Réunion Premier League

The Réunion Premier League, also known as Championnat de La Réunion de football, is the top division of football league system in the French overseas territory of Réunion. The league is run and managed by the Réunionese Football League under the watch of the French Football Federation. Réunion Premier League was created in 1950 and the most successful club is JS Saint-Pierroise, who have won 17 league titles. The defending champions are JS Saint-Pierroise. The winner of the competition earns a berth in the CAF Champions League. In the French pyramid system, the Réunion Premier League is positioned in the Division d'Honneur, the sixth level of French football.

Réunion Premier League
Founded1950
CountryRéunion
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Coupe de la Réunion
Coupe de France
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsCS Saint-Denis
(2022)
Most championshipsJS Saint-Pierroise (20)
Most appearancesRéunion Jean-Noël Ajorque
(457 games)
Top goalscorerRéunion Jean-Michel Fontaine
(191 goals)
Websiteliguefoot-reunion.fff.fr
Current: 2023 Réunion Premier League

The league has produced several professional Ligue 1 players, as well as players who have gone on to have successful careers abroad. Players such as Jean-Pierre Bade, Guillaume Hoarau, Florent Sinama Pongolle, Dimitri Payet, and Jean-Pascal Fontaine all began their careers on the island before achieving success abroad.

Competition format

There are 14 clubs in the Réunion Premier League. During the course of a season, usually from March to November, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. Like all other amateur leagues in France, the league operates using a 4–2–1 points system meaning four points for a win, two for a draw, and one for a defeat. If points are equal following the season, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to second division and the top two teams from the second division are promoted in their place.

The Réunionese Football League runs the Coupe de la Réunion, which is the national cup of the territory. The organization also runs a Coupe de France cup competition that is independent to the Coupe de la Réunion. The Coupe de France competition serves as qualifying rounds for the actual Coupe de France. The competition usually lasts six rounds and the winner of the competition qualifies for the 7th round of the Coupe de France.

Premier League Clubs 2016
Team Home City Manager Stadium Capacity
AS Marsouins Saint-Leu Stade Saint-Leu
1,000
AS Sainte-Suzanne
AJ Petite-Île Saint-Joseph Stade Raphaël Babet
2,000
AS Excelsior Saint-Joseph France Farès Bousdira Stade Raphaël Babet
2,000
JS Piton Saint-Leu Saint-Leu
JS Saint-Pierroise Saint-Pierre France Patrice Ségura Stade Michel Volnay
8,000
RC Saint-Benoît Saint-Benoît
Saint-Denis FC Saint-Denis Stade Jean-Ivoula
7,500
Saint-Pauloise FC Saint-Paul France Christian Dafreville Stade Paul Julius Bénard
12,000
SDEFA Saint-Denis
SS Capricorne Saint-Pierre Stade Joffre-Labenne
SS Jeanne d'Arc Le Port Stade Georges Lambrakis
2,000
SS Saint-Louisienne Saint-Louis France Patrick Laborde Stade Théophile Hoarau
2,500
US Sainte-Marienne Sainte-Marie France Djamel Bendouma Stade Nelson Mandela
8,000

