Chadian football has always been followed by the financial difficulties, making it hard to organise the competitions.
Championship is being played over a short time, usually within a week and held alongside the national cup.
The participating teams were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Elect-sport, Foullah, Gazelle, Postel 2000, RFC, Toumai, Tourbillon and USM.
Postel 2000 played against D2 runner-up, Saccoger, and won 1–0, so both teams remained at previous level.
The participating teams were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Elect-sport, Foullah, Gazelle, Geyser, Postel 2000, RFC, Toumai and Tourbillon.
[3] The participating teams in 2012 were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Elect-sport, Foullah, Gazelle, GGMIA, Postel 2000, RFC and Tourbillon.
The participating teams in 2013 were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Elect-sport, Farcha, Foullah, Gazelle, Postel 2000, RFC, Tourbillon and USM.
The participating teams in 2014 were: ASCOT, DGSSIE, Eglise 12, Elect-sport, Farcha, Foullah, Gazelle, Postel 2000, RFC and Tourbillon.
Foullah were 2014 league champions; DGSSIE, Eglise 12, Farcha, Postel 2000 and Tourbillon were relegated to D2.
[7] In season 2016 championship was interrupted after only 5 rounds, and no Chadian clubs represented the country in continental competitions.
Following financial difficulties and the lack of sponsors, FTFA decided to implement the new format of the national championship, which would lower the costs.
Zone 1 consisted of six clubs from N'Djamena (RFC, Gazelle, Tourbillon, Elect-Sport, Foullah Ediffice and Ascot), Zone 2 consisted of the clubs from Sarh, Koumra, Doba, Moundou, Pala and Bongor, Zone 3 included the clubs of Moussoro, Ati, Biltine, Mongo, Salamat and Abéché.
Delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the season started on 27 September 2020 and concluded on 8 October 2020.
The final was held on July 17, 2022, between TP Elect-Sport FC and AS Santé (Abéché).
Champions were:[13] Since its formation, the league went through many changes in its system and number of participating clubs.
From the 2004 competition the runner-up of the league of the 12 highest-ranked countries also entered the tournament creating a 64-team field.
From the top twelve placed CAF member associations, the winner of the domestic cup and the third placed club in the domestic league of the considered associations, are eligible to participate in the CAF Confederation Cup, while only domestic cup winners from member associations ranked from 13 till 55 are eligible to participate in the competition.
Chadian clubs have never won either Champions League or Confederations Cup.
In July 2014 it was announced that mobile operator Airtel signed a deal with FTFA and became its official sponsor.
Season 2015 was suspended for financial reasons,[16][17] but it resumed after 2 and a half months, after some amount of money was paid by Federation.
[18] Five clubs (ASCOT, Elect, Foullah, Gazelle, RFC) play on the same stadium, Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, also named Stade Nacional, located in N'Djamena.