Rwanda Premier League, Premier League of Rwanda, Ligue Premier de Rwanda, Primus National Football League, Azam Rwanda Premier League.
About the Rwanda Premier League
The top football league in Rwanda is called the Premier League. In 1975, the league was established. In 2004, 2009–2010, and 2012–2013, it was known as the Primus National Football League; Turbo King then assumed sponsorship.
As a result of Tanzanian television broadcasters Azam TV being announced as sponsors in a deal worth US $2.35 million over five years, the league was renamed the Azam Rwanda Premier League for the 2015–16 season. Azam TV announced the termination of its agreement with Rwanda FA, effective with the 2019–2020 season.
The league is played in the Republic of Rwanda.
ABOUT REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
Rwanda, or the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked nation in Central Africa’s Great Rift Valley, where the Southeast African continent and the African Great Lakes region meet. Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo all border Rwanda, which is a few degrees south of the equator.
| Organising body | Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Confederation | CAF |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Rwanda Second Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Rwandan Cup Rwandan Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup |
| Current champions | APR (20th title) (2021–22) |
| Most championships | APR (20 titles) |
| TV partners | RTV Magic Sports TV StarTimes |
| Website | ferwafa.rw |
The previous champions of the Rwanda Premier League
The previous champions of the Rwanda Premier League were,
- 1969 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
- 1971 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
- 1975 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 1976–79 : unknown
- 1980 : Panthères Noires (Kigali)
- 1981 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 1982 : no championship
- 1983 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
- 1984 : Panthères Noires (Kigali)
- 1985 : Panthères Noires (Kigali)
- 1986 : Panthères Noires (Kigali)
- 1987 : Panthères Noires (Kigali)
- 1988 : Mukungwa (Ruhengeri)
- 1989 : Mukungwa (Ruhengeri)
- 1990–91 : no championship
- 1992 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
- 1993 : Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
- 1994–95 : APR (Kigali)
- 1996 : APR (Kigali)
- 1997 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 1998 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 1999 : APR (Kigali)
- 2000 : APR (Kigali)
- 2001 : APR (Kigali)
- 2002 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 2003 : APR (Kigali)
- 2004 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 2005 : APR (Kigali)
- 2006 : APR (Kigali)
- 2006–07 : APR (Kigali)
- 2007–08 : ATRACO (Kigali)
- 2008–09 : APR (Kigali)
- 2009–10 : APR (Kigali)
- 2010–11 : APR (Kigali)
- 2011–12 : APR (Kigali)
- 2012–13 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 2013–14 : APR (Kigali)
- 2014–15 : APR (Kigali)
- 2015–16 : APR (Kigali)
- 2016–17 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 2017–18 : APR (Kigali)
- 2018–19 : Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
- 2019–20 : APR (Kigali)
- 2020–21 : APR (Kigali)
- 2021–22 : APR (Kigali)
The Rwanda Premium League Champions Club’s performance
| Club | City | Titles | Last Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| APR | Kigali | 19 | 2021 |
| Rayon Sports | Nyanza | 9 | 2019 |
| Panthères Noires | Kigali | 5 | 1987 |
| Kiyovu Sports | Kigali | 6 | 1993 |
| Mukungwa | Ruhengeri | 2 | 1989 |
| ATRACO | Kigali | 1 | 2008 |
The Rwanda Premium League: Top scorers
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
| 2001 | Luleuti Kyayuna | APR | 9 |
| 2002 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2003 | Milly | APR | 12 |
| 2004 |  Abed Mulenda Olivier Karekezi |
Rayon Sports APR |
14 |
| 2005 | Jimmy Gatete |
APR | 13 |
| 2006 | André Lomami |
APR | 13 |
| 2006–07 |  Labama Bokota |
Rayon Sports | 14 |
| 2007–08 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2008–09 | Jean Lomami |
ATRACO | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Olivier Karekezi |
APR | 14 |
| 2019–20 | Samson Babua |
Sunrise F.C. | 15 |
Clubs Participated in the 2021–22 season
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| APR | Kigali |
| AS Kigali | Kigali |
| Bugesera | Nyamata |
| Espoir | Cyangugu |
| Etincelles | Gisenyi |
| Étoile de l’Est | Kigali |
| Gasogi United | Kigali |
| Gicumbi | Byumba |
| Gorilla | Kigali |
| Kiyovu Sports | Kigali |
| Marines | Gisenyi |
| Mukura Victory | Butare |
| Musanze | Ruhengeri |
| Police | Kigali |
| Rayon Sports | Nyanza |
| Rutsiro | Kigali |
As Mishanga and Sunrise FC were demoted from the Premier League, while Étoile de l’Est and Gicumbi FC were promoted from the Second Division.
