- Réunion Premier League
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Réunion Premier League Countries Réunion Confederation CAF Founded 1950 Number of teams 14 Levels on pyramid 1 Domestic cup(s) Coupe de la Réunion
Coupe de FranceInternational cup(s) Champions League
Confederation CupCurrent champions Saint-Pauloise FC
(2011)Most championships JS Saint-Pierroise (16) Website Official site Réunion Premier League is the top division of football on the French overseas territory of Réunion. The league is ran and managed by the Ligue de Football de la Réunion under the watch of the French Football Federation. Réunion Premier League was created in 1950 and the most successful club is JS Saint-Pierroise, who have won 16 league titles. The defending champions are Saint-Pauloise FC. The winner of the competition earns a berth in the CAF Champions League. In the French pyramid system, the Réunion Premier League is positioned in the Division d'Honneur, the sixth level of French football.
The league has produced several professional Ligue 1 players, as well as players who have gone on to have successful careers abroad. Players such as Jean-Pierre Bade, Guillaume Hoarau, Florent Sinama-Pongolle, Dimitri Payet, and Jean-Pascal Fontaine all began their careers on the island before achieving success abroad.
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Competition format
There are 14 clubs in the Réunion Premier League. During the course of a season, usually from March to November, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. Like all other amateur leagues in France, the league operates using a 4–2–1 points system meaning four points for a win, two for a draw, and one for a defeat. If points are equal following the season, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to second division and the top two teams from the second division are promoted in their place.
The Ligue de Football de la Réunion runs the Coupe de la Réunion, which is the national cup of the territory. The organization also runs a Coupe de France cup competition that is independent to the Coupe de la Réunion. The Coupe de France competition serves as qualifying rounds for the actual Coupe de France. The competition usually lasts six rounds and the winner of the competition qualifies for the 7th round of the Coupe de France.
Premier League Clubs 2011
Team Home City Manager Stadium Capacity AJ Petite-Ile Petite-Île 
Kiki MalletStade Raphaël Babet 2,000 AS Excelsior Saint-Joseph 
Farès BousdiraStade Raphaël Babet 2,000 AS Marsouins Saint-Leu Noël VidotStade Saint-Leu 1,000 FC Avirons Les Avirons Fabien SchneiderStade Paulo Brabant 1,000 JS Saint-Pierroise Saint-Pierre Patrice SéguraStade Michel Volnay 8,000 Saint-Denis FC Saint-Denis Thierry RobertStade Jean-Ivoula 10,000 Saint-Pauloise FC Saint-Paul Christian DafrevilleStade Olympique Paul Julius Bénard 13,000 SS Saint-Louisienne Saint-Louis Patrick LabordeStade Théophile Hoarau 2,500 US Bénédictine Saint-Benoît n/a Stade Jean Allane 1,200 US Possession La Possession Seck Boubaca Stade Youri-Gagarine 1,000 US Sainte-Marienne Sainte-Marie Djamel BendoumaStade Nelson Mandela 8,000 US Stade Tamponnaise Le Tampon Jean-Pierre BadeStade Klébert Picard 4,000 Previous winners
