| Kiyovu Sports | Kigali |
| La Jeunesse | Kigali |
| Marines | Rubavu |
| Muhanga | Gitarama |
| Mukura Victory | Huye |
| Musanze | Ruhengeri |
| Police | Kigali |
| Rayon Sports | Nyanza |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayon Sports (C) (Q) | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 57 | Qualification for 2014 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Police | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 52 | |
| 3 | A.P.R. | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 46 | |
| 4 | Mukura Victory | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 42 | |
| 5 | La Jeunesse | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 40 | |
| 6 | AS Kigali (Q) | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 39 | Qualification for 2014 CAF Confederation Cup 1 |
| 7 | Musanze | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 36 | |
| 8 | Kiyovu Sports | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 34 | |
| 9 | Amagaju | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 31 | |
| 10 | Espoir | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 30 | |
| 11 | Muhanga | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 27 | |
| 12 | Marines | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 24 | |
| 13 | Etincelles | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 17 | Relegation to 2013–14 Rwandan Second Division |
| 14 | Isonga (R) | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 16 |
Updated to games played on 25 May 2013.
Source: Primus National Football League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1AS Kigali qualified for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2013 Rwandan Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | AGJ | APR | ASK | EFC | ETC | ISG | KVS | LJN | MRN | MHG | MKV | MSZ | POL | RYS |
| Amagaju | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| A.P.R. | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| AS Kigali | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Espoir | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | ||
| Etincelles | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | |
| Isonga | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Kiyovu Sports | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| La Jeunesse | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Marines | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Muhanga | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Mukura Victory | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Musanze | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Police | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Rayon Sports | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Updated to games played on 25 May 2013.
Source: Primus National Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- ↑ "Police FC - Marines FC (29/01-2013 kl. 17:30)". Futaa.com. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Etincelles FC - Police FC (21/04-2013 kl. 15:30)". Futaa.com. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "Etincelles FC - Rayon Sport (04/05-2013 kl. 16:30)". Futaa.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Rayon Sport - Muhanga (12/05-2013 kl. 16:30)". Futaa.com. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ Bonnie Mugabe (11 September 2012). "Champs APR face Marines". The New Times. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
