2016–17 Senegal Premier League

The 2016–17 Ligue 1 was the 52nd season of top-tier football in Senegal and the ninth professional season. The season began on 4 November 2016.[1] Gorée are the defending champions.

Ligue 1
Season2016–17
ChampionsGénération Foot
RelegatedUS Ouakam
US Gorée
2018 CAF Champions LeagueGénération Foot
Matches played146
Goals scored314 (2.15 per match)
Biggest home win
2 matches
Biggest away winGuédiawaye 1–4 Douanes
(27 November 2016)
Highest scoring
2 matches
Longest winning runGénération Foot (4)
Longest unbeaten runDiambars (12)
Longest winless runGorée (17)
Longest losing runGorée (4)
All statistics correct as of 8 June 2017
(scoring part and the results below as of 14 May 2017).

Génération Foot, a club based in Sangalkam in the east of Metropolitan Dakar (aka the Dakar Urban Area) won their only national championship title for the season and set a new club record of 52 goals and 57 points and will be appearing in the 2018 CAF Champions League in the following season. Overall it is unbeatable to ASC Diaraf's 54 goals scored in a season and their 72 points made in 2003–04 season, Génération Foot's records are one of the highest in Senegalese top flight football competition, but the highest in the professional Ligue 1. Niane was the best scorer for the season scoring a record number of 19 goals.[2] Last two positions were ASC Linguère and US Gorée who was last year's champion, Gorée was relegated. Due to the Demba Diop stadium crush which occurred on 15 June which was not in the Premier League, US Ouakam was demoted from Ligue 1 and ASC Linguère was relieved from their relegation.

The league comprised 14 teams, with the bottom two relegated to the 2018 Ligue 2.

Teams

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A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 Ligue 2, Génération Foot and Teungueth.

On the other hand, ASC Suneor and Olympique Ngor were the last two teams of the 2015–16 season and are playing in Ligue 2 for the 2016–17 season. Gorée are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2014–15 season
ASEC Ndiambour Louga Stade Alboury Ndiaye 15,000 10th in Ligue 1
Casa Sports Ziguinchor Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta 10,000 5th in Ligue 1
Diambars FC Saly Stade Fodé Wade 2,000 4th in Ligue 1
AS Douanes Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 12th in Ligue 1
Génération Foot Deni Biram Ndao Stade Deni Biram Ndao 1,000 Ligue 2
US Gorée Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 Champion of Ligue 1
Guédiawaye FC Bouaké Stade Amadou Barry 5,000 6th in Ligue 1
ASC Diaraf Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 2nd in Ligue 1
ASC Linguère Saint-Louis Stade Mawade Wade 1,500 3rd in Ligue 1
Touré Kunda Foot-Pro M'Bour Stade Caroline Faye 5,000 11th in Ligue 1
ASC Niarry Tally Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 7th in Ligue 1
US Ouakam Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 9th in Ligue 1
Stade de Mbour Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 8th Ligue 1
Teungueth FC Rufisque Ligue 2

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Génération Foot 26 17 6 3 52 23 +29 57 2018 CAF Champions League
2 Guédiawaye 26 12 8 6 29 22 +7 44
3 Diambars 26 10 10 6 33 24 +9 40
4 Jaraaf 26 11 6 9 37 27 +10 39
5 Casa Sport 26 10 8 8 27 33 −6 38
6 Niarry Tally 26 9 10 7 31 24 +7 37
7 Mbour Petite Côte 26 8 9 9 29 37 −8 33
8 Ouakam 26 7 11 8 22 24 −2 32 Demoted due to the Demba Diop stadium crush
9 Stade de Mbour 26 7 9 10 22 24 −2 30
10 Douanes 26 6 11 9 28 33 −5 29
11 Teungueth 26 6 10 10 24 32 −8 28
12 ASEC Ndiambour 26 6 9 11 26 41 −15 27
13 La Linguère 26 6 8 12 24 32 −8 26
14 Gorée 26 4 11 11 19 26 −7 23 Relegation to 2018 Ligue 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2017. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals (only if two teams are tied); 6) goal difference

Positions by round

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Leader
Relegation to Ligue 2
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Génération Foot106796651111111111111111111
Guédiawaye6381112131398663652222322
Casa Sport315245342334564355533
Niarry Tally362322663776235543454
Jaraaf121114236455323434245
Diambars13118433455222446766666
Stade de Mbour10646511245477891087877
Mbour Petite Côte6911121010111112101111977678788
Douanes101313107910878888910899999
Ouakam6101071111779111213131313121211101010
La Linguère1314141313121212101199101111111112111111
Teungueth15358781011910101210891010121212
ASEC Ndiambour61212141414141414131312111212131313141313
Gorée33689891313141414141414141414131414
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2017. Source: Soccerway

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Senegal 2016/17, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "Génération Foot et Niane historiques" (in French). FC Metz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.