Ligue 1
Season2015–16
ChampionsGorée
RelegatedASC Suneor
Olympique Ngor
2017 CAF Champions LeagueGorée
Matches played182
Goals scored329 (1.81 per match)
Biggest home win
2 matches
Biggest away win
5 matches
Highest scoringJaraaf 3–3 Diambars
(14 December 2015)
Longest winning runDiambars
Jaraaf (4)
Longest unbeaten runDiambars (14)
Longest winless runMbour Petite Côte (13)
Longest losing runASEC Ndiambour
Douanes (4)
All statistics correct as of 19 June 2016.

The 2015–16 Ligue 1 is the 51st season of top-tier football in Senegal and the eighth professional season.[1] The season began on 8 November 2015. Gorée, an island based club though plays at Dakar's stadium clinched their fourth league title and first since 1984 in the league's final week with a 3–0 road win over last-place Olympique Ngor.[2] In the cup competition, NGB ASC Niarry Tally, winner of the 2015 Senegalese Cup will participate for the first time in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup the following season. Gorée participated in Ligue 2 and finished second in the previous season, one of the few clubs who was in the top of second-tier competition last season to win a title of a first tier competition in West Africa.

The league comprised 14 teams, with the bottom two, ASC Suneor and Olympique Ngor, relegated to the 2017 Ligue 2. Only four clubs were outside the Dakar area and all are in the western half of the country. A total of 182 matches were played and fewer goals which numbered 333, fifteen lower than lase season. US Gorée had a grand total of 42 points, one less than last season by the previous champion Douanes, ASC Linguère scored the most goals numbering 32. Casa Sports , sixth placed and Ouakam, eight placed were the same position as last season.

During the earlier and the middle part of the season, some of the clubs reached first place and weeks later in the lower parts and the relegation zone, then a few climbed up again.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Ligue 2, ASEC Ndiambour and Gorée. On the other hand, Pikine and Port de Dakar were the last two teams of the 2014–15 season and played in Ligue 2 for the 2015–16 season. AS Douanes are the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2014–15 season
ASC Suneor Dakar Stade Municipal de Diourbel 5,000 3rd in Ligue 1
ASEC Ndiambour Louga Stade Alboury Ndiaye 15,000 Ligue 2
Casa Sports Ziguinchor Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta 10,000 6th in Ligue 1
Diambars FC Saly Stade Fodé Wade 2,000 4th in Ligue 1
AS Douanes Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 Champion of Ligue 1
US Gorée Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 Ligue 2
Guédiawaye FC Bouaké Stade Amadou Barry 5,000 10th in Ligue 1
ASC Diaraf Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 11th in Ligue 1
ASC Linguère Saint-Louis Stade Mawade Wade 1,500 9th in Ligue 1
Touré Kunda Foot-Pro M'Bour Stade Caroline Faye 5,000 7th in Ligue 1
ASC Niarry Tally Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 Ligue 1 Champions
Olympique de Ngor Dakar Stade de Ngor 3,000 12th in Ligue 1
US Ouakam Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 8th in Ligue 1
Stade de Mbour Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 5th Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gorée (C, Q) 26 11 9 6 25 17 +8 42 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Jaraaf 26 11 6 9 31 26 +5 39
3 La Linguère 26 10 8 8 32 29 +3 38[lower-alpha 1]
4 Diambars 26 9 11 6 30 23 +7 38[lower-alpha 1]
5 Casa Sport 26 9 9 8 29 27 +2 36[lower-alpha 2]
6 Guédiawaye 26 8 12 6 26 22 +4 36[lower-alpha 2]
7 Niarry Tally 26 8 11 7 19 19 0 35
8 Stade de Mbour 26 7 12 7 20 20 0 33[lower-alpha 3]
9 Ouakam 26 6 15 5 21 20 +1 33[lower-alpha 3]
10 ASEC Ndiambour 26 9 5 12 20 28 8 32
11 Mbour Petite Côte 26 7 10 9 20 19 +1 31
12 Douanes 26 7 9 10 23 30 7 30[lower-alpha 4]
13 ASC Suneor (R) 26 7 9 10 17 24 7 30[lower-alpha 4] Relegation to 2017 Ligue 2
14 Olympique Ngor (R) 26 5 10 11 20 29 9 25
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2016. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals (only if two teams are tied); 6) goal difference
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 DIA 1-0 LIN ; LIN 3-0 DIA
  2. 1 2 CAS 1-1 GUÉ ; GUÉ 0-1 CAS
  3. 1 2 SDM 0-0 OUA ; OUA 1-1 SDM
  4. 1 2 ASC 0-1 DOU ; DOU 1-1 ASC

Positions by round

Leader
Relegation to Ligue 2
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Gorée2212345587121191112711336434211
Jaraaf141113131161010599121010138131375797732
La Linguère11436107121313131014141056753346363
Diambars8117710138912121414131314115542211124
Casa Sport101411115564423665422111122545
Guédiawaye288999333457712694494555456
Niarry Tally2410101212131414141013114710101167663677
Stade de Mbour6356234695225223761091078888
Ouakam895888911688886533881011111212109
ASEC Ndiambour10621411111452336991212131313131310
Mbour Petite Côte107331222231449914141414141212911911
Douanes2585771177106111111228881091112
ASC Suneor101314141314141310111191281113810111191011101213
Olympique Ngor6912121411128116733781212121313141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2016. Source: Soccerway
 Ligue 1 2015-16
champions 
US Gorée
4th title

See also

References

  1. "2015=-16 Senegalese Premier Division season at RSSSF". Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "Le Soleil - Gorée, championne du Sénégal: Ndiambour et Douane évitent la relégation". Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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