Rwanda 2016/17


Azam Rwanda Premier League
Cup Tournaments
Championnat National de 2ème Division

Azam Rwanda Premier League

Final Table:

 1.Rayon Sports                  30  22  7  1  63-20  73       Champions
 2.Police FC                     30  17 10  3  50-26  61
 3.APR FC                        30  15 12  3  39-20  57  [C]
 4.AS Kigali                     30  15  8  7  36-23  53
 5.Bugesera FC                   30  13 11  6  35-22  50
 6.Musanze FC                    30  12  9  9  36-34  45
 7.Etincelles FC                 30  10 10 10  25-29  40
 8.Espoir FC                     30   9 12  9  22-20  39
 9.Sunrise FC                    30   8  9 13  26-31  33
10.Amagaju FC                    30   9  6 15  25-33  33
11.Kirehe FC                     30   8  8 14  26-32  32  [P]
12.Mukura VS                     30   8  8 14  28-42  32
13.Marines FC                    30   8  6 16  25-40  30
14.Gicumbi FC                    30   7  7 16  27-48  28
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15.Kiyovu Sports                 30   6  9 15  29-45  27
16.Pepinières FC                 30   3  8 19  21-48  17  [P]  Relegated

NB: Kiyovu escaped relegation due to the withdrawal of promoted side Isonga FC

Round 1
[Oct 14]
Rayon Sports           3-0 Police                 
[Oct 15]
Pepinières             1-2 Mukura                 
Etincelles             3-2 Gicumbi                
Bugesera               3-0 Kiyovu Sports          
[Oct 16]
Marines                0-0 Espoir                 
Sunrise                1-0 AS Kigali              
Kirehe                 1-0 Musanze                
APR                    1-0 Amagaju                

Round 2
[Oct 21]
AS Kigali              3-0 Marines                
[Oct 22]
Kirehe                 0-1 Sunrise                
Espoir                 0-0 Rayon Sports           
Police                 2-1 Bugesera               
Mukura                 0-1 Etincelles             
[Oct 23]
Gicumbi                1-1 APR                    
Kiyovu Sports          3-2 Amagaju                
Musanze                2-1 Pepinières             

Round 3
[Oct 28]
APR                    3-1 Mukura                 
[Oct 29]
Bugesera               0-0 Espoir                 
Kiyovu Sports          1-4 Gicumbi                
[Oct 30]
Pepinières             0-1 Kirehe                 
Sunrise                3-0 Marines                
Etincelles             0-1 Musanze                
Amagaju                0-2 Police                 
Rayon Sports           2-0 AS Kigali              

Round 4
[Nov 4]
Police                 2-0 Gicumbi                
[Nov 5]
Mukura                 2-1 Kiyovu Sports          
Kirehe                 2-1 Etincelles             
Musanze                0-0 APR                    
Espoir                 1-1 Amagaju                
Marines                0-3 Rayon Sports           
AS Kigali              0-0 Bugesera               
[Nov 6]
Pepinières             1-1 Sunrise                

Round 5
[Nov 19]
Police                 0-0 Mukura                 
Bugesera               1-0 Marines                
Sunrise                0-1 Rayon Sports           
[Nov 20]
Etincelles             3-1 Pepinières             
Amagaju                0-2 AS Kigali              
Gicumbi                0-1 Espoir                 
[Nov 24]
Kiyovu Sports          0-0 Musanze                
[Dec 7]
APR                    2-1 Kirehe                 

Round 6
[Nov 23]
AS Kigali              1-0 Gicumbi                
[Nov 26]
Rayon Sports           1-0 Bugesera               
Espoir                 2-0 Mukura                 
Marines                0-1 Amagaju                
[Nov 27]
Musanze                1-3 Police                 
Kirehe                 0-0 Kiyovu Sports          
Etincelles             1-0 Sunrise                
[Dec 14]
Pepinières             0-2 APR                    

Round 7
[Dec 2]
APR                    2-1 Etincelles             
[Dec 3]
Police                 1-1 Kirehe                 
Espoir                 2-0 Musanze                
Gicumbi                0-1 Marines                
[Dec 4]
Sunrise                1-1 Bugesera               
Kiyovu Sports          1-0 Pepinières             
Amagaju                0-2 Rayon Sports           
[Dec 27]
Mukura                 1-1 AS Kigali              

Round 8
[Dec 9]
AS Kigali              2-0 Musanze                
[Dec 10]
Rayon Sports           5-2 Gicumbi                
Pepinières             1-2 Police                 
Marines                1-1 Mukura                 
[Dec 11]
Etincelles             1-3 Kiyovu Sports          
Bugesera               2-1 Amagaju                
Kirehe                 0-1 Espoir                 
APR                    2-1 Sunrise                

