Coupe du Congo (basketball)

The Coupe du Congo (in English: Cup of Congo) is the national cup basketball championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The competitions is played by the top two teams from the regional league in the country. It is the only annual competition organised by the Democratic Republic of Congo Basketball Federation (FEBACO).[1] The cup is organised since 1985.[2]

Coupe du Congo
Organising bodyFEBACO
Founded1985
First season1985
Countries Democratic Republic of the Congo
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teamsMen: 17
Women: 8
Current championsMen: Virunga (1st title)
Women: CNSS (4th title)
(2023)
Most championshipsMen:
SCTP (18 titles)
Women:
Vita Club (10 titles)

In 2022, 17 men's team and 8 women's team competed. The teams are divided in two groups for the first stage, the top four teams advance to the semifinals.[3]

In the men's category SCTP holds the record for most wins with 18 cups, while in the women's category Vita Club has won a record 10 titles.

Men's champions
Edition Year Champions Score Runners-up Host city Ref.
1 1982 Matonge
– 1983 Not held
1984
2 1985 SCTP
3 1986 SCTP (2)
4 1987 SCTP (3)
5 1988 Mwanga
6 1989 Matonge (2)
7 1990 Cité de Jeunes
8 1991 Cité de Jeunes (2)
9 1992 Terreur
10 1993 Mazembe
11 1994 SCTP (4)
12 1995 SCTP (5)
13 1996 Molokaï
14 1997 SCTP (6)
– 1998 Not held
15 1999-I SCTP (7)
16 1999-II SCTP (8)
17 2000 SCTP (9)
18 2001 SCTP (10)
19 2002 SCTP (11)
20 2003 SCTP (12)
21 2004 SCTP (13)
22 2005 SCTP (14)
23 2006 Kauka
24 2007 SCTP (15)
25 2008 Mazembe (2)
26 2009 Mazembe (3)
27 2010 Mazembe (4)
28 2011 Mazembe (5) 67–60 Molokai [4]
29 2012 SCTP (16)
30 2013 Mazembe (6)
31 2014 Mazembe (7)
32 2015 SCTP (17)
33 2016 New Generation
34 2017 Mazembe 56–49 Terreur [5]
35 2018 SCTP (18) 64–56 Terreur [6]
36 2019 Mazembe 84–59 SCTP [7]
37 2020 Mazembe 76–46 DCMP [8]
38 2021 Espoir Fukash 59–48 SCTP [9]
39 2022 V.Club 70–62 Terreur [10]
40 2023 Virunga 73-70 Ami BK Goma [11]

Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
SCTP 18 2 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999–2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2018 2019, 2021
Mazembe 9 0 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020 –
Terreur 1 3 1992 2017, 2018, 2022
Matonge 2 0 1982, 1989 –
Cité des Jeunes 2 0 1990, 1991 –
Virunga 1 0 2023 –
V.Club 1 0 2022 –
Espoir Fukash 1 0 2021 –
New Generation 1 0 2017 –
Kauka 1 0 2006 –
Molokaï 1 0 1996 –
Mwanga 1 0 1988 –
DCMP 0 1 – 2020
Ami BK 0 1 – 2023

Women's champions
Edition Year Champions Score Runners-up Ref.
1 1982 Tourbillon
– 1983 Not held
1984
2 1985 Tourbillon (2)
3 1986 Tourbillon (3)
4 1987 Tourbillon (4)
5 1988 Anongo
6 1989 Tourbillon (5)
7 1990 Hatari
8 1991 Hatari (2)
9 1992 Tourbillon (6)
10 1993 Vita Club
11 1994 Vita Club (2)
12 1995 Vita Club (3)
13 1996 Vita Club (4)
14 1997 Vita Club (5)
– 1998 Not held
15 1999-I Vita Club (6)
16 1999-II Hatari (3)
17 2000 Arc-en-ciel
18 2001 Vita Club (7)
19 2002 Arc-en-ciel (2)
20 2003 Arc-en-ciel (3)
21 2004 Arc-en-ciel (4)
22 2005 Hatari (4)
23 2006 Arc-en-ciel (5)
24 2007 Radi de Lubumbashi
25 2008 Radi de Lubumbashi (2)
26 2009 Arc-en-ciel (6)
27 2010 Arc-en-ciel (7)
28 2011 Arc-en-ciel (8) 69–60 Radi de Lubumbashi [4]
29 2012 Arc-en-ciel (9)
30 2013 CNSS
31 2014 Radi de Lubumbashi (3)
32 2015 Vita Club (8)
33 2016 Vita Club (9)
34 2017 Vita Club (10) 48–39 DCMP [5]
35 2018 Vita Club (11)
36 2019 Makomeno 60–39 CNSS [7]
37 2020 Makomeno (2) 64–29 Tourbillon [8]
38 2021 CNSS (2) 64–61 V.Club [9]
39 2022 CNSS (3) 72–29 Makomeno [12]
40 2023 CNSS (4) 73-55 Chaux Sport [11]

References
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