Rwanda 2022/23


Rwanda Premier League
Cup Tournaments
Championnat National de 2ème Division
Championnat National de 3ème Division

Rwanda Premier League

Final Table:

 1.APR FC                        30  18  9  3  52-26  63  [C]  Champions
 2.Kiyovu Sports                 30  19  6  5  46-29  63
 3.Rayon Sports                  30  19  4  7  45-27  61
 4.AS Kigali                     30  13  8  9  35-22  47
 5.Police FC                     30  14  5 11  38-30  47
 6.Mukura VS                     30  13  6 11  42-32  45
 7.Etincelles FC                 30  12  8 10  41-45  44
 8.Gasogi United                 30  11 10  9  37-33  43
 9.Gorilla FC                    30  11  6 13  32-33  39
10.Musanze FC                    30  10  7 13  33-44  37
11.Sunrise FC                    30   9  7 14  35-37  34  [P]
12.Marines FC                    30  10  4 16  38-47  34
13.Bugesera FC                   30   8  8 14  28-33  32
14.Rwamagana City FC             30   9  4 17  27-44  31  [P]
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15.Rutsiro FC                    30   7  9 14  28-40  30       Relegated
16.Espoir FC                     30   4  5 21  14-49  17       Relegated

Round 1
[Aug 19]
AS Kigali              2-0 Etincelles             
  [Hussein Shaban (2)]
Espoir                 1-0 Marines                
  [Samson Irokan]
Sunrise                1-0 Police                 
APR                    2-1 Musanze                
[Aug 20] 	  
Bugesera               1-3 Kiyovu Sports          
  [Théophile Nyandwi 55; Bienvenue Mugenzi 9, Felicien Hakizimana 34,
   Muzamiru Mutyaba 72]
Gasogi United          1-0 Mukura                 
  [Guy Herve Ngono 88pen]
Rwamagana City         0-1 Gorilla                
  [Victor Murdah 33]
Rayon Sports           2-1 Rutsiro                
  [Mbirizi Eric 26, Mucyo Didier Junior 89; Mumbere Malekidogo 55]

Round 2
[Sep 6]
Gasogi United          1-1 Etincelles             
Musanze                3-1 Marines                
Rwamagana City         0-1 Rutsiro                
Sunrise                1-1 Gorilla                
[Sep 7]	 
Kiyovu Sports          1-0 Espoir                 
[Sep 8]
Police                 0-1 Rayon Sports           
[Oct 7]
Bugesera               2-1 APR                    
[Oct 26]
Mukura                 0-1 AS Kigali              

Round 3
[Sep 13]
Etincelles             2-1 Sunrise                
Gasogi United          1-0 Bugesera               
[Sep 14]
Rayon Sports           2-0 Rwamagana City         
  [Esenu Musa 44, Paul Were 53]
[Sep 15]
Espoir                 0-2 Mukura                 
Gorilla                1-2 Kiyovu Sports          
Rutsiro                1-1 Marines                
[Oct 17]
APR                    1-1 Police                 
[Nov 2]
AS Kigali              0-0 Musanze                

Round 4
[Oct 1]
Kiyovu Sports          1-2 Sunrise                
Marines                2-3 Rayon Sports           
Mukura                 2-3 Gorilla                
Bugesera               3-1 Etincelles             
[Oct 2]
Police                 0-2 Gasogi United          
Rutsiro                1-2 AS Kigali              
Rwamagana City         2-3 APR                    
Musanze                2-1 Espoir                 

Round 5
[Oct 12]
Espoir                 0-0 Rutsiro                
Gorilla                0-2 Musanze                
APR                    2-0 Marines                
[Oct 13]
Kiyovu Sports          1-1 Etincelles             
Gasogi United          0-1 Rwamagana City         
Sunrise                1-2 Mukura                 
Police                 2-1 Bugesera               
[Nov 24]
Rayon Sports           1-0 AS Kigali              

Round 6
[Oct 21]
Police                 2-1 Etincelles             
[Oct 23]
Mukura                 0-1 Kiyovu Sports          
Bugesera               2-0 Rwamagana City         
Musanze                1-0 Sunrise                
Rayon Sports           3-0 Espoir                 
[Nov 3]
Rutsiro                0-0 Gorilla                
[Nov 9]
Marines                1-2 Gasogi United          
[Dec 8]
AS Kigali              0-0 APR                    

