National Championship Number of Participants: Brazzaville: 3 Pointe-Noire: 3 Niari: 3 Bouenza: 3 other regions: 2 Participants: Brazzaville: Etoile du Congo, AS Police and Tout Puissant Mystère de Brazzaville. Pointe-Noire: Pigeon Vert and Manchester. Sud: Léopard du Kouilou, Socobois de Dolisie, Inter Club de Mouyondi, Diables Noirs, Espérance du Pool and Carpillon de Sibiti. Nord: Black-Stars d'Owando, Olympic de la Sangha and ASL de Lékana. First Stage ----------- Round 5 [Sep 26] Etoile du Congo 7-0 Carpillon (Lékoumou) Socobois (Dolisie) 2-1 Nico-Nicoye (Pointe-Noire) Tout Puissant Mystère 7-0 Diables-Noires Espérance du Pool [Sep 27] Pigeon Vert (Pt.Noire) - Olympic (Pokola) Black-Stars (Cuvette) - ASL des Plateaux Second Stage ------------ Quarterfinals no infos. Semifinals [Oct 7] Etoile du Congo 2-0 Pigeon Vert Manchester 1-0 AS Police Third Place Match [Oct 9] AS Police (Brazzaville) bt Pigeon Vert (Pointe-Noire) Final [Oct 11, Stade Marchandde, Brazzaville] Etoile du Congo (Brazzaville) 1-0 Manchester (Pointe-Noire) It was the 16th edition of National Championship which kicked off on 22 September. NB: For 2002, the top-4 teams from the regional league of Brazzaville, the top-4 from Pointe-Noire, the top-2 from Dolisie and the top-2 from Nkayi combine to form a 12-team national championship. The other regional leagues, including Djambala, Owando, Ouesso, Impfondo and others, organise their own championships in 2002, the winners of which play off to determine the best regional team, to be included in the national champiosnhip 2003. Ligue de Brazzaville Round 2 Etoile du Congo ppd Inter Club AS Police ppd Jambon Round 3 [Jun 24?] CARA 1-0 Kotoko Diable Noir 0-0 AS Police St. Michel 1-0 Etoile du Congo Inter Club ppd FC Jambon Patronage ppd Union Sport Current leaders: Diable Noir 7, CARA 7. [Jul 4] Kotoko de Mfoa 1-1 Club 57 Etoile du Congo 0-0 FC Jambon [Jul 7] Patronage 1-0 Inter Club Diables Noirs 2-0 Union Sport Mbingui [Jul ?] Club 57 2-0 Makengui [Jul 9] Inter Club 1-1 Kotoko Round 5 [Jul 10] CARA 0-2 Club 57 [first goal(s) against CARA] FC Jambon 1-1 Diables Noirs Top of table: 1.Diables Noirs 11 2.Club 57 8 [1 game in hand] Round 7 [Jul 18] Diables Noirs 2-0 CARA Etoile du Congo 3-0 Patronage Top of table: 1.Diables Noirs 17 2.Etoile du Congo 10 Round 8 [Jul 24,25] Diables Noirs 1-0 St. Michel CARA 2-0 Union Sport Patronage 4-1 Club 57 Jambon 2-0 Kotoko AS Police 2-0 Inter Club TP Mystère ppd Etoile du Congo [Jul 28] Patronage 1-0 St. Michel Etoile du Congo 2-0 AS Police [Jul 29] Inter Club 2-0 Jambon Top of table: 1.Diables Noirs 17 2.Etoile du Congo 16 [Aug - matches postponed from earlier rounds] Etoile du Congo 4-0 Club 57 CARA 1-0 AS Police TP Mystère 4-2 St. Michel Round 9 [Aug 11] AS Police - Kotoko St. Michel de Ouenzé 2-1 CARA Patronage 2-1 Jambon [1-2?] Club 57 - Union Sport [Aug 12] Inter Club - Etoile du Congo TP Mystère 2-2 Diables Noirs 1.Etoile du Congo 19 2.Diables Noirs 18 NB: Kotoko were relegated after a playoff against 2nd division Jeunesse Sportive de Talangaï (JST). Coupe du Congo 2001 1/16 Finals (?) [May 19,20] [Pointe Noire] V. Club (Vita Club?) 3-0 ASP (AS Police?) Niko Nikoye 3-0 Muni sport Manchester 4-1 Pigeon verts FC Abeilles 1-0 AS Cheminot Quarterfinals First Legs [Jun 29] AS Police 2-0 Tout Puissant Mystère [Jul 1] CARA [*] 1-0 Manchester Patronage 3-1 V. club Mokanda Ami Sports (Nkayi) 1-1 Etoile du Congo [*] RA apparently abbreviates Renaissance Aiglon Second Legs [Jul 5] Tout Puissant Mystère 4-1 AS Police [Jul 7,8] Manchester - CARA V. club Mokanda - Patronage Etoile du Congo 3-1 Ami Sports (Nkayi) TP Mystère were disqualified, Police progressed instead Semifinals First Legs [Jul 21] Etoile du Congo 2-0 CARA AS Police 4-0 Patronage [also reported 3-0] Second Legs CARA 1-1 Etoile du Congo Patronage 1-0 AS Police Final [Aug 15] Etoile du Congo 0-1 AS Police Super Coupe du Congo 2001 Final [Nov 25, Stade Marchand, Brazzaville] Etoile du Congo --- AS Police
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