# 2019–20 Elite One

The 2019–20 Elite One was the 60th season of the Elite One, the top-tier football league in Cameroon. This was the first season in the Elite One to use an October–May schedule since the 2011–12 season, it was changed so as to conform with the new CAF calendar.
The season started on 18 October 2019 and was scheduled to end on 26 April 2020, but due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cancelled on 12 May 2020 by FECAFOOT. PWD Bamenda won their first Elite One silverware as they were crowned champions, alongside Coton Sport, they will represent Cameroon at the 2020–21 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup respectively as the Cameroonian Cup won't hold this year. Only Dragon Club were relegated to the Elite Two as the teams would be increased to twenty teams during the next season. There were no Championship and Relegation group this season.

## Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the league, the top 15 teams from the previous season and the three promoted teams from the Elite Two (Bamboutos FC, Canon Sportif and Panthère du Ndé) while (PWD Bamenda, New Star de Douala and Unisport FC de Bafang) relegated from the previous season after finishing last at the playoffs. PWD Bamenda later replaced Les Astres FC.
Coton Sport FC were the defending champions.
    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| APEJES Academy | Yaounde | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo | 42,500 |
| AS Fortuna | Yaoundé | Stade Militaire | 5,000 |
| Avion du Nkam FC | Douala | Stade Annexe de la Reunification | 4,000 |
| Bamboutos FC | Mbouda | Stade de Mbouda | 12,000 |
| Canon Sportif | Yaoundé | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo | 42,500 |
| Colombe Sportive [es] | Yaoundé | Stade Annexe 1 Omnisport | 2,000 |
| Coton Sport | Garoua | Roumdé Adjia Stadium | 30,000 |
| Dragon | Yaoundé | Stade Municipal de Mbalmayo | 1,000 |
| Eding Sport FC | Lekié | Lekié Stadium | 1,000 |
| Feutcheu FC [es] | Diko-Bandjoun | Arena de Mbouda | 2,500 |
| Fovu Club | Baham | Stade de Baham | 7,000 |
| Panthère du Ndé | Bangangte | Stade Municipal de Bangangté | 2,000 |
| PWD Bamenda | Bamenda | Bamenda Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |
| Stade Renard de Melong [es] | Melong | Stade Melong | 1,500 |
| Tonnerre Yaoundé | Yaoundé | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo | 42,500 |
| UMS de Loum | Loum | Stade de Njombé | 1,000 |
| Union Douala | Douala | Stade de la Réunification | 39,000 |
| Yong Sports Academy | Bamenda | Bamenda Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PWD Bamenda (C, Q) | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 47 | Qualification to the 2020–21 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Coton Sport (Q) | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 46 | Qualification to the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 3 | Colombe Sportive | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 45 | |
| 4 | Bamboutos | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 41 | |
| 5 | Feutcheu | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 41 | |
| 6 | Yong Sports Academy | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Fovu Club | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Union Douala | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 39 | |
| 9 | UMS de Loum | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 38 | |
| 10 | Eding Sport FC | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 38 | |
| 11 | APEJES Academy | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 37 | |
| 12 | Canon Yaoundé | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 36 | |
| 13 | Stade Renard de Melong | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 35 | |
| 14 | AS Fortuna Mfou | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | |
| 15 | Panthère du Ndé | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 33 | |
| 16 | Avion du Nkam | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 33 | |
| 17 | Tonnerre Yaoundé | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 32 | |
| 18 | Dragon | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 28 | Relegation to the Elite Two |

## Results

| Home \ Away | APE | FOR | AVI | BAM | CAN | COL | COT | DRA | EDS | FEU | FOV | PAN | PWD | STR | TON | UMS | DOU | YSA |
| APEJES Academy | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| AS Fortuna Mfou | | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Avion du Nkam | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | | 1–3 | 0–2 | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Bamboutos | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Canon Yaoundé | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 |
| Colombe Sportive | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Coton Sport | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | | | 0–2 | 6–1 |
| Dragon | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Eding Sport FC | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Feutcheu | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 4–2 |
| Fovu Club | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
| Panthère du Ndé | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| PWD Bamenda | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | | | 0–0 | — | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Stade Renard de Melong | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Tonnerre Yaoundé | | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| UMS de Loum | | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Union Douala | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | |
| Yong Sports Academy | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | — |