2002–03 Division 1 (Senegal)

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Division 1
Season2002-03
Champions ASC Jeanne d'Arc
Promoted ASC Linguère
ASC HLM de Dakar
Matches played182
Goals scored255 (1.4 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Senegal.svg Lamine Diarra (9)
2001-02
2003-04

The 2002-03 Division 1 season was the 38th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. [1] The season began on 9 November 2002 and finished on 29 June 2003. ASC Jeanne d'Arc won the tenth title and the next club to win two in a row, thus made the club to win the most number of national championship titles until the following season when Diaraf would share it once more with ten in the following season.

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Reforms that had made by the CAF, the merger of the CAF Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup and became the CAF Confederation Cup, the continental qualifications changed. The qualification into the CAF Champions League would have two clubs, the winner and the second place, the third place club and the winner of the Senegal FA Cup qualified to the newly merged Confederation Cup. ASC Jeanne d'Arc and second place ASC Diaraf qualified to the 2004 CAF Champions League and qualified to the 2004 CAF Confederation Cup, AS Douanes (third in the premier division), winner of the 2003 Senegal FA Cup and semifinalist ASC Thiès (the club participated in Division 2 during the season).

The season would again feature fourteen clubs. The problems that occurred in Division 2 cancelled relegations of clubs to the second division, six clubs would elevate into the premier division and risen the clubs to 20 the following season and would be longer with 38 matches and record breaking in the country.

ASC Jeanne d'Arc was the defending team of the title. The season featured 182 matches and scored 255 goals, fewer than last season.

Participating clubs

Overview

The league was contested by 14 teams with ASC Jeanne d'Arc again winning the championship. [1]

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2614932811+1751
2 ASC Diaraf 26121132811+1747
3 AS Douanes 26111052312+1143
4 Dakar Université Club 2691252419+539
5 ASEC Ndiambour 2611691918+139
6 US Rail 2671272020033
7 Compagnie sucrière sénegalaise 2661371311+231
8 ASC Linguère 2679102022-230
9 ASC HLM 2679101721-430
10 SONACOS 2661281621-530
11 Stade de Mbour 2661191420-629
12 ASC Port Autonome 265129815-727
13 AS Police 26511101625-926
14 ASFA Dakar 264715929-2019
2004 CAF Champions League
2004 CAF Confederation Cup
Division 1 2002-03
Champions
ASC Jeanne d'Arc
10th title

Footnotes

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