Round 7
[Oct 28]
Police                 1-0 Rwamagana City         
[Oct 29]
Sunrise                0-0 Rutsiro                
Kiyovu Sports          3-0 Musanze                
[Oct 30]
Etincelles             2-1 Mukura                 
Gasogi United          0-1 AS Kigali              
[Nov 3]
Espoir                 0-0 APR                    
[Nov 15]
Bugesera               2-1 Marines                
[Dec 7]
Gorilla                0-1 Rayon Sports           
  [Léandre Essomba Onana 28pen]

Round 8
[Nov 4]
Rayon Sports           1-0 Sunrise                
[Nov 5]
Marines                2-2 Police                 
Musanze                2-3 Mukura                 
[Nov 6]
Espoir                 1-1 Gasogi United          
Rutsiro                2-2 Kiyovu Sports          
Rwamagana City         1-1 Etincelles             
AS Kigali              0-0 Bugesera               
APR                    1-0 Gorilla                

Round 9
[Nov 11]
Kiyovu Sports          2-1 Rayon Sports           
[Nov 12]
Bugesera               1-1 Espoir                 
Etincelles             3-2 Musanze                
Gasogi United          2-3 Gorilla                
Mukura                 3-0 Rutsiro                
Police                 1-0 AS Kigali              
Rwamagana City         1-0 Marines                
[Nov 13]
APR                    3-2 Sunrise                

Round 10
[Nov 18]
Gorilla                2-0 Bugesera               
Rutsiro                1-1 Musanze                
[Nov 20]
Espoir                 0-1 Police                 
Marines                3-0 Etincelles             
Rayon Sports           2-2 Mukura                 
[Nov 21]
AS Kigali              4-0 Rwamagana City         
  [Hussein Tchabalala Shaban 12, 23, Fabrice Mugheni Kakule 56, Haruna Niyonzima 86]
[Nov 22]
Gasogi United          1-1 Sunrise                
[Nov 23]
APR                    2-2 Kiyovu Sports          
  [Bonheur "Casemiro" Mugisha 12, Lague Byiringiro 23; Bienvenue Mugenzi 52, 85] 

Round 11
[Nov 26]
Sunrise                1-0 Bugesera               
Etincelles             0-0 Rutsiro                
Police                 0-1 Gorilla                
[Nov 27]
Kiyovu Sports          1-3 Gasogi United          
Mukura                 0-0 APR                    
Musanze                2-0 Rayon Sports           
  [Peter Agblevor 84, Namanda Wafura 87]
Rwamagana City         1-0 Espoir                 
[Nov 28]
Marines                0-1 AS Kigali              
  [Jacques Tuyisenge 16]

Round 12
[Dec 2]
Marines                0-6 Mukura                 
  [Patrick Murenzi, Abubakar Gibrin Akuki, Cedric Kubwimana, Ashraf Kamanzi, 
   Innocent Ndizeye, Elie Iradukunda]
Gasogi United          0-0 APR                    
[Dec 3]
AS Kigali              4-2 Kiyovu Sports          
  [Fabrice Kakule Mugheni 27, Koné 59, Hussein Tchabalala Shaban 70, 84;
   Erissa Ssekisambu 6, Thierry Ndayishimiye 10]
Sunrise                2-0 Espoir                 
  [Kawunga 5, Mubiru 57]
Rutsiro                0-2 Police                 
  [Eric Nsabimana 27, Patrick Sibomana 75]
[Dec 4]
Etincelles             1-0 Gorilla                
  [Moro Sumaila 45]
Musanze                3-1 Rwamagana City         
  [Wafula Luke Namanda 13, Ben Ocen 21, Eric Kanza Angua 41; Benson Muhindo 31]
Rayon Sports           1-0 Bugesera               
  [Essomba Onana Leandre 45]

