Country Madagascar Current champions CNaPS Sport
(2016) Most championships CNaPS Sport (5) Date founded 1962 | Level on pyramid 1 Number of teams 24 Current champion CNaPS Sport Levels on pyramid 1 | |
Domestic cup(s) Coupe de Madagascar
Super Coupe de Madagascar International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup Confederation Confederation of African Football Teams CNaPS Sport, ASSM Elgeco Plus, AS Fortior | ||
The THB Champions League is the premier football league in Madagascar, sponsored by Three Horses Beer, a Malagasy brewery.
Format
The competition is played in a round-robin format between the 24 qualifying clubs from the 22 regional leagues in the country. In the first round, the teams are divided into four groups of six teams, with each team playing the others once, and with the top three clubs of each group advancing to the next round. In the second round, the teams are divided into two groups of six teams, with each team playing the others once, and with the top two clubs of each group advancing to the final round. In the final round, called the Groupe des As, the four teams play each other once and the winner is crowned as the champion.
References
THB Champions League Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA