2009 Ligue 1 (Senegal)

Ligue 1
Season 2009
Champions ASC Linguère (1st title)
Promoted Renaissance sportive de Yoff
Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise
Relegated ASC Thiès
CNEPS Excellence
ASC Xam Xam
ASC Renaissance de Dakar
Matches played 130
Goals scored 227 (1.75 per match)
Top goalscorer Senegal Serigne Cheik Diouck (8)
2008
2010

The 2009 Ligue 1 season was the 44th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal and the second professional season. The tournament was organized by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (Senegalese Football Federation).[1] The season began a little earlier on 2 May and finished on 31 October. It was the first season labelled as a "League" ("Ligue" in French). ASC Linguère won their first and only title, the next club to win three consecutive titles, and a year later would compete in the 2010 CAF Champions League. ASC Diaraf who won the 2008 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup. Since that season, only one club each would qualify into the continental championship or cup, the winner of each. The West African Cup was again revived and brought two clubs, a second place club from Ligue 1 and a second placed Senegalese Cup club.

The season would have feature 20 clubs, 18 clubs competed instead as ASC Thiès and CNEPS Excellence forfeited the season. 128 matches and the playoff system, again in several seasons two matches that decided the winner in the most number of goals or if a match is scoreless, penalty shootouts. The season scored a total of 227 goals, 101 in Group A and 126 in Group B, no goals scored in the finals in which finished in penalty shootouts in the second leg.

AS Douanes again was the defending team of the title.

Participating clubs

Overview

The league was contested by 18 teams and two groups, each group contained ten clubs and a final match.[1]

League standings

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1ASC Linguère16970163+1334
2ASC Diaraf166641510+524
3ASC HLM16664128+424
4Compagnie Sucrière sénégalaise165741211+122
5US Ouakam166371110+121
6AS Douanes165561210+220
7ASC Yakaar16457919-917
8Dakar Université Club16376913-416
9ASEC Ndiambour16268518-316

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Casa Sport169522615+1132
2Stade de Mbour16943158+731
3US Gorée167721810+828
4Guédiawaye FC167451611+525
5ASC Saloum164661317-418
6Renaissance sportive de Yoff16457813-517
7ASC Port Autonome164481618-216
8ASC Jeanne d'Arc16367813-515
9ASC SUNEOR16178621-1510
Qualification into the final match
Qualification into the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Ligue 2

Final phase

24 October 2009 (2009-10-24)
Casa Sport 0:0 ASC Linguère

31 October 2009 (2009-10-31)
ASC Linguère 0:0 Casa Sport
  Penalties  
4-2
Stade Maître Babacar Sèye
Saint-Louis

Referee: Senegal Fadouma Dia
Ligue 1 2009
Champions

ASC Linguère
1st title

Top scorers

Scorer Club No. of goals
1 Senegal Serigne Cheikh Diouck ASC Linguère 8
2 Senegal Damao Diatta Casa Sports7
3 Senegal Alpha Oumar Sow Casa Sports
4 Senegal Cheikh A. Sow ASC HLM 6

References

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