2009 Ligue 2 (Senegal)

The 2009 Ligue 2 season was the first of the professional competition of the second-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation[1] The season began a little earlier on Saturday 2 May and finished on 16 October. It was the first season labelled as a "League" ("Ligue" in French). AS Pikine and ASC Niarry Tally were promoted into Ligue 1 the following season while ASC Xam Xam was relegated into National 1 the following season. Pikine had the highest with 42 points while ASC Niarry Tally was second with 40 points, scoring the most goals, numbering 32.

Ligue 2
Season2009
PromotedAS Pikine
ASC Niarry Tally
RelegatedASC Xam Xam
Matches played132
Goals scored241 (1.83 per match)
← 2008
2010

Geographically almost all clubs were in the western and westernmost parts of the country, two or three of the clubs were not of the Dakar area.

Unlike Ligue 1, there was no group system used in the season, the following year, Ligue 2 would have a group system where the club with the highest number of points was elevated into Ligue 1 in the 2011 season and the lowest relegated into National 1 in the 2011 season.

Participating clubs

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Club Location
ASFA Dakar Dakar
NGB ASC Niarry Tally Dakar
Diambars FC Mbour
Diokoul FC Rufisque
Étoile Lusitana Dakar
Etics Mboro
Olympique de Ngor Ngor
AS Pikine Pikine
Renaissance de Dakar Dakar
ASC Touré Kunda Mbour
ASC Xam Xam Dakar
ASC Yeggo Dakar

Overview

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The league was contested by 12 teams.[1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AS Pikine 22 11 9 2 19 8 +11 42
2 ASC Niarry Tally 22 11 7 4 32 17 +15 40
3 ASC Yeggo 22 10 8 4 26 13 +13 38
4 Renaissance de Dakar 22 10 7 5 22 13 +9 37
5 Diambars FC 22 8 11 3 26 15 +11 35
6 Étoile Lusitana 22 7 9 6 18 18 0 30
7 ASC Touré Kunda 22 5 11 6 16 18 -2 26
8 Olympique de Ngor 22 6 7 9 27 35 -8 25
9 ETICS Mboro 22 4 12 6 14 20 -6 24
10 Diokoul FC 22 2 12 8 12 20 -8 18
11 ASFA Dakar 22 3 5 14 12 29 -17 14
12 ASC Xam Xam 22 2 8 12 17 35 -18 14
Qualification into Ligue 1
Relegation to National 1

Top scorers

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Scorer Club No. of goals
1   Mamadou Seck Olympique de Ngor 12
2 Serigne Mbaye Renaissance de Dakar 10
3 Ebrima Bojang ASC Yeggo 6
4 Omar Wade Diambars FC

References

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