Round 9
[Dec 16]
Mukura                 1-1 Rayon Sports           
[Dec 17]
AS Kigali              4-2 Kirehe                 
Espoir                 3-0 Pepinières             
Police                 2-0 Etincelles             
Gicumbi                1-2 Bugesera               
[Dec 18]
Kiyovu Sports          0-1 APR                    
Musanze                1-0 Marines                
Sunrise                0-0 Amagaju                

Round 10
[Dec 23]
APR                    2-2 Police                 
Bugesera               2-0 Mukura                 
Etincelles             1-1 Espoir                 
Amagaju                4-0 Gicumbi                
[Dec 24]
Kiyovu Sports          1-1 Sunrise                
Pepinières             awd AS Kigali              [awarded 0-3, Pepinières dns]
Marines                2-1 Kirehe                 
Rayon Sports           4-1 Musanze                

Round 11 [Dec 30]
Mukura                 1-0 Amagaju                
Sunrise                2-0 Gicumbi                
AS Kigali              1-0 Etincelles             
Espoir                 0-2 APR                    
Musanze                2-1 Bugesera               
Police                 1-2 Kiyovu Sports          
Kirehe                 1-3 Rayon Sports           
Marines                awd Pepinières             [awarded 3-0, Pepinières dns]

Round 12
[Jan 6]
Kiyovu Sports          1-2 Espoir                 
[Jan 7]
APR                    0-1 AS Kigali              
Bugesera               0-0 Kirehe                 
Amagaju                1-0 Musanze                
Police                 2-1 Sunrise                
[Jan 8]
Etincelles             2-1 Marines                
Rayon Sports           3-1 Pepinières             
Gicumbi                1-0 Mukura                 

Round 13
[Jan 13]
Marines                0-2 APR                    
[Jan 14]
AS Kigali              1-2 Kiyovu Sports          
Sunrise                0-0 Mukura                 
Pepinières             1-2 Bugesera               
Espoir                 0-0 Police                 
[Jan 15]
Rayon Sports           0-0 Etincelles             
Musanze                2-0 Gicumbi                
Kirehe                 1-2 Amagaju                

Round 14
[Jan 20]
Police                 3-0 AS Kigali              
[Jan 21]
APR                    1-0 Rayon Sports           
Espoir                 1-1 Sunrise                
Bugesera               2-0 Etincelles             
[Jan 22]
Mukura                 1-1 Musanze                
Kiyovu Sports          0-1 Marines                
Gicumbi                1-1 Kirehe                 
Amagaju                1-1 Pepinières             

Round 15
[Jan 27]
Rayon Sports           3-0 Kiyovu Sports          
[Jan 28]
Bugesera               1-1 APR                    
AS Kigali              1-0 Espoir                 
Sunrise                0-3 Musanze                
Kirehe                 3-1 Mukura                 
Etincelles             1-0 Amagaju                
[Jan 29]
Marines                0-2 Police                 
Pepinières             2-1 Gicumbi                

Halfway Table:

 1.Rayon Sports                  15  11  3  1  31- 7  36
 2.APR FC                        15  10  4  1  22- 9  34  [C]
 3.Police FC                     15   9  4  2  24-12  31
 4.AS Kigali                     15   9  2  4  20-11  29
 5.Bugesera FC                   15   7  5  3  18-10  26
 6.Espoir FC                     15   6  7  2  14- 7  25
 7.Musanze FC                    15   6  3  6  14-16  21
 8.Etincelles FC                 15   6  2  7  15-18  20
 9.Sunrise FC                    15   4  6  5  13-13  18
10.Kiyovu Sports                 15   5  3  7  15-22  18
11.Kirehe FC                     15   4  4  7  15-19  16  [P]
12.Amagaju FC                    15   4  3  8  13-17  15
13.Mukura VS                     15   3  6  6  11-18  15
14.Marines FC                    15   4  2  9   9-20  14
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15.Gicumbi FC                    15   2  2 11  13-28   8
16.Pepinières FC                 15   1  2 12  10-30   5  [P]

Round 16
[Feb 10]
AS Kigali              1-0 Sunrise                
[Feb 11]
Espoir                 0-1 Marines                
Mukura                 1-0 Pepinières             
Kiyovu Sports          2-2 Bugesera               
[Feb 12]
Musanze                2-1 Kirehe                 
Gicumbi                0-1 Etincelles             
[Feb 21]
Amagaju                0-0 APR                    
[Feb 25]
Police                 2-2 Rayon Sports           

Round 17
[Feb 16]
Marines                1-1 AS Kigali              
Pepinières             0-1 Musanze                
Sunrise                0-2 Kirehe                 
Bugesera               1-0 Police                 
[Feb 17]
Etincelles             0-0 Mukura                 
Amagaju                3-1 Kiyovu Sports          
[Mar 1]
APR                    0-1 Gicumbi                
Rayon Sports           2-0 Espoir                 

Round 18
[Feb 24]
Mukura                 2-3 APR                    
[Feb 25]
Marines                2-3 Sunrise                
Kirehe                 0-0 Pepinières             
Espoir                 0-0 Bugesera               
Gicumbi                2-2 Kiyovu Sports          
[Feb 26]
Musanze                1-1 Etincelles             
[Feb 28]
Police                 2-0 Amagaju                
[Mar 25]
AS Kigali              0-1 Rayon Sports           

Round 19
[Mar 3]
APR                    1-1 Musanze                
[Mar 4]
Kiyovu Sports          1-1 Mukura                 
Amagaju                1-0 Espoir                 
Gicumbi                0-0 Police                 
Bugesera               0-1 AS Kigali              
[Mar 5]
Rayon Sports           2-1 Marines                
Sunrise                0-0 Pepinières             
Etincelles             1-1 Kirehe                 

Round 20
[Mar 11]
AS Kigali              1-0 Amagaju                
Pepinières             2-0 Etincelles             
Kirehe                 0-0 APR                    
Espoir                 1-1 Gicumbi                
[Mar 12]
Mukura                 1-2 Police                 
Marines                0-0 Bugesera               
Musanze                3-2 Kiyovu Sports          
[Mar 29]
Rayon Sports           3-1 Sunrise                

Round 21
[Mar 17]
Police                 2-2 Musanze                
[Mar 19]
Mukura                 3-2 Espoir                 
Kiyovu Sports          0-1 Kirehe                 
Sunrise                1-0 Etincelles             
APR                    1-1 Pepinières             
Amagaju                1-0 Marines                
[Mar 20]
Gicumbi                0-0 AS Kigali              
[Mar 22]
Bugesera               0-1 Rayon Sports           

Round 22
[Apr 1]
Bugesera               1-1 Sunrise                
Kirehe                 0-1 Police                 
Marines                1-2 Gicumbi                
AS Kigali              4-1 Mukura                 
[Apr 2]
Etincelles             0-2 APR                    
Musanze                1-0 Espoir                 
Pepinières             0-0 Kiyovu Sports          
[Apr 5]
Rayon Sports           4-1 Amagaju                

Round 23
[Apr 15]
APR                    1-0 Sunrise                
Espoir                 1-0 Kirehe                 
Musanze                1-1 AS Kigali              
Amagaju                0-1 Bugesera               
Police                 4-1 Pepinières             
[Apr 16]
Kiyovu Sports          0-1 Etincelles             
Mukura                 1-0 Marines                
[May 2]
Gicumbi                1-6 Rayon Sports           

Round 24
[Apr 21]
Marines                2-2 Musanze                
[Apr 23]
APR                    2-0 Kiyovu Sports          
Amagaju                1-1 Sunrise                
Bugesera               3-1 Gicumbi                
Pepinières             0-2 Espoir                 
Kirehe                 1-0 AS Kigali              
Etincelles             0-0 Police                 
[May 17]
Rayon Sports           2-1 Mukura                 

Round 25
[Apr 29]
Espoir                 0-0 Etincelles             
Musanze                0-1 Rayon Sports           
AS Kigali              2-1 Pepinières             
Gicumbi                1-0 Amagaju                
[Apr 30]
Mukura                 2-1 Bugesera               
Sunrise                1-2 Kiyovu Sports          
Police                 1-1 APR                    
Kirehe                 1-2 Marines                

Round 26
[May 5]
Kiyovu Sports          1-2 Police                 
[May 6]
APR                    2-0 Espoir                 
Gicumbi                0-1 Sunrise                
Bugesera               1-1 Musanze                
Etincelles             1-1 AS Kigali              
Amagaju                0-1 Mukura                 
[May 7]
Rayon Sports           2-1 Kirehe                 
Pepinières             0-1 Marines                

Round 27
[May 19]
AS Kigali              1-1 APR                    
Marines                1-2 Etincelles             
Sunrise                2-3 Police                 
Kirehe                 1-2 Bugesera               
Musanze                1-2 Amagaju                
[May 20]
Espoir                 1-1 Kiyovu Sports          
Pepinières             2-2 Rayon Sports           
Mukura                 1-2 Gicumbi                

Round 28
[May 22]
APR                    1-1 Marines                
Amagaju                2-1 Kirehe                 
[May 23]
Gicumbi                2-1 Musanze                
Bugesera               2-0 Pepinières             
Etincelles             1-1 Rayon Sports           
Kiyovu Sports          1-1 AS Kigali              
Mukura                 0-2 Sunrise                
Police                 0-0 Espoir                 

Round 29
[May 26]
Musanze                4-2 Mukura                 
Sunrise                0-1 Espoir                 
Kirehe                 0-0 Gicumbi                
Marines                1-0 Kiyovu Sports          
AS Kigali              1-3 Police                 
Pepinières             1-1 Amagaju                
[May 28]
Etincelles             1-1 Bugesera               
Rayon Sports           1-1 APR                    

Round 30 [Jun 15]
APR                    1-2 Bugesera               
Kiyovu Sports          1-2 Rayon Sports           
Musanze                1-0 Sunrise                
Espoir                 0-1 AS Kigali              
Gicumbi                1-3 Pepinières             
Police                 4-2 Marines                
Mukura                 0-1 Kirehe                 
Amagaju                0-1 Etincelles             

Final Table:

 1.Rayon Sports                  30  22  7  1  63-20  73       Champions
 2.Police FC                     30  17 10  3  50-26  61
 3.APR FC                        30  15 12  3  39-20  57  [C]
 4.AS Kigali                     30  15  8  7  36-23  53
 5.Bugesera FC                   30  13 11  6  35-22  50
 6.Musanze FC                    30  12  9  9  36-34  45
 7.Etincelles FC                 30  10 10 10  25-29  40
 8.Espoir FC                     30   9 12  9  22-20  39
 9.Sunrise FC                    30   8  9 13  26-31  33
10.Amagaju FC                    30   9  6 15  25-33  33
11.Kirehe FC                     30   8  8 14  26-32  32  [P]
12.Mukura VS                     30   8  8 14  28-42  32
13.Marines FC                    30   8  6 16  25-40  30
14.Gicumbi FC                    30   7  7 16  27-48  28
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15.Kiyovu Sports                 30   6  9 15  29-45  27
16.Pepinières FC                 30   3  8 19  21-48  17  [P]  Relegated

NB: first ever relegation for Kiyovu, who were founded in 1964 and played at the top
    level ever since; eventually they remained at the top level due to the withdrawal
    of promoted side Isonga FC

Topscorers:
19 Dany Usengimana (Police)
18 Wai Yeka (Musanze)
15 Mico Justin (Police)

NB: Usengimana shared the topscorer prize last season and is the first player
    to win it in consecutive seasons

Promoted: Miroplast FC (Gikondo, Kigali) and Isonga FC; as Isonga later
          withdrew, Kiyovu Sports remained at the top level


Cup Tournaments

Amahoro Cup 2017

Amahoro Cup 2017

Semifinals

First Legs 
[Jun 26]
Espoir                 2-0 Rayon Sports           
[Jun 27]
Amagaju                1-1 APR                    

Second Legs
[Jun 28]
Rayon Sports           1-0 Espoir                 
[Jun 29]
APR                    5-0 Amagaju                

Third Place Match [Jul 4]
Rayon Sports           3-0 Amagaju                

Final [Jul 4]
APR                    1-0 Espoir                 
  [Djihad Bizimana 37]


Championnat National de 2ème Division

Reported Tables:

Itsinda A
 1.AS Muhanga                    20  14  6  0  46-10  48  Playoff
 2.Rwamagana City FC             20  12  5  3  37-12  41  Playoff
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Vision FC                     20  10  6  4  27-15  36
 4.Sorwathe FC                   20   9  7  4  29-16  34
 5.Gitikinyoni                   20  10  3  7  35-30  33
 6.Hope FC                       20   9  3  8  21-22  30
 7.Aspor FC                      20   7  5  8  35-23  27
 8.Vision Junior                 19   6  2 11  23-28  20
 9.Nyagatare FC                  19   2  5 12  14-26  11
10.UR FC                         19   2  4 13  18-35  10  [University of Rwanda FC]
11.Akagera FC                    20   2  3 15  13-62   9
NB: odd number of matches and draws; total goal difference +19

Itsinda B     
 1.Miroplast FC                  20  15  2  3  35-13  47  Playoff
 2.Isonga FC                     20  13  5  2  36-13  44  Playoff
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Heroes FC                     20  12  6  2  39-18  42
 4.Rugende FC                    20  10  6  4  33-19  36
 5.United Stars                  20   8  4  8  29-23  28
 6.Etoile de l'Est FC            20   7  5  8  21-20  26
 7.La Jeunesse                   21   7  4 10  27-25  25
 8.Intare FC                     20   6  5  9  31-43  23
 9.Gasabo United                 19   5  6  8  30-45  21
10.Espérance SK                  20   2  3 15  16-42   9
11.SEC FC                        20   1  2 17  14-40   5  
NB: records Jeunesse and Gasabo clearly incorrect; total goal difference +10    

Playoffs 

Semifinals
Isonga             1-0 0-0 AS Muhanga
Miroplast        2-3 [agg] Rwamagana City

NB: Rwamagana City excluded for fielding ineligible player 

Final
Miroplast              2-0 Isonga


2015/16

2017/18

list of champions

list of cup winners


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Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 7 Jul 2025

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