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MTN Elite One
Founded 1961
Country Cameroon
Confederation CAF
Number of teams 16 (from 2024-25 Season)
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Elite Two
Domestic cup(s) Cameroon Cup
Trophee Des Champions
International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions Victoria United
(2023–24)
Most championships Coton Sport (18)

The MTN Elite One is the top football league in Cameroon. It is where the best professional football teams in the country play. The league started in 1961. The Cameroonian Football Federation organizes all the matches. Since 2007, the league has been called MTN Elite One. This is because of a sponsorship deal with the company MTN.

What Teams Play?

The MTN Elite One league has 16 teams. These teams compete against each other to become the champion of Cameroon. The map below shows where some of these teams are located across Cameroon.


Here are the teams playing in the 2024–25 season:

Club City
Aigle Royale du Moungo Nkongsamba
AS Fortuna
Astres du Douala Douala
Bamboutos Mbouda
Canon Yaoundé Yaounde
Colombe
Coton Sport Garoua
Dynamo Douala [fr; de; es; it; pl] Douala
Fauve Azur
Gazelle FA Garoua
Panthere Sportive
PWD Bamenda Bamenda
Stade Renard [fr; de; es; it] Melong
Union du Douala Douala
Victoria United Limbe
YOSA Bamenda

League Champions

Many different teams have won the MTN Elite One title over the years. The team that wins the league is called the "champion." They get a special trophy and a lot of prize money. For example, the champions can win XAF100,000,000. That's a huge amount of money!

Here is a list of the teams that have won the championship each year:

Season Champions
1960–61 Oryx Douala
1961–62 Caïman Douala
1962–63 Oryx Douala²
1963–64 Oryx Douala³
1964–65 Oryx Douala⁴
1965–66 Diamant Yaoundé
1966–67 Oryx Douala
1967–68 Caïman Douala²
1968–69 Union Douala
1969–70 Canon Yaoundé
1970–71 Aigle Nkongsamba
1971–72 Leopards Douala
1972–73 Leopards Douala²
1973–74 Canon Yaoundé²
1974–75 Caïman Douala³
1975–76 Union Douala²
1976–77 Canon Yaoundé³
1977–78 Union Douala³
1978–79 Canon Yaoundé⁴
1979–80 Canon Yaoundé⁵
1981 Tonnere Yaoundé
1981–82 Canon Yaoundé⁶
1982–83 Tonnere Yaoundé²
1983–84 Tonnere Yaoundé³
1984–85 Canon Yaoundé⁷
1985–86 Canon Yaoundé⁸
1986–87 Tonnere Yaoundé⁴
1988 Tonnere Yaoundé⁵
1989 Racing Club
1990 Union Douala⁴
1991 Canon Yaoundé⁹
1992 Racing Club²
1993 Racing Club³
1994 Aigle Nkongsamba
1995 Racing Club⁴
1996 Unisport
1997 Coton Sport
1998 Coton Sport²
1999 Sable FC
2000 Fovu Club
2001 Coton Sport³
2002 Canon Yaounde¹⁰
2003 Coton Sport⁴
2004 Coton Sport⁵
2005 Coton Sport⁶
2006 Coton Sport⁷
2007 Coton Sport⁸
2007–08 Coton Sport⁹
2008–09 Tiko United
2009–10 Coton Sport¹⁰
2010–11 Coton Sport¹¹
2011–12 Union Douala⁵
2013 Coton Sport¹²
2014 Coton Sport¹³
2015 Cotton Sport¹⁴
2016 UMS de Loum
2017 Eding Sport
2018 Coton Sport¹⁵
2019 UMS de Loum²
2019–20 PWD Bamenda
2022–23 Coton Sport¹⁶
2022–23 Coton Sport¹⁷
2022–23 Coton Sport¹⁸
2023–24 Victoria United

The 2019–20 season was special. It could not finish because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, PWD Bamenda was named the champion.

Most Successful Clubs

Some clubs have won the MTN Elite One championship many times. The team with the most wins is Coton Sport. They have won the title 18 times! Canon Yaoundé is another very successful club. They have won 10 titles.

Here are the clubs with the most championship titles:

Club City Titles
Coton Sport Garoua 18
Canon Yaoundé Yaoundé 10
TKC Yaoundé Yaoundé 5
Oryx Douala Douala 5
US Douala Douala 5
RC Bafoussam Bafoussam 4
Caïman Douala Douala 3
Aigle Nkongsamba Nkongsamba 2
Léopards Douala 2
UMS de Loum Loum 2
Diamant Yaoundé Yaoundé 1
Unisport FC Bafang 1
Sable FC Batié 1
Fovu Baham Baham 1
Tiko United Tiko 1
Eding Sport Mfou 1
PWD Bamenda Bamenda 1
Victoria United Limbe 1

Top Goal Scorers

Every season, players try to score as many goals as possible. The player who scores the most goals is called the "top scorer." This is a big achievement for any player.

Here are some of the top scorers from different seasons:

Year Best scorers Team Goals
2002 Cameroon Hans Eric Ekounga Coton Sport FC
2003 Cameroon Etélé Ambassa Jean Bamboutos FC 14
2005 Cameroon Bakari Inoi Kadji Sport Academy 20
2006 Republic of the Congo Francis Litsingi Coton Sport FC 15
2007/08 Cameroon Ayuk Roland Agbor Tiko United FC 36
2008/09 Niger Daouda Kamilou Coton Sport FC
2017 Niger Daouda Kamilou Coton Sport 20
2021–22 Cameroon Enow Nkembe Adolf AS Fortuna 20
2022–23 Cameroon Emmanuel Mahop Canon Yaoundé 13

See also

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