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South Sudan Football Championship

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South Sudan Football Championship
Founded2011
Country South Sudan
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs13 (2023)[1]
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSouth Sudan Premier League
Domestic cup(s)South Sudan National Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsSalaam FC (Bor)
(2023)
Most championshipsAtlabara (3)
Current: 2024 South Sudan Football Championship

The South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan. Seven provincial champions entered and Al-Salam FC won.[2] They went on to represent South Sudan in the 2012 Kagame Interclub Cup of CECAFA.[3] Atlabara won the second championship in 2013, then participated in the 2014 CAF Champions League.[4]

Champions

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Years Champions
2012 Al-Salam FC (1)
2013 Atlabara FC (1)
2014 Al-Malakia FC (1)
2015 Atlabara FC (2)
2016 Not held
2017 Al-Salam FC (2)
2018 Al-Hilal FC (Wau) (1)
2019 Atlabara FC (3)
2020 Championship not finished due to Covid-19
2021 Not held
2022 Not held
2023 Bor Salaam FC (1)

Performance by club

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Club Winners Winning Years
Atlabara 3 2013, 2015, 2019
Al-Salaam 2 2011–12, 2017
Al-Malakia 1 2014
Al-Hilal Wau 1 2018
Salaam (Bor) 1 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Champions League 2023". Archived from the original on 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ South Sudan 2011 Archived 2023-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF.com
  3. ^ "South Sudan's Al Salaam Wau excited by Cecafa debut". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  4. ^ "South Sudan clubs to play in CAF Inter-clubs competition". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-02.