National Championship (Coupe du Congo) NB: sixth edition; final played in home-away format Final First Leg [Kinshasa] CS Imana 1-1 TP Englebert Second Leg [Lubumbashi] TP Englebert n/p CS Imana NB: second leg cancelled by the Conseil exécutif national; championship not awarded but TP Englebert (aka Mazembe) entered CAF Champions Cup; some sources claim TP Englebert were awarded the title later Lubumbashi championship (AFLU) 1969 Final Table (Jan 1970): 1.Police 24 60-30 38 2.St Eloi 24 63-22 38 3.Don Bosco 24 59-40 31 4.FC Lubumbashi 24 63-52 25 5.St Boniface 24 50-53 24 6.Banque du Congo 24 60-61 23 7.A.N.C./SaIo 24 52-59 21 8.Tabacongo 24 42-49 21 9.Mwana-Shaba 24 57-63 21 10.Phillips 24 41-55 20 11.Vaticano 24 45-59 19 12.Kipushi 24 39-59 17 13.Inter-Solbena 24 34-69 12 NB: 2 fewer points than matches; total goal difference -6; presumably one match awarded 0-3 against both; Englebert withdrew mid-season and all matches annulled, due to progress in the African Champions' Cup.
Sources: "L'Essor du Congo", 29 Jan 1970 (for AFLU), "Elima" (Kinshasa), 21 Jun 1973 (for national championship)
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