Ligue 1 (Senegal)

Football league

Ligue 1Founded| 1960

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Country| Senegal
Confederation| CAF
Number of clubs| 16
Level on pyramid| 1
Relegation to| Ligue 2
Domestic cup(s)| Senegal FA Cup
Coupe de la Ligue
International cup(s)| Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions| Teungueth FC
(2nd title)
(2023–24)
Most championships| ASC Jaraaf (12)
Current: 2025-26

Ligue 1 is the top division of the Senegal Football Association, it was founded in 1960. The league also hosts a domestic cup, the Coupe de la Ligue. Football clubs from the Senegal Premier League also compete for the Senegal FA Cup. In the 2023-24 Ligue 1 season, a total of 182,915 paying visitors attended the clubs.[1]

## Previous winners

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* 1960 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 1961–63 : unknown champion
* 1964 : Olympique Thiès
* 1965 : unknown champion
* 1966 : Olympique Thiès
* 1967 : Espoir de Saint-Louis
* 1968 : Foyer France (Dakar)
* 1969 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 1970 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 1971 : ASFA Dakar
* 1972 : ASFA Dakar
* 1973 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 1974 : ASFA Dakar
* 1975 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 1976 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 1977 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 1978 : US Gorée (Dakar)
* 1979 : AS Police (Dakar)
* 1980 : SEIB (Diourbel)
* 1981 : US Gorée (Dakar)
* 1982 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 1983 : SEIB (Diourbel)
* 1984 : US Gorée (Dakar)
* 1985 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 1986 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 1987 : SEIB (Diourbel)
* 1988 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 1988–89 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 1990 : UCST Port Autonome (Dakar)
* 1990–91 : UCST Port Autonome (Dakar)
* 1991–92 : ASEC Ndiambour (Louga)
* 1992–93 : AS Douanes (Dakar)
* 1993–94 : ASEC Ndiambour (Louga)
* 1995 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 1996 : SONACOS (Diourbel)
* 1997 : AS Douanes (Dakar)
* 1998 : ASEC Ndiambour (Louga)
* 1999 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 2000 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 2000–01 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 2001–02 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 2002–03 : ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Dakar)
* 2003–04 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 2005 : UCST Port Autonome (Dakar)
* 2006 : AS Douanes (Dakar)
* 2006–07 : AS Douanes (Dakar)
* 2008 : AS Douanes (Dakar)
* 2009 : ASC Linguère (Saint-Louis)
* 2010 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 2010–11 : US Ouakam (Dakar)
* 2011–12 : Casa Sports (Ziguinchor)
* 2013 : Diambars FC (Saly)
* 2013–14 : AS Pikine (Pikine)
* 2014–15 : AS Douanes (Dakar)
* 2015–16 : US Gorée (Dakar)
* 2016–17 : Génération Foot (Rufisque)
* 2017–18 : ASC Diaraf (Dakar)
* 2018–19 : Génération Foot (Rufisque)
* 2019–20 : Abandoned [2]
* 2020–21 : Teungueth FC (Rufisque)
* 2021–22 : Casa Sports (Ziguinchor)[3]
* 2022–23 : Génération Foot (Rufisque)
* 2023–24 : Teungueth FC (Rufisque)

## Qualification for CAF competitions

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### Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

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The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.

Legend

* CL: CAF Champions League
* CC: CAF Confederation Cup
* ≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
* Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.

Rank | Association | 2020–21
(× 1) | 2021–22
(× 2) | 2022–23
(× 3) | 2023–24
(× 4) | 2024–25
(× 5) | Total