Rwanda Premier League 2022/2023
CLubs Participating.
Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Football Club (APR FC or APR) is a football club from Kigali in Rwanda. The club plays their home games at Amahoro Stadium. The club was founded in June 1993 as the team of the Rwandese Patriotic Front.
Despite their short history, they are the most powerful and intimidating club in the Rwandan football league and the Federation is always under Army so they can run behind curtains, have been paying Fans and media and so on, they have won seventeen Rwandan league titles and seven Rwandan Cups and also the CECAFA Clubs Cup in 2004, 2007 and 2010 after ending up as losing finalists in that competition in 1996 and 2000.
A.S. Kigali Football Club is a Rwandan football club from Kigali. They play their home games at Kigali Stadium located in Nyamirambo. Established in 1999, the team plays in the Rwandan Premier League. AS Kigali has won the Rwandan Cup two times and the Rwandan Super Cup two times.
Rayon Sports Football Club is an association football club from Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda, now based in Kigali. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at the Stade Amahoro in Kigali and Kigali Stadium, Nyamirambo.
For some years, its daily operations were held in the southern province in Nyanza District.They’ve won 9 Rwandan Premier League titles, the 2nd most Premier League titles. Throughout its history, the club has won 9 Rwandan Cups, 1 CECAFA Clubs’ Cup, 9 peace Cups, 3 Agaciro Cups, 2 Intwali Cups and a Kigali 100 Years’ Cup and 1 Father Fraipont memorial tournament. The blues of Rwanda are said to have more than 80% of Football fans in the country, which makes it the most popular team in Rwanda and the only competent citizen-owned club in the country of a thousand hills.
Rwanda Premier League 2022/2023 Fixtures
| Bugesera | 13:00 | APR |
| Mukura | 13:00 | AS Kigali |
| September 13, 2022 | ||
| Etincelles | 13:00 | Sunrise |
| Gasogi United | 13:00 | Bugesera |
| APR | 16:30 | Police |
| September 14, 2022 | ||
| AS Kigali | 13:00 | Musanze |
| Rayon Sports | 16:30 | Rwamagana City |
| September 15, 2022 | ||
| Espoir | 13:00 | Mukura |
| Gorilla | 13:00 | Kiyovu Sports |
| Rutsiro | 13:00 | Marine |
| October 1, 2022 | ||
| Police | 13:00 | Gasogi United |
| Mukura | 13:00 | Gorilla |
| Marine | 13:00 | Rayon Sports |
| Bugesera | 13:00 | Etincelles |
| Kiyovu Sports | 13:00 | Sunrise |
| October 2, 2022 | ||
| Rutsiro | 13:00 | AS Kigali |
| Rwamagana City | 13:00 | APR |
| Musanze | 13:00 | Espoir |
| October 11, 2022 | ||
| Rayon Sports | 16:00 | AS Kigali |
Rwanda Premier League 2022/2023 Results
| September 8, 2022 | ||
| Police | 0 – 1 | Rayon Sports |
| September 7, 2022 | ||
| Kiyovu Sports | 1 – 0 | Espoir |
| September 6, 2022 | ||
| Gasogi United | 1 – 1 | Etincelles |
| Sunrise | 1 – 1 | Gorilla |
| Rwamagana City | 0 – 1 | Rutsiro |
| Musanze | 3 – 1 | Marine |
| August 20, 2022 | ||
| Rayon Sports | 2 – 1 | Rutsiro |
| Bugesera | 1 – 3 | Kiyovu Sports |
| Rwamagana City | 0 – 1 | Gorilla |
| Gasogi United | 1 – 0 | Mukura |
| August 19, 2022 | ||
| APR | 2 – 1 | Musanze |
| AS Kigali | 2 – 0 | Etincelles |
| Sunrise | 1 – 0 | Police |
| Espoir | 1 – 0 | Marine |
Rwanda Premier League 2022/2023 Table Standings
See Also
2022/23 CAF CONFEDERATION CUP RESULTS