2017–18 LINAFOOT (Chad)

Chad Premier League
Season	2017
Relegated	Elect-Sport; Tourbillon
Matches played	30
Goals scored	80 (2.67 per match)
	← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 21 June 2017.

The 2017 LINAFOOT is the 29th season of the Chad Premier League, the top Chadian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1988. Gazelle as 2015 season winners, are the defending champions, since 2016 season was interrupted due financial difficulties. The season started on 7 May 2017.^[1]

Events

Following financial difficulties and the lack of sponsors, FTFA decided to implement the new format of the national championship, which would lower the costs. In 2017 FIFA proposed to FTFA a new championship format, which FTFA accepted. The new formula of the national football championship takes place in two phases. The first phase is called a zonal phase, and consists of three zones. Zone 1 consists of six clubs from N'Djamena (RFC, Gazelle, Tourbillon, Elect-Sport, Foullah Ediffice and Ascot),^[2] Zone 2 consists of the clubs from Sarh, Koumra, Doba, Moundou, Pala and Bongor, Zone 3 includes the clubs of Moussoro, Ati, Biltine, Mongo, Salamat and Abéché. At the end of the zonal confrontations, three clubs in Zone 2 and Zone 3 will join the 4 qualifiers in Zone 1 to start the second phase of the championship.^[3] The 5th and 6th of the final ranking will be officially relegated to lower division. Matches were usually being played at 4 p.m. local time. Zone 1 playoff matches were being played on 3 stadiums: Stade d'Académie de Farcha, Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya and Stade de Paris-Congo.^[4]

League playoff

Zone 1 playoff


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gazelle FC (Q)	10	7	3	0	21	9	+12	24	2017 LINAFOOT
2	Foullah Edifice FC (Q)	10	4	2	4	16	12	+4	14
3	AS CotonTchad (Q)	10	4	2	4	12	15	−3	14
4	Renaissance FC (Q)	10	4	0	6	10	14	−4	12
5	Elect-Sport FC	10	2	4	4	10	10	0	10	Relegation to D2
6	Tourbillon FC	10	3	1	6	11	14	−3	10	Relegation to D2

Updated to games played on 15 June 2017.
Source: FTFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head goals allowed; 6) playoff
(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.

Zone 2 playoff

The following 6 teams compete in Zone 2 playoff for the national championship:

ASCOT Moundou (Moundou) - champions of Moundou
AS Lycod Doba (Doba) - champions of Doba
FC Kebbi (Bongor) - champions of Bongor
Abeilles FC Mandoul - champions of Koumra
Champions of Sarh
Sonacim FC (Pala) - champions of Pala

Zone 3 playoff

The following 6 teams compete in Zone 3 playoff for the national championship:

AS Mirim Mongo (Mongo) - champions of Mongo
AS Wadi Fira (Biltine) - champions of Biltine
Eléphant de Zakouma (Am Timan) - champions of Salamat
Ouaddaï FC (Abéché) - champions of Abéché
Champions of Moussoro
Champions of Ati

Second Phase

The teams that qualified for the Second Phase of championship are:

AS CotonTchad (N'Djamena) - from Zone 1
Foullah Edifice FC (N'Djamena) - from Zone 1
Gazelle FC (N'Djamena) - from Zone 1*
Renaissance FC (N'Djamena) - from Zone 1
Elect-Sport FC (N'Djamena) - from Zone 1*
Tourbillon FC (N'Djamena) - from Zone 1*
ASCOT Moundou (Moundou) - from Zone 2
AS Lycod Doba (Doba) - from Zone 2
Abeilles FC Mandoul - from Zone 2
AS Mirim Mongo (Mongo) - from Zone 3
AS Wadi Fira (Biltine) - from Zone 3
Eléphant de Zakouma (Am Timan) - from Zone 3

Note: Gazelle FC exculuded; Elect-Sport FC and Tourbillon FC admitted

The second phase began in October 2017, but was suspended in November 2017. It will resume on 15 September 2018. The twelve teams are divided into two groups of six teams.^[5]

Managers

Name	Club	Appointed
	AS Lycod Doba
Moussa Kodbe	AS Mirim Mongo
	AS Wadi Fira
	ASCOT Moundou
	AS CotonTchad
Amane Adoum	Elect-Sport FC	2016
Nodjidoumde Espoir	FC Kebbi
Djindo Manadji Samuel	Foullah Edifice FC	2015
Mahamat Allamine Abakar	Gazelle FC	2016
Oumar Francis	Renaissance FC
	Ouaddai FC (Abéché)
Cesare	AS Kokaga

References

External links

Chad 2017, RSSSF.com

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[1] ttp://www.zamaninfos.com/linafoot-equipes-de-ndjamena-debutent-competition-dimanche/

[2] ttp://www.ftfa-sao.org/2017/06/07/tournoi-qualificatif-pour-la-linafoot-2eme-edition/

[3] ttp://tchadinfos.com/sport/tchad-la-fifa-impose-un-nouveau-systeme-pour-le-championnat-national/

[4] ttp://apanews.net/index.php/fr/news/tchad-reprise-du-championnat-national-de-football-ce-dimanche

[5] "Tchad : la reprise du championnat national de football annoncée pour le 15 septembre". tchadinfos.com. 30 August 2018.

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