2017 LINAFOOT (Chad)

The 2017 LINAFOOT was 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]

Chad Premier League
Season2017
RelegatedElect-Sport
Tourbillon
Matches played30
Goals scored80 (2.67 per match)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 21 June 2017.

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
Updated to match(es) 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
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

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:

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

The second phase began in October 2017, but was suspended in November 2017.

Managers
Nat. Name Club Appointed Time as manager
AS Lycod Doba
Moussa KodbeAS Mirim Mongo
AS Wadi Fira
ASCOT Moundou
AS CotonTchad
Amane AdoumElect-Sport FC2016
Nodjidoumde EspoirFC Kebbi
Djindo Manadji SamuelFoullah Edifice FC2015
Mahamat Allamine AbakarGazelle FC2016
Oumar FrancisRenaissance FC
Ouaddai FC (Abéché)
CesareAS Kokaga

References
  1. http://www.zamaninfos.com/linafoot-equipes-de-ndjamena-debutent-competition-dimanche/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Tchad : la FIFA impose un nouveau système pour le championnat national". 13 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. "Tchad : Reprise du championnat national de football ce dimanche". apanews.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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