2016–17 Burundi Ligue A

Burundi Ligue A
Season	2016–17
Dates	10 September 2016 – 21 May 2017
Champions	LLB Sports 4 Africa
Relegated	Magara Star Rusizi Muzinga
Champions League	LLB Sports 4 Africa
Confederation Cup	Olympic Star Muyinga
Matches played	240
Goals scored	509 (2.12 per match)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Burundi Ligue A season, also known as Primus Ligue for sponsorship reasons, was the 54th edition of the top flight football competition in Burundi. The season began on 10 September 2016^[1] and concluded on 21 May 2017.^[2] Vital'O were the defending champion. LLB Sport 4 Africa won its second league title.^[3]

Teams

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

Promoted from Ligue B

Relegated from Ligue A

Other changes

Olympic Muremera was renamed as Ngozi City FC.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	LLB Sport 4 Africa (C)	30	21	5	4	58	16	+42	68	Qualification for the CAF Champions League
2	Athlético Olympic	30	18	6	6	43	15	+28	60
3	Vital'O	30	15	12	3	46	15	+31	57
4	Aigle Noir Makamba	30	15	10	5	32	16	+16	55
5	Musongati	30	12	13	5	47	25	+22	49
6	Le Messager Ngozi	30	13	8	9	31	23	+8	47
7	Olympic Star Muyinga	30	10	9	11	22	31	−9	39	Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup^[a]
8	Bujumbura City	30	9	10	11	28	31	−3	37
9	Les Lierres	30	8	10	12	33	40	−7	34
10	Le Messager Bujumbura	30	8	9	13	26	35	−9	33
11	Flambeau de l'Est	30	8	8	14	27	35	−8	32
12	Ngozi City	30	6	14	10	19	33	−14	32
13	Inter Star	30	7	8	15	20	47	−27	29
14	Magara Star (R)	30	7	6	17	32	47	−15	27	Relegation to Burundi Ligue B
15	Rusizi (R)	30	7	5	18	31	54	−23	26
16	Muzinga (R)	30	4	11	15	14	46	−32	23

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Olympic Star Muyinga qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2017 Coupe du Président de la République.

References

^ "Burundi : Début du championnat de football 2016-2017 samedi 10 septembre 2016" [Burundi: Start of the 2016-2017 football championship Saturday, 10 September 2016]. burundi-agnews.org. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.(in French)
^ "Burundi 2016/17". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Primus ligue: LLB Sports 4 Africa champion de la saison 2016-2017" [Primus league: LLB Sports 4 Africa champion of the 2016-2017 season]. akeza.net. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.(in French)

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Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
2022–23 teams	Aigle Noir Athlético New Oil BS Dynamik Bujumbura City Bumamuru Flambeau du Centre Inter Star Kayanza United Le Messager Ngozi Magara Young Boys Musongati Olympic Star Rukinzo Tigre Noir Top Junior Vital'O
Former teams	Académie Tchité Arabica Kirundo Espoir de Gatumba Flambeau de l'Est Flamengo de Ngagara Le Messager Bujumbura LLB Amasipiri Maniema Muzinga Prince Louis Royal de Muramvya Rusizi

Football in Burundi

Football Federation of Burundi

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Burundi Ligue A
Women	Burundi Women's Championship

Domestic cups

Men	Burundian Cup Burundi Super Cup

Awards

Lists

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Domestic leagues	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Benin Botswana 15–16 16–17 Burkina Faso 15–16 16–17 Burundi 15–16 16–17 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 15–16 16 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 15–16 16–17 Djibouti 15–16 16–17 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Equatorial Guinea 15–16 Eritrea Ethiopia 15–16 16–17 Gabon 15–16 16–17 Gambia 15–16 16–17 Ghana Guinea 15–16 16–17 Guinea-Bissau 16 16–17 Ivory Coast 15–16 16–17 Kenya Lesotho 15–16 16–17 Liberia 16 16–17 Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 15–16 16–17 Mauritius 15–16 16–17 Morocco 15–16 16–17 Mozambique Namibia 15–16 Niger 15–16 16–17 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 Rwanda 15–16 16–17 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 15–16 16–17 Seychelles ~~Sierra Leone~~ Somalia 15–16 16–17 South Africa 15–16 16–17 ~~South Sudan~~ Sudan Swaziland 15–16 16–17 Tanzania 15–16 16–17 Togo 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17 Zambia Zanzibar 15–16 16–17 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Egypt 15–16 16–17 Morocco South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17
Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mali
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's tournament women's tournament CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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Domestic leagues	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Benin Botswana 16–17 17–18 Burkina Faso 16–17 17–18 Burundi 16–17 17–18 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 16–17 17–18 Djibouti 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia 16–17 17–18 Gabon 16–17 Gambia 16–17 17–18 Ghana Guinea 16–17 17–18 Guinea-Bissau 16–17 17–18 Ivory Coast 16–17 17–18 Kenya Lesotho 16–17 17–18 Liberia 16–17 Libya 17–18 Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 16–17 17–18 Mauritius 16–17 17–18 Morocco 16–17 17–18 Mozambique Namibia 17–18 Niger 16–17 17–18 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 17 Rwanda 16–17 17–18 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 16–17 17–18 Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia 16–17 South Africa 16–17 17–18 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland 16–17 17–18 Tanzania 16–17 17–18 Togo 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda 16–17 17–18 Zambia Zanzibar 16–17 17–18 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Botswana 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Lesotho Morocco South Africa 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda
Supercups	Algeria Angola
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Africa U-17 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup