2013 Ligue 1 (Senegal)

The 2013 Ligue 1 season was the 50th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal and the fifth professional season. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation.[1] The season began on 13 January and finished earlier on 19 August and it was a season that competed through a single year. It was the fifth season labelled as a "League" ("Ligue" in French). Diambars FC won their only title, and a year later would compete in the 2014 CAF Champions League. ASC Diaraf the winner of the 2013 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup the following season.

Ligue 1
Season2013
ChampionsDiambars FC
PromotedOlympique de Ngor
ASC Port Autonome
RelegatedUS Gorée
AS Douanes
Guédiawaye FC
ASC Assur
Matches played240
Goals scored385 (1.6 per match)
2013-14

Overview

The season would have feature 16 clubs, this time the winner would be decided on a club with the highest number of points after all thirty matches had been finished. The clubs would be reduced to 14 in the following season as four clubs were relegated in the season. The season had a total of 240 matches, 385 goals were scored in the season, almost double than the previous season. Diambars scored the highest 42 goals, the lowest scored was ASC Assur.

US Ouakam again was the defending team of the title.

It was the only time as two clubs shared the same results and were Niarry Tarry and Touré Kunda Foot-Pro, they finished 8th place.

Participating clubs

Information about the clubs

Club Location 2011-12 positions
ASC AssurRichard-Toll4th - Group A[lower-alpha 1]
Casa SportZiguinchor2nd - Group B
Dakar Université ClubDakar3rd - Group A
Diambars FCSaly Portudal2nd
ASC DiarafDakar3rd - Group B
AS DouanesDakar5th - Group B
US GoréeDakar - Gorée7th - Group B
Guédiawaye FCGuédiawaye6th - Group A
ASC LinguèreSaint-Louis5th Group A
Olympique de NgorDakar - NgorPromoted from Ligue 2
NGB ASC Niarry TallyDakar3rd
US OuakamDakar - Ouakam4th
AS PikinePikine4th - Group B
ASC Port AutonomeDakarPromoted from Ligue 2
ASC Touré KundaMbour6th - Group B
ASC YeggoDakar7th - Group B
  1. Then known as CSS Richard-Toll

Overview

The league was contested by 16 teams.[1]

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Diambars FC30141064225+1752
2Olympique de Ngor30131163024+650
3AS Pikine30121352112+949
4ASC Diaraf30111362920+946
5ASC Port Autonome30111272717+1045
6Casa Sport30101462315+844
7ASC Linguère30101463225+844
8NGB ASC Niarry Tally3081572424039
8ASC Touré Kounda3081572424039
10ASC Yeggo3081481313010
11US Ouakam3099122636-1036
12Dakar Université Club30712113032-233
13US Gorée30612121933-1430
14AS Douanes30513121522-728
15Guédiawaye FC30512131932-1327
16ASC Assur3058171133-2223
Qualification into the 2014 CAF Champions League
Qualification into the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Ligue 2
Ligue 1 2013
Champions
Diambars FC
1st title

References

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