Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)

MTN Ligue 1
Founded	1960
Country	Ivory Coast
Confederation	CAF
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Ligue 2
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football ; Coupe Houphouët-Boigny
International cup(s)	Champions League ; Confederation Cup
Current champions	ASEC Mimosas ; (2022–23)
Most championships	ASEC Mimosas (29)
Website	ligue1-ci.com
	Current: 2023–24 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1

The Ivory Coast MTN Ligue 1 is the top division of the Ivorian Football Federation. It was created in 1960.

2021−22 Ligue 1 clubs

Champions

1956: Africa Sports (Before Independence)
1960: Onze Frères de Bassam (1)
1961: Onze Frères de Bassam (2)
1962: Stade d'Abidjan (1)
1963: ASEC Mimosas (1)
1964: Stade d'Abidjan (2)
1965: Stade d'Abidjan (3)
1966: Stade d'Abidjan (4)
1967: Africa Sports (1)
1968: Africa Sports (2)
1969: Stade d'Abidjan (5)
1970: ASEC Mimosas (2)
1971: Africa Sports (3)
1972: ASEC Mimosas (3)
1973: ASEC Mimosas (4)
1974: ASEC Mimosas (5)
1975: ASEC Mimosas (6)
1976: SC Gagnoa (1)
1977: Africa Sports (4)
1978: Africa Sports (5)
1979: Stella Club d'Adjamé (1)
1980: ASEC Mimosas (7)
1981: Stella Club d'Adjamé (2)
1982: Africa Sports (6)
1983: Africa Sports (7)
1984: Stella Club d'Adjamé (3)
1985: Africa Sports (8)
1986: Africa Sports (9)
1987: Africa Sports (10)
1988: Africa Sports (11)
1989: Africa Sports (12)
1990: ASEC Mimosas (8)
1991: ASEC Mimosas (9)
1992: ASEC Mimosas (10)
1993: ASEC Mimosas (11)
1994: ASEC Mimosas (12)
1995: ASEC Mimosas (13)
1996: Africa Sports (13)
1997: ASEC Mimosas (14)
1998: ASEC Mimosas (15)
1999: Africa Sports (14)
2000: ASEC Mimosas (16)
2001: ASEC Mimosas (17)
2002: ASEC Mimosas (18)
2003: ASEC Mimosas (19)
2004: ASEC Mimosas (20)
2005: ASEC Mimosas (21)
2006: ASEC Mimosas (22)
2007: Africa Sports (15)
2008: Africa Sports (16)
2009: ASEC Mimosas (23)
2010: ASEC Mimosas (24)
2011: Africa Sports (17)
2012: Séwé Sport (1)
2012–13: Séwé Sport (2)
2013–14: Séwé Sport (3)
2014–15: AS Tanda (1)
2015–16: AS Tanda (2)
2016–17: ASEC Mimosas (25)
2017–18: ASEC Mimosas (26)
2018–19: SO de l'Armée (1)
2019–20: Racing Club Abidjan (1)
2020–21: ASEC Mimosas (27)
2021–22: ASEC Mimosas (28)
2022–23: ASEC Mimosas (29)

Total

Club	Titles
ASEC Mimosas	29
Africa Sports	18
Stade d'Abidjan	5
Stella Club d'Adjamé	3
Séwé Sport	3
Onze Frères de Bassam	2
AS Tanda	2
SC Gagnoa	1
SO de l'Armée	1
Racing Club	1

Topscorers

Year	Top scorers	Club	Goals
1992	Abdoulaye Traoré	ASEC Mimosas	11
1993	Ahmed Ouattara	Africa Sports	13
1994	Abdoulaye Traoré	ASEC Mimosas	9
1995	John Zaki	ASEC Mimosas	9
1996	Ibe Johnson	Africa Sports	15
1997	Tchiressoua Guel	ASEC Mimosas	10
1998	Elo Lokpo	SO Armée	12
1999	Aruna Dindane	ASEC Mimosas	13
2000	Habib Tiéhi	Stade d'Abidjan	10
2001	Jean-Marc Benie	Stella Club d'Adjamé	20
2002	Antonin Koutouan	ASEC Mimosas	10
2003
2004	Abdramane Diaby	Sabé Sports	13
2005	Seydou Doumbia	AS Denguélé	15
2006	Didier Ya Konan	ASEC Mimosas	11
2007	Lébry Ouraga	ES Bingerville	16
2008	Gohi Bi Zoro Cyriac	ASEC Mimosas	21
2009
2010	Adama Bakayoko	Sabé Sports	15
2011	Kévin Zougoula	Séwé Sport	11
2012
2012–13	Kévin Zougoula	Séwé Sport	13
2013–14	Koffi Boua	ASEC Mimosas	13
2014–15	Vakoun Issouf Bayo	Stade d'Abidjan	13
2015–16	Wilfried Yessoh	AS Denguélé	17
2016–17	Aristide Bancé	ASEC Mimosas	13
2017–18	William Togui	SC Gagnoa	23
2018–19	Mohamed Sylla	SC Gagnoa	13
2019–20	Aboubacar Doumbia	SO Armée	10
2020-21	Seydou Traoré	RC Abidjan	8
2022-23	Gautier Diby	San Pédro	14
2023-24

Records

ASEC Mimosas holds the world record for unbeaten games, playing 108 domestic league and cup matches without defeat between 1989 and 1994. This streak ended on 19.June 1994 when ASEC lost 1–2 against SO Armée in an Ivorian League fixture.^[1]

References

^ "BBC SPORT – Football – African – Asec's amazing run". Retrieved 17 November 2016.

External links

Official Website
Ivoirian Football Federation Profile
Profile at FIFA.com
Profile at MTN
List of seasons at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Ligue 1 summary - SOCCERWAY

[1] "BBC SPORT – Football – African – Asec's amazing run". Retrieved 17 November 2016.