Organising body | FEBUBA |
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Founded | 2022 (as Viva Basketball League) |
Country | Burundi |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
Current champions | Dynamo (2023) |
Most championships | Urunani (8 titles) |
The Burundian Basketball Championship (in French: Championnat National du Burundi), for sponsorship reason the Viva Basketball League, is a semi-professional basketball league that is the highest level of the sport in Burundi. The league is organised by the Fédération de Basketball du Burundi (FEBABU).
In 2022, the league signed a 4-year sponsorship contract with malt drink producer Viva; the winners of the league win a prize money of 10 million FBu (approximately $4,800).[1]
The following 10 teams played in the 2020 season.
Team | City |
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Aigle Noir | Makamba |
Brothers | Cankuzo |
Dynamo | Bujumbura |
Gymkhana | |
Les Hippos | |
New Star | |
Remesha | |
Tigers | |
Urunani | Bujumbura |
Young Eagles | Gitega |
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Score | MVP | Ref. |
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2012 | Urunani | New Star | 69–59 | Elvis Gafyisi | |
2013 | Urunani | New Star | [2] | ||
2014 | Urunani | New Star | 50–54 | Willy Nijimbere | [3] |
2016 | Dynamo | Imbeya | 72–59 | [4] | |
2018 | New Star | Gymkhana | [5] | ||
2019 | Dynamo | Urunani | 76–54 | Jean Hakizimana | |
2021 | New Star | Muzinga Ngozi | 74–61 | [6] |
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score | Winning coach | Ref. |
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2022 | Urunani | New Star | 76–66
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Aron Kagabo | [1] |
2023 | Dynamo | Urunani | 4–2
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Olivier Ndayiragije | [7] |
Urunani is the only Burundian team to have played in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup, the top-tier competition on the African continent. They played in the 2011 tournament,[8] and in the 2013 tournament.[9]
Season | Representative | Road to BAL | Main competition | ||||||
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W | L | Result | Qualified | W | L | Result | |||
2021 | Dynamo | 1 | 3 | First Round | DNQ | ||||
2022 | New Star | 4 | 2 | Fourth Place | |||||
2023 | Urunani | 5 | 3 | Fourth Place | |||||
2024 | Dynamo | 4 | 4 | Third Place | |||||
Total | 14 | 12 |
The Heroes Cup (in French: Coupe des Heros) is an cup competition that is held to celebrate the Independence of Burundi, and is organised by the foundation "Pax Burundi".
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Score | MVP | Ref. |
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2018 | Dynamo | Urunani | 71–34 | N/A | [10] |
2020 | Dynamo | Muzinga Ngozi | 72–62 | Amani Rushoza | [11] |
2023 | Dynamo | Urunani | 52–45 | [12] |
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