2014–15 Linafoot

Linafoot
Season	2014–15
Matches played	112
Goals scored	223 (1.99 per match)
Biggest home win	TP Mazembe 7-0 Bantous (5 October 2014)
Biggest away win	Rojolu 0-5 V.Club (30 November 2014)
Highest scoring	TP Mazembe 7-0 Bantous
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Linafoot season (known as the Vodacom Superligue 2014–15 for sponsorship reasons) is the 54th since its establishment. It began on 4 October 2014. A total of 20 clubs participate in the 2014–15 Linafoot.

Team summaries

Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the teams of the 2014–15 Linafoot

Bantous
Don Bosco
Bazano
Lubumbashi
St. Eloi

Capaco

Dauphins

Elima

Makiso
Nika

MK
Motema
RCK
Rojolu
Shark XI
Vita Club

Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Linafoot.

Blue: Group 1;

Red: Group 2

Promotion and relegation

Due to the league's expansion from 16 to 20 clubs, no teams were relegated following the 2013–14 season.^[1] The four new entries into the league for this season are AS Bantous, AC Capaco, JS Groupe Bazano and RC Kinshasa.

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
AS Bantous	Lubumbashi	Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba	35,000
AC Capaco Beni	Beni	Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba	35,000
AS Dauphins Noirs	Goma	Stade des Volcans	9,000
CS Don Bosco	Lubumbashi	Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba	35,000
TC Elima	Boma	Stade SOCOL	5,000
FC MK Etanchéité	Kinshasa	Stade des Martyrs	80,000
JS Groupe Bazano	Lubumbashi	Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba	35,000
Lubumbashi Sport	Lubumbashi	Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba	35,000
AS Makiso	Kisangani	Stade Lumumba	2,000
Daring Club Motema Pembe	Kinshasa	Stade des Martyrs	80,000
OC Muungano	Bukavu	Stade de la Concorde	5,000
AS Nika	Kisangani	Stade Lumumba	2,000
RC Kinshasa	Kinshasa	Stade des Martyrs	80,000
AS Rojolu	Kinshasa	Stade des Martyrs	80,000
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo	Lubumbashi	Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba	35,000
SM Sanga Balende	Mbuji-Mayi	Stade Tshikisha	8,000
Sharks XI F.C.	Kinshasa	Stade des Martyrs	80,000
TP Mazembe	Lubumbashi	Stade TP Mazembe	18,500
US Tshinkunku	Kananga	Stade des Jeunes	10,000
AS Vita Club	Kinshasa	Stade des Martyrs	80,000

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Regular season

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	TP Mazembe	9	6	2	1	19	5	+14	20	Championship Round
2	SM Sanga Balende	9	6	1	2	9	4	+5	19
3	Lubumbashi Sport	9	5	2	2	17	8	+9	17
4	FC Saint Eloi Lupopo	9	4	4	1	11	3	+8	16
5	CS Don Bosco	9	3	5	1	13	4	+9	14
6	OC Muungano	9	3	2	4	6	5	+1	11
7	AS Bantous	9	3	2	4	7	15	−8	11
8	US Tshinkunku	9	2	2	5	5	10	−5	8
9	AS Dauphins Noirs	9	2	2	5	6	14	−8	8	Relegation
10	AC Capaco Beni	9	0	0	9	1	26	−25	0	Relegation

Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2015. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) fewer games lost; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.

Home \ Away	BAN	CAP	DAU	DON	LUB	MUU	SEL	SAN	TPM	TSH
Bantous		3–0	1–1			1–0		0–1		1–0
Capaco				0–3		1–2	0–3	0–3
Dauphins Noirs		3–0				0–3		2–0	0–1	0–0
Don Bosco	4–0		3–0		1–1			1–1
Lubumbashi Sport	2–1	3–0	3–0				1–2	1–0		4–1
Muungano				1–0	0–0		0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1
Saint Eloi Lupopo	0–0		3–0	0–0				0–1	1–1	2–0
Sanga Balende									1–0	1–0
TP Mazembe	7–0	3–0		1–1	3–2
Tshinkunku		3–0		0–0					0–2

Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2014. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	DC Motema Pembe	9	7	1	1	12	5	+7	22	Championship Round
2	AS Vita Club	8	7	0	1	16	2	+14	21
3	Sharks XI FC	9	5	0	4	11	5	+6	15
4	FC MK Etanchéité	9	3	5	1	7	4	+3	14
5	JS Groupe Bazano	9	3	4	2	7	6	+1	13
6	RC Kinshasa	9	3	3	3	7	8	−1	12
7	CS Makiso	8	2	2	4	7	8	−1	8
8	SC Rojolu	9	2	2	5	6	16	−10	8
9	TC Elima	9	2	1	6	7	12	−5	7	Relegation
10	AS Nika	9	0	2	7	5	19	−14	2	Relegation

Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2015. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) fewer games lost; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.

Home \ Away	ELI	FCM	GRO	MAK	MOT	NIK	RCK	ROJ	SXI	VIT
Elima		0–1		3–0	0–1	3–2		0–1
FC MK			0–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–0		1–0
Groupe Bazano	1–1			2–1	0–1		0–0		1–0	0–1
Makiso							0–1	4–0
Motema Pembe				1–0				3–1	2–1	0–1
Nika			1–2	0–0	1–2				0–3
RCK	2–0				0–1	1–1		1–0
Rojolu			1–1			3–0			0–2	0–5
Shark XI	3–0	1–0		0–1			1–0
V. Club	1–0					3–0	4–1		1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2015. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Round

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AS Vita Club	9	6	3	0	16	4	+12	21	2016 CAF Champions League
2	TP Mazembe	9	6	2	1	19	6	+13	20	2016 CAF Champions League
3	CS Don Bosco	9	4	3	2	10	5	+5	15	2016 CAF Confederation Cup
4	FC Saint Eloi Lupopo	9	3	4	2	8	7	+1	13
5	Lubumbashi Sport	9	3	3	3	8	9	−1	12
6	Sharks XI FC	9	3	3	3	6	7	−1	12
7	SM Sanga Balende	9	3	2	4	8	8	0	11
8	JS Groupe Bazano	9	3	2	4	10	11	−1	11
9	DC Motema Pembe	9	1	2	6	5	16	−11	5
10	FC MK Etanchéité	9	0	2	7	2	19	−17	2

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2015. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) fewer games lost; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.

Home \ Away	DON	FCM	GRO	LUB	MOT	SEL	SAN	SXI	TPM	VIT
Don Bosco		3–0	0–0		1–1		2–1
FC MK			1–2			1–2	0–2	0–0		0–3
Groupe Bazano						1–2	1–0		0–1
Lubumbashi Sport	0–3	2–0			2–0		1–0
Motema Pembe		0–0	0–3			0–1	0–0			2–3
Saint Eloi Lupopo	0–0			0–0				1–1	1–2	1–1
Sanga Balende						1–0		0–0	1–1	0–3
Shark XI	0–1		2–1	1–0	0–2				2–1
TP Mazembe	2–0	5–0		3–1	3–0					1–1
V.Club	1–0		3–0	0–0				1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2014. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

^ "Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2013/14". Retrieved 14 October 2014.
^ "Summary – Super Ligue – Congo DR – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". Retrieved 14 October 2014.

[1] "Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2013/14". Retrieved 14 October 2014.

[2] "Summary – Super Ligue – Congo DR – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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