2019–20 Burundi Premier League

The 2019–20 Burundi Premier League is the 56th edition of the Burundi Premier League, the top-tier football league in Burundi, since its establishment in 1963. It began on 10 August 2019.[1]

Burundi Premier League

Season	2019–20
Dates	10 August 2019 – 24 June 2020
Champions	Le Messager Ngozi
Relegated	Lydia Ludic Ngozi City Les Lierres
Champions League	Le Messager Ngozi
Matches played	238
Goals scored	628 (2.64 per match)
Biggest home win	Le Messager Ngozi 6–0 Les Lierres (7 September 2019) Olympique Star 6–0 Lydia Ludic (5 April 2020)
Biggest away win	Kayanza United 0–5 Bujumbura City (26 September 2019) Les Lierres 1–6 Aigle Noir (23 June 2020)
Highest scoring	Aigle Noir 6–2 Bujumbura City (20 June 2020)
Longest winning run	6 matches Le Messager Ngozi
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches Musongati
Longest winless run	9 matches Flambeau du Centre
Longest losing run	7 matches Ngozi City Les Lierres
← 2018–19 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 24 June 2020.

It was one of the few football leagues still contested during the COVID-19 pandemic, until the suspension of its games after the conclusion of Week 27 on April 5, 2020.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Le Messager Ngozi (C)	30	18	10	2	51	18	+33	64	Qualification for Champions League
2	Musongati	30	15	11	4	45	26	+19	56
3	Aigle Noir	30	13	9	8	56	39	+17	48[lower-alpha 1]
4	Dynamik	30	13	9	8	32	25	+7	48[lower-alpha 1]
5	Flambeau du Centre	30	13	9	8	44	40	+4	48[lower-alpha 1]
6	Vital'O	30	12	8	10	41	33	+8	44
7	Bujumbura City	30	12	7	11	47	41	+6	43
8	Olympique Star	30	11	6	13	54	48	+6	39[lower-alpha 2]
9	Rukinzo	30	10	9	11	40	44	−4	39[lower-alpha 2]
10	Inter Star	30	9	11	10	29	32	−3	38[lower-alpha 3]
11	Bumamuru	30	10	8	12	41	37	+4	38[lower-alpha 3]
12	Kayanza United	30	9	10	11	35	39	−4	37
13	Atlético Olympic	30	9	9	12	46	44	+2	36
14	Lydia Ludic	30	9	8	13	23	41	−18	35	Relegation to Burundi Ligue B
15	Ngozi City	30	6	4	20	28	62	−34	22
16	Les Lierres	30	6	2	22	26	69	−43	20

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored;
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Aigle Noir 7, Dynamik 6, Flambeau du Centre 4.
2. Head-to-head points: Olympique Star 6, Rukinzo 0.
3. Head-to-head points: Inter Star 4, Bumamuru 1.

Fixtures/results

Home \ Away	AGN	ATO	BJC	BUM	DYN	FDC	ITS	KAY	LMN	LEL	LYD	MUS	NGO	OLS	RUK	VIT
Aigle Noir		1–1	6–2	1–3	3–1	5–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	3–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1
Atlético Olympic	1–5		0–1	3–2	1–2	2–1	0–2	3–2	1–2	2–0	0–0	1–2	4–0	3–3	5–1	2–0
Bujumbura City	1–2	3–2		3–3	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	2–0	1–2	2–3	5–2	1–1	1–0	0–1
Bumamuru	0–1	1–0	0–1		1–2	2–0	0–1	1–1	0–2	3–0	2–0	0–1	4–0	1–3	1–1	5–2
Dynamik	4–1	0–1	2–1	0–1		2–1	2–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–2	0–1	4–2	0–0	1–1	0–0
Flambeau du Centre	0–0	1–0	2–1	3–2	1–0		4–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	1–1	5–1	0–4	1–1	0–0
Inter Star	1–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–0	1–1		2–1	0–0	3–1	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–1
Kayanza United	2–1	1–1	0–5	0–1	0–1	1–1	2–1		2–0	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–0	3–0	0–2	1–1
Le Messager Ngozi	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–1		6–0	0–1	1–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–1
Les Lierres	1–6	1–3	1–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–2	0–2		1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–4	1–3
Lydia Ludic	1–2	1–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–2	1–2	3–2	0–1	2–1		0–0	0–1	2–0	1–1	0–3
Musongati	2–1	3–3	24 Jun	0–0	0–0	4–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	3–1	4–0		3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0
Ngozi City	1–3	2–1	1–2	3–0	0–1	2–3	1–0	1–1	0–4	1–2	0–1	0–2		0–2	1–4	1–0
Olympique Star	2–3	3–3	1–2	2–2	0–1	1–2	0–2	3–1	24 Jun	5–1	6–0	1–2	2–0		2–1	2–5
Rukinzo	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–0	0–3	1–0	1–1	0–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	1–2		2–3
Vital'O	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	0–1	3–0	1–1	0–2	0–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	4–2

Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2020. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

1. "Ligue A". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2020.