2022–23 Benin Premier League

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Benin Premier League
Season2022–23
ChampionsCoton FC
RelegatedÉnergie FC
Sitatunga FC
Matches played580
Goals scored1,127 (1.94 per match)

The 2022–23 Benin Premier League was a top-flight football league in Benin. 36 teams took part in a multi-stage championship: a 16-match regular season followed by a championship round and two regional relegation rounds. Coton were crowned champions and received 10 million in prize money.[1]

In the north group, Énergie FC were relegated with six points. In the south group, Calavi-based Sitatunga were relegated after two seasons in the top flight. They lost their final match 3–1 to Avrankou Omnisports, who would have been relegated had they not won.[2]

League changes

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Bani Gansé of Banikoara and JS Ouidah were promoted from the second division.

Eternel FC were renamed OFMAS-SAD after receiving sponsorship, while UPI-ONM changed their name to Aziza FC.[3][4]

League tables

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Regular season

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Buffles 16 9 5 2 24 12 +12 32 Qualification to the Championship Round
2 Damissa 16 9 4 3 13 6 +7 31
3 Cavaliers 16 6 8 2 18 11 +7 26
4 Takunnin 16 7 4 5 20 9 +11 25
5 Panthères FC 16 5 6 5 12 9 +3 21 Qualification to the Relegation Round
6 Dynamo Parakou 16 5 6 5 9 15 −6 21
7 Béké Bembèrèkè 16 3 8 5 12 13 −1 17
8 Réal Sport 16 1 9 6 3 11 −8 12
9 Dynamique Djougou 16 1 2 13 6 31 −25 5
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Loto-Popo 16 11 2 3 23 7 +16 35 Qualification to the Championship Round
2 Dadjè 16 9 4 3 19 12 +7 31
3 Dynamo Abomey 16 9 3 4 28 15 +13 30
4 Bani Gansè 16 8 4 4 21 20 +1 28
5 Hodio 16 7 5 4 22 9 +13 26 Qualification to the Relegation Round
6 Tonnerre 16 6 3 7 15 19 −4 21
7 Espoir Savalou 16 5 3 8 18 24 −6 18
8 Energie 16 3 2 11 10 25 −15 11
9 Soleil 16 0 2 14 14 39 −25 2
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Coton FC 16 10 6 0 28 5 +23 36 Qualification to the Championship Round
2 Requins 16 9 5 2 25 10 +15 32
3 ASPAC 16 7 7 2 20 12 +8 28
4 AS Cotonou 16 6 6 4 17 10 +7 24
5 OFMAS-SAD 16 6 4 6 17 15 +2 22 Qualification to the Relegation Round
6 Aziza 16 5 1 10 12 28 −16 16
7 Adjidja 16 3 5 8 10 20 −10 14
8 AS Police FC 16 3 3 10 12 29 −17 12
9 Sitatunga 16 2 5 9 8 20 −12 11
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ayema 16 7 7 2 20 10 +10 28 Qualification to the Championship Round
2 ASVO 16 7 6 3 23 13 +10 27
3 JAK 16 6 8 2 15 12 +3 26
4 Dragons 16 6 7 3 10 9 +1 25
5 JSP 16 6 3 7 16 15 +1 21 Qualification to the Relegation Round
6 Sobemap 16 7 5 4 16 14 +2 26
7 Djeffa 16 5 5 6 13 15 −2 20
8 Avrankou Omnisports 16 2 4 10 10 22 −12 10
9 JSO 16 3 1 12 12 25 −13 10
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship round

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Teams did not play matches against teams from their regular season group.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Coton (C) 24 16 5 3 29 13 +16 53 Champions, Qualification to the 2023–24 CAF Champions League
2 Loto-Popo 24 15 6 3 32 13 +19 51
3 Ayema 24 12 3 9 28 23 +5 39
4 Dadjè 24 11 4 9 24 21 +3 37
5 Dynamo Abomey 24 8 10 6 27 23 +4 34
6 Cavaliers 24 7 11 6 20 16 +4 32
7 ASVO 24 6 13 5 17 13 +4 31
8 Damissa 24 8 7 9 21 20 +1 31
9 JAK 24 8 7 9 23 25 −2 31
10 ASPAC 24 7 9 8 18 20 −2 30
11 AS Cotonou 24 6 11 7 15 16 −1 29
12 Takunnin 24 7 8 9 22 26 −4 29
13 Bani Gansè 24 7 7 10 16 23 −7 28
14 Requins 24 4 9 11 19 29 −10 21
15 Buffles 24 5 6 13 18 34 −16 21
16 Dragons 24 2 10 12 14 28 −14 16
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Relegation round

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North Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tonnerre 10 6 3 1 13 4 +9 21
2 Soleil 10 5 3 2 19 12 +7 18
3 Dynamo Parakou 10 4 3 3 14 10 +4 15
4 Hodio 10 4 3 3 10 9 +1 15
5 Réal Sport 10 3 4 3 8 6 +2 13
6 Espoir Savalou 10 3 3 4 5 6 −1 12
7 Dynamique Djougou 10 2 5 3 9 13 −4 11
8 Béké Bembèrèkè 10 3 2 5 6 11 −5 11
9 Panthères 10 2 4 4 9 14 −5 10
10 Energie (R) 10 0 6 4 7 15 −8 6 Relegation
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

South Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Djeffa 10 5 2 3 15 9 +6 17
2 Sobemap 10 5 2 3 11 7 +4 17
3 JSP 10 5 2 3 13 10 +3 17
4 Adjidja 10 5 1 4 15 8 +7 16
5 JSO 10 4 3 3 9 9 0 15
6 Aziza 10 4 2 4 12 12 0 14
7 Avrankou Omnisports 10 3 3 4 13 17 −4 12
8 Police 10 3 2 5 6 17 −11 11
9 OFMAS-SAD 10 2 4 4 7 11 −4 10
10 Sitatunga (R) 10 2 3 5 12 13 −1 9 Relegation
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated


References

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  1. ^ "Beninese Championship: Coton FC honored" (in French). L'Expression. 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Bénin : Énergie FC et Sitatunga FC relégués en amateur" (in French). 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Eternel FC chausse désormais des pointures de valeurs" (in French).
  4. ^ "Football – Ligue Pro : Upi-Onm devenu Aziza Fc sème impunément la zizanie dans le football béninois" (in French). 21 October 2021.