South Sudan Football Championship

South Sudan Football Championship
Founded	2011
Country	South Sudan
Confederation	CAF
Number of clubs	12 (2023-24)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	South Sudan Premier League
Domestic cup(s)	South Sudan National Cup
Current champions	Al Merreikh (1st title) ; (2024)
Most championships	Atlatara (3)
	Current: 2025 South Sudan Football Championship

The South Sudan Football Championship is the second-tier 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]

History

The South Sudan National Champions also Known as South Sudan Cup is the second-tier football league in South Sudan. It was established in 2011 shortly after the independent of South Sudan.

2024 season

The final 2024 South Sudan Football Championship standings:^[5]

#	Football club	Location	W	D	L	Pts
1	El-Merrikh	Bentiu	3	0	1	9
2	Malakia SC	Juba	1	2	1	5
3	Salam FC	Aweil	0	2	2	2

Highest attendance: 2,000 at El-Merrikh vs Malakia SC.

Previous winners

Years	Champions
2012	Al-Salam (1)
2013	Atlabara (1)
2014	Al-Malakia (1)
2015	Atlabara (2)
2016	Not held
2017	Al-Salam (2)
2018	Al-Hilal (1)
2019	Atlabara (3)
2020	Championship not finished due to Covid-19
2021	Not held
2022	Not held
2023	Bor Salaam (1)
2024	Al Merreikh (1)