2009 Ligue 1 (Senegal)

Ligue 1 2009 ASC Linguère (1st title) Casa Sport 130 227 SEN Serigne Cheik Diouck (8) Renaissance sportive de YoffCompagnie sucrière sénégalaise ASC ThièsCNEPS ExcellenceASC Xam XamASC Renaissance de Dakar 2008 2010 The 2009 Ligue 1 season was the 44th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal and the second professional season. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation.2009 Senegalese Premier Division season at RSSSF The season began a little earlier on 2 May and finished on 31 October. It was the first season labelled as a "League" ("Ligue" in French). ASC Linguère won their first and only title, the next club to win three consecutive titles, and a year later would compete in the 2010 CAF Champions League. ASC Diaraf who won the 2008 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup. Since that season, only one club each would qualify into the continental championship or cup, the winner of each. The West African Cup was again revived and brought two clubs, a second place club from Ligue 1 and a second placed Senegalese Cup club. The season would have feature 20 clubs, 18 clubs competed instead as ASC Thiès and CNEPS Excellence forfeited the season. A total of 128 matches and the playoff system, again, in several seasons, two matches that decided the winner in the most goals, or if a match is scoreless, penalty shootouts. The season scored a total of 227 goals, 101 in Group A and 126 in Group B, no goals scored in the finals which finished in penalty shootouts in the second leg. AS Douanes again was the defending team of the title. Participating clubs Renaissance sportive de Yoff ASC Linguère ASC Port Autonome AS Douanes ASC Jeanne d'Arc ASC Saloum US Gorée Casa Sport ASC Yakaar ASC Xam Xam Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise (Senegalese Sugar Company) ASC HLM ASC Diaraf ASC Thiès - forfeited CNEPS Excellence - forfeited Dakar Université Club ASC SUNEOR ASEC Ndiambour Stade de Mbour US Ouakam Guédiawaye FC Overview The league was contested by 18 teams and two groups, each group contained ten clubs and a final match. League standings Group A PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1ASC Linguère16970163+13342ASC Diaraf166641510+5243ASC HLM16664128+4244Compagnie Sucrière sénégalaise165741211+1225US Ouakam166371110+1216AS Douanes165561210+2207ASC Yakaar16457919-9178Dakar Université Club16376913-4169ASEC Ndiambour16268518-316 Group B PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Casa Sport169522615+11322Stade de Mbour16943158+7313US Gorée167721810+8284Guédiawaye FC167451611+5255ASC Saloum164661317-4186Renaissance sportive de Yoff16457813-5177ASC Port Autonome164481618-2168ASC Jeanne d'Arc16367813-5159ASC SUNEOR16178621-1510 Qualification into the final match Qualification into the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup Relegation to Ligue 2 Final phase 2009 10 24 y Casa Sport ASC Linguère 0:0 Stade Aline Sitoe DiattaZiguinchor SEN Yatma Mbengue 2009 10 31 y ASC Linguère Casa Sport 0:0 Stade Maître Babacar SèyeSaint-Louis SEN Fadouma Dia 4-2 Ligue 1 2009ChampionsASC Linguère1st title Top scorers Scorer Club No. of goals 1 SEN Serigne Cheikh Diouck ASC Linguère 8 2 SEN Damao Diatta Casa Sports7 3 SEN Alpha Oumar Sow Casa Sports 4 SEN Cheikh A. Sow ASC HLM 6 References Senegal Category:2008–09 in Senegalese football Category:Ligue 1 (Senegal) seasons