2022–23 Benin Premier League

Benin Premier League
Season	2022–23
Champions	Coton FC
Relegated	Énergie FC; Sitatunga FC
Matches played	580
Goals scored	1,127 (1.94 per match)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Benin Premier League was a top-flight football league in Benin. 36 teams took part in a multi-stage championship: a 16-match regular season followed by a championship round and two regional relegation rounds. Coton were crowned champions and received 10 million in prize money.^[1]

In the north group, Énergie FC were relegated with six points. In the south group, Calavi-based Sitatunga were relegated after two seasons in the top flight. They lost their final match 3–1 to Avrankou Omnisports, who would have been relegated had they not won.^[2]

League changes

Bani Gansé of Banikoara and JS Ouidah were promoted from the second division.

Eternel FC were renamed OFMAS-SAD after receiving sponsorship, while UPI-ONM changed their name to Aziza FC.^[3]^[4]

League tables

Regular season

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Buffles	16	9	5	2	24	12	+12	32	Qualification to the Championship Round
2	Damissa	16	9	4	3	13	6	+7	31
3	Cavaliers	16	6	8	2	18	11	+7	26
4	Takunnin	16	7	4	5	20	9	+11	25
5	Panthères FC	16	5	6	5	12	9	+3	21	Qualification to the Relegation Round
6	Dynamo Parakou	16	5	6	5	9	15	−6	21
7	Béké Bembèrèkè	16	3	8	5	12	13	−1	17
8	Réal Sport	16	1	9	6	3	11	−8	12
9	Dynamique Djougou	16	1	2	13	6	31	−25	5

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Loto-Popo	16	11	2	3	23	7	+16	35	Qualification to the Championship Round
2	Dadjè	16	9	4	3	19	12	+7	31
3	Dynamo Abomey	16	9	3	4	28	15	+13	30
4	Bani Gansè	16	8	4	4	21	20	+1	28
5	Hodio	16	7	5	4	22	9	+13	26	Qualification to the Relegation Round
6	Tonnerre	16	6	3	7	15	19	−4	21
7	Espoir Savalou	16	5	3	8	18	24	−6	18
8	Energie	16	3	2	11	10	25	−15	11
9	Soleil	16	0	2	14	14	39	−25	2

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Coton FC	16	10	6	0	28	5	+23	36	Qualification to the Championship Round
2	Requins	16	9	5	2	25	10	+15	32
3	ASPAC	16	7	7	2	20	12	+8	28
4	AS Cotonou	16	6	6	4	17	10	+7	24
5	OFMAS-SAD	16	6	4	6	17	15	+2	22	Qualification to the Relegation Round
6	Aziza	16	5	1	10	12	28	−16	16
7	Adjidja	16	3	5	8	10	20	−10	14
8	AS Police FC	16	3	3	10	12	29	−17	12
9	Sitatunga	16	2	5	9	8	20	−12	11

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ayema	16	7	7	2	20	10	+10	28	Qualification to the Championship Round
2	ASVO	16	7	6	3	23	13	+10	27
3	JAK	16	6	8	2	15	12	+3	26
4	Dragons	16	6	7	3	10	9	+1	25
5	JSP	16	6	3	7	16	15	+1	21	Qualification to the Relegation Round
6	Sobemap	16	7	5	4	16	14	+2	26
7	Djeffa	16	5	5	6	13	15	−2	20
8	Avrankou Omnisports	16	2	4	10	10	22	−12	10
9	JSO	16	3	1	12	12	25	−13	10

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship round

Teams did not play matches against teams from their regular season group.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Coton (C)	24	16	5	3	29	13	+16	53	Champions, Qualification to the 2023–24 CAF Champions League
2	Loto-Popo	24	15	6	3	32	13	+19	51
3	Ayema	24	12	3	9	28	23	+5	39
4	Dadjè	24	11	4	9	24	21	+3	37
5	Dynamo Abomey	24	8	10	6	27	23	+4	34
6	Cavaliers	24	7	11	6	20	16	+4	32
7	ASVO	24	6	13	5	17	13	+4	31
8	Damissa	24	8	7	9	21	20	+1	31
9	JAK	24	8	7	9	23	25	−2	31
10	ASPAC	24	7	9	8	18	20	−2	30
11	AS Cotonou	24	6	11	7	15	16	−1	29
12	Takunnin	24	7	8	9	22	26	−4	29
13	Bani Gansè	24	7	7	10	16	23	−7	28
14	Requins	24	4	9	11	19	29	−10	21
15	Buffles	24	5	6	13	18	34	−16	21
16	Dragons	24	2	10	12	14	28	−14	16

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Relegation round

North Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Tonnerre	10	6	3	1	13	4	+9	21
2	Soleil	10	5	3	2	19	12	+7	18
3	Dynamo Parakou	10	4	3	3	14	10	+4	15
4	Hodio	10	4	3	3	10	9	+1	15
5	Réal Sport	10	3	4	3	8	6	+2	13
6	Espoir Savalou	10	3	3	4	5	6	−1	12
7	Dynamique Djougou	10	2	5	3	9	13	−4	11
8	Béké Bembèrèkè	10	3	2	5	6	11	−5	11
9	Panthères	10	2	4	4	9	14	−5	10
10	Energie (R)	10	0	6	4	7	15	−8	6	Relegation

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

South Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Djeffa	10	5	2	3	15	9	+6	17
2	Sobemap	10	5	2	3	11	7	+4	17
3	JSP	10	5	2	3	13	10	+3	17
4	Adjidja	10	5	1	4	15	8	+7	16
5	JSO	10	4	3	3	9	9	0	15
6	Aziza	10	4	2	4	12	12	0	14
7	Avrankou Omnisports	10	3	3	4	13	17	−4	12
8	Police	10	3	2	5	6	17	−11	11
9	OFMAS-SAD	10	2	4	4	7	11	−4	10
10	Sitatunga (R)	10	2	3	5	12	13	−1	9	Relegation

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References

^ "Beninese Championship: Coton FC honored" (in French). L'Expression. 25 June 2023.
^ "Bénin : Énergie FC et Sitatunga FC relégués en amateur" (in French). 21 May 2023.
^ "Eternel FC chausse désormais des pointures de valeurs" (in French).
^ "Football – Ligue Pro : Upi-Onm devenu Aziza Fc sème impunément la zizanie dans le football béninois" (in French). 21 October 2021.

[1] "Beninese Championship: Coton FC honored" (in French). L'Expression. 25 June 2023.

[2] "Bénin : Énergie FC et Sitatunga FC relégués en amateur" (in French). 21 May 2023.

[3] "Eternel FC chausse désormais des pointures de valeurs" (in French).

[4] "Football – Ligue Pro : Upi-Onm devenu Aziza Fc sème impunément la zizanie dans le football béninois" (in French). 21 October 2021.

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