Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)
Football league
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The Ivory Coast Ligue 1 LONACI is the top division of the Ivorian Football Federation. It was created in 1960.
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| Founded | 1960 |
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| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| Confederation | CAF |
| Number of clubs | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Ligue 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football Coupe Houphouët-Boigny |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
| Current champions | FC San Pédro (1) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | ASEC Mimosas (29) |
| Website | ligue1-ci.com |
| Current: 2025–26 | |
2024−25 Ligue 1 clubs
Qualification for CAF competitions
Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season
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 |  South Africa |
8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | 3 | 131 |
| 4 | 3 |  -1 |  Algeria |
6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 130 |
| 5 | 6 | +1 |  Tanzania |
3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 82.5 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 |  Tunisia |
4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 82.5 |
| 7 | 8 | +1 |  Angola |
1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| 8 | 7 | -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 | Ivory Coast |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | 10 | -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 |
Champions
- 1956: Africa Sports (Before Independence)
- 1960: Onze Frères de Bassam (1)
- 1961: Onze Frères de Bassam (2)
- 1962: Stade d'Abidjan (1)
- 1963: ASEC Mimosas (1)
- 1964: Stade d'Abidjan (2)
- 1965: Stade d'Abidjan (3)
- 1966: Stade d'Abidjan (4)
- 1967: Africa Sports (1)
- 1968: Africa Sports (2)
- 1969: Stade d'Abidjan (5)
- 1970: ASEC Mimosas (2)
- 1971: Africa Sports (3)
- 1972: ASEC Mimosas (3)
- 1973: ASEC Mimosas (4)
- 1974: ASEC Mimosas (5)
- 1975: ASEC Mimosas (6)
- 1976: SC Gagnoa (1)
- 1977: Africa Sports (4)
- 1978: Africa Sports (5)
- 1979: Stella Club d'Adjamé (1)
- 1980: ASEC Mimosas (7)
- 1981: Stella Club d'Adjamé (2)
- 1982: Africa Sports (6)
- 1983: Africa Sports (7)
- 1984: Stella Club d'Adjamé (3)
- 1985: Africa Sports (8)
- 1986: Africa Sports (9)
- 1987: Africa Sports (10)
- 1988: Africa Sports (11)
- 1989: Africa Sports (12)
- 1990: ASEC Mimosas (8)
- 1991: ASEC Mimosas (9)
- 1992: ASEC Mimosas (10)
- 1993: ASEC Mimosas (11)
- 1994: ASEC Mimosas (12)
- 1995: ASEC Mimosas (13)
- 1996: Africa Sports (13)
- 1997: ASEC Mimosas (14)
- 1998: ASEC Mimosas (15)
- 1999: Africa Sports (14)
- 2000: ASEC Mimosas (16)
- 2001: ASEC Mimosas (17)
- 2002: ASEC Mimosas (18)
- 2003: ASEC Mimosas (19)
- 2004: ASEC Mimosas (20)
- 2005: ASEC Mimosas (21)
- 2006: ASEC Mimosas (22)
- 2007: Africa Sports (15)
- 2008: Africa Sports (16)
- 2009: ASEC Mimosas (23)
- 2010: ASEC Mimosas (24)
- 2011: Africa Sports (17)
- 2012: Séwé Sport (1)
- 2012–13: Séwé Sport (2)
- 2013–14: Séwé Sport (3)
- 2014–15: AS Tanda (1)
- 2015–16: AS Tanda (2)
- 2016–17: ASEC Mimosas (25)
- 2017–18: ASEC Mimosas (26)
- 2018–19: SO de l'Armée (1)
- 2019–20: Racing Club Abidjan (1)
- 2020–21: ASEC Mimosas (27)
- 2021–22: ASEC Mimosas (28)
- 2022–23: ASEC Mimosas (29)
- 2023–24: FC San Pédro (1)
- 2024-25: Stade d'Abidjan (6)
Total
| Club | Titles | Seasons won |
|---|---|---|
| ASEC Mimosas | 29 | 1963, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Africa Sports | 18 | 1956, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011 |
| Stade d'Abidjan | 6 | 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 2025 |
| Stella Club d'Adjamé | 3 | 1979, 1981, 1984 |
| Séwé Sport | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Onze Frères de Bassam | 2 | 1960, 1961 |
| AS Tanda | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| SC Gagnoa | 1 | 1976 |
| SO de l'Armée | 1 | 2019 |
| Racing Club Abidjan | 1 | 2020 |
Top goalscorers
Records
ASEC Mimosas holds the world record for unbeaten games, playing 108 domestic league and cup matches without defeat between 1989 and 1994. This streak ended on 19.June 1994 when ASEC lost 1–2 against SO Armée in an Ivorian League fixture.[1]