Season Num. Clubs Champion Pts Runner-Up Pts 1950 n.c. SS Patriote n.c. n.c. n.c. 1951 n.c. SS Patriote n.c. n.c. n.c. 1952 n.c. SS Jeanne d'Arc n.c. n.c. n.c. 1953 n.c. SS Patriote n.c. n.c. n.c. 1954 n.c. SS Patriote n.c. n.c. n.c. 1955 n.c. SS Patriote n.c. n.c. n.c. 1956 12 JS Saint-Pierroise 36 SS Patriote 34 1957 10 JS Saint-Pierroise 25 Bourbon C 22 1958 10 SS Saint-Louisienne n/a SS Jeanne d'Arc n/a 1959 16 JS Saint-Pierroise 33 SS Charles de Foucauld 33 1960 10 JS Saint-Pierroise 48 SS Jeanne d'Arc 41 1961 10 JS Saint-Pierroise 47 Bourbon C 45 1962 7 SS Patriote 29 JS Saint-Pierroise 27 1963 8 SS Saint-Louisienne 36 JS Saint-Pierroise 34 1964 8 SS Saint-Louisienne 35 JS Saint-Pierroise 34 1965 10 SS Saint-Louisienne 49 SS Tamponnaise 44 1966 10 SS Saint-Louisienne 49 SS Tamponnaise 42 1967 10 SS Saint-Louisienne 47 SS Patriote 43 1968 10 SS Saint-Louisienne 46 SS Jeanne d'Arc 45 1969 10 SS Saint-Louisienne 45 SS Jeanne d'Arc 44 1970 10 SS Saint-Louisienne 44 SS Excelsior 44 1971 10 JS Saint-Pierroise 41 SS Saint-Louisienne 36 1972 10 JS Saint-Pierroise 48 SS Patriote 44 1973 13 JS Saint-Pierroise 64 SS Excelsior 60 1974 12 SS Excelsior 59 JS Saint-Pierroise 52 1975 12 JS Saint-Pierroise 53 SS Excelsior 53 1976 12 JS Saint-Pierroise 55 FC Ouest 53 1977 12 FC Ouest 57 SS Excelsior 52 1978 12 JS Saint-Pierroise 56 CS Saint-Denis 53 1979 12 SS Saint-Pauloise 59 US Bénédictine 51 1980 12 CS Saint-Denis 57 SS Saint-Pauloise 53 1981 12 SS Saint-Pauloise 55 US Bénédictine 54 1982 12 SS Saint-Louisienne 52 CS Saint-Denis 49 1983 12 SS Saint-Pauloise 51 FC Ouest 51 1984 13 CS Saint-Denis 58 SS Saint-Pauloise 58 1985 14 SS Saint-Pauloise 64 JS Saint-Pierroise 63 1986 14 SS Saint-Pauloise 68 CS Saint Denis 65 1987 14 CS Saint-Denis 64 SS Saint-Pauloise 64 1988 14 SS Saint-Louisienne 61 US Stade Tamponnaise 60 1989 14 JS Saint-Pierroise 64 CS Saint Denis 60 1990 14 JS Saint-Pierroise 63 US Stade Tamponnaise 60 1991 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 67 CS Saint Denis 67 1992 12 US Stade Tamponnaise 61 CS Saint Denis 52 1993 12 JS Saint-Pierroise 54 CS Saint Denis 54 1994 12 JS Saint-Pierroise 56 US Stade Tamponnaise 52 1995 12 CS Saint-Denis 54 US Stade Tamponnaise 51 1996 12 CS Saint-Denis 53 JS Saint-Pierroise 53 1997 14 SS Saint-Louisienne 79 US Stade Tamponnaise 73 1998 14 SS Saint-Louisienne 84 US Stade Tamponnaise 81 1999 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 86 JS Saint-Pierroise 78 2000 14 AS Marsouins 77 US Stade Tamponnaise 75 2001 14 SS Saint-Louisienne 81 JS Saint-Pierroise 81 2002 14 SS Saint-Louisienne 89 US Stade Tamponnaise 74 2003 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 88 SS Saint-Louisienne 88 2004 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 82 SS Excelsior 78 2005 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 88 SS Excelsior 87 2006 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 88 JS Saint-Pierroise 81 2007 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 89 SS Excelsior 82 2008 14 JS Saint-Pierroise 88 US Stade Tamponnaise 87 2009 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 81 SS Excelsior 70 2010 14 US Stade Tamponnaise 79 US Sainte-Marienne 74 2011 12 Saint-Pauloise FC 69 US Stade Tamponnaise 65 Performance by club
Club City Titles Last Title JS Saint-Pierroise Saint-Pierre 16 2008 SS Saint-Louisienne Saint-Louis 15 2002 US Stade Tamponnaise Le Tampon 10 2010 SS Patriote Saint-Denis 6 1962 SS Saint-Pauloise Saint-Paul 6 2011 CS Saint-Denis Saint-Denis 5 1996 SS Excelsior Saint-Joseph 1 1974 SS Jeanne d'Arc Saint-Pierre 1 1952 AS Marsouins Saint-Leu 1 2000 FC Ouest Saint-Paul 1 1977 Top scorers
Year Best scorers Team Goals 2001 Bernard LacollayAS Marsouins 21 2002 Farid KekarUS Possession 19 2003 Willy RobertSS Saint-Pauloise 20 2004 
Moussa TraoréUS Stade Tamponnaise 14 2005 Willy VisneldaSS Saint-Louisienne 12 2007 Antoine RasolofoAS Marsouins 19 2008 Quentin BoessoJS Saint-Pierroise 23 External links
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