Buffles du Borgou
Soleil FC
JAC FC
ASPAC FC
UPI ONM FC
Requins de l'Atlantique FC
ASOS
Eternel FC
Dragons
AS Cotonou
USS Krake
Real Sports Parakou
AS Police Porto-Novo
Ayema
Dynamo Parakou
Panthers
Beke FC
ASVO
Avrankou Omnisport FC
Esae FC
Energie FC
JSP
Tonnerre d'Abomey FC
Hodio FC
Djeffa FC
Dynamique Djougou
Dynamo FC
Dynamo Abomey
Damissa FC
Takunnin FC
US Cavaliers de Nikki
Mambas Noirs
Sitatunga
Adjidja FC
Espoir FC Savalou
Coton Sport Ouidah
Dragon De L'Oueme
Taneka FC
JSA FC
Sharks FC
Sobemap
Aziza FC
Dadje FC D'Aplahoue
Etoiles Filantes Omnisports
JSO
The Benin Premier League, also called Championnat National du Bénin in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 clubs being divided in 4 groups, and 9 clubs in each. The last 5 teams of each group, goes to the relegation round, which consists on 2 groups of 10 teams. The first 4 teams of each group goes to the final stage with 16 clubs playing a single round-robin tournament. The winner of this round (and of the Premier League) earns a place in the CAF Champions League.