2007 Division 1 (Senegal)

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Division 1
Season2007
Champions AS Douanes (4th title)
Promoted Thiès FC
ASC Renaissance de Dakar
Relegatednone
Matches played174
Goals scored289 (1.66 per match)
2006
2008

The 2007 Division 1 season was the 42nd of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. [1] The season began on 13 January and finished on 16 September. It was the last year they played at an amateur level, the following would be at a professional level. AS Douanes won their fourth title, the next club to win two consecutive titles. AS Douanes along with Saloum would compete in the 2008 CAF Champions League the following season. ASC Linguère (participated in Division 2) who won the 2007 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup, along with Casa Sport, third in the final phase. Under an undecided reason, not a single club was relegated as the number of clubs risen to twenty in the following season.

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The season would feature 18 clubs. 174 matches (144 in the first phase and 30 in the second phase) were played and 289 goals were scored (229 in the first phase and 60 in the second phase). It was the second time that feature the first and second phases, the first phase featured the group system with a total of 72 matches for each group, the second or final phase would consist of six clubs with a larger total of 30 matches, each club played a total of ten matches and the highest number of points would decide the season's champion. This would be last season to do so, the playoff system would be restored in the following season.

AS Douanes was the defending team of the title.

Participating clubs

Overview

The league was contested by 18 teams and two groups, the first phase consisted of 9 clubs in each of the two groups and the second and final phase consisted of only four clubs. [1]

League standings

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 AS Douanes 161042237+1636
2 US Ouakam 167441413+125
3 ASC Xam Xam 166551816+223
4 ASC Jeanne d'Arc 165561821-320
5 ASC SUNEOR 1646497+218
6 ASC Thiès 154561820-217
7 ASEC Ndiambour 163851116-517
8 ASC Port Autonome 165291017-717
9 ASC HLM 16277816-813

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Stade de Mbour 168622010+1030
2 ASC Saloum 16853149+529
3 Casa Sport 16772179+828
4 Guédiawaye FC 164751110+119
5 ASC Diaraf 165381018-818
6 US Gorée 164481217-516
7 Dakar Université Club 162410620-1410
8 ASC Renaissance de Dakar 163410519-1410
9 ASC Yakaar 162410520-1510
Qualification into the second phase

Second and final phase

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 AS Douanes 10721205+1523
2 ASC Saloum 10433117+415
3 Casa Sport 1034387+113
4 ASC Xam Xam 104151118-713
5 Stade de Mbour 10325511-611
6 US Ouakam 10145512-77
2008 CAF Champions League
2008 CAF Confederation Cup
Division 1 2007
Champions
AS Douanes
4th title

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References

  1. 1 2 2006/07 Senegalese Premier Division season at RSSSF
  2. On January 1, 2007, the company SONACOS, proprietor of the club changed its name