# 2019–20 Burundi Ligue A

The 2019–20 Burundi Ligue A season, also known as Primus Ligue for sponsorship reasons, was the 57th edition of the Burundi Premier League, the top-tier football league in Burundi since its establishment in 1963. The season began on 10 August 2019 and was one of the few football leagues still playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, until were suspended after the conclusion of week 27 on 5 April 2020. However, the season resumed on 30 May 2020 and was concluded on 24 June 2020.

## Teams

A total of sixteen clubs participate in this season. Thirteen teams from previous season and three new promoted sides.

### Other changes

* Top Junior ceded the place in Ligue A to Athlético Olympic, which was renamed as Athlético Academy.

### Stadiums and locations

| 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 Municipal de Muyinga | 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 Academy | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
| LLB Sport 4 Africa | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |
| Ngozi City | Ngozi | Stade Urukundo | 5,000 |
| Les Lierres | Bujumbura | Stade Intwari | 10,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Le Messager Ngozi (C) | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Musongati | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 56 | Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup |
| 3 | Aigle Noir Makamba | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 48 | |
| 4 | BS Dynamik | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 48 | |
| 5 | Flambeau du Centre | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 48 | |
| 6 | Vital'O | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 44 | |
| 7 | Bujumbura City | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 43 | |
| 8 | Olympic Star Muyinga | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 39 | |
| 9 | Rukinzo | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Inter Star | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 38 | |
| 11 | Bumamuru | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 38 | |
| 12 | Kayanza United | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 37 | |
| 13 | Athlético Academy | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 36 | |
| 14 | LLB Sport 4 Africa (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 35 | Relegation to Burundi Ligue B |
| 15 | Ngozi City (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 22 | Relegation to Burundi Ligue B |
| 16 | Les Lierres (R) | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 20 | Relegation to Burundi Ligue B |
* ↑ Musongati qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2020 Coupe du Président de la République.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Aigle Noir 7, Dynamik 6, Flambeau du Centre 4.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Olympic Star 6, Rukinzo 0.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Inter Star 4, Bumamuru 1.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AGN | ATO | BJC | BUM | DYN | FDC | ITS | KAY | LMN | LIE | LYD | MUS | NGO | OLS | RUK | VIT |
| Aigle Noir Makamba | | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Athlético Academy | 1–5 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| Bujumbura City | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Bumamuru | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| BS Dynamik | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Flambeau du Centre | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Inter Star | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Kayanza United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Le Messager Ngozi | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Les Lierres | 1–6 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| LLB Sport 4 Africa | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Musongati | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Ngozi City | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Olympic Star Muyinga | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–5 |
| Rukinzo | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–3 |
| Vital'O | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |