2021 Nationale 1 season

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2021 Nationale 1
Season2021
Number of teams16
Regular season
BAL DUC Dakar
Season MVP Thierno Niang
(DUC)
Relegated Mermoz
ASC Thiès
Finals
Champions DUC Dakar (5th title)
  Runners-up AS Douanes
Finals MVP Thierno Niang (DUC)
2019
2022

The 2021 Nationale 1 season was the season of the Nationale 1, the premier basketball league in Senegal. The champions directly qualify for the 2022 Basketball Africa League season.

Contents

DUC Dakar won its fifth national championship after defeating defending champions AS Douanes in the final. [1] Thierno Niang was named the league's Finals MVP. [2]

Teams

Tamba and HLM were relegated after finishing in the last two places in the 2019 Nationale 1 season. Bopp and ISEG Sports were promoted.

TeamLocation
AS Douanes Dakar
ASC Thiès Thiès
Bopp Dakar
ASFA Dakar
DUC Dakar Dakar
JA Dakar
ISEG Sports Dakar
Louga Louga
Mermoz Dakar
SLBC Saint-Louis
Saltigué Rufisque
Sibac Dakar (Sicap-Liberté)
UGB Saint-Louis
US Rail Thiès
USO Dakar (Ouakam)
ASC Ville de Dakar Dakar

Regular season

Group A

PosTeamPldWLQualification or relegation
1 AS Douanes 14122Advance to championship playoffs
2 JA 1495
3 Louga 1495
4 USO 1495
5 Sibac 1486
6 ASFA 14311
7 ISEG Sports (R)14311Relegation to Nationale 2
8 Mermoz 14311
Source: Afrobasket
(R) Relegated

Group B

PosTeamPldWLQualification or relegation
1 DUC Dakar 14122Advance to championship playoffs
2 Ville de Dakar 14113
3 SLBC 1495
4 UGB 1477
5 Saltigue 1468
6 US Rail 1468
7 Bopp 14410
8 ASC Thiès 14113Relegation to Nationale 2
Source: Afrobasket

Championship playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
AS Douanes 2
 
 
 
UGB 0
 
AS Douanes 2
 
 
 
Ville de Dakar 1
 
Ville de Dakar 2
 
8 August
 
USO 0
 
AS Douanes 65
 
 
 
DUC Dakar 66
 
DUC Dakar 2
 
 
 
Louga 0
 
DUC Dakar 2
 
 
 
JA 1
 
JA 2
 
 
SLBC 1
 

Semifinals

AS Douanes vs ASC Ville de Dakar
AS Douanes 9449 ASC Ville de Dakar
ASC Ville de Dakar 5667 AS Douanes
DUC Dakar vs SLBC
DUC Dakar 7968 SLBC
SLBC 7166 DUC Dakar
DUC Dakar 7873 SLBC

Final

8 August 2021
AS Douanes 6566 DUC Dakar

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References

  1. "Finale Playoffs : Le DUC domine l'AS Douanes (66-65) et décroche le titre de champion du Sénégal | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "Distinctions : Thierno Niang MVP de la finale, Pape Fall meilleur marqueur | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.