Round 13
[Dec 10]
Marines                0-0 Gorilla                
Kiyovu Sports          1-0 Police                 
[Dec 11]
Etincelles             3-2 Rayon Sports           
Sunrise                5-2 Rwamagana City         
AS Kigali              4-0 Espoir                 
Mukura                 0-1 Bugesera               
Musanze                0-1 Gasogi United          
[Dec 12]
Rutsiro                0-2 APR                    
  [Niyibizi Ramathan 42, Niyibizi Ramathan 66]

Round 14
[Dec 16]
AS Kigali              1-0 Gorilla                
Marines                2-2 Sunrise                
[Dec 17]
Espoir                 0-2 Etincelles             
Mukura                 1-0 Police                 
Musanze                0-0 Bugesera               
Rayon Sports           0-1 APR                    
  [Bizimana Yannick 72]
Rutsiro                0-1 Gasogi United          
Kiyovu Sports          2-1 Rwamagana City         

Round 15
[Dec 21]
Sunrise                2-1 AS Kigali              
  [Babuwa Samson 59, Mubilu Yafesi 70; Jacques Tuyisenge 88]
Espoir                 0-1 Gorilla                
Musanze                1-1 Police                 
Rutsiro                2-1 Bugesera               
Rwamagana City         1-2 Mukura                 
[Dec 22]
Etincelles             1-1 APR                    
  [Suleiman Moro 71; Bizimana Yannick 27]
[Dec 23]
Marines                0-1 Kiyovu Sports          
Rayon Sports           0-1 Gasogi United          
  [Christian Malipangou]

Halfway Table:

 1.AS Kigali                     15   9  3  3  21- 7  30
 2.Kiyovu Sports                 15   9  3  3  25-18  30
 3.APR FC                        15   7  7  1  19-11  28  [C]
 4.Gasogi United                 15   8  4  3  17-10  28
 5.Rayon Sports                  15   9  1  5  20-14  28
 6.Mukura VS                     15   7  2  6  24-15  23
 7.Etincelles FC                 15   6  5  4  19-20  23
 8.Sunrise FC                    15   6  4  5  21-17  22  [P]
 9.Musanze FC                    15   6  4  5  20-17  22
10.Gorilla FC                    15   6  3  6  13-13  21
11.Police FC                     15   6  3  6  13-13  21
12.Bugesera FC                   15   5  3  7  14-16  18
13.Rutsiro FC                    15   2  7  6   9-17  13
14.Rwamagana City FC             15   3  1 11  11-27  10  [P]
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15.Marines FC                    15   1  4 10  13-27   7
16.Espoir FC                     15   1  4 10   4-21   7

Round 16
[Jan 20]
Gorilla                2-3 Police                 
Gasogi United          0-0 Kiyovu Sports          
[Jan 21]
AS Kigali              3-0 Marines                
  [Felix Kone Lottin 27, Moise Nyarugabo 84, 94] 
Espoir                 0-1 Rwamagana City         
[Jan 22]
Bugesera               1-1 Sunrise                
Rutsiro                0-1 Etincelles             
APR                    1-0 Mukura                 
[Jan 24]
Rayon Sports           4-1 Musanze                

Round 17
[Jan 27]
Police                 1-2 Espoir                 
[Jan 28]
Kiyovu Sports          2-3 APR                    
Mukura                 1-1 Rayon Sports           
Musanze                0-1 Rutsiro                
Rwamagana City         1-0 AS Kigali              
Sunrise                0-3 Gasogi United          
[Jan 29]
Bugesera               0-0 Gorilla                
Etincelles             2-1 Marines                

Round 18
[Feb 3]
Gorilla                1-2 Gasogi United          
[Feb 4]
Sunrise                0-1 APR                    
Rutsiro                1-1 Mukura                 
AS Kigali              1-2 Police                 
[Feb 5]
Rayon Sports           0-0 Kiyovu Sports          
Espoir                 1-1 Bugesera               
Musanze                0-0 Etincelles             
Marines                3-2 Rwamagana City         

Round 19
[Feb 10]
Gasogi United          2-2 Rutsiro                
Rwamagana City         1-2 Kiyovu Sports          
[Feb 11]
Etincelles             2-0 Espoir                 
Gorilla                0-1 AS Kigali              
Police                 2-0 Mukura                 
Sunrise                1-2 Marines                
[Feb 12]
Bugesera               1-1 Musanze                
APR                    0-1 Rayon Sports           
  [Bizimana Yannick 72] 

Round 20
[Feb 16]
AS Kigali              2-2 Sunrise                
[Feb 17]
Bugesera               3-0 Rutsiro                
[Feb 18]
Gorilla                2-0 Espoir                 
  [Onesme Twizerimana (2)]
Kiyovu Sports          3-1 Marines                
Mukura                 0-1 Rwamagana City         
Gasogi United          1-2 Rayon Sports           
[Feb 19]
Police                 4-0 Musanze                
  [Danny Usengimana 13, Didier Mugisha 45, 63, Muhadjiri Hakizimana 80]
APR                    4-2 Etincelles             
  [Innocent Nshuti 3, Yannick Bizimana 34, Gilbert Mugisha 64, Christian Ishimwe 80;
   Hussein Nsabimana 45, Abdul Muniru 61]

Round 21
[Feb 24]
Etincelles             2-2 AS Kigali              
[Feb 25]
Rutsiro                0-2 Rayon Sports           
  [Joachim Ojera, Musa Essenu]
Gorilla                1-0 Rwamagana City         
  [Onesme Twizerimana]
Kiyovu Sports          1-0 Bugesera               
[Feb 26]
Mukura                 2-1 Gasogi United          
  [Zubel Hakizimana 49, Robert Mukogotya 67; Abdul Aziz Harerimana 77]
Marines                4-0 Espoir                 
  [Olivier Usabimana, Thaiba Mbonyumwami, Olivier Dushimiyimana 47, Arthur Gitego 70]
Police                 2-1 Sunrise                
  [Dany Usengimana 2, Didier Mugisha 15; Samson Babuwa 53]
Musanze                0-3 APR                    
  [Gilbert Mugisha (2), Yannick Bizimana]

Round 22
[Mar 3]
Gorilla                2-1 Marines                
[Mar 4]
Rwamagana City         2-0 Sunrise                
  [Cédric Lisele Lisombo 44, 77]
Police                 1-2 Kiyovu Sports          
  [Danny Usengimana 45; Riyaad Norodien 2, Bienvenu Mugenzi 87]
APR                    6-1 Rutsiro                
   [Bosco Ruboneka 9, Omborenga Fitina 32, Yannick Bizimana 40, 47,
    Ramadhan Niyibizi 48, Innocent Nshuti 55pen; Jean Claude Nizeyimana 51] 
Bugesera               0-1 Mukura                 
  [Hakizimana Zubel 14]
[Mar 5]
Espoir                 1-0 AS Kigali              
  [Karim Nkoto 45]
Rayon Sports           2-0 Etincelles             
  [Joackim Ojera 44, Leandre Onana 80] 
Gasogi United          1-2 Musanze                
  [Theodore Malipangu; Arafat Tuyisenge, Patrick Ntijyinama] 

Round 23
[Mar 10]
Rutsiro                4-0 Espoir                 
  [Jean Claude Nizeyimana 20, 46, 62, Jules Watanga Shukulu 53] 
Rwamagana City         2-2 Gasogi United          
[Mar 11]
Bugesera               2-1 Police                 
Mukura                 2-1 Sunrise                
Marines                2-3 APR                    
[Mar 12]
Musanze                1-0 Gorilla                
  [Patrick Ntijyinama 94pen]
Etincelles             1-2 Kiyovu Sports          
  [Hussein Ciza 49; Fred Muhozi 26, Bertrand Iradukunda 85]
AS Kigali              1-1 Rayon Sports           
  [Lawrence Juma 68; Ojera Joachim 22] 

NB: round 24 played after round 26

Round 25
[Mar 31]
Gorilla                1-1 Sunrise                
Rutsiro                0-1 Rwamagana City         
[Apr 1]
Marines                4-1 Musanze                
AS Kigali              1-0 Mukura                 
Rayon Sports           2-4 Police                 
[Apr 2]
Espoir                 1-2 Kiyovu Sports          
  [Tressor Kwizera 17; Erisa Ssekisambu 26, Bertrand Iradukunda 38] 
Etincelles             5-1 Gasogi United          
  [Gedeon Bendeka, Sadjat Niyonkuru, Izabayo Daniel, Justin Kipasa,
   Djabil Ishimwe; Prosper Rugangazi] 
APR                    2-1 Bugesera               
  [Anicet Ishimwe 69, Aime Placide 95; Mucyo Derrick 37]

Round 26
[Apr 15]
Gorilla                4-1 Etincelles             
APR                    0-0 Gasogi United          
Kiyovu Sports          1-0 AS Kigali              
  [Erisa Ssekisambu 67]
Rwamagana City         1-2 Musanze                
[Apr 16]
Mukura                 0-1 Marines                
  [Arthur Gitego 84]
Police                 1-0 Rutsiro                
  [Didier Mugisha 3]
Espoir                 1-0 Sunrise                
  [Sharif Yusuf Saaka 45]
Bugesera               0-2 Rayon Sports           
  [Willy Leandre Onana 32, Musa Essenu 63] 

Round 24
[Apr 22]
Police                 2-1 APR                    
  [Didier Mugisha 32, Dominique Savio Nshuti 38; Fiston Ishimwe 42] 
Kiyovu Sports          2-1 Gorilla                
Marines                2-1 Rutsiro                
Mukura                 3-2 Espoir                 
Rwamagana City         abd Rayon Sports           [abandoned at 1-1]
Sunrise                3-0 Etincelles             
[Apr 23]
Rwamagana City         1-2 Rayon Sports           [remaining time]
Bugesera               1-1 Gasogi United          
  [Eric Nshimiyimana 87; Theodor Malipangou 20]
Musanze                0-0 AS Kigali              

Round 27
[Apr 29]
Etincelles             1-0 Police                 
Kiyovu Sports          0-0 AS Kigali              
APR                    1-1 Mukura                 
[Apr 30]
Gorilla                1-5 Rutsiro                
Sunrise                3-1 Musanze                
  [Pius Wangi 11, Samson Babuwa 55, Yafesi Mubiru 62; Yasser Arafat Tuyisenge 1-1] 
Gasogi United          0-2 Marines                
  [Thaiba Mbonyumwami, Olivier Usabimana]
Rwamagana City         1-0 Bugesera               
Espoir                 1-2 Rayon Sports           
  [Yussuf Saaka 91; Arsene Tuyisenge 3, Leandre Onana 53pen]

Round 28
[May 6]
AS Kigali              2-1 Gasogi United          
Rutsiro                1-0 Sunrise                
Marines                1-0 Bugesera               
Rwamagana City         0-0 Police                 
Mukura                 3-1 Etincelles             
[May 7]
Musanze                0-1 Kiyovu Sports          
  [Ismail "Pitchou" Nshimirimana 1] 
APR                    2-1 Espoir                 
  [Yannick Bizimana, Alain Kwitonda; Joseph Janjali] 
Rayon Sports           1-3 Gorilla                
  [Musa Esenu 9; Simeon Iradukunda 32, 58, Onesme Twizerimana 38] 

Round 29
[May 20]
Gorilla                0-0 Mukura                 
Gasogi United          2-2 Police                 
[May 21]
Rayon Sports           2-0 Marines                
Espoir                 0-1 Musanze                
AS Kigali              0-2 Rutsiro                
APR                    4-1 Rwamagana City         
Sunrise                1-0 Kiyovu Sports          
Etincelles             3-2 Bugesera               

Round 30
[May 27]
Gasogi United          3-0 Espoir                 
Mukura                 4-3 Musanze                
[May 28]
Bugesera               2-1 AS Kigali              
Etincelles             1-1 Rwamagana City         
Gorilla                1-2 APR                    
Kiyovu Sports          3-1 Rutsiro                
Police                 0-1 Marines                
Sunrise                0-1 Rayon Sports           

Final Table:

 1.APR FC                        30  18  9  3  52-26  63  [C]  Champions
 2.Kiyovu Sports                 30  19  6  5  46-29  63
 3.Rayon Sports                  30  19  4  7  45-27  61
 4.AS Kigali                     30  13  8  9  35-22  47
 5.Police FC                     30  14  5 11  38-30  47
 6.Mukura VS                     30  13  6 11  42-32  45
 7.Etincelles FC                 30  12  8 10  41-45  44
 8.Gasogi United                 30  11 10  9  37-33  43
 9.Gorilla FC                    30  11  6 13  32-33  39
10.Musanze FC                    30  10  7 13  33-44  37
11.Sunrise FC                    30   9  7 14  35-37  34  [P]
12.Marines FC                    30  10  4 16  38-47  34
13.Bugesera FC                   30   8  8 14  28-33  32
14.Rwamagana City FC             30   9  4 17  27-44  31  [P]
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15.Rutsiro FC                    30   7  9 14  28-40  30       Relegated
16.Espoir FC                     30   4  5 21  14-49  17       Relegated


Cup Tournaments

Amahoro Cup 2023 | Super Cup 2023

Amahoro Cup 2023

Preliminary Round [Feb 7,8]

1/8 Finals
[Mar 8]  
Intare FC              lt  Rayon Sports

Quarterfinals [Apr]
Musanze FC         1-0 0-1 Mukura                 [2-4 pen]
Kiyovu Sports      2-3 5-2 Rwamagana City
Police FC          2-3 2-3 Rayon Sports    
APR                2-1 4-2 Marine FC

Semifinals [May] 
APR                3-2 1-1 Kiyovu Sports
Rayon Sports       3-2 1-1 Mukura                 

Final [Jun 3]
APR                    0-1 Rayon Sports  

Super Cup 2023

[Aug 12]
APR                    0-3 Rayon Sports           
  [Charles Bbaale 6, Kalisa Rachid 86pen, Joachim Ojera 90+5pen]

Championnat National de 2ème Division

Group Stage | Playoff Stage

Group Stage

Groupe A

Reported Table:

 1.Etoile de l'Est FC (Kibungo)  17            39-13  41  [R]  Qualified
 2.Vision FC (Kigali)            17            18- 9  30       Qualified
 3.AS Muhanga                    17            21-11  29       Qualified
 4.Ivoire Olympique              17            20-17  28       Qualified
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.La Jeunesse                   17            22-15  26
 6.Kirehe FC                     17            18-13  24
 7.Vision JUnior                 17            12-20  18
 8.Interforce FC                 17            23-29  15
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Aspor FC                      17            10-26  11       Relegation Playoffs
10.Impeesa FC                    17            14-46   6       Relegation Playoffs   
NB. total goal difference -2

Groupe B

Top Table:

 1.Amagaju FC (Gikongoro)                                      Qualified
 2.Nyanza FC (Huye)                                            Qualified
 3.Gicumbi FC (Byumba)                                    [R]  Qualified
 4.Intare FC (Butare)                                          Qualified

NB: Espérance FC and Gasabo United finished on the bottom two places and entered
    the relegation playoffs

Playoff Stage

Quarterfinals

First Legs
[Apr 1]
Nyanza                 1-2 Vision                 
[Apr 2]
Muhanga                1-0 Amagaju                
Etoile de l'Est        4-1 Intare                 
  [John Mugenzi, Rene Basil Gihozo, Amza Rweme Kibaba, Isaie Isonga; N.N.]
Gicumbi                2-1 Ivoire Olympique       
  [Tresor Shyaka 41, Berthe Dusenge 2-0; Jimmy Mbaraga 71]

Second Legs [Apr 16]
Intare                 0-3 Etoile de l'Est        
Amagaju                2-0 Muhanga                
Ivoire Olympique        -  Gicumbi                [at Gicumbi]
Vision                  -  Nyanza                 

Final Four

[Apr 29]
Etoile de l'Est        1-0 Amagaju                
  [Jean de Dieu Mugenzi 69]
Gicumbi                0-0 Vision                 

Promoted: Amagaju, Etoile de l'Est


Championnat National de 3ème Division

NB: first ever edition

Promoted: Tsinda Batsinde Football Academy (champions), City Boys (runners-up) 

2021/22

2023/24

list of champions

list of cup winners


About this document

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

Authors: Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 15 Aug 2024

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