Table: 1.Cotonsport Garoua 30 16 6 8 46-26 54 Champions 2.Canon Yaoundé 30 15 8 7 36-19 53 3.Tonnerre Yaoundé 30 13 12 5 39-27 51 4.Dynamo Douala 30 15 5 10 31-26 50 5.Union Douala 30 13 10 7 35-21 49 6.Olympic Mvolyé 30 12 9 9 41-35 45 7.Ports FC Douala 30 13 6 11 32-33 45 8.Kumbo Strikers 30 12 7 11 36-34 43 9.Sable Batié 30 12 7 11 27-31 43 10.Racing Bafoussam 30 13 10 7 35-21 42 [?] 11.Panthère Bangangte 30 11 8 11 26-29 41 12.Stade Bandjoun 30 11 7 12 36-34 40 13.Fovu Baham 30 9 6 15 32-32 33 14.Léopard Douala 30 8 5 17 30-52 29 Relegated 15.PWD Bamenda 30 7 5 18 21-46 26 Relegated 16.Djerem Berfoua 30 6 4 20 29-55 19 [?] Relegated [Note that there are more wins than losses and goal difference is obviously a mess.] Promoted: Free Boys (Bamenda), Aigle (Nkongsamba) and Prévoyance (Yaoundé). Cup 1998 1/16 final [Jul 18] Djerem FC Bertoua 3-1 Gider Zyver Bengbis PWD Bamenda 2-0 Sfid Dimako [Jul 19] Stade Bandjoun 0-0 Tiko United [4-2 pen] Sable Batie 2-1 Al Djezirah Kousséri Canon Yaoundé 3-0 Diamant Yaoundé [forfeit] Olympic Mvolyé 1-0 AS Bambini Ngaméb Tonnerre Yaoundé 5-0 Prévoyance Yaoundé [awarded to Prévoyance] Aigle Royal Moungo 1-0 Panthère Bangagté Port FC Douala 2-0 Olympic Ngaoundéré Racing Bafoussam 2-0 Etoile Filante Garoua Cotonsport Garoua 3-0 Espoir FC Yaoundé Union Sportive Douala bt Cintra FC Yaoundé [first game, abd due to rain] Croissant Nkongsamba bt Léopard Douala Dynamo Douala bt [qualifier from the province of Adamaoua] Unisport Bafang bt Kumbo Strikers Fovu Baham bt Bamboutous Mbouda 1/8 Final [1st leg Jul 26; 2nd leg Aug 2] Dynamo Douala 0-0 3-2 Stade Bandjoun Racing Bafoussam 4-0 1-2 Unisport Bafang Olympic Mvolyé 2-0 2-2 Aigle Nkongsamba Port FC Douala 4-2 1-1 Sable Batie Fovu Baham 1-0 1-1 Union Douala Coton Sport Garoua 2-0 2-1 Croissant Nkongsamba PWD Bamenda 0-2 4-1 Djerem Bertoua Canon Yaoundé 1-0 0-0 Prévoyance Yaoundé Quarterfinals [1st leg Aug 9; 2nd leg Aug 16] Olympic Mvolyé 1-0 1-0 Port FC Douala Canon Yaoundé 2-0 3-0 PWD Bamenda Coton Sport Garoua - - Fovu Baham [Coton won; 1st match abandoned at 57'(rain)] Dynamo Douala 1-0 abd Racing Bafoussam [2nd game (1-0) abd at 60'] Semifinals [1st leg Aug 30; 2nd leg,Sep 13] Dynamo Douala 1-0 1-0 Olympic Mvolyé Canon Yaoundé 1-1 w/o Coton Sport Garoua [Coton forfeited 2nd leg] Final [Dec 27, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, att: 60.000] Dynamo Douala 1-0 Canon Yaoundé [76' Jean-Jacques Edimo] Second Level Championnat Provincial du Centre Final Stage [Played at Akonolinga] Participants: Prévoyance, Abeilles, Asmy 1er and d'Achille Final [Sep 27] Prévoyance 1-0 Abeilles [Kokoé] Promotion Playoffs, aka Tournoi Interpoules 98 [Winners of 10 provincial leagues qualified] Round 1 [Oct 3] Group A Stade 1-0 GMG Free Boys 2-0 Wandala Group B Prévoyance 2-2 Piment Aigle 0-2 Victoria Round 2 [Oct 7] Group A Free Boys 1-1 Girondins GMG 1-0 Wandala Group B Etoile Filante 0-3 Aigle Piment 2-2 Victoria Round 3 [Oct 10] Group A Wandala 1-3 Girondins Stade 0-1 Free Boys Group B Etoile Filante 1-0 Victoria Prévoyance 0-3 Aigle Round 4 [Oct 14] Group A Girondins 1-1 GMG Wandala 1-0 Stade Group B Etoile Filante 1-2 Piment Victoria 0-4 Prévoyance Round 5 [Oct 17] Group A Free Boys 0-0 GMG Girondins 1-1 Stade Group B Aigle 0-0 Piment Etoile Filante 1-4 Prévoyance Final tables: Group A (Buéa) 1.Free Boys (Bamenda) 4 2 2 0 4- 1 8 [Province du Nord Ouest] 2.Girondins FC (Ngaoundéré) 4 1 3 0 6- 4 6 [Province de Adamaoua] ----------------------------------------------------------- 3.GMG Hévécam 4 1 2 1 2- 2 5 [Province du Sud] 4.Stade (Bertoua) 4 1 1 2 2- 3 4 [Province de l' Est] 5.Wandala FC (Mora) 4 1 0 3 2- 6 3 [Province de l' Extrême-Nord] Group B (Ebolowa) 1.Aigle Royale du Mungo (Nkongsamba) 4 2 1 1 6- 2 7 [Province du Littoral] 2.Prévoyance FC (Yaoundé) 4 2 1 1 10- 6 7 [Province du Centre] ----------------------------------------------------------- 3.Piment FC (Bayangam) 4 1 3 0 6- 5 6 [Province de l' Ouest] 4.Victoria United (Limbe) 4 1 1 2 4- 7 4 [Province du Sud Ouest] 5.Etoile Filante (Garoua) 4 1 0 3 3- 9 3 [Province du Nord] Semifinals [Oct 21] Free Boys (Bamenda) 0-0 Prévoyance (Yaoundé) [3-1 pen] [Buéa] Aigle (Nkongsamba) 2-1 Girondins (Ngaoundéré) [Ebolowa] Third Place Match [Oct 25] Prévoyance (Yaoundé) 0-2 Girondins (Ngaoundéré) [Buéa] Final [Oct 25] Free Boys (Bamenda) bt Aigle (Nkongsamba) [Buéa] Promoted: Aigle (Nkongsamba), Free Boys (Bamenda) and Girondins (Ngaoundéré).
With thanks to José Batalha
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