South Sudan Football Championship

South Sudan Football Championship
Founded	2011
Country	South Sudan
Confederation	CAF
Number of teams	13 (2023)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	South Sudan Premier League
Domestic cup(s)	South Sudan National Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League ; Confederation Cup
Current champions	Salaam FC (Bor) ; (2023)
Most championships	Atlabara (3)
	Current: 2024 South Sudan Football Championship

The South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan. Seven provincial champions entered and Al-Salam FC won.^[2] They went on to represent South Sudan in the 2012 Kagame Interclub Cup of CECAFA.^[3] Atlabara won the second championship in 2013, then participated in the 2014 CAF Champions League.^[4]

Champions[edit]

Years	Champions
2012	Al-Salam FC (1)
2013	Atlabara FC (1)
2014	Al-Malakia FC (1)
2015	Atlabara FC (2)
2016	Not held
2017	Al-Salam FC (2)
2018	Al-Hilal FC (Wau) (1)
2019	Atlabara FC (3)
2020	Championship not finished due to Covid-19
2021	Not held
2022	Not held
2023	Bor Salaam FC (1)

^ "Champions League 2023". Archived from the original on 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
^ South Sudan 2011 Archived 2023-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF.com
^ "South Sudan's Al Salaam Wau excited by Cecafa debut". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^ "South Sudan clubs to play in CAF Inter-clubs competition". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-02.