Rwanda - List of Champions

A number of "groupements des footballeurs" existed in the 1940s, including Intwari ("Les Braves"), Ingabo nziza ("Les Valeureux Guerriers") and Amagaju ("Les Bruns Clairs").
After independence in 1962, a number of clubs described as "championbship teams", viz. Amagaju, Amaregura, Amasata, Byumba, Gasoro and Ngabonziza, disappeared; at least one of those, Amagaju, later resurfaced. Instead clubs like Demar FC and Garde Nationale (later Panthères Noirs) were created by the government or prominent officials therein; they were followed, in the early eighties, by Etincelles and Muhungwa.
After the genocide in 1994, Demar and Garde Nationale were dissolved and a new army club, APR FC, was created.

1945      unknown
1948      unknown
1948/49   unknown
1949/50   unknown
1950-55   unknown
1956      unknown
1957-58   unknown
1959      unknown
1960-68   unknown
1969    Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
1970      unknown
1971    Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
1972-74   unknown
1975    Rayon Sports (Nyanza) 
1976-79   unknown 
1980    Panthères Noirs (Kigali)
1981    Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
1982      not held
1983    Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
1984    Panthères Noirs (Kigali)
1985    Panthères Noirs (Kigali)
1986    Panthères Noirs (Kigali)
1987    Panthères Noirs (Kigali)
1988    Muhungwa (Ruhengeri)
1989    Muhungwa (Ruhengeri)
1990-91   not held
1992    Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)                  
1993    Kiyovu Sports (Kigali)
1994/95 APR FC (Kigali)
1996    APR FC (Kigali)               
1997    Rayon Sports (Nyanza)
1998    Rayon Sports (Nyanza)                   
1999    APR FC (Kigali)                            
2000    APR FC (Kigali)
2001    APR FC (Kigali)              
2002    Rayon Sports (Nyanza)     
2003    APR FC (Kigali)
2004    Rayon Sports (Nyanza) 
2005    APR FC (Kigali)
2006    APR FC (Kigali)
2006/07 APR FC (Kigali)
2007/08 ATRACO FC (Kigali) 
2008/09 APR FC (Kigali)
2009/10 APR FC (Kigali)
2010/11 APR FC (Kigali)
2011/12 APR FC (Kigali)
2012/13 Rayon Sports (Nyanza) 
2013/14 APR FC (Kigali)
2014/15 APR FC (Kigali)
2015/16 APR FC (Kigali)
2016/17 Rayon Sports (Nyanza) 
2017/18 APR FC (Kigali)
2018/19 Rayon Sports (Nyanza) 
2019/20 APR FC (Kigali)
2020/21 APR FC (Kigali)
2021/22 APR FC (Kigali)
2022/23 APR FC (Kigali)
2023/24 APR FC (Kigali) 
2024/25 APR FC (Kigali) 
2025/26 

NB: Mukura Victory Sports (Butare) were league runners-up in 1992, 1998 and 1999.
    Panthères Noirs were the army side before the genocide;
    APR are the current army side.

Number of (Known) Titles

23 APR FC (Kigali) 

 9 Rayon Sports (Nyanza)

 5 Kiyovu Sports (Kigali) [did not win any other titles]
   Panthères Noirs (Kigali)

 2 Muhungwa (Ruhengeri) 

 1 ATRACO FC (Kigali)

About this document

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

Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 14 Oct 2025