Ligue 1 (Senegal)

Last updated
Ligue 1
Founded1960
Country Senegal
Confederation CAF
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Ligue 2
Domestic cup(s) Senegal FA Cup
Coupe de la Ligue
International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current champions ASC Jaraaf
(13th title)
(2024–25)
Most championships ASC Jaraaf (13)
Current: 2025-26

Ligue 1 is the top division of the Senegal Football Association, it was founded in 1960. The league also hosts a domestic cup, the Coupe de la Ligue. Football clubs from the Senegal Premier League also compete for the Senegal FA Cup. In the 2023-24 Ligue 1 season, a total of 182,915 paying visitors attended the clubs. [1]

Contents

Previous winners

Qualification for CAF competitions

Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.

Legend
RankAssociation2020–21
(× 1)
2021–22
(× 2)
2022–23
(× 3)
2023–24
(× 4)
2024–25
(× 5)
Total
20252024Mvt CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC
11Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 837482.577104190.5
22Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4695822455142
34Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 82544341.593131
43RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 6571652355130
56Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 30.50234602482.5
65RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4351426130.582.5
78Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 10502031.52255
87RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 400312402045
99Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 303030203041
1011Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 000103301238
1110RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 00.50500.5030024
1212Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 020002020121
1315Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0000010210.518.5
1414Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 000000130016
1513RedDownArrow.svg -2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 20102000.50012
1619Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0010001000.58.5
1721Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 12000000018
1817RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 00000020008
1918RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 00010100.5007
2016RedDownArrow.svg -4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0300.51000007
2122Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 00000100003
2222Disc Plain violet.svgFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 00001000003
23-Green-Up-Arrow.svg newFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0000000000.52.5
2420RedDownArrow.svg -4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 01.500.50000002.5
2524RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0000.50000001
2524RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0000.50000001
2726RedDownArrow.svg -1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 00.5000000000.5

Total number of wins

ClubTitles
ASC Jaraaf (Dakar) [includes Foyer France]13
ASC Jeanne d'Arc 10
AS Douanes 6
ASC SUNEOR (Diourbel) [includes SEIB & SONACOS]4
US Gorée 4
ASFA Dakar 3
ASEC Ndiambour 3
UCST Port Autonome 3
Teungueth 2
Olympique Thiès 2
Génération Foot 2
Casa-Sports FC 2
AS Police 1
Espoir de Saint-Louis 1
ASC Linguère 1
US Ouakam 1
Diambars FC 1
AS Pikine 1

Top goalscorers

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
1991–92 Kamine Sarr ASC Diaraf13
Flag of Senegal.svg Moussa Diop SOTRAC
2000 Flag of Senegal.svg Makhète N'Diaye Richard-Toll
2000–01 Flag of Senegal.svg Cheikh Tidiane N'Diaye US Gorée11
2002–03 Flag of Senegal.svg Lamine Diarra Dakar UC9
2003–04 Flag of Senegal.svg Pape Cire Dia ASC Diaraf16
2005 Babacar Thiam US Rail
Flag of Senegal.svg Mbaye Babacar Bâ ASC Saloum
2013–14 Flag of Senegal.svg Ibrahima DiopASC Diaraf16
2015–16 Flag of Senegal.svg Pape Ibnou Ba ASC Linguère17
2016–17 Flag of Senegal.svg Ibrahima NianeGénération Foot19
2017–18 Flag of Senegal.svg Amadou Dia N'Diaye Génération Foot16
2018–19 Flag of The Gambia.svg Omar JobeASEC Ndiambour12
2022–23 Flag of The Gambia.svg Abdoulie HassamaCasa Sports12
2023-24 Flag of Senegal.svg Mbaye Jacques NdiayeTeungueth8

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of Senegal.svg Cheick N'Diaye1

Top assists

SeasonPlayerTeamAssists
2022-23 Flag of Senegal.svg Souleymane CisséLinguerè Saint Louis7

References

  1. https://dsports.sn/affluence-de-la-saison-derniere-pres-de-200-000-spectateurs-en-l1-pikine-en-ebullition/
  2. "Senegal 2019/20".
  3. "Ligue 1 sénégalaise - J.25 : Casa Sport sacré champion 10 ans après". 6 June 2022.