Seychelles Premier League
(Redirected from Seychelles First Division)
| Founded | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Country | File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles |
| Confederation | CAF |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Seychelles Championship League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Seychelles FA Cup Seychelles League Cup (Airtel Cup) |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
| Current champions | Côte d'Or FC (2024-25) |
| Most championships | Saint Louis Suns United (16 titles) |
| Top scorer | Leroy Coralie (66 goals) |
| Broadcaster(s) | SBC |
| Current: 2025-26 Seychelles Premier League | |
Seychelles Premier League is the top division of the Seychelles Football Federation,[1] it was created in 1979. League matches usually take place in front of dozens of spectators.
On 11 September 2024, an agreement was signed by the managing director of Absa Bank Seychelles, Nazim Mahmood, and the chief executive of the Seychelles Football Federation, Dennis Rose. The two-year agreement will see Seychelles' top football division has been rebranded to Absa Premier League.[2]
Stadiums
[edit | edit source]Current stadiums
[edit | edit source]| Anse Réunion FC | Côte d'Or FC | Foresters | La Passe FC | Light Stars FC | The Lions FC | Northern Dynamo FC | Revengers FC | Red Star Defence Forces | Saint John Bosco | St Louis Suns United | St Michel United FC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Digue Playing Fields | Stade d’Amitié | Mont Fleuri Playing Field | La Passe Ground | Stade d’Amitié | Stade Linité | Glacis | Stade d’Amitié | Military Field | Ground | Stade Linité | Stade Linité |
| Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
Previous winners
[edit | edit source]- 1979 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1980 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1981 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1982 : Mont Fleuri FC
- 1983 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1984 : Mont Fleuri FC
- 1985 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1986 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1987 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1988 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1989 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1990 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1991 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1992 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1993 : no championship
- 1994 : Saint-Louis FC
- 1995 : Sunshine SC
- 1996 : St Michel United FC
- 1997 : St Michel United FC
- 1998 : Red Star
- 1999 : St Michel United FC
- 2000 : St Michel United FC
- 2001 : Red Star
- 2002 : La Passe FC and St Michel United FC (shared title)
- 2003 : St Michel United FC
- 2004 : La Passe FC
- 2005 : La Passe FC
- 2006 : Anse Réunion FC
- 2007 : St Michel United FC
- 2008 : St Michel United FC
- 2009 : La Passe FC
- 2010 : St Michel United FC
- 2011 : St Michel United FC
- 2012 : St Michel United FC
- 2013 : Côte d'Or FC
- 2014 : St Michel United FC
- 2015 : St Michel United FC
- 2016 : Côte d'Or FC
- 2017 : Saint Louis Suns United
- 2018 : Côte d'Or FC
- 2019–20: Foresters
- 2020−21: Canceled
- 2022: La Passe FC
- 2023: Foresters
- 2024: Saint Louis Suns United
- 2025: Côte d'Or FC
Performance by club
[edit | edit source]| Club | City | Titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis Suns United (includes Saint-Louis FC and Sunshine SC) | Victoria | 16 | 2024 |
| St Michel United FC | Anse-aux-Pins | 13 | 2015 |
| La Passe FC | La Passe | 5 | 2022 |
| Côte d'Or FC | Praslin | 4 | 2025 |
| Foresters FC | Mont Fleuri | 2 | 2023 |
| Mont Fleuri FC | Victoria | 2 | 1984 |
| Red Star | Anse-aux-Pins | 2 | 2001 |
| Anse Réunion FC | Anse Réunion | 1 | 2006 |
Top goalscorers
[edit | edit source]| Season | Goalscorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Seychelles Philip Zialor | St Michel United | 16 |
| 2006 | Seychelles Yelvanny Rose | Anse Réunion | 13 |
| 2008 | Seychelles Philip Zialor | St Michel United | 22 |
| 2009 | Seychelles Philip Zialor | St Michel United | 19 |
| 2010 | Seychelles Wilnes Brutus | St Michel United | 16 |
| 2011 | Seychelles Yelvanny Rose | La Passe | 11 |
| 2012 | Seychelles Leroy Coralie | St Michel United | 18 |
| 2016 | Seychelles Leroy Coralie | St Michel United | 25 |
| 2017 | Madagascar Jocelyn Fenosoa | Red Star Defence Forces | 17 |
| 2019-20 | Seychelles Leroy Coralie | Foresters | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Madagascar Rivaldo Tahinjanahary | Bazar Brothers | 20 |
| 2023-24 | Seychelles Rennick Esther | Light Stars | 15 |
| 2024-25 | Madagascar Iavotriniaina Razafidratsimba | Anse Réunion | 13 |
- Most time goalscorers
- 3 times each.
- Philip Zialor (2003, 2008 and 2009)
- Leroy Coralie (2012, 2016 and 2019-20).
- Most goals by a player in a single season
- 25 goals.
- Leroy Coralie (2016).
Multiple hat-tricks
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | Philip Zialor | 5 |
| 2 | Seychelles | Wilnes Brutus | 2 |
| Seychelles | Rennick Esther | ||
| Seychelles | Jonathan Mbanze | ||
| Madagascar | Pascal Razakanantenaina | ||
| 6 | Seychelles | Hamed Adrienne | 1 |
| Seychelles | Marcus Labiche | ||
| Seychelles | Nelson Laurence | ||
| Seychelles | Trevor Poiret | ||
| Seychelles | Mario Ravo | ||
| Seychelles | Asman Todisia |
2023-24 Seychelles Premier League
[edit | edit source]Final standings:[3]
| # | Football club | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Louis Suns United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 41 |
| 2 | Foresters FC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | Light Stars FC | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | La Passe FC | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Saint Michel FC | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Côte d'Or FC | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Anse Réunion FC | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | PTL Bazar Brothers | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Northern Dynamo | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 10 | Defence Forces FC | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sey2024.html
External links
[edit | edit source]- Seychelles Premier League , Fifa.com
- Seychelles - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Football teams Seychelles
- Seychelles first division league summary, soccer24.com
- Seychelles Premier League players & teams, seysoccer.com