# 2011 Mauritian League

The 2011 Mauritian League season (also known as Barclays League for sponsorship reasons) was the 67th edition of the Mauritian League football competition since its founding in 1935 in Mauritian. The 2011 fixtures were released in February 2011. 14 teams contested in a season that began on 26 February 2011, and concluded on 26 June 2011.
ASPL 2000 successfully pursued its 2011 title, their 5th title after a hiatus since 2005.
Due to the preparation of the Mauritius national football team for the 2011 edition of the Indian Ocean Games, the season was shortened. From the 14 teams originally competing (Etoile de L'Ouest was later removed from the league, see Controversies), the top eight qualified for a new professional league, named the Super League, to begin play after the conclusion of the Indian Ocean Island Games in 2012. The rest of the teams were placed into the new topflight Premier Division, which would start play simultaneously. Centre Technique National François-Blaquart were not subject to promotion or relegation. The restructuring of the Mauritian league system was done in an attempt to encourage professionalize Mauritian football.

## Rule changes

The league introduced a cap on the number of foreign players in a squad. From this season onwards, clubs would have to declare a squad of no more than three players of foreign origin, in an attempt to encourage the growth of Mauritian footballers. The league would only use CD Narsil technologies to record transfers. This is in compliance with mandates issued by FIFA.
To compete in the league, teams had to meet certain conditions. They must have a club house or a room equipped with telephone, fax, and/or internet connection with a full-time administrative secretary. They needed to have a permanent training ground, preferably equipped with projectors. The team must have at least 12 players signed to a professional contract, and each team must have a U-20 youth team. The MFA also required that teams hire a qualified coach, holding at least a C license, a doctor and a physio.
The allocation fees for each team also increased. 1,000,000 rupees were allocated to each team.

## Teams

All of the Mauritian League teams submitted their squad list on the 31 January 2011 deadline.
A total of fourteen teams competed in the 2011 league season, including twelve sides from the 2010 Mauritian League and two promoted teams from the 2010 National Second Division. Late into the season, Etoile de L'Ouest was removed from the league (see Controversies).
U.S. Bassin-Beau/Rose Hill were relegated to their regional league. Cercle de Joachim and U.S. Highlands were promoted to the Mauritian league.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| AS Port-Louis 2000 | Port Louis | Stade St. François Xavier | 2,000 |
| AS Rivière du Rempart | Mapou | Stade Anjalay | 30,000 |
| AS de Vacoas-Phoenix | Vacoas-Phoenix | Stade George V | 6,200 |
| Centre Technique National François-Blaquart | Trianon | MFA Headquarters | |
| Cercle de Joachim SC | Curepipe | Stade George V | 6,200 |
| Curepipe Starlight SC | Curepipe | Stade George V | 6,200 |
| Entente Boulet Rouge | Centre de Flacq | Stade Auguste Vollaire | 4,000 |
| Etoile de L'Ouest SC | Bambous | Stade Germain Comarmond | 5,000 |
| Faucon Flacq SC | Centre de Flacq | Stade Auguste Vollaire | 4,000 |
| Pamplemousses SC | Belle Vue Maurel | Stade Anjalay | 30,000 |
| Petite Rivière Noire SC | Petite Rivière Noire | Stade Germain Comarmond | 5,000 |
| Pointe-aux-Sables Mates | Pointe-aux-Sables | Stade Sir Gaëtan Duval | 6,500 |
| Savanne SC | Souillac | Stade Harry Latour | 2,000 |
| US Highlands | Highlands | Stade Quartier Militaire | 4,000 |

### Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain |
| AS Port-Louis 2000 | Fidy Rasoanaivo | Jiovanni Jubeau |
| AS Rivière du Rempart | Tony François | Tony François |
| AS de Vacoas-Phoenix | Maurice Andriamandranto | Jean-Pierre Cerveaux |
| Centre Technique National François-Blaquart | Rajen Dorasami | Stéphan Nabab |
| Cercle de Joachim SC | Jean-Marc Chaton Deoduth Beekhun | Jean-Yves André |
| Curepipe Starlight SC | Sarjoo Gowreesunkur | Johan Candassamy |
| Entente Boulet Rouge | Gaëtan Poché | Stéphane Apollon |
| Etoile de L'Ouest SC | Dominique Fortuné Patrick Édouard | Pascal Dig-Dig |
| Faucon Flacq SC | Jean Jasmin Walter | Medar Ndriananampy |
| Pamplemousses SC | Henri Speville | Colin Bell |
| Petite Rivière Noire SC | Taleb Fatehmamode | Stéphane Pierre |
| Pointe-aux-Sables Mates | Bruno Randrianarivony | Rico Shocktorap |
| Savanne SC | Prakash Parmanund | Kurty Dessalles |
| US Highlands | Daniel Ramsamy | Sawan Kumar Sreeneebus |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Curepipe Starlight | Rajesh Gunesh | Resigned | 19 January 2011 | Pre-season | Sarjoo Gowreesunkur | 19 January 2011 |
| Etoile de L'Ouest | Curtis Calambé | Resigned | 29 January 2011 | Pre-season | Dominique Fortuné Patrick Édouard | 29 January 2011 |
| Cercle de Joachim | Sydney Caëtane | Resigned | 14 April 2011 | 7th | Jean-Marc Chaton Deoduth Beekhun | 14 April 2011 |

## League table

* 1st to 8th qualify for the new Super League, beginning play in 2012
* 9th to 14th would compete in the new National 1st Division, beginning play in 2012 as well
* Centre Technique National François-Blaquart were not subject to promotion/relegation
* Results for all teams against Etoile de L'Ouest were nullified after the latter was removed from the league by the MFA (see Controversies)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Port-Louis 2000 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 30 | 2012 Mauritian Premier League |
| 2 | Vacoas-Phoenix | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 29 | 2012 Mauritian Premier League |
| 3 | Savanne | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 22 | 2012 Mauritian Premier League |
| 4 | Pamplemousses | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 21 | 2012 Mauritian Premier League |
| 5 | Pointe-aux-Sables Mates | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 19 | 2012 Mauritian Premier League |
| 6 | Cercle de Joachim | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 18 | 2012 Mauritian Premier League |
| 7 | Rivière du Rempart | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 2012 Mauritian Premier League |
| 8 | Petite Rivière Noire | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 2012 Mauritian Premier League |
| 9 | Curepipe Starlight | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 13 | 2012 National 1st Division |
| 10 | Entente Boulet Rouge | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 10 | 2012 National 1st Division |
| 11 | CTNFB U-20 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 9 | 2012 National 1st Division |
| 12 | Highlands | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 9 | 2012 National 1st Division |
| 13 | Faucon Flacq | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 6 | 2012 National 1st Division |

## Results

Before Etoile de L'Ouest were removed from the league, each team were to play 13 games, for a total of 91 games. After Etoile de L'Ouest was removed, each team ended up playing a total of 12 games for a total of 78 games. All results involving Etoile de L'Ouest were nullified in relation to final standings.
| Home \ Away | PL | RR | VP | CTN | CJ | CS | EBR | FF | PAM | PRN | PAS | SAV | HIG |
| Port-Louis 2000 | | | | | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 5–0 | | | 2–1 | | 3–0 |
| Rivière du Rempart | 0–1 (Replay) | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Vacoas-Phoenix | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 6–0 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | | | 4–2 | | 3–0 |
| CTNFB U-20 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Cercle de Joachim | | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Curepipe Starlight | 0–2 | | 0–3 | | | | 0–0 | | | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Entente Boulet Rouge | | 0–2 | 1–6 | | 1–1 | | | | 3–2 | | 1–2 | | 1–2 |
| Faucon Flacq | | 0–1 | | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | | | 2–5 | | 2–1 |
| Pamplemousses | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 |
| Petite Rivière Noire | 0–3 (AWD) | | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Pointe-aux-Sables Mates | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Savanne | 2–4 | | 0–0 | | | | 3–2 | 3–1 | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 |
| Highlands | | | | | 0–1 | | | | | | 0–0 | | |

## Controversies

On 5 March 2011, after a game that ASPL 2000 beat AS Rivière du Rempart 2–0, ASRR accused ASPL 2000 of fielding an ineligible player, Jonathan Ernest, due to yellow card accumulation. The MFA looked into the matter, and ruled in favor of ASRR, suspending Ernest for two weeks and forcing the game to be replayed in May. ASPL 2000 won that game as well 1–0.
On 8 June 2011, after a game that Petite Rivière Noire SC beat ASPL 2000 2–1, ASPL 2000 accused Petite Rivière Noire of fielding an ineligible player, Stéphane Badul, due to yellow card accumulation. Ironically, ASPL 2000 had been accused of the same thing two months prior. The MFA once again looked into the case, and once again ruled in favor of the accuser. This time, however, the punishment was much harsher, as they suspended Badul for six months (putting his chances of representing Mauritius in the 2011 IOG in the air) and fining Petite Rivière Noire 3000 rupees. ASPL 2000 was also awarded the game 3–0. Petite Rivière Noire expressed outrage at how harsh was the penalty, as compared to the Ernest incident. After this case, the MFA agreed to review the Ernest case, which was very similar but much more lenient on the accused.
On 22 June 2011, after a meeting was held by the National Managing Committee of the MFA, it was determined that Etoile de L'Ouest SC was unfit to compete in the Mauritian League after losing by wide margins in the previous few games and being very unprofessional, which included fielding only 8 players in a game. With immediate effect, the team was removed from the league and all games that the team played were nullified.

## Republic Cup

On 13 March 2011, the Republic Cup was played between Pamplemousses SC and Petite Rivière Noire SC.