2020–21 Djibouti Premier League

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Djibouti Premier League
Season2020–21
ChampionsArta/Solar7
RelegatedAS Barwaqo/CCO
Q5/Nourie Transit
Champions LeagueArta/Solar7
Confederation CupDikhil
Matches played90
Goals scored328 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorerGabriel Dadzie (26 goals)
Biggest home winGR / SIAF 10–0 Q5 (3 April 2021)
Biggest away winQ5 0–8 Arta/Solar7 (13 February 2021)
Q5 2–10 Dikhil (15 April 2021)
Highest scoringQ5 2–10 Dikhil (15 April 2021)
Longest winning runArta/Solar7 (8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runArta/Solar7 & Port (8 matches)
Longest winless runQ5/Nourie Transit (12 matches)
Longest losing runAS Barwaqo/CCO (7 matches)

The 2020–21 Djibouti Premier League was the 33rd season of the Djibouti Premier League, the top-tier football league in Djibouti. The season began on 11 December 2020 and ended on 24 April 2021.[1] The 20,000-capacity El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium is the main venue of the league.

Arta/Solar7, captained by former FC Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, won the league for the first time.[2] The team's forward, Gabriel Dadzie, won the Golden Boot award for a third consecutive season, scoring 26 goals in 18 matches.[3] Samuel Akinbinu, the team's other forward, came second in the scoring standings with 16 goals.[4]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arta/Solar7 18 15 1 2 67 20 +47 46 Qualification for the Champions League
2 AS Police Nationale 18 11 2 5 38 21 +17 35
3 GR / SIAF 18 9 6 3 43 21 +22 33
4 Port 18 9 6 3 36 19 +17 33
5 Gendarmerie 18 8 4 6 34 23 +11 28
6 ASAS Djibouti Télécom 18 7 4 7 29 22 +7 25
7 Hayabley/CNSS 18 5 7 6 21 24 −3 22
8 Dikhil 18 5 4 9 33 35 −2 19 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[a]
9 AS Barwaqo/CCO 18 2 0 16 11 58 −47 6 Relegation to Djibouti Division 2
10 Q5/Nourie Transit 18 1 2 15 16 85 −69 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Djibouti Cup, Arta/Solar7, qualified for the Champions League group stage by league position, the spot given to the Djibouti Cup winners (CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round) was passed down to the runners up.

References

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  1. ^ "Djibouti 2020/21". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Former Arsenal star leads Djibouti outfit in historic league triumph". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Ghanaian forward Gabriel Dadzie wins goal king, two titles in Djibouti". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Djibouti Premier League: Akinbinu Samuel wrap up season in style". Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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