DR Congo (Zaire) - Katanga Champions

Competition for clubs from Katanga (a region of the current DR Congo, then part of Belgian Congo), organised by the Ligue de Football de Katanga (LFK), a 'white' organisation.

A whites-only Ligue de Football du Katanga was founded in Elisabethville (now Lubumbashi) 1911, and the 1925 edition of the local championship (called the B. Smith Cup) comprised 4 clubs (apparently this was the first official edition).

In 1950, the 'black' Elisabethville Football Association (FASI, Fédérations et Associations Sportives Indigènes) had over 30 affiliated clubs, competing in four leagues divided over 3 divisions and including Englebert FC (later TP Mazembe), Kipushi, Lubumbashi Sports, Saint-Eloi, Vaticano FC, Union Sportive Militaire Saio and Empire Lunda, among others. 1950 champions were Saint-Eloi.

A Katanga representation organised by the FASI played in a 'sub-Saharan championship 1950'.

Palmares

1925    Union Minière
1926    Léopold FC
1927    Léopold FC
1928    Ramblers
1929    CFK Wanderers
1930    Léopold FC and Ramblers (shared)
1931-35   not known
1936    Ramblers
1937    Ramblers
1938    Ramblers
1939    Ramblers
1940    Jadotville FC
1941    Ramblers
1942      not played
1943      not played
1944    Collège FC
1945    Léopold FC
1946    Ramblers
1947    Jadotville FC
1948    Collège FC
1949    Jadotville FC
1950    Jadotville FC

Number of Wins (19; 5 missing)

 8 Ramblers      [1 shared]

 4 Jadotville FC
 4 Léopold FC    [1 shared]

 2 Collège FC

 1 Union Minière
   CFK Wanderers

NB: Jadotville is now called Likasi; the other teams probably all were
    from Elizabethville, now called Lubumbashi.

Zaire regional champions

About this document

With thanks to Hans Schöggl

Sources: [FIF 31], [FIF 52]

Prepared and maintained by Peter Kungler for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Peter Kungler (peter dot kungler at roche dot com)
Last updated: 15 Apr 2010