2022–23 Senegal Ligue 1

The 2022—23 Ligue 1 was a season of top-flight football in Senegal.

Ligue 1
Season2022–23
ChampionsGénération Foot
RelegatedAS Douanes
CNEPS Excellence
Champions LeagueGénération Foot
Confederation CupCasa Sports
Matches played182
Goals scored309 (1.7 per match)

Génération Foot won their third title with three matches to go after defeating Diambars 1–0. The club won 10 games in a row en route to the title.[1]

Linguère avoided relegation by defeating the champions 2–0 in the final match day of the season. AS Douanes were relegated to Ligue 2 after losing to second-placed Casa Sports, along with CNEPS Excellence, whose relegation was confirmed earlier in the season.[2]

League Changes edit

Sonacos were promoted from the 2021–22 Ligue 2 as champions.[3] Stade de Mbour were also promoted as runners-up after spending only one season out of the top flight.[4]

League Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Génération Foot (C) 26 16 5 5 33 15 +18 53 Champions, Qualification to the 2023–24 CAF Champions League
2 Casa Sports 26 12 7 7 32 23 +9 43 Qualification to the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup
3 Guédiawaye FC 26 11 9 6 28 19 +9 42
4 Diambars 26 13 3 10 33 25 +8 42
5 ASC Jaraaf 26 10 7 9 18 15 +3 37
6 Teungueth 26 10 6 10 24 23 +1 36
7 Sonacos 26 8 11 7 20 18 +2 35
8 US Gorée 26 7 12 7 19 20 −1 33
9 Dakar Sacré-Cœur 26 7 11 8 16 18 −2 32
10 AS Pikine 26 7 10 9 16 20 −4 31
11 La Linguère 26 7 9 10 24 23 +1 30
12 Stade de Mbour 26 4 17 5 15 19 −4 29
13 AS Douanes (R) 26 6 10 10 12 24 −12 28 Relegation
14 CNEPS Excellence Football Club [fr] (R) 26 1 9 16 19 47 −28 12
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References edit

  1. ^ "Génération Foot crowned Senegalese champions for the 3rd time". 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Ligue 1 : Casa Sport termine termine 2e, AS Pikine, Stade de Mbour et Linguère sauvés, Douanes en Ligue 2". Galsenfoot. 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ Ndongo, Moussa (15 June 2022). "Bilan de la saison de Ligue 2 : 303 buts inscrits, la Sonacos plus efficace".
  4. ^ "OFFICIEL : Le Stade de Mbour fait son retour en Ligue 1 !". wiwsport.com. 11 June 2022.