Coupe du Congo (basketball)

Coupe du Congo
Organising bodyFEBACO
Founded1982
First season1982
Countries Democratic Republic of the Congo
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teamsMen: 17
Women: 8
Current championsMen: Chaux Sport (1st title)
Women: Makomeno City (3rd title)
(2024)
Most championshipsMen:
SCTP (18 titles)
Women:
Vita Club (10 titles)

The Coupe du Congo (fully the Coupe de république démocratique du Congo de basket-ball; in English: Cup of Congo) is the national cup basketball championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The competitions is played by the top two teams from the regional league in the country. It is the only annual competition organised by the Democratic Republic of Congo Basketball Federation (FEBACO).[1] The cup is organised since 1985.[2]

In 2022, 17 men's team and 8 women's team competed. The teams are divided in two groups for the first stage, the top four teams advance to the semifinals.[3]

In the men's category SCTP holds the record for most wins with 18 cups, while in the women's category Vita Club has won a record 10 titles.

  1. ^ "BASKET-BALL/ 36 ème coupe du Congo : BC Terreur,27 ans après, le titre lui échappe toujours". nzadinews.net (in French). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "BASKET BALL /PALMARES DE LA COUPE DU CONGO : 5 ans après l'histoire se répète". nzadinews.net (in French). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Basketball/39eme Coupe du Congo: Mazembe, Bakwanga, Makomeno et Taifa lanceront les hostilités le dimanche 11 septembre à Lubumbashi et Likasi". Actualite.cd (in French). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.