2009 Ligue 1 (Senegal)
| 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 |
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← 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASC Linguère | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 34 |
| 2 | ASC Diaraf | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 24 |
| 3 | ASC HLM | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 24 |
| 4 | Compagnie Sucrière sénégalaise | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 22 |
| 5 | US Ouakam | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 21 |
| 6 | AS Douanes | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 20 |
| 7 | ASC Yakaar | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 17 |
| 8 | Dakar Université Club | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | ASEC Ndiambour | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -3 | 16 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casa Sport | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 32 |
| 2 | Stade de Mbour | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 31 |
| 3 | US Gorée | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 28 |
| 4 | Guédiawaye FC | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 25 |
| 5 | ASC Saloum | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 6 | Renaissance sportive de Yoff | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 7 | ASC Port Autonome | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | ASC Jeanne d'Arc | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 9 | ASC SUNEOR | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 10 |
| Qualification into the final match | |
| Qualification into the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Relegation to Ligue 2 |
Final phase
| Casa Sport | 0:0 | ASC Linguère |
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| ASC Linguère | 0:0 | Casa Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4-2 | ||
Saint-Louis
| Ligue 1 2009 Champions |
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| ASC Linguère 1st title |
Top scorers
| Scorer | Club | No. of goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | ASC Linguère | 8 |
| 2 | | Casa Sports | 7 |
| 3 | | Casa Sports | |
| 4 | | ASC HLM | 6 |