2012–13 Rwanda National Football League

Rwanda National Football League
Season 2012–13
Champions Rayon Sports
(7th title)
Champions League Rayon Sports
Confederation Cup AS Kigali
(cup winner)
Matches played 182
Goals scored 354 (1.95 per match)
Biggest home win Police 6–0 Marines
(29 January 2013)[1]
Biggest away win Etincelles 0–5 Police
(21 April 2013)[2]
Etincelles 0–5 Rayon Sports
(4 May 2013)[3]
Highest scoring Rayon Sports 6–1 Muhanga
(12 May 2013)[4]

All statistics correct as of 25 May 2013.

The 2012–13 Rwanda National Football League (known as the Primus National Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th season of the Rwanda National Football League since it began in 1975. The season began on 22 September 2012 and ended on 25 May 2013. Armée Patriotique Rwandaise were the defending champions, having won their record 13th title the previous season.

Rayon Sports won their 7th title, finishing at the top of the table with 57 points, and represented Rwanda in the 2014 CAF Champions League.

Clubs

Changes from last season

The number of teams in the league increased from 13 last season to 14 this season after Nyanza's withdrawal and their replacement by Espoir in the league.[5]

Relegated from National Football League
Promoted from Second Division

Participating teams

Team Location
Amagaju Nyamagabe
A.P.R. Kigali
AS Kigali Kigali
Etincelles Rubavu
Espoir Rusizi
Isonga Kigali
Kiyovu Sports Kigali
La Jeunesse Kigali
Marines Rubavu
Muhanga Gitarama
Mukura Victory Huye
Musanze Ruhengeri
Police Kigali
Rayon Sports Nyanza

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rayon Sports (C) (Q) 26 18 3 5 58 25+33 57 Qualification for 2014 CAF Champions League
2 Police 26 14 10 2 40 13+27 52
3 A.P.R. 26 12 10 4 31 20+11 46
4 Mukura Victory 26 12 6 8 25 19+6 42
5 La Jeunesse 26 11 7 8 27 24+3 40
6 AS Kigali (Q) 26 10 9 7 24 18+6 39 Qualification for 2014 CAF Confederation Cup 1
7 Musanze 26 9 9 8 24 21+3 36
8 Kiyovu Sports 26 9 7 10 21 265 34
9 Amagaju 26 7 10 9 18 213 31
10 Espoir 26 8 6 12 20 288 30
11 Muhanga 26 6 9 11 14 2915 27
12 Marines 26 6 6 14 16 3822 24
13 Etincelles 26 3 8 15 15 3722 17 Relegation to 2013–14 Rwandan Second Division
14 Isonga (R) 26 2 10 14 21 3514 16

Updated to games played on 25 May 2013.
Source: Primus National Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1AS Kigali qualified for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup as winners of the 2013 Rwandan Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Kigali teams
A.P.R.
AS Kigali
Isonga
Kiyovu Sports
La Jeunesse
Locations of the 2012–13 Rwanda National Football League teams in Rwanda.
Home ╲ Away AGJ APR ASKEFCETCISGKVSLJNMRNMHGMKVMSZPOLRYS
Amagaju 00 00 20 20 00 01 01 30 00 01 10 03 11
A.P.R. 11 01 10 11 31 10 20 21 10 31 10 11 04
AS Kigali 00 03 20 11 11 00 01 20 20 01 01 01 31
Espoir 10 11 00 10 10 10 10 11 01 23 21 03
Etincelles 11 00 01 12 10 01 01 00 00 10 12 05 05
Isonga 31 12 23 22 12 13 12 00 22 21 11 11 02
Kiyovu Sports 00 12 10 10 11 00 11 10 21 10 02 02 12
La Jeunesse 32 10 22 10 20 10 12 12 01 11 22 22 12
Marines 01 11 02 21 21 10 21 00 00 14 20 01 01
Muhanga 10 02 00 10 00 10 11 01 21 01 02 02 13
Mukura Victory 00 10 12 00 10 11 20 10 10 20 01 00 21
Musanze 01 00 00 21 10 00 11 21 20 11 00 01 01
Police 30 11 01 00 32 21 20 00 60 00 10 11
Rayon Sports 12 22 21 23 32 10 31 01 40 61 21 32 20

Updated to games played on 25 May 2013.
Source: Primus National Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. "Police FC - Marines FC (29/01-2013 kl. 17:30)". Futaa.com. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. "Etincelles FC - Police FC (21/04-2013 kl. 15:30)". Futaa.com. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. "Etincelles FC - Rayon Sport (04/05-2013 kl. 16:30)". Futaa.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. "Rayon Sport - Muhanga (12/05-2013 kl. 16:30)". Futaa.com. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. Bonnie Mugabe (11 September 2012). "Champs APR face Marines". The New Times. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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