# 2016–17 Linafoot

The 2016–17 Linafoot season is the 56th since its establishment as the top-flight association football league of the DR Congo. A total of 28 clubs participated in the First Round, divided into three regional groups, with 8 teams advancing to the nationwide Championship Round. TP Mazembe won the domestic league.

## First round

There were three regional divisions with 8 to 10 teams. Advancing to the Championship Round were 2 teams from the East, 3 from the West, and 3 from the Center-South.

### Zone de développement Est

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | OC Bukavu Dawa | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 20 | Qualification to final round |
| 2 | OC Muungano | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 20 | Qualification to final round |
| 3 | AS Dauphins Noirs | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 20 | |
| 4 | DC Virunga | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 10 | |
| 5 | AC Nkoy Bilombe | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 7 | |
| 6 | CS Makiso | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | |
| 7 | AC Capaco Beni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified; all results annulled |
| 8 | AS Nika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified; all results annulled |

### Zone de développement Ouest

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AS Vita Club | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 43 | Qualification to final round |
| 2 | DC Motema Pembe | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 41 | Qualification to final round |
| 3 | FC Renaissance du Congo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 32 | Qualification to final round |
| 4 | RC Kinshasa | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 29 | |
| 5 | AS Dragons/Bilima | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
| 6 | Shark XI FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC MK Etanchéité | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 23 | |
| 8 | AS Veti Club | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 19 | |
| 9 | SC Rojolu | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 9 | Relegated |
| 10 | AS Ndombe | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 58 | −46 | 4 | Relegated |

### Zone de développement Centre-Sud

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 45 | Qualification to final round |
| 2 | SM Sanga Balende | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 42 | Qualification to final round |
| 3 | CS Don Bosco | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 37 | Qualification to final round |
| 4 | FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 25 | |
| 5 | Lubumbashi Sport | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 21 | |
| 6 | AC Dibumba | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 20 | |
| 7 | JS Groupe Bazano | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 20 | |
| 8 | FC Océan Pacifique | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Simba Kamikaze | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 | Relegated |
| 10 | AS New Soger | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 34 | −26 | 5 | Relegated |

## Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 33 | Qualification to the 2018 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | AS Vita Club | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 30 | Qualification to the 2018 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | DC Motema Pembe | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 27 | Qualification to the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | CS Don Bosco | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 18 | |
| 5 | SM Sanga Balende | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 18 | |
| 6 | FC Renaissance du Congo | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 15 | Excluded from the championship; relegated |
| 7 | OC Muungano | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 8 | |
| 8 | OC Bukavu Dawa | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 5 | |