Football league season
The 2016 Elite One was the 56th season of the Cameroon Top League. The season began on 30 January 2016. UMS de Loum dominated the league, winning their first title by a 10-point margin over runner-up Cotonsport . It was a significant turnaround for UMS de Loum, who finished tied for 11th in 2015, just four points away from relegation.
Teams locations
Locations of the 2016 Elite One teams
Elite One consists of 18 teams for the 2016 season with three clubs relegated to Elite Two and three promoted. Fovu Club , Njala Quan and Tonnerre were all relegated to Elite Two after finishing in the last three spots of the 2015 season . Aigle Royal , Eding Sport FC and Racing Club Bafoussam were each promoted from Elite Two .[ 1]
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2016. 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 goals allowed; 6) playoff
(C) Champions;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b c EDI: 9 points; AST: 6 points; NEW: 3 points
^ a b APE 4-1 RAC; RAC 0-0 APE
^ Canon was docked 3 points
Positions by round
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 UMS de Loum 1 5 7 14 9 6 7 11 9 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cotonsport 12 11 15 2 3 10 13 6 7 9 5 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Young Sport Academy 1 1 1 7 7 4 6 2 5 11 8 10 10 10 8 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Union Douala 1 3 9 9 1 1 2 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Unisport Bafang 8 5 4 6 7 4 3 8 11 7 7 5 5 6 4 3 2 2 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Aigle Royal 10 5 6 4 6 3 5 10 6 8 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 Dragon de Yaoundé 12 17 12 5 12 7 12 15 14 15 14 14 13 15 15 17 15 15 13 14 14 14 16 15 15 16 15 15 14 12 10 8 11 7 Eding Sport 1 3 4 10 15 15 15 17 15 12 10 7 8 8 11 9 10 11 12 10 9 11 11 12 14 13 11 11 10 10 11 10 9 8 Les Astres 12 17 18 16 11 13 10 12 8 10 12 9 9 9 7 8 9 9 9 9 12 10 9 7 9 10 10 10 11 9 9 12 10 9 New Star 1 5 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 3 4 3 5 6 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 10 APEJES Academy 10 13 13 17 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 14 14 14 15 13 15 15 14 15 15 15 16 15 16 15 13 13 13 11 Racing 1 1 1 2 3 11 9 5 4 5 6 8 7 7 10 11 7 7 8 11 10 12 10 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 12 Bamboutos 1 9 1 7 10 7 8 9 13 13 14 14 13 13 9 10 11 13 14 15 13 13 12 14 11 9 9 9 9 11 12 11 12 13 Lion Blessé 12 13 17 15 16 17 15 13 17 16 16 16 16 14 14 16 16 17 17 16 17 17 15 13 12 14 14 14 12 13 14 15 14 14 Canon 12 9 11 11 3 12 11 4 3 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 7 8 8 7 8 11 10 12 13 13 15 16 16 14 15 15 Panthère 12 11 15 13 13 9 3 7 10 6 9 11 11 11 12 12 12 8 11 12 11 9 13 10 13 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 Botafogo FC 8 13 13 17 13 14 13 14 12 13 13 13 15 17 18 15 17 16 16 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 Cosmos de Bafia 12 13 8 12 17 15 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2016. Source:
Soccerway
References
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Supercups Regional cups CAF club competitions International competitions