2007 Division 1 (Senegal)

Division 1 2007 AS Douanes (4th title) ASC Saloom 174 289 Thiès FCASC Renaissance de Dakar none 2006 2008 The 2007 Division 1 season was the 42nd of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation.2006/07 Senegalese Premier Division season at RSSSF The season began on 13 January and finished on 16 September. It was the last year they played at an amateur level, the following would be at a professional level. AS Douanes won their fourth title, the next club to win two consecutive titles. AS Douanes along with