2013 Ligue 1 (Senegal)

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Ligue 1
Season2013
Champions Diambars FC
Promoted Olympique de Ngor
ASC Port Autonome
Relegated US Gorée
AS Douanes
Guédiawaye FC
ASC Assur
Matches played240
Goals scored385 (1.6 per match)
2013-14

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.

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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

ClubLocation2011-12 positions
ASC Assur Richard-Toll 4th - Group A [lower-alpha 1]
Casa Sport Ziguinchor 2nd - Group B
Dakar Université Club Dakar 3rd - Group A
Diambars FC Saly Portudal 2nd
ASC Diaraf Dakar3rd - Group B
AS Douanes Dakar5th - Group B
US Gorée Dakar - Gorée 7th - Group B
Guédiawaye FC Guédiawaye 6th - Group A
ASC Linguère Saint-Louis 5th Group A
Olympique de Ngor Dakar - Ngor Promoted from Ligue 2
NGB ASC Niarry Tally Dakar3rd
US Ouakam Dakar - Ouakam 4th
AS Pikine Pikine 4th - Group B
ASC Port Autonome DakarPromoted from Ligue 2
ASC Touré Kunda Mbour 6th - Group B
ASC Yeggo Dakar 7th - Group B
  1. Then known as CSS Richard-Toll

Overview

The league was contested by 16 teams. [1]

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Diambars FC 30141064225+1752
2 Olympique de Ngor 30131163024+650
3 AS Pikine 30121352112+949
4 ASC Diaraf 30111362920+946
5 ASC Port Autonome 30111272717+1045
6 Casa Sport 30101462315+844
7 ASC Linguère 30101463225+844
8 NGB ASC Niarry Tally 3081572424039
8 ASC Touré Kounda 3081572424039
10 ASC Yeggo 3081481313010
11 US Ouakam 3099122636-1036
12 Dakar Université Club 30712113032-233
13 US Gorée 30612121933-1430
14 AS Douanes 30513121522-728
15 Guédiawaye FC 30512131932-1327
16 ASC Assur 3058171133-2223
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

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