| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Génération Foot |
| Relegated | US Ouakam US Gorée |
| 2018 CAF Champions League | Génération Foot |
| Matches | 146 |
| Goals | 314 (2.15 per match) |
| Biggest home win | 2 matches
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| Biggest away win | Guédiawaye 1–4Douanes (27 November 2016) |
| Highest scoring | 2 matches
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| Longest winning run | Génération Foot (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Diambars (12) |
| Longest winless run | Gorée (17) |
| Longest losing run | Gorée (4) |
2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 8 June 2017(scoring part and the results below as of 14 May 2017). | |
The2016–17Ligue 1 was the 52nd season of top-tier football inSenegal and the ninth professional season. The season began on 4 November 2016.[1]Gorée are the defending champions.
Génération Foot, a club based in Sangalkam in the east of Metropolitan Dakar (aka the Dakar Urban Area) won their only national championship title for the season and set a new club record of 52 goals and 57 points and will be appearing in the2018 CAF Champions League in the following season. Overall it is unbeatable toASC Diaraf's 54 goals scored in a season and their 72 points made in2003–04 season, Génération Foot's records are one of the highest in Senegalese top flight football competition, but the highest in the professional Ligue 1. Niane was the best scorer for the season scoring a record number of 19 goals.[2] Last two positions wereASC Linguère andUS Gorée who was last year's champion, Gorée was relegated. Due to theDemba Diop stadium crush which occurred on 15 June which was not in the Premier League,US Ouakam was demoted from Ligue 1 andASC Linguère was relieved from their relegation.
The league comprised 14 teams, with the bottom two relegated to the 2018 Ligue 2.
A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 Ligue 2,Génération Foot and Teungueth.
On the other hand,ASC Suneor andOlympique Ngor were the last two teams of the 2015–16 season and are playing in Ligue 2 for the 2016–17 season.Gorée are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2014–15 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASAC Ndiambour | Louga | Stade Alboury Ndiaye | 3,000 | 10th inLigue 1 |
| Casa Sports | Ziguinchor | Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta | 10,000 | 5th inLigue 1 |
| Diambars FC | Saly | Stade Fodé Wade | 2,000 | 4th inLigue 1 |
| AS Douanes | Dakar | Stade Demba Diop | 15,000 | 12th inLigue 1 |
| Génération Foot | Deni Biram Ndao | Stade Deni Biram Ndao | 1,000 | Ligue 2 |
| US Gorée | Dakar | Stade Demba Diop | 15,000 | Champion ofLigue 1 |
| Guédiawaye FC | Guédiawaye | Stade Amadou Barry | 5,000 | 6th inLigue 1 |
| ASC Jaraaf | Dakar | Stade Demba Diop | 15,000 | 2nd inLigue 1 |
| ASCE La Linguère | Saint-Louis | Stade Mawade Wade | 1,500 | 3rd inLigue 1 |
| Mbour Petite-Côte FC | M'Bour | Stade Caroline Faye | 5,000 | 11th inLigue 1 |
| ASC Niarry Tally | Dakar | Stade Demba Diop | 15,000 | 7th inLigue 1 |
| US Ouakam | Ouakam | Stade Demba Diop | 15,000 | 9th inLigue 1 |
| Stade de Mbour | M'bour | Stade Caroline Faye | 5,000 | 8thLigue 1 |
| Teungueth FC | Rufisque | Stade Ngalandou Diouf | 7,500 | Ligue 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Génération Foot | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 57 | 2018 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Guédiawaye | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 44 | |
| 3 | Diambars | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 40 | |
| 4 | Jaraaf | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 39 | |
| 5 | Casa Sport | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Niarry Tally | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Mbour Petite Côte | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 33 | |
| 8 | Ouakam | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 32 | Demoted due to theDemba Diop stadium crush |
| 9 | Stade de Mbour | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 30 | |
| 10 | Douanes | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 29 | |
| 11 | Teungueth | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 28 | |
| 12 | ASEC Ndiambour | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 27 | |
| 13 | La Linguère | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 26 | |
| 14 | Gorée | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 23 | Relegation to 2018 Ligue 2 |
| Leader | |
| Relegation toLigue 2 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Génération Foot | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guédiawaye | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Casa Sport | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Niarry Tally | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Jaraaf | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Diambars | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Stade de Mbour | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Mbour Petite Côte | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Douanes | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Ouakam | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| La Linguère | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Teungueth | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||||
| ASEC Ndiambour | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Gorée | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |