| 2023 Nationale 1 season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nationale 1 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 21 January – 17 September 2023 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Season MVP | Samba Daly Fall (AS Douanes) |
| Relegated to N2 | ASFA UCAD |
| Finals | |
| Champions | AS Douanes (11th title) |
| Runners-up | Jeanne d'Arc |
| Finals MVP | Samba Daly Fall (AS Douanes) |
The 2023 Nationale 1 season was the 56th season of the Nationale 1 (NM1), the top-tier basketball league in Senegal. The season began on 21 January and ended on 17 September 2023. [1]
AS Douanes won its record-setting 11th national title, after defeating Jeanne d'Arc in the finals, overtaking the record that was jointly held with ASFA. [2] The Douanes' forward Samba Daly Fall was named both MVP and Finals MVP of the season. [3]
 Promoted from Division 2 |  Relegated from 2022 N1 season |
|---|---|
| Larry Diouf UCAD | USPA SLBC |
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| AS Douanes | Dakar |
| ASCC Bopp | Dakar |
| ASC Thiès | Thiès |
| ASC Ville de Dakar | Dakar |
| ASFA | Dakar |
| DUC Dakar | Dakar |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Dakar |
| Larry Diouf | Ziguinchor |
| Louga | Louga |
| Mermoz | Dakar |
| SIBAC | Dakar (Sicap-Liberté) |
| UCAD | Dakar |
| UGB | Saint-Louis |
| US Rail | Thiès |
| US Ouakam | Dakar (Ouakam) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Douanes | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Louga BC | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| 3 | US Ouakam | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| 4 | UGB | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | Mermoz | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | Qualification for play-down |
| 6 | ASC Bopp | 14 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
| 7 | SIBAC | 14 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
| 8 | ASFA | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JA | 14 | 12 | 2 | 24 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | ASC Ville de Dakar | 13 | 11 | 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | DUC | 13 | 10 | 3 | 20 | |
| 4 | Larry Diouf | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 5 | USCT Port | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | Qualification for play-down |
| 6 | US Rail | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| 7 | UCAD SC | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 | |
| 8 | ASC Thiès | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | AS Douanes | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Larry Diouf | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | AS Douanes | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | ASC Ville de Dakar | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | ASCVD | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Louga | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | AS Douanes | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Jeanne d'Arc | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Jeanne d'Arc | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | UGB | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Jeanne d'Arc | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | DUC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | DUC | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | US Ouakam | 1 | ||||||||||||
In the play-down round, all eight teams played each other team once. ASFA and UCAD, as the 7th- and 8th-ranked teams, were relegated to the Division 2. [4]
| Pos | 2023 N1 Play-down standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pnt | PF | PA | PD | |
| 1 | ASCC Bopp | 22 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 1336 | 1394 | –58 |
| 2 | Mermoz | 22 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 1287 | 1335 | –48 |
| 3 | SIBAC | 22 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 1260 | 1356 | –96 |
| 4 | USCT Port | 22 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 1384 | 1494 | –110 |
| 5 | ASC Thiès | 22 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 1336 | 1473 | –137 |
| 6 | US Rail | 22 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 1393 | 1511 | –118 |
| 7 | ASFA | 22 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 1281 | 1429 | –148 |
| 8 | UCAD | 22 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 1344 | 1552 | –208 |
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