Previous winners
Season Num. Clubs Champion Pts Runner-Up Pts
1950n.c.SS Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.
1951n.c.SS Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.
1952n.c.SS Jeanne d'Arcn.c.n.c.n.c.
1953n.c.SS Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.
1954n.c.SS Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.
1955n.c.SS Patrioten.c.n.c.n.c.
195612JS Saint-Pierroise36SS Patriote34
195710JS Saint-Pierroise25Bourbon C22
195810SS Saint-Louisiennen/aSS Jeanne d'Arcn/a
195916JS Saint-Pierroise33SS Charles de Foucauld33
196010JS Saint-Pierroise48SS Jeanne d'Arc41
196110JS Saint-Pierroise47Bourbon C45
19627SS Patriote29JS Saint-Pierroise27
19638SS Saint-Louisienne36JS Saint-Pierroise34
19648SS Saint-Louisienne35JS Saint-Pierroise34
196510SS Saint-Louisienne49SS Tamponnaise44
196610SS Saint-Louisienne49SS Tamponnaise42
196710SS Saint-Louisienne47SS Patriote43
196810SS Saint-Louisienne46SS Jeanne d'Arc45
196910SS Saint-Louisienne45SS Jeanne d'Arc44
197010SS Saint-Louisienne44SS Excelsior44
197110JS Saint-Pierroise41SS Saint-Louisienne36
197210JS Saint-Pierroise48SS Patriote44
197313JS Saint-Pierroise64SS Excelsior60
197412SS Excelsior59JS Saint-Pierroise52
197512JS Saint-Pierroise53SS Excelsior53
197612JS Saint-Pierroise55FC Ouest53
197712FC Ouest57SS Excelsior52
197812JS Saint-Pierroise56CS Saint-Denis53
197912SS Saint-Pauloise59US Bénédictine51
198012CS Saint-Denis57SS Saint-Pauloise53
198112SS Saint-Pauloise55US Bénédictine54
198212SS Saint-Louisienne52CS Saint-Denis49
198312SS Saint-Pauloise51FC Ouest51
198413CS Saint-Denis58SS Saint-Pauloise58
198514SS Saint-Pauloise64JS Saint-Pierroise63
198614SS Saint-Pauloise68CS Saint-Denis65
198714CS Saint-Denis64SS Saint-Pauloise64
198814SS Saint-Louisienne61US Stade Tamponnaise60
198914JS Saint-Pierroise64CS Saint-Denis60
199014JS Saint-Pierroise63US Stade Tamponnaise60
199114US Stade Tamponnaise67CS Saint-Denis67
199212US Stade Tamponnaise61CS Saint-Denis52
199312JS Saint-Pierroise54CS Saint-Denis54
199412JS Saint-Pierroise56US Stade Tamponnaise52
199512CS Saint-Denis54US Stade Tamponnaise51
199612CS Saint-Denis53JS Saint-Pierroise53
199714SS Saint-Louisienne79US Stade Tamponnaise73
199814SS Saint-Louisienne84US Stade Tamponnaise81
199914US Stade Tamponnaise86JS Saint-Pierroise78
200014AS Marsouins77US Stade Tamponnaise75
200114SS Saint-Louisienne81JS Saint-Pierroise81
200214SS Saint-Louisienne89US Stade Tamponnaise74
200314US Stade Tamponnaise88SS Saint-Louisienne88
200414US Stade Tamponnaise82SS Excelsior78
200514US Stade Tamponnaise88SS Excelsior87
200614US Stade Tamponnaise88JS Saint-Pierroise81
200714US Stade Tamponnaise89SS Excelsior82
200814JS Saint-Pierroise88US Stade Tamponnaise87
200914US Stade Tamponnaise81SS Excelsior70
201014US Stade Tamponnaise79US Sainte-Marienne74
201112Saint-Pauloise FC69US Stade Tamponnaise65
201212SS Saint-Louisienne72US Stade Tamponnaise67
201312US Sainte-Marienne67Saint-Pauloise FC63
201412Saint-Pauloise FC68SS Excelsior66
201512JS Saint-Pierroise71SS Saint-Louisienne65
2016–1714JS Saint-Pierroise92US Sainte-Marienne78
201714JS Saint-Pierroise100SS Excelsior78
201814JS Saint-Pierroise85SS Jeanne d'Arc84
201914JS Saint-Pierroise86US Sainte-Marienne82
202014SS Excelsior40CS Saint-Denis40
202116US Stade Tamponnaise51SS Excelsior48
202214CS Saint-Denis91JS Saint-Pierroise75

Performance by club
Club City Titles Last title
JS Saint-PierroiseSaint-Pierre212019
SS Saint-LouisienneSaint-Louis162012
US Stade TamponnaiseLe Tampon112021
Saint-Pauloise FCSaint-Paul72014
SS PatrioteSaint-Denis61962
CS Saint-DenisSaint-Denis62022
SS ExcelsiorSaint-Joseph22020
SS Jeanne d'ArcSaint-Pierre11952
AS MarsouinsSaint-Leu12000
FC OuestSaint-Paul11977
US Sainte-MarienneSainte-Marie12013

Top goalscorers
Year Country Best scorers Team Goals
2000 MauritiusRobert RateauSS Capricorne20
2001 RéunionBernard LacollayAS Marsouins21
2002 AlgeriaFarid KekarUS Possession19
2003 RéunionWilly RobertSS Saint-Pauloise20
2004 Ivory CoastMoussa TraoréUS Stade Tamponnaise14
2005 RéunionWilly VisneldaSS Saint-Louisienne12
2007 RéunionAntoine RasolofoAS Marsouins19
2008 RéunionQuentin BoessoJS Saint-Pierroise23
2009 MadagascarBritton MandilimanaUS Sainte-Marienne20
2010 MadagascarPraxis RabemananjaraSaint-Denis FC12
2011 RéunionMohamed El-MadaghriUS Stade Tamponnaise11
2012 Ivory CoastGeorges BaSS Saint-Louisienne9
2013 RéunionFaissal ZagharSS Saint-Louisienne13
2014 RéunionQuentin BoessoJS Saint-Pierroise13
2015 FabriceUS Sainte-Marienne14
2016 RéunionJean-Michel FontaineJS Saint-Pierroise19
2017 RéunionJean-Michel FontaineJS Saint-Pierroise22
2018 RéunionJean-Michel FontaineJS Saint-Pierroise20
2019 RéunionJean-Michel FontaineJS Saint-Pierroise21
2020 RéunionPierrick Kéhi SS Jeanne d'Arc 9
2021 RéunionPierrick Kéhi SS Jeanne d'Arc 12
RéunionMohamed El AS Excelsior
2022 RéunionMamoudou DialloSaint-Denis FC25
2023 BrazilAngeloAS Excelsior18

All-times top scorers
Rank Country Player Goals Years
1 Réunion Jean-Michel Fontaine 191 2006-
2 Réunion Bernard Lacollay 182 -2005
3 Réunion Salomon Kéhi 121

Multiple hat-tricks
Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Réunion Jean-Michel Fontaine 2
2 Brazil Angelo 1
Réunion Britton
Réunion Dogbo
Brazil Gladyson
French Guiana Gabriel Pigrée
Réunion Antoine Rasolofo
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