2016–17 Rwanda National Football League

Rwanda National Football League
Season	2016–17
Champions	Rayon Sports F.C.
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Rwanda National Football League, known as the Azam Rwanda Premier League for sponsorship reasons,^[1] is the 40th season of top-tier football in Rwanda. The season started on 14 October 2016 and concluded on 15 June 2017.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rayon Sports (C)	30	22	7	1	63	20	+43	73	Champions
2	Police FC	30	17	10	3	50	26	+24	61
3	APR	30	15	12	3	39	20	+19	57
4	AS Kigali	30	15	8	7	36	23	+13	53
5	Bugesera	30	13	11	6	35	22	+13	50
6	Musanze	30	12	9	9	36	34	+2	45
7	Etincelles	30	10	10	10	25	29	−4	40
8	Espoir	30	9	12	9	22	20	+2	39
9	Sunrise	30	8	9	13	26	31	−5	33
10	Amagaju	30	9	6	15	25	33	−8	33
11	Kirehe	30	8	8	14	26	32	−6	32
12	Mukura Victory	30	8	8	14	28	42	−14	32
13	Marines FC	30	8	6	16	25	40	−15	30
14	Gicumbi	30	7	7	16	27	48	−21	28
15	Kiyovu Sports (R)	30	6	9	15	29	45	−16	27	Relegation
16	Pepinières (R)	30	3	8	19	21	48	−27	17	Relegation

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

^ "Azam TV to broadcast Rwanda's top tier league". Kawowo Sports. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
^ Rwanda 2016/17, RSSSF.com

[1] "Azam TV to broadcast Rwanda's top tier league". Kawowo Sports. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[2] Rwanda 2016/17, RSSSF.com

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Rwanda National Football League
2023–24 clubs	APR AS Kigali Bugesera Espoir Etincelles Étoile de l'Est Gasogi United Gicumbi Gorilla Kiyovu Sports Marines Mukura Victory Musanze Police Rayon Sports Rutsiro
Seasons	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021−22 2022−23 2023−24 2024−25

2016 in African football (CAF)
« 2015 2017 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Benin Botswana 15–16 16–17 Burkina Faso 15–16 16–17 Burundi 15–16 16–17 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 15–16 16 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 15–16 16–17 Djibouti 15–16 16–17 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Equatorial Guinea 15–16 Eritrea Ethiopia 15–16 16–17 Gabon 15–16 16–17 Gambia 15–16 16–17 Ghana Guinea 15–16 16–17 Guinea-Bissau 16 16–17 Ivory Coast 15–16 16–17 Kenya Lesotho 15–16 16–17 Liberia 16 16–17 Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 15–16 16–17 Mauritius 15–16 16–17 Morocco 15–16 16–17 Mozambique Namibia 15–16 Niger 15–16 16–17 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 Rwanda 15–16 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 15–16 16–17 Seychelles ~~Sierra Leone~~ Somalia 15–16 16–17 South Africa 15–16 16–17 ~~South Sudan~~ Sudan Swaziland 15–16 16–17 Tanzania 15–16 16–17 Togo 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17 Zambia Zanzibar 15–16 16–17 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Egypt 15–16 16–17 Morocco South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17
Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mali
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's tournament women's tournament CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

2017 in African football (CAF)
« 2016 2018 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Benin Botswana 16–17 17–18 Burkina Faso 16–17 17–18 Burundi 16–17 17–18 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 16–17 17–18 Djibouti 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia 16–17 17–18 Gabon 16–17 Gambia 16–17 17–18 Ghana Guinea 16–17 17–18 Guinea-Bissau 16–17 17–18 Ivory Coast 16–17 17–18 Kenya Lesotho 16–17 17–18 Liberia 16–17 Libya 17–18 Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 16–17 17–18 Mauritius 16–17 17–18 Morocco 16–17 17–18 Mozambique Namibia 17–18 Niger 16–17 17–18 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 17 Rwanda 17–18 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 16–17 17–18 Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia 16–17 South Africa 16–17 17–18 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland 16–17 17–18 Tanzania 16–17 17–18 Togo 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda 16–17 17–18 Zambia Zanzibar 16–17 17–18 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 16–17 17–18 Angola Botswana 16–17 17–18 Egypt 16–17 17–18 Lesotho Morocco South Africa 16–17 17–18 Tunisia 16–17 17–18 Uganda
Supercups	Algeria Angola
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Africa U-17 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup