# Burundi Ligue A

The Burundi Ligue A, also called Primus Ligue for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division in football in Burundi. The league was formed in 1972 and has 16 teams. They play 30 rounds home and away during a season.

## Current clubs

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Primus Ligue during the 2022–23 season.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Le Messager Ngozi | Ngozi | Stade Urukundo | 5,000 |
| Musongati | Gitega | Stade Ingoma | 10,000 |
| Aigle Noir Makamba | Makamba | Stade Peace Park | 35,000 |
| BS Dynamik | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
| Flambeau du Centre | Gitega | Stade Ingoma | 10,000 |
| Vital'O | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
| Bujumbura City | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
| Olympic Star Muyinga | Muyinga | Stade Umuco | 10,000 |
| Rukinzo | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
| Inter Star | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
| Bumamuru | Buganda | Stade Urunani | 7,000 |
| Kayanza United | Kayanza | Stade de Gatwaro | 10,000 |
| Athlético New Oil | Muyinga | Stade Umuco | 10,000 |
| Top Junior | Kayanza | Stade de Gatwaro | 10,000 |
| Magara Young Boys | Buganda | Stade Urunani | 7,000 |
| Tigre Noir Ruyigi | Ruyigi | Stade de Ruyigi | 2,000 |

## Previous champions

| Years | Champions |
| 1963 | Stella Matutina FC (1) |
| 1964 | Stella Matutina FC (2) |
| 1965 | Maniema Fantastique (1) |
| 1966 | Maniema Fantastique (2) |
| 1967 | Maniema Fantastique (3) |
| 1968 | Maniema Fantastique (4) |
| 1969 | Espoir (1) |
| 1970 | Inter FC (1) |
| 1971 | Vital'O FC (1) |
| 1972 | BS Dynamik New Look (1) |
| 1973 | Not disputed |
| 1974 | Inter FC (2) |
| 1975 | Inter FC (3) |
| 1976 | Prince Louis (1) |
| 1977 | Inter FC (4) |
| 1978 | Inter FC (5) |
| 1979 | Vital'O FC (2) |
| 1980 | Vital'O FC (3) |
| 1981 | Vital'O FC (4) |
| 1982 | Maniema Fantastique (5) |
| 1983 | Vital'O FC (5) |
| 1984 | Vital'O FC (6) |
| 1985 | Inter FC (6) |
| 1986 | Vital'O FC (7) |
| 1987 | Inter FC (7) |
| 1988 | Inter FC (8) |
| 1989 | Inter FC (9) |
| 1990 | Vital'O FC (8) |
| 1991 | Inter Star (1) |
| 1992 | Inter Star (2) |
| 1993 | Championship abandoned |
| 1994 | Vital'O FC (9) |
| 1995 | Maniema Fantastique (6) |
| 1996 | Vital'O FC (10) |
| 1997 | Maniema FC (1) |
| 1998 | Vital'O FC (11) |
| 1999 | Vital'O FC (12) |
| 2000 | Vital'O FC (13) |
| 2001 | Prince Louis (2) |
| 2002 | Muzinga (1) |
| 2003 | Championship abandoned |
| 2004 | Athlético Olympic (1) |
| 2005 | Inter Star (3) |
| 2006 | Vital'O FC (14) |
| 2007 | Vital'O FC (15) |
| 2008 | Inter Star (4) |
| 2009 | Vital'O FC (16) |
| 2010 | Vital'O FC (17) |
| 2010–11 | Athlético Olympic (2) |
| 2011–12 | Vital'O FC (18) |
| 2012–13 | Flambeau de l'Est (1) |
| 2013–14 | LLB Académic (1) |
| 2014–15 | Vital'O FC (19) |
| 2015–16 | Vital'O FC (20) |
| 2016–17 | LLB Académic (2) |
| 2017–18 | Le Messager Ngozi (1) |
| 2018–19 | Aigle Noir Makamba (1) |
| 2019–20 | Le Messager Ngozi (2) |
| 2020–21 | Le Messager Ngozi (3) |
| 2021–22 | Flambeau du Centre (1) |
| 2022–23 | Bumamuru (1) |
| 2023–24 | Vital'O FC (21) |
| 2024–25 | TBD |

## Performance by club

| Club | City | Titles | Last title |
| Vital'O (Includes TP Bata) | Bujumbura | 21 | 2023–24 |
| Inter | Bujumbura | 9 | 1989 |
| Maniema FC (Includes Fantastique) | Bujumbura | 7 | 1997 |
| Inter Star | Bujumbura | 4 | 2008 |
| Le Messager Ngozi | Ngozi | 3 | 2020–21 |
| LLB Sport 4 Africa (Includes LLB Académic) | Bujumbura | 2 | 2016–17 |
| Athlético Olympic | Bujumbura | 2 | 2010–11 |
| Prince Louis | Bujumbura | 2 | 2001 |
| Stella Matutina | Bujumbura | 2 | 1964 |
| Aigle Noir | Makamba | 1 | 2018–19 |
| Bumamuru | Buganda | 1 | 2022–23 |
| Flambeau de l'Est | Ruyigi | 1 | 2012–13 |
| Muzinga | Bujumbura | 1 | 2002 |
| Sports Dynamic | Bujumbura | 1 | 1972 |
| Espoir | Bujumbura | 1 | 1969 |
| Flambeau du Centre | Gitega | 1 | 2021–22 |

## Top goalscorers

| Year | Top scorers | Team | Goals |
| 1998 | Wembo Sutche | Vital'O | 15 |
| 2007 | Wembo Sutche | Vital'O | 12 |
| 2008 | Eric Gatoto | Vital'O | 18 |
| 2013 | Samuel Murray | Vital'O | 33 |
| 2017–18 | Bienvenue Shaka | Aigle Noir | 29 |
| 2020–21 | Ndikumana Asmani | | 14 |
| 2022–23 | Jean Claude Girumugisha | Magara YB | 16 |
| 2023–24 | Destin Maniriho | Rukinzo | 22 |

### Multiple hat-tricks

| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
| 1 | | Destin Maniriho | 1 |