2017–18 Linafoot
# 2017–18 Linafoot

The 2017–18 Linafoot season is the 57th since its establishment. Linafoot is the top-flight association football league of DR Congo in Africa. The season started on 11 November 2017 and ended on 14 July 2018.

## First round

There are three regional divisions with 8 to 10 teams. Advancing are top 3 from East, top 4 from West, top 4 from Center-South, and the best 5th-placed team from West or Center-South.

### Zone de développement Est

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AS Maniema Union | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 26 | Qualification to final round |
| 2 | FC Mont Bleu | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 22 | Qualification to final round |
| 3 | AS Dauphins Noirs | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 20 | Qualification to final round |
| 4 | DC Virunga | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | OC Muungano | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | OC Bukavu Dawa | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 19 | |
| 7 | FC Umoja/Etoile du Kivu | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 14 | |
| 8 | CS Makiso | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 11 | |

### Zone de développement Ouest

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | DC Motema Pembe | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 42 | Qualification to final round |
| 2 | AS Vita Club | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 36 | Qualification to final round |
| 3 | Académic Club Rangers | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 26 | Qualification to final round |
| 4 | AS Dragons/Bilima | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 21 | Qualification to final round |
| 5 | TP Molunge | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Racing Club Kinshasa | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 17 | |
| 7 | FC MK Etanchéité | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 14 | |
| 8 | FC Renaissance du Congo | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 14 | |
| 9 | FC Nord Sport | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 7 | |
| 10 | Sharks XI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

### Zone de développement Centre Sud

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 5 | +37 | 43 | Qualification to final round |
| 2 | FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 33 | Qualification to final round |
| 3 | CS Don Bosco | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 31 | Qualification to final round |
| 4 | SM Sanga Balende | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 | Qualification to final round |
| 5 | JS Groupe Bazano | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 23 | Qualification to final round |
| 6 | Ecofoot Katumbi | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 22 | |
| 7 | Lubumbashi Sport | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 19 | |
| 8 | US Tshinkunku | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 19 | |
| 9 | AC Dibumba | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 14 | |
| 10 | FC Océan Pacifique | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 11 | |

## Final round

A total of 12 teams participate in the final round.

* Zone de développement Est: AS Maniema Union (Kindu), FC Mont Bleu (Bunia), AS Dauphin Noir (Goma)
* Zone de développement Ouest: DC Motema Pembe (Kinshasa), AS Vita Club (Kinshasa), Académic Club Rangers (Kinshasa), AS Dragons/Bilima (Kinshasa)
* Zone de développement Centre-Sud: TP Mazembe (Lubumbashi), FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo (Lubumbashi), SM Sanga Balende (Mbuji-Mayi), CS Don Bosco (Lubumbashi), JS Groupe Bazano (Lubumbashi) [as best 5th placed team]

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AS Vita Club | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 9 | +46 | 56 | Qualification to the 2018–19 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 5 | +34 | 53 | Qualification to the 2018–19 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | DC Motema Pembe | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 50 | Qualification to the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | SM Sanga Balende | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 7 | +35 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 33 | |
| 6 | AS Maniema Union | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 33 | |
| 7 | CS Don Bosco | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Mont Bleu | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 22 | |
| 9 | Académic Club Rangers | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 17 | |
| 10 | JS Groupe Bazano | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 16 | |
| 11 | AS Dauphins Noirs | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 44 | −36 | 12 | |
| 12 | AS Dragons/Bilima | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 10 | |

## Top scorers

| Rang | Joueur | Club | Buts |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ben MALANGO | Mazembe | 15 |
| 2 | Alidor KAYEMBE | Lupopo | 10 |
| 3 | Bossu NZOLI | AC RANGERS | 10 |
| 4 | Mamba MULOMBOZI | Mont Bleu | 9 |
| 5 | Dago TSHIBAMBA | dcmp | 8 |
| 6 | MUSEME | Sanga Balende |