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2025 | 2024 | Mvt | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC | CL | CC
1 | 1 |  — |  Egypt | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2.5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4  | 190.5
2 | 2 |  — |  Morocco | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5  | 142
3 | 4 |  +1 |  South Africa | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | 3  | 131
4 | 3 |  -1 |  Algeria | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5  | 130
5 | 6 |  +1 |  Tanzania | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4  | 82.5
6 | 5 |  -1 |  Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.5  | 82.5
7 | 8 |  +1 |  Angola | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2  | 55
8 | 7 |  -1 |  DR Congo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0  | 45
9 | 9 |  — |  Sudan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0  | 41
10 | 11 |  +1 |  Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2  | 38
11 | 10 |  -1 |  Libya | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0  | 24
12 | 12 |  — |  Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1  | 21
13 | 15 |  +2 |  Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5  | 18.5
14 | 14 |  — |  Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0  | 16
15 | 13 |  -2 |  Guinea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0  | 12
16 | 19 |  +3 |  Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5  | 8.5
17 | 21 |  +4 |  Senegal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1  | 8
18 | 17 |  -1 |  Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 8
19 | 18 |  -1 |  Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0  | 7
20 | 16 |  -4 |  Cameroon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 7
21 | 22 |  +1 |  Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 3
22 | 22 |  — |  Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 3
23 | - |  new |  Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5  | 2.5
24 | 20 |  -4 |  Zambia | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 2.5
25 | 24 |  -1 |  Eswatini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1
25 | 24 |  -1 |  Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1
27 | 26 |  -1 |  Burkina Faso | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0.5

## Total number of wins

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Club  | Titles

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ASC Jaraaf (Dakar) [includes Foyer France]  | 12
ASC Jeanne d'Arc | 10
AS Douanes | 6
ASC SUNEOR (Diourbel) [includes SEIB & SONACOS]  | 4
US Gorée | 4
ASFA Dakar | 3
ASEC Ndiambour | 3
UCST Port Autonome | 3
Teungueth | 2
Olympique Thiès | 2
Génération Foot | 2
Casa-Sports FC | 2
AS Police | 1
Espoir de Saint-Louis | 1
ASC Linguère | 1
US Ouakam | 1
Diambars FC | 1
AS Pikine | 1

## Top goalscorers

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Season | Player | Club | Goals

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1991–92 | Kamine Sarr | ASC Diaraf | 13
Moussa Diop | SOTRAC
2000 |  Makhète N'Diaye | Richard-Toll |
2000–01 |  Cheikh Tidiane N'Diaye | US Gorée | 11
2002–03 |  Lamine Diarra | Dakar UC | 9
2003–04 |  Pape Cire Dia | ASC Diaraf | 16
2005 | Babacar Thiam | US Rail  |
Mbaye Babacar Bâ | ASC Saloum
2013–14 |  Ibrahima Diop | ASC Diaraf | 16
2015–16 |  Pape Ibnou Ba | ASC Linguère | 17
2016–17 |  Ibrahima Niane | Génération Foot | 19
2017–18 |  Amadou Dia N'Diaye | Génération Foot | 16
2018–19 |  Omar Jobe | ASEC Ndiambour | 12
2022–23 |  Abdoulie Hassama  | Casa Sports | 12
2023-24 |  Mbaye Jacques Ndiaye  | Teungueth  | 8

### Multiple hat-tricks

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Rank  | Country  | Player  | Hat-tricks

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1  |  | Cheick N'Diaye  | 1

## Top assists

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Season | Player | Team | Assists

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2022-23 |  Souleymane Cissé | Linguerè Saint Louis | 7

## References

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1. ^ https://dsports.sn/affluence-de-la-saison-derniere-pres-de-200-000-spectateurs-en-l1-pikine-en-ebullition/
2. ^ "Senegal 2019/20".
3. ^ "Ligue 1 sénégalaise - J.25 : Casa Sport sacré champion 10 ans après". 6 June 2022.

## External links

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* Official site
* RSSSF competition history
* Flashscore site

* v
* t
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Senegal Ligue 1 seasons

Amateur
Division 1|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007

Professional
Division 1|

* 2008

Ligue 1|

* 2009
* 2010
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2013
* 2013-14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

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Football in Senegal

Senegalese Football Federation

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* Local
* Olympic (U-23)
* U-20
* U-17
* Beach Soccer

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Women|

* National team
* U-20
* U-17

League system|

| Men|

* Senegal Premier League
* Ligue 2

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Women|

* Senegalese W-Championship

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Senegal FA Cup
* Senegalese League Cup
* Senegalese Super Cup

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Women|

* Senegalese W-Cup

Awards|

* Footballer of the Year
* Top scorers

Lists|

* All-time Table
* Champions
* Lists of clubs
* By number of titles
* International footballers
* Foreign players
* List of venues

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