2024/25 AFRICAN LEAGUES BY FALSOBOHEMIO

ANGOLA STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, updated for the 2024/25 season, three direct relegations, schedule from October to April
- We attempt to recreate the Angolan Second Division with a first phase that divides the nearly 65 teams into eight groups of eight regionalized teams, each with two rounds.
- The top two teams in each group advance to the group stage, or regular phase of the Segundona. This group stage is divided into two groups, divided into North and South. The top two teams in each group advance to the Girabola, while the runners-up play a two-legged playoff for promotion.
- Angolan Cup between the entire pyramid and the Super Cup

ALGERIA STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, updated for the 2024/25 season, two direct relegations, schedule from September to June
- 32-team Second Division, divided into two regionalized groups, with the first in each group promoted to the First Division, updated for the 2024/25 season. Three relegations per group
- Due to time and data constraints, it is very difficult to create the Algerian Third Division. We created it with 96 teams divided into six regionalized groups of 16 teams, with the first in each group promoted while the last in each group relegated to inactive football.

BENIN STRUCTURE 1 - ALMOST REAL -

- In the first season, the 36 clubs of the Benin First Division are divided into two regionalized groups, playing two rounds against each other, and the first in each group playing each other in the final for the title. The bottom nine in each group are relegated to the Beninese second division.
- The second division is not played in the first year (but is simulated with two B teams) to make way for the second season with the two clubs promoted from the third division and the 18 relegated from the first division. The two B clubs are forced to relegate to the third division.
- First division teams updated for the 2024/25 season + city allocation for clubs that didn't have one.
- Third division with 5 groups of 4 teams, where the top two in each group advance to the final round. No points carried over.
- Create the Benin Cup, where all the country's clubs compete, and the Beninese Super Cup.

BENIN STRUCTURE 2

- First division with 36 teams divided into four groups of 9 teams. They play each other in two rounds. The top four go to the champions' play-off, a 15-match league, and the bottom five to the relegation play-off, where 20 teams battle for two relegations. Carryover points.
- Second Division with 5 groups of 4 teams, where the top two teams from each group advance to the final round. No carryover points.
- Creates the Benin Cup, where all the country's clubs compete, and the Benin Super Cup.

BOTSWANA STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, updated for the 2024/25 season, three direct relegations
- Second Division, with two groups of 15 teams (divided into North and South). The champions are promoted, then there is a final between the runners-up for the third promotion. Teams updated for the 2024/25 season
- Third Division with the remaining teams, four groups, the first-place teams are promoted to the second.
- Botswana Cup: contested by all Botswana teams
- Top 8 Cup: the eight best teams from the first division, two groups of four, semi-finals, and final

BURKINA FASO STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, two rounds from September to May. The bottom two teams are relegated, updated for the 2024/25 season.
- Second Division divided into two groups of 12, two rounds from September to April, the top of each group is promoted and the bottom of each group is relegated.
- Third Division divided into 14 groups of 4 teams, with two rounds from October to December, the top two in each group advance to the play-offs, where the two finalists are promoted.
- Cup and Super Cup

BURUNDI STRUCTURE 1

- First Division of 16 teams, two rounds from August to May, the bottom three are relegated.
- Second Division in two groups of 8 teams, with two rounds from August to April. The first two teams are promoted, and the second two teams face each other for the third promotion. There is one relegation per group.
- Promotion and relegation updated for the 2024/25 season
- President's Cup: a cup between all the country's teams and a Super Cup

CAPE VERDE STRUCTURE 1

- The Cape Verdean league system is very simple: each island has its own championship, and the champion qualifies for the national competition, from which the country's champion is chosen. The 11 champions and the previous year's champion are divided into three groups of four teams, each with two rounds. The first team and the best runner-up qualify for the semifinals.

CAMEROON STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team league, promotion and relegation updated for the 2024/25 season, with four direct relegations.
- Second division of 20 teams in two groups of 10, with the top four qualifying for the champions' playoff and the bottom six for the relegation playoff. There are one more round, with four promotions and four relegations.
- Third Division with 12 groups of eight teams (approx.), two rounds, between August and January. The top twelve teams will play in the promotion playoff (a league where the champion and the three teams behind them are promoted to the second division).
- Cup with 128 teams.

CHAD STRUCTURE 1

- 12-team First Division, three rounds from August to May, with the last team relegated and the second-to-last team promoted
- 13-team Second Division, three rounds from August to May, with the champion promoted and the runner-up promoted
- Chad Cup and Super Cup
- Since no championship was played in Chad in 2024 and in 2025 it is a regionalized league with no format yet, the decision was made to recycle the format

COMOROS Structure 1

- One league per island, which then plays a final three to determine the national champion

CONGO STRUCTURE 1

- 14-team First Division, plays two rounds between August and May, one team is relegated and the second-to-last team advances
- 16-team Second Division, plays two rounds, one team is promoted, and four teams play in the playoff to qualify for promotion
- Congolese Cup
- From the third season onwards, The first division will be reduced to 16 teams and the second to 14.
- Due to the coup d'état, no competition was played in 2024, and in 2025, the tournament is not recognized by the federation or CAF, so I decided to recycle the format.

IVORY COAST STRUCTURE 1

- First division with 16 teams, from August to May, two direct relegations.
- Second division with two groups of 14 teams, two rounds, with one team per group promoted and two relegated.
- Promotion and relegation updated for the 2024/25 season.
- Third division with four groups of 19 teams, with the first teams promoted.
- Cup and Super Cup.

EGYPT STRUCTURE 1

- First division with 18 teams, two rounds, with the last three relegated.

- The Second Division A is created, where the 20 teams play two-legged matches, with the top three promoted and the bottom three relegated.
- The third division, Second Division B, has 64 teams divided into six groups. The bottom three are relegated, while the top three in each group advance to the playoffs, where they are divided into three groups, with the top three in each group promoted.
- Cup and Super Cup

ERITREA STRUCTURE 1

- A single national division of 13 teams, with two rounds between August and February to determine the sole Eritrean champion.
- A National Cup of 13 teams, two rounds in two groups. The top two advance to the semifinals.

ESUATINI STRUCTURE 1

- 14-team First Division, with two rounds, from August to May, with two direct relegations
- 14-team Second Division, with two rounds, two direct promotions and two direct relegations
- Promotion and relegation updated to the 2024/25 season

ETHIOPIA STRUCTURE 1

- 18-team First Division, two rounds, two direct relegations
- Promotion and relegation updated for the 2024/25 season
- Ethiopian Cup and Super Cup.

GABON STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with 14 teams, two rounds, two direct relegations, and one promotion
- National Foot League 2 created with 11 teams, two direct promotions, one team in the promotion process, and two direct relegations
- Third Division with two groups of 20 teams, two rounds, the two champions are promoted.
- The Gabon Cup and Super Cup are created.

GAMBIA STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations, and one team in the promotion category.
- 18-team Second Division, two rounds from August to May, two direct promotions, three teams in the promotion category, two promotions to relegation, and two direct relegations.
- Promotion and relegation tables updated for the 2024/25 season.
- 23-team Third Division, two rounds, two direct promotions, and a playoff to determine the two teams qualified for promotion.
- Includes Colón de Banjul and city allocation for teams that do not have one.
- Gambian Cup with 32 participants + Gambian Super Cup.

GHANA STRUCTURE 1

- 18-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, the bottom three are relegated, and one team goes to the relegation playoff.
- Updated promotion tables. for the 2024/25 season
- Second Division with 3 groups of 16 teams, the top of each group is promoted and there is a playoff for the promotion spot, 6 relegations in total.
- Third Division with 6 groups of 20 teams, the winner of each group is directly promoted.
- Ghana Cup between teams from the First, Second, and some Third divisions, and the Ghana Super Cup.

GUINEA STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with 14 teams, two rounds between August and May, two direct relegations.
- The Guinean Second Division is created with 14 teams, two promotions, and two relegations. Promotions updated to 2025 in the First Division and 2024 in the Second Division due to lack of information.
- Second Division with 34 teams, two groups of 17 teams, two rounds, one promotion per group.
- 32-team Guinea Cup and Super Cup

GUINEA BISSAU STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, two rounds, with the bottom two teams relegated
- 24-team Second Division divided into two groups (including Vitoria de Cacheu, which is in dispute with the federation). The top two are promoted, the bottom two are relegated
- Promotion and relegation updated to the 2025 season
- 32-team Guinea-Bissau Cup and Super Cup to be played in Portugal

EQUATORIAL GUINEA STRUCTURE 1

- First Division divided into Insular and Continental. Each tournament consists of two rounds, with the top three advancing to the National League and the bottom two relegated.

KENYA STRUCTURE 1

- 18-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations + one playoff
- 20-team Second Division, two rounds, two direct promotions, the third through promotion, three relegations
- Promotion and relegation in the First and Second Divisions updated to the 2024/25 season
- 42-team Third Division in three groups, two rounds, one direct promotion per group.
- Cup with First and Second Division teams

LESOTHO STRUCTURE 1 (FICTITIOUS)

- 16-team First Division, from August to May, two rounds, two direct relegations + two teams to promotion
- 22-team Second Division, two rounds, two direct promotions, and two teams to promotion
- Cup with 32 participants

LIBERIA STRUCTURE 1

- 14-team First Division, from August to May, two direct relegations and one promotion
- 13-team Second Division, two rounds like the first, two direct promotions, the third to promotion, two direct relegations
- Third Division in eight groups of seven teams, four rounds, the first to qualify for the semifinals for the two promotions
- Liberia Cup with 32 participants
- George Weah, yes, the original, playing in Liberia.

LIBYA STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with the 2024/25 format, four groups of nine (including the Darnes, which made a walkover), where the bottom of each group are relegated, and the top three advance to two hexagonal groups, from which the two finalists are selected and play the final abroad.
- Second Division with 34 teams, in two groups of 17 teams in two rounds, two teams are promoted per group. Two relegations per group.
- Third Division with 15 teams in two rounds, the top three are promoted, and there is a playoff for the fourth promotion.
- Cup between the First and Second Division teams + Super Cup.

MADAGASCAR STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with 16 teams, two rounds from July to May, four direct relegations. The four sanctioned teams receive a points deduction of 100 points to force their relegation.
- First Division updated to 2024/25
- Second Division with 75 teams, divided into six groups of 10/11 teams, each with two rounds between July and January. Then, there's a single-round championship with the top two teams from each group vying for the three promotions.
- Madagascar Cup with only First Division teams

MALAWI STRUCTURE 1

- Prime16-team first division, two rounds from March to November, three direct relegations
- First Division updated for the 2025 season
- Second Division with 20 teams, two rounds, two direct promotions + one playoff to enter the playoffs
- 32-team Cup and Super Cup

MALI STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with 14 teams, two rounds, two general relegations
- Second Division divided into 8 regional leagues: (Bamako, Gao, Kayes, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Timboctu), each region has a champion, except for Bamako, which is divided into 3 groups. Each champion is divided into two groups that compete in a single round for promotion.
- First Division Cup and Super Cup only

MOROCCO STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations + two via promotion
- 16-team Second Division, two rounds, two direct promotions, the third and fourth via promotion, two direct relegations
- 16-team Third Division, two rounds, two direct promotions, two relegations
- The first three divisions fully updated for the 2024/25 season
- Fourth Division in two groups from north to south, the first to be promoted
- 64-team Cup and Super Cup

MAURICIO STRUCTURE 1

- 10-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, two relegations
- 10-team Second Division created, two promotions and two relegations
- 19-team Third Division, two rounds, one direct promotion + one via play-off

- Mauritius Cup

MAURITANIA STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, two rounds with two relegations, including the two Sudanese teams currently playing in the Mauritanian league. However, it is the U23 division, so it is compatible with the Sudanese patch.
- 27-team Second Division, two cup rounds are played in August, followed by a group stage divided into two groups of four. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinals are promoted.
- Mauritania Cup and Super Cup

MAYOTTE STRUCTURE 1

- 12-team First Division, three rounds from August to May, two direct relegations + one promotion.
- 12-team Second Division, three rounds, two direct promotions + one promotion, three direct relegations.
- Third Division in two groups of 12 teams, three rounds. The leaders are promoted, and there is a playoff for third place in the promotion table.
- Structure NOT updated to 2025 due to lack of information

MOZAMBIQUE STRUCTURE 1

- 14-team First Division, two rounds, three direct relegations, calendar from March to November
- Second Division divided into 11 groups to simulate Mozambican provincial divisions. The first-place finishers in each group advance to a second group stage, where they are divided into six groups. The first-place finisher advances to the playoff, from which the three promoted teams emerge
- 64-team Cup and Super Cup
- Edited by Racing de Mozambique

NAMIBIA STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, three direct relegations
- First Division updated to the 2024/25 season
- Second Division with two groups of 17 teams. The first-place finishers in each group advance, followed by a play-off for the third promotion
- 32-team Namibia Cup
- Super Cup

NIGER STRUCTURE 1

- First Division 16-team division, two rounds, from August to May, two direct relegations
- Second Division with two groups of 12 teams over three rounds, the winner of each group is promoted
- Niger Cup and Super Cup

NIGERIA STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with 20 teams, two rounds from August to May, four direct relegations, updated to the 2024/25 season
- Second Division divided into 32 groups of approximately 8/10 teams, the top two in each group qualifying for the National League group stage, from which they are divided into four groups of 16, with the top two advancing to the Super-Eight, where the eight teams are divided into two groups of four, with the top two in each group being promoted to the First Division.
- Nigerian Cup and Super Cup

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC STRUCTURE 1

- 12-team First Division, with two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations
- 22-team Second Division, with two rounds, one direct promotion, and a playoff for the third promotion.
- RC Cup
- For four years, there is one less relegation, reaching 16 teams in the First Division
- Not updated due to lack of reliable information

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO STRUCTURE 1

- 25-team First Division, real format, divided into two groups. The top six in each group qualify for the final round, the bottom six qualify for the groups based on six relegations to the second division.
- 52-team Second Division divided into four groups of 13/14 teams. The first teams are promoted, and the second-placed teams play a playoff for being the two promoted teams.
- First Division promotions updated to the 2024/25 season
- DR Congo Cup (64 teams) and Super Cup

REUNION MEETING 1

- 14-team First Division, two rounds from August to Mayor, three direct relegations
- 24-team second division divided into two groups, the champions are promoted, and there is a playoff for the third promotion
- Not updated because the 2025 championship has not started

RWANDA STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team first division, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations
- 16-team second division, two rounds, one direct promotion and the second via play-off
- Promotions and relegations updated to 2024/25
- Cup and Super Cup

SAINT HELENA AND ASCENSION WITH AFFILIATION

- A league for each island with the most recent teams, then there's a Champions' Playoff between the winners from each island.
- FIFA National Team

SAINT HELENA + TRISTAN DA CUNHA

- It's the same, but the Tristan da Cunha national team qualifies for the Champions' Playoff, although the island is NOT affiliated with FIFA.

SANTO TOME AND PRINCIPE STRUCTURE 1

- The league is divided into two: São Tomé and Príncipe. The champions face each other in the final.
- Only São Tomé and Príncipe have relegations and a second division; both island first divisions are updated to the 2024/25 season.
- National Cup

SENEGAL STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations
- 16-team Second Division, two rounds, two direct promotions, two direct relegations
- 14-team Third Division, two promotions and six relegations.
- Promotion and relegation updated to the 2024/25 season in the First and Second Divisions, and only relegation in the Third Division.
- Four-group Fourth Division, with four 15-team groups, with two rounds. The first teams are promoted, and there is a play-off for the remaining two promotions.
- 64-team Cup. Super Cup between Cup and League winners.
- 16-team League Cup and Super Cup against the League winner.

SEYCHELLES STRUCTURE 1

- 10-team First Division, four rounds from August to May, one direct relegation and one promotion
- 10-team Second Division, two rounds, one direct promotion, one team promoted and one relegated team + one relegation play-off
- Promotion and relegation updated to the 2024/25 season in First and Second Division.
- 26-team Cup and Super Cup
- League Cup in August, with the ten teams divided into two groups of five, two rounds, the top teams qualifying for the final.

SIERRA LEONE STRUCTURE 1

- 18-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, four direct relegations
- 25-team Second Division divided into five regional groups of five teams, simulating local leagues. The top two advance to the national phase, where the 10 teams are divided into two groups of five, with the top two from each group promoted to the First Division.
- Sierra Leone Cup

SOMALIA STRUCTURE 1

- 12-team First Division, three rounds from August to May, two direct relegations and one promotion.
- 10-team second division, four rounds, two direct promotions, and the third team to promotion
- Cup and Super Cup

SOMALILAND STRUCTURE 1

- The country is created and is playable at the general level, not affiliated with FIFA or CAF
- The Somaliland Champions League is created with the correct cities and colors that I found online
- Divided into 8 groups of 3 teams, two rounds in December, two advance to the playoffs, knockout stages until the championship

SOUTH AFRICA STRUCTURE 1

- South African first and second divisions as they are in the game
- Third division divided into 9 regions (Guatemala, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga, and Northwest). The nine champions play each other in a three-group playoff, where the first and second-place teams advance to the semifinals. The semifinal winner is promoted, and there is a champion.
- Promotion and relegation rates for the First and Second Divisions are updated for the season.
- The Fourth Division is also divided into nine regions, each with two groups. The winners of each group are promoted to the Third Division.
- 32-team Cup between First and Second Division teams.

SUDAN STRUCTURE 1

- 18-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, three direct relegations.
- 28-team second division divided into two groups of 14, with the first teams promoted and a play-off for the third promotion.
- Sudanese Cup and Super Cup
- Since the 2025 tournament is facing a multitude of problems due to the civil war, I decided to use the same format without updating. It is compatible with the Mauritanian patch, where two Sudanese teams are playing in the league (they do this with the U-23 team to avoid a crash).

SOUTH SUDAN STRUCTURE 1

- 14-team first division, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations.
- Participating teams from the 2024/25 South Sudan Premier League updated for this season.
- 33-team second division in two groups, with the first teams in each group promoted.
- South Sudan Cup

TANZANIA STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team first division, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations. The second-to-bottom teams play each other to determine the outcome. Who is relegated in the promotion playoff?
- 17-team Second Division, two rounds, two direct promotions, the third and fourth teams play each other to qualify for the playoff, two direct relegations, and the four teams next to last play each other to decide which two teams go to the relegation playoff.
- Promotion and relegation data updated to 2024/25
- Third Division with 32 teams divided into two groups of 16, with the top teams in each group promoted and a play-off to determine the two promotion spots.
- Cup between 32 teams and Super Cup

TOGO STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with 14 teams, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations.
- Second Division with 16 teams, two groups, two rounds, with the bottom teams relegated, then the top three in each group qualify for the final six-team play-off with two rounds, where the top two are promoted.
- First Division updated for the 2024/25 season.
- Third Division with 14 teams, two rounds, two direct promotions. The last team plays for promotion with the academies
- Fourth Division (Academies) consists of 17 teams in a two-round league, with the champion qualifying for the play-offs
- Cup and Super Cup

TUNISIA STRUCTURE 1

- First Division of 16 teams, two rounds from August to May, two relegations
- Second Division of 28 teams, in two groups of 14, with the first-placed teams promoted and the last two per group relegated
- Promotion and relegation updated to the 2024/25 season in the First and Second Divisions
- Third Division of four groups of 14 teams, with the first-placed teams in each group promoted and the last two relegated
- Fourth Division with 4 groups of 22 teams, two rounds, two promotions per group
- Cup between the top three divisions and Super Cup

UGANDA STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with 16 teams, two rounds from August to May, three relegations
- Second Division with 15 teams, three promotions and three relegations
- Promotion and relegation in First and Second Divisions updated for the 2024/25 season
- Third Division with 18 teams, two rounds, the first two are promoted and there is a playoff for the third promotion
- Cup with 32 teams and Super Cup
- Top 8 Cup between the top 7 of the league plus the Cup winner, all at a neutral venue

DJIBOUTI STRUCTURE 1

- First Division with 10 teams, two rounds from August to May, two direct relegations
- Second Division with 13 teams, two rounds, two direct promotions
- Cup with 16 teams and Super Cup

ZAMBIA STRUCTURE 1

- 18-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, four relegations
- Teams updated for the 2025/2026 season
- 18-team Second Division, two rounds, two direct promotions, four promotions, and four relegations
- 98-team Third Division divided into ten groups, then the 10 champions are divided into two groups of five, with the top two from each group being promoted
- Created by New Hope Waves and David Mulenga
- 128-team Cup and Super Cup

ZANZIBAR STRUCTURE 1

- 16-team First Division, two rounds from August to May, three direct relegations
- Two groups of 21 in Second Division, two rounds, with the top two promoted, and a 32-team playoff for the third promotion

ZIMBABWE STRUCTURE 1

- 18-team First Division, two rounds From February to November, four direct relegations, updated to the 2025 season
- Second Division with four groups of 11/12 teams, with the winner of each group promoted
- Zimbabwe Cup