Benin Women's Championship
Appearance
Founded | 2002 |
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Country | Benin |
Confederation | CAF |
Number of teams | 18 |
Relegation to | W-Championship D2 |
International cup(s) | CAF W-Champions League |
Current champions | Ainonvi FC (1st title) (2023-24) |
Current: 2024–25 W-Championship |
The Benin Women's Championship is the top flight of women's association football in Benin. The competition is run by the Benin Football Federation.
History
[edit]The first Benin women's championship was contested on 2002. It was won by Flèche Noire SC.[1]
Champions
[edit]The list of champions and runners-up:
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
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2002 | Flèche Noire SC | Black Stones FC |
2003 | not held | |
2004 | ||
2005 | ||
2005–06 | Jeanne d’Arc FC | AO Avrankou Babies |
2006–07 | not held | |
2007–08 | ||
2008–09 | ||
2009–10 | ||
2010–11 | ||
2011–12 | ||
2012–13 | ||
2013–14 | ||
2014–15 | Ouémé-Plateau | Atlantique-Littoral |
2015–16 | ||
2016–17 | ||
2017–18 | ||
2018–19 | JS Vallée | Phénix FC de Bohicon |
2019–20 | abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Benin | |
2020–21 | Espoir FC | Léopards FC d'Abomey |
2021–22 | Espoir FC | Ainonvi FC |
2022–23 | Sam Nelly [2] | Espoir FC |
2023–24 | Ainonvi FC[3] | Elite AS |
Most successful clubs
[edit]Rank | Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Runners-up Seasons |
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1 | Espoir FC | 2 | 1 | 2021, 2022 | 2024 |
2 | Flèche Noire SC | 1 | 0 | 2002 | |
Ainonvi FC | 1 | 1 | 2024 | 2022 | |
Sam Nelly | 1 | 0 | 2023 | ||
Jeanne d’Arc FC | 1 | 0 | 2006 | ||
Ouémé-Plateau | 1 | 0 | 2015 | ||
JS Vallée | 1 | 0 | 2019 | ||
8 | Black Stones FC | 0 | 1 | 2002 | |
AO Avrankou Babies | 0 | 1 | 2006 | ||
Atlantique-Littoral | 0 | 1 | 2015 | ||
Phénix FC de Bohicon | 0 | 1 | 2019 | ||
Léopards FC d'Abomey | 0 | 1 | 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Benin (Women) 2002". RSSSF. José Batalha. 29 June 2004.
- ^ "Benin (Women) 2022/23".
- ^ "Benin (Women) 2023/24".