Benin Premier League

The Benin Premier League, also called Championnat National du Bénin in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was delivered in 1969 for the first time. Currently, it is composed by 14 clubs playing a double round-robin tournament. The winner of the Premier League earns a place in the CAF Champions League. The last two clubs are relegated to Second Division which is composed by 11 teams.
== Clubs 2010/11 ==
*AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*ASPAC FC (Cotonou)
*Avrankou Omnisport FC
*Buffles du Borgou FC (Parakou)
*Cavaliers de Nikki
*CIFAS-Bénin
*Dynamo FC (Abomey)
*Mambas Noirs FC (Cotonou)
*FC Cocksniff (Kouhounou)
*Mogas 90 FC (Cotonou)
*Panthères FC (Djougou)
*Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Kouhounou)
*Soleil FC (Cotonou)
*Tonnerre d'Abomey FC
*USS Kraké (Porto-Novo)
== Previous champions ==
*1969 : FAD Cotonou
*1970 : AS Porto-Novo
*1971 : AS Cotonou
*1972 : AS Porto-Novo
*1973 : AS Porto-Novo
*1974 : Etoile Sportive Porto-Novo
*no championship between 1975 and 1977
*1978 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1979 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1980 : Buffles du Borgou FC (Parakou)
*1981 : Ajijas Cotonou
*1982 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1983 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1984 : Lions de l'Atakory (Cotonou)
*1985 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou)
*1986 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1987 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou)
*1988 : no championship
*1989 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1990 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou)
*1991 : Postel Sport FC (Porto-Novo)
*1992 : Buffles du Borgou FC (Parakou)
*1993 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1994 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1995 : Toffa Cotonou
*1996 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo)
*1997 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo)
*1998 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*1999 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*no official championship between 2000 and 2001
*2002 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*2003 : AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (Porto-Novo)
*2004 : not finished
*2005 : no championship
*2006 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo)
*2007 : Tonnerre d'Abomey FC
*2008 : declared invalid
*2009 : no competition
*2010 : ASPAC FC
== Performance by club ==
Club 	Titles	Last Title
AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé 	12 	2003
Mogas 90 FC 	3 	2006
Requins de l'Atlantique FC	3 	1990
AS Porto-Novo 	3 	1973
Buffles du Borgou FC 	2 	1992
ASPAC FC 	1 	2010
Tonnerre d'Abomey FC 	1 	2007
Toffa Cotonou 	1 	1995
Postel Sport FC 	1 	1991
Lions de l'Atakory 	1 	1984
Ajijas Cotonou 	1 	1981
Etoile Sportive Porto-Novo	1 	1974
AS Cotonou 	1 	1971
FAD Cotonou 	1 	1969
== External links ==
* RSSSF competition history
Category:Leagues