2011 Mauritian League

The 2011 Mauritian League (also known as Barclays League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixty-seventh season of the Mauritian League since its establishment in 1935. The 2011 fixtures were released in February 2011.[2] The season began on 26 February 2011, and concluded on 26 June 2011. ASPL 2000 won the 2011 Mauritian League, winning their 5th title, their first since 2005.[3]

Mauritian League
Season2011
ChampionsASPL 2000
Matches played78
Goals scored221 (2.83 per match)
Biggest home winASVP 6–0 CTNFB U-20
(3 April 2011)
[1]
Biggest away winEtoile de L'Ouest 0–13 CSSC
(19 June 2011)
[1]
Highest scoringEtoile de L'Ouest 0–13 CSSC
(19 June 2011)
[1]
← 2010
2011–12 →

Due to the preparation of the Mauritius national football team for the 2011 edition of the Indian Ocean Games, the season was shortened. From the 14 teams originally competing (Etoile de L'Ouest was later removed from the league, see Controversies), the top eight qualified for a new professional league, named the Super League, to begin play after the conclusion of the Indian Ocean Island Games in 2012. The rest of the teams were placed into the new Premier Division, which will start play at the same time. Centre Technique National François-Blaquart are not subject to promotion or relegation. The restructuring of the Mauritian league system was done in an attempt to further professionalize Mauritian football.[4]

Rule changes

The league introduced a cap on the number of foreign players in a squad. From this season onwards, clubs will have to declare a squad of no more than three players of foreign origin, in an attempt to encourage the growth of Mauritian footballers. The league now also uses CD Narsil technologies to record transfers. This is in compliance with mandates issued by FIFA.[5]

To compete in the league, teams have to have either a club house or a room equipped with telephone, fax, and/or e-mail with a full-time administrative secretary. They must also have a permanent training ground, preferably equipped with projectors. The team must have at least 12 players signed to a professional contract, and each team must have a U-20 youth team. The MFA will also require that teams hire a qualified coach, holding at least a C license, a doctor and a physio.[6]

The allocation fees for each team also increased. 1,000,000 rupees were allocated to each team.[7]

Teams

All of the Mauritian League teams submitted their squads on the 31 January 2011 deadline.[8]

A total of fourteen teams competed in the league this year, including twelve sides from the 2010 Mauritian League and two promoted teams from the 2010 National Second Division. Late into the season, Etoile de L'Ouest was removed from the league (see Controversies).

U.S. Bassin-Beau/Rose Hill were relegated to their regional league. Cercle de Joachim and U.S. Highlands were promoted to the Mauritian league.

Stadia and locations
CTNFB U-20
Cercle de Joachim
Entente Boulet Rouge
Etoile de L'Ouest
Petite Rivière Noire SC
US Highlands
Locations of the 2011 Mauritian League teams
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
AS Port-Louis 2000 Port Louis Stade St. François Xavier 2,000
AS Rivière du Rempart Mapou Stade Anjalay 30,000
AS de Vacoas-Phoenix Vacoas-Phoenix Stade George V 6,200
Centre Technique National François-Blaquart Trianon MFA Headquarters
Cercle de Joachim SC Curepipe Stade George V 6,200
Curepipe Starlight SC Curepipe Stade George V 6,200
Entente Boulet Rouge Centre de Flacq Stade Auguste Vollaire 4,000
Etoile de L'Ouest SC Bambous Stade Germain Comarmond 5,000
Faucon Flacq SC Centre de Flacq Stade Auguste Vollaire 4,000
Pamplemousses SC Belle Vue Maurel Stade Anjalay 30,000
Petite Rivière Noire SC Petite Rivière Noire Stade Germain Comarmond 5,000
Pointe-aux-Sables Mates Pointe-aux-Sables Stade Sir Gaëtan Duval 6,500
Savanne SC Souillac Stade Harry Latour 2,000
US Highlands Highlands Stade Quartier Militaire 4,000

Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain
AS Port-Louis 2000 Fidy Rasoanaivo Jiovanni Jubeau
AS Rivière du Rempart Tony François Tony François
AS de Vacoas-Phoenix Maurice Andriamandranto Jean-Pierre Cerveaux
Centre Technique National François-Blaquart Rajen Dorasami Stéphan Nabab
Cercle de Joachim SC Jean-Marc Chaton
Deoduth Beekhun		 Jean-Yves André
Curepipe Starlight SC Sarjoo Gowreesunkur Johan Candassamy
Entente Boulet Rouge Gaëtan Poché Stéphane Apollon
Etoile de L'Ouest SC Dominique Fortuné
Patrick Édouard		 Pascal Dig-Dig
Faucon Flacq SC Jean Jasmin Walter Medar Ndriananampy
Pamplemousses SC Henri Speville Colin Bell
Petite Rivière Noire SC Taleb Fatehmamode Stéphane Pierre
Pointe-aux-Sables Mates Bruno Randrianarivony Rico Shocktorap
Savanne SC Prakash Parmanund Kurty Dessalles
US Highlands Daniel Ramsamy Sawan Kumar Sreeneebus

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Curepipe Starlight Rajesh Gunesh Resigned 19 January 2011[9] Pre-season Sarjoo Gowreesunkur 19 January 2011[10]
Etoile de L'Ouest Curtis Calambé Resigned 29 January 2011[11] Pre-season Dominique Fortuné
Patrick Édouard		 29 January 2011[12]
Cercle de Joachim Sydney Caëtane Resigned 14 April 2011[13] 7th Jean-Marc Chaton
Deoduth Beekhun		 14 April 2011[14]

League table
  • 1st to 8th qualify for the new Super League, beginning play in 2012
  • 9th to 14th will compete in the new National 1st Division, beginning play in 2012 as well
  • Centre Technique National François-Blaquart is not subject to promotion/relegation
  • Results for all teams against Etoile de L'Ouest were nullified after the latter was removed from the league by the MFA (see Controversies)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Port-Louis 2000 12 10 0 2 29 8 +21 30 2012 Mauritian Premier League
2 Vacoas-Phoenix 12 9 2 1 29 5 +24 29
3 Savanne 12 7 1 4 23 17 +6 22
4 Pamplemousses 12 6 3 3 22 15 +7 21
5 Pointe-aux-Sables Mates 12 6 1 5 23 20 +3 19
6 Cercle de Joachim 12 5 3 4 13 15 −2 18
7 Rivière du Rempart 12 5 1 6 11 11 0 16
8 Petite Rivière Noire 12 4 3 5 16 16 0 15
9 Curepipe Starlight 12 3 4 5 11 15 −4 13 2012 National 1st Division
10 Entente Boulet Rouge 12 2 4 6 12 23 −11 10
11 CTNFB U-20 12 1 6 5 14 27 −13 9
12 Highlands 12 2 3 7 8 22 −14 9
13 Faucon Flacq 12 1 3 8 10 27 −17 6
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2011. Source: Mauritian League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Before Etoile de L'Ouest were removed from the league, each team was to play 13 games, for a total of 91 games. After Etoile de L'Ouest was removed, each team ended up playing a total of 12 games for a total of 78 games. All results involving Etoile de L'Ouest were nullified in relation to final standings.

Home \ Away PL RR VP CTN CJ CS EBR FF PAM PRN PAS SAV HIG
Port-Louis 2000 2–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 3–0
Rivière du Rempart 0–1 (Replay) 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 3–0
Vacoas-Phoenix 1–0 2–0 6–0 0–1 2–0 4–2 3–0
CTNFB U-20 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–3 1–4 1–3 2–2
Cercle de Joachim 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–2 2–1
Curepipe Starlight 0–2 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–2
Entente Boulet Rouge 0–2 1–6 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–2
Faucon Flacq 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–5 2–1
Pamplemousses 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–5 4–0
Petite Rivière Noire 0–3 (AWD) 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
Pointe-aux-Sables Mates
Savanne 2–4 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–2 1–0
Highlands 0–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2011. Source: FIFA Mauritius, Mauritian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Controversies

On 5 March 2011, after a game in which ASPL 2000 beat AS Rivière du Rempart 2–0, ASRR accused ASPL 2000 of fielding an ineligible player, Jonathan Ernest, due to yellow card accumulation. The MFA looked into the matter, and ruled in favor of ASRR, suspending Ernest for two weeks and forcing the game to be replayed in May. ASPL 2000 won that game as well 1–0.[15]

On 8 June 2011, after a game in which Petite Rivière Noire SC beat ASPL 2000 2–1, ASPL 2000 accused Petite Rivière Noire of fielding an ineligible player, Stéphane Badul, due to yellow card accumulation. Ironically, ASPL 2000 had been accused of the same thing two months prior. The MFA once again looked into the case, and once again ruled in favor of the accuser. This time, however, the punishment was much harsher, as they suspended Badul for six months (putting his chances of representing Mauritius in the 2011 IOG in the air) and fining Petite Rivière Noire 3000 rupees. ASPL 2000 was also awarded the game 3–0. Petite Rivière Noire expressed outrage at how harsh the penalty was, while the Ernest incident resulted in far less consequences. After this case, the MFA agreed to look back into the Ernest case, which was very similar but much more lenient on the accused.[16]

On 22 June 2011, after a meeting was held by the National Managing Committee of the MFA, it was determined that Etoile de L'Ouest SC was not fit to compete in the Mauritian League after losing by wide margins in the previous few games and being very unprofessional, which included fielding only 8 players in one game. With immediate effect, the team was removed from the league and all games that the team played were nullified.[17]

Republic Cup

On 13 March 2011, the Republic Cup was played between Pamplemousses SC and Petite Rivière Noire SC.

Pamplemousses SC3–1Petite Rivière Noire SC
Fricain  24' (o.g.)
Ratovonirina  30', 39'
Chavry  62'		 (Report)  13' Calambé
 14'  73' Pierre
 73' Badul
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius)
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References
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  9. "Gunesh resigns". lemauricien.com. Mauritius Football Association. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  10. "Gowreesunkur in". lemauricien.com. Mauritius Football Association. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  11. "Calambé resigns". mauritius2day. Mauritius Football Association. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  12. "Fortuné/Édouard in". mauritius2day. Mauritius Football Association. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  13. "Caëtane resigns". defimedia.info. Mauritius Football Association. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  14. "Chaton/Beekhun in". defimedia.info. Mauritius Football Association. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  15. Ernest Suspension
  16. Badul Suspension
  17. "Etoile removed". grandbaie. Mauritius Football Association. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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