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Elite One

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For the French rugby league competition, see Elite 1 (rugby league).
MTN Elite One
Founded1961
CountryCameroon
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs16 (from 2024-25 Season)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toElite Two
Domestic cup(s)Cameroonian Cup
Super Coupe Roger Milla
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsColombe Sportive
(2024–25)
Most championshipsCoton Sport (18)
Current: 2025–26 Elite One
Elite One match on 24 February 2013; in Douala

The Championnat du Cameroun de football (also known as MTN Elite One since 2007 for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of professional association football league system in Cameroon, governed by the Cameroonian Football Federation since its establishment in 1961.

Prize money

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Champions 100,000,000 XAF
Runners-up
3rd Place

Current Teams - 2025–26

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Team Location 2024–25 season First season in Elite One No. of Elite One seasons Stadium Stadium Capacity Elite One titles Manager
Aigle Royal de la Menoua Dschang Promoted 1932 18 Stade de Dschang 5,000 0 Gaston Temfack
Aigle Royal du Moungo Nkongsamba 12th 1933 22 Stade de Melong 5,000 1 Emmanuel Ndoumbe Bosso
AS Fortuna Mfou Mfou 11th 1998 8 Stade Militaire 2,000 0 Prosper Nkou
Canon Yaoundé Yaoundé 7th 1930 52 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo 40,122 10 Joseph Atangana
Colombe Sportive Yaoundé 1st 1953 15 Stade Annexe 1 Omnisport 2,000 0 Richard Towa
Coton Sport Garoua 4th 1986 34 Stade Roumdé Adjia 30,000 18 Daniel Breard
Dynamo Douala Douala 10th 1948 28 Stade de la Réunification 30,000 0 Clément Arroga
Fauve Azur Elite Yaoundé 9th 2016 5 Stade de Ngoa Ekélé 5,000 0 Anicet Mbarga Foe
Gazelle FA Garoua 3rd 2014 4 Stade Roumdé Adjia 30,000 0 Alioum Kadji
Panthère du Ndé Bangangté 2nd 1951 36 Stade Municipal de Bangangté 5,000 0 Souleymanou Aboubakar
PWD Bamenda Bamenda 8th 1962 24 Bamenda Proximity Stadium 2,500 1 David Pagou
Stade Renard Melong 5th 2009 10 Stade de Melong 5,000 0 Jules Abah Onana
Unisport du Haut Nkam Bafang Promoted 1959 31 Stade Municipal de Bafang 5,000 1 Jovanovic Sinisa
Victoria United Limbe 6th 2002 3 Limbe Omnisport Stadium 20,000 1 Dimitar Pantev

Champions

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As of 2024–25 season[1]

Superscript numbers indicate the cumulative number of championships for that team to that year.

Season Champions
1961 Oryx Douala
1962 Caïman Douala
1963 Oryx Douala4
1964
1965
1966 Diamant Yaoundé
1967 Oryx Douala5
1968 Caïman Douala2
1969 Union Douala
1970 Canon Yaoundé
1971 Aigle Nkongsamba
1972 Léopards Douala2
1973
1974 Canon Yaoundé2
1975 Caïman Douala3
1976 Union Douala2
1977 Canon Yaoundé3
1978 Union Douala3
1979 Canon Yaoundé5
1980
1981 Tonnerre Yaoundé
1982 Canon Yaoundé6
1983 Tonnerre Yaoundé3
1984
1985 Canon Yaoundé8
1986
1987 Tonnerre Yaoundé5
1988
1989 Racing Club
1990 Union Douala4
1991 Canon Yaoundé9
1992 Racing Club3
1993
1994 Aigle Nkongsamba2
1995 Racing Club4
1996 Unisport
1997 Coton Sport2
1998
1999 Sable FC
2000 Fovu Club
2001 Coton Sport3
2002 Canon Yaoundé10
2003 Coton Sport9
2004
2005
2006
2007
2007–08
2008–09 Tiko United
2009–10 Coton Sport11
2010–11
2011–12 Union Douala5
2013 Coton Sport14
2014
2015
2016 UMS de Loum
2017 Eding Sport
2018 Coton Sport15
2019 UMS de Loum2
2019–20 PWD Bamenda^
2020–21 Coton Sport18
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24 Victoria United
2024–25 Colombe Sportive

^ PWD Bamenda were crowned champions after the 2019–20 season couldn't be completed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Titles by team

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Club Wins[2]
Coton Sport 18
Canon Yaoundé 10
Oryx Douala 5
Union Douala 5
Tonnerre Yaoundé 5
Racing Club 4
Caïman Douala 3
Aigle Nkongsamba 2
Léopards Douala 2
UMS de Loum 2
Diamant Yaoundé 1
Unisport 1
Sable FC 1
Fovu Club 1
Tiko United 1
Eding Sport 1
PWD Bamenda 1
Victoria United 1
Colombe Sportive 1

Qualification for CAF competitions

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Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

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The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.

Legend
  • CL: CAF Champions League
  • CC: CAF Confederation Cup
  • ≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
Rank Association 2020–21
(× 1)		 2021–22
(× 2)		 2022–23
(× 3)		 2023–24
(× 4)		 2024–25
(× 5)		 Total
2025 2024 Mvt CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC
1 1 - —  Egypt 8 3 7 4 8 2.5 7 7 10 4 190.5
2 2 - —  Morocco 4 6 9 5 8 2 2 4 5 5 142
3 4 +1 +1  South Africa 8 2 5 4 4 3 4 1.5 9 3 131
4 3 -1 -1  Algeria 6 5 7 1 6 5 2 3 5 5 130
5 6 +1 +1  Tanzania 3 0.5 0 2 3 4 6 0 2 4 82.5
6 5 -1 -1  Tunisia 4 3 5 1 4 2 6 1 3 0.5 82.5
7 8 +1 +1  Angola 1 0 5 0 2 0 3 1.5 2 2 55
8 7 -1 -1  DR Congo 4 0 0 3 1 2 4 0 2 0 45
9 9 - —  Sudan 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 41
10 11 +1 +1  Ivory Coast 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 38
11 10 -1 -1  Libya 0 0.5 0 5 0 0.5 0 3 0 0 24
12 12 - —  Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 21
13 15 +2 +2  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.5 18.5
14 14 - —  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 16
15 13 -2 -2  Guinea 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0.5 0 0 12
16 19 +3 +3  Botswana 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.5 8.5
17 21 +4 +4  Senegal 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
18 17 -1 -1  Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
19 18 -1 -1  Congo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 7
20 16 -4 -4  Cameroon 0 3 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
21 22 +1 +1  Togo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
22 22 - —  Uganda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
23 - +1 new  Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.5
24 20 -4 -4  Zambia 0 1.5 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5
25 24 -1 -1  Eswatini 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 24 -1 -1  Niger 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 26 -1 -1  Burkina Faso 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5

Performance by club

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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
Colombe Sportive Sangmélima 1

Top goalscorers

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Season Country 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
2023–24 Cameroon Jules Armand Kooh Les Astres 22

References

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  1. ^ "Cameroon – List of Champions". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Cameroon – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Eurosport is not available in your region".
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