2008 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division

The 2008 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division season was the 48th of the competition. The season took place between 24 February and 23 November 2008. The league was composed of fourteen teams, playing a double round-robin tournament with weekly games, except for certain dates reserved by FIFA to allow players to represent their country. Africa Sports National were the defending champions, having won their fifteenth league title during the previous season.

Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division
Season2008
ChampionsAfrica Sports National
2009 CAF Champions LeagueAfrica Sports National
ASEC Mimosas
2009 CAF Confederation CupSociété Omnisports de l'Armée
Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan
2007
2009

During the season, three games were abandoned, two due to crowd troubles, and one due to forfeit. All three games were ruled as two goal wins for the visiting team, and five goal defeats to the receiving team.

On 23 November 2008, Africa Sports National beat RC Dalona on the final matchday of the season, thus meaning that Africa Sports National retained the trophy, winning the Ivory Coast Ligue 1 for the sixteenth time of their history. On the other hand, RC Dalona and SC Gagona were relegated to the Ivory Coast Ligue 2. The competition's top goalscorer was ASEC Mimosas player Gohi Bi Zoro Cyriac who scored 21 goals.

Teams

Club Town
Africa Sports NationalAbidjan
ASEC MimosasAbidjan
ASC OuragahioOuragahio
Denguelé Sports d'OdiennéOdienné
Entente Sportive de BingervilleBingerville
Issia WaziIssia
Jeunesse Club d'AbidjanAbidjan
Société Omnisports de l'ArméeYamoussoukro
Réveil Club de DaloaDaloa
Sabé Sports de BounaBouna
Sporting Club de GagnoaGagnoa
Stade d'AbidjanAbidjan
Stella Club d'AdjaméAbidjan
USC BassamGrand-Bassam

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Africa Sports National (C) 26 15 7 4 41 19 +22 52 Qualifies for the 2009 CAF Champions League
2 ASEC Mimosas 26 13 12 1 46 17 +29 51
3 SO Armée 26 12 10 4 31 15 +16 46 Qualifies for the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup
4 USC Bassam 26 11 8 7 31 23 +8 41
5 Sabé de Bouna 26 10 9 7 26 27 1 39
6 Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan 26 11 5 10 24 22 +2 38 Qualifies for the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup
7 Stella Club d'Adjamé 26 9 9 8 28 31 3 36
8 Stade d'Abidjan 26 10 4 12 29 31 2 34
9 Denguelé Sports d'Odienné 26 9 4 13 38 37 +1 31
10 Issia Wazi 26 7 10 9 25 25 0 31
11 Entente Sportive de Bingerville 26 7 8 11 20 31 11 29
12 ASC Ouragahio 26 8 5 13 22 39 17 29
13 Sporting de Gagnoa (R) 26 4 7 15 15 43 28 19 Relegation to the Deuxieme Division
14 Réveil Club de Daloa (R) 26 3 8 15 19 44 25 17
Source: rsssf
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Top goalscorer

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