Congo-Kinshasa 1966

National Championship (Coupe du Congo) 1966

Qualifying Tournament

Round 1
champion of (Butembo)           3-0 2-3 champion of (Goma)
Diables Rouges (Thysville)      3-1 5-1 Amical (Matadi)
other results (if any) unknown

Round 2
Union St-Gilloise (Luluabourg)  2-4 5-0 Union Sud-Kasai (Mbuji-Mayi)
champion of (Bukavu)                    champion of (Butembo)
TP Englebert (Elisabethville)   6-1 4-0 Bombardier (Kamina)
Cercle Sportif (Kolwezi)        1-0 4-1 US Panda (Jadotville)
V.Club (Léopoldville)           2-1 5-1 Diables Rouges (Thysville)
Sporting (Stanleyville)         5-1 bt  Mikado (Coquilhatville)

Round 3
Union St-Gilloise (Luluabourg)  bt      winner of (Bukavu/Butembo)
TP Englebert (Elisabethville)   3-2 3-2 Cercle Sportif (Kolwezi)
V.Club (Léopoldville)           4-1 bt  Sporting (Stanleyville)

Final phase

Played at Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa.

25-Jun-66 Union     3-1 V.Club
26-Jun-66 Englebert 6-3 Union
 1-Jul-66 Englebert 2-1 V.Club

 1.TP Englebert          2  2  0  0  8- 4  4  [Elisabethville/Lubumbashi (renamed effective 30-Jun-66)]
 2.Union Saint-Gilloise  2  1  0  1  6- 7  2  [Luluabourg]
 3.AS V. Club            2  0  0  2  2- 5  0  [Léopoldville/Kinshasa (renamed effective 30-Jun-66)]

Top scorer: Pierre Kalala, Englebert, 7 goals


Butembo / Lac Edouard championship 1966

 1.Dragons   12  21 pts
 2.Kervanos  12  18      [champion 1965]
 3.St Eloi   12  18
 4.Etoile    12  13
 5.Olympic   12   6
 6.Vaticano  12   4
 7.Visonu    12   4


Mbuji-Mayi championship 1966

 1.Diables Rouges 34 pts
 2.Union          27
 3.Espoir Miba    24
 4.V.Club         24
 5.Standard       22
 6.FC Nomades     15
 7.Novas          13
 8.Linda Sport    10
 9.Tomy            7
10.Formulac        4


Léopoldville / Kinshasa championship (ASL / ASKIN) 1966

Note: Léopoldville was renamed Kinshasa, effective 30-Jun-66.

Division 1
=1.Dragons    22 12  6  4  55-36 30  [playoff]
=1.Himalaya   22 12  6  4  55-36 30  [playoff]
 3.Daring     22 13  4  5  46-26 30
 4.Mikado     22  9 10  3  50-32 28
 5.Nomades    22 10  7  5  52-37 27
 6.V.Club     22 10  4  8  37-40 24
 7.Etoile     22  8  6  8  51-38 22
 8.Foudre     22  8  6  8  36-34 22
 9.Union      22  4  9  9  31-41 17
10.Vaticano   22  5  7 10  48-55 17
11.Espoir     22  3  3 16  26-64  9
12.R.Léo Sp.  22  4  0 18  34-85  8
NB: total goal difference -3

Note: the tiebreaker was fewest defeats; had either goal average or
      goal difference been used, Daring would have been champion.

Championship playoff
 8-Jan-67 Dragons 2-1 Himalaya

Division 2
 1.Racing     22 15  3  4  50-19 33
 2.St-Paul    22 12  8  2  43-25 32
 3.Olympic    22 14  4  4  60-20 32
 4.Et Ste Th. 22 13  4  5  57-29 30
 5.Tropiques  22 14  2  6  35-33 30
 6.Lionceaux  22  8  6  8  40-51 22
 7.Standard   22  8  4 10  38-34 20
 8.Aiglons    22  6  5 11  34-43 17
 9.Elaies     22  4  8 10  30-46 16
10.Ndjili Sp. 22  6  4 12  31-52 16
11.Vasco      22  5  1 16  41-48 11
12.Young Boys 22  3  0 19  27-67  6
NB: one more win than loss; odd number of draws and points;
    total goal difference +19

Division 3
 1.Dynamo        20 15  2  3  60-20 32
 2.Diables Noirs 20 10  8  2  43-22 28
 3.St-Eloi       20 11  5  4  44-27 27
 4.Kalina Sp.    20 10  5  5  32-36 25
 5.Invincibles   20  8  6  6  31-26 22
 6.Arc-en-ciel   20  8  4  8  43-25 20
 7.Renaissance   20  7  4  9  39-34 18
 8.Benfica       20  7  3 10  30-39 17
 9.Lustin        20  2  7 11  26-51 11
10.Atome         20  2  5 13  26-47  9
11.Lumière       20  4  3 13  22-62  9  [presumably penalized 2 points]
NB: total goal difference +7
1965
1967
list of champions
list of cup winners ´
About this document

Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 16 Aug 2022