Rwandan Second Division

The Championnat National de 2ème Division (or Rwandan Second Division) is the second tier of Rwandan football, organized by the Rwandese Association Football Federation.^[1]

Championnat National de 2ème Division

Country	Rwanda
Confederation	CAF
Number of clubs	26
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Rwanda National Football League
Relegation to	Rwandan Third Division
Domestic cup(s)	Rwandan Cup
International cup(s)	Confederation Cup
Current champions	Rutsiro FC (2023–24)
Website	http://www.ferwafa.rw/competitions/fixtures
Current: 2024–25

Clubs

The 2024–25 season of the Rwandan Second Division consists of twenty-six teams, divided equally into two groups of thirteen.

Group A Addax FC Akagera FC Alpha FC Aspor FC City Boys Espérance FC Etoile de l'Est Impeesa FC Intare FC Ivoire Olympic La Jeunesse FC Nyagatare FC Unity FC

Group B AS Muhanga Gicumbi FC Interforce FC Kamonyi FC Miroplast FC Motar FC Nyanza FC Sina Gerard SC Sunrise FC Tsinda Batsinde UR FC United Stars Vision JN

Previous seasons

Season	Play-off winners	Group A	Group B
2011–12	Musanze FC[2]	AS Muhanga[2]	Musanze FC[2]
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Musanze FC and AS Muhanga
2012–13	Espérance FC[3]
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Espérance FC and Gicumbi FC
2013–14	Sunrise FC[4]	Sunrise FC	SEC Academy
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Sunrise FC and Isonga FC
2014–15	Bugesera FC[5]
	Promoted teams via play-offs: AS Muhanga, Bugesera FC and Rwamagana City
2015–16	Pepinières FC[6]
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Pepinières FC and Kirehe FC
2016–17	Miroplast FC[7]	AS Muhanga[8]	Miroplast FC[9]
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Miroplast FC and Isonga FC
2017–18	Intare FC[10]
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Intare FC and AS Muhanga
2018–19	Gasogi United[11]	Gasogi United [12]	Etoile de l'Est[12]
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Gasogi United and Heroes FC[13]
2019–20	Gorilla FC
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Gorilla FC and Rutsiro FC
2020–21	Gicumbi FC
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Gicumbi FC and Etoile de l'Est
2021–22	Sunrise FC[14]	Sunrise FC	Muhanga Heroes
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Sunrise FC and Rwamagana City
2022–23	Etoile de l'Est[15]	Etoile de l'Est	Amagaju FC
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Etoile de l'Est and Amagaju FC
2023–24	Rutsiro FC[16]	Rutsiro FC	Vision FC
	Promoted teams via play-offs: Rutsiro FC and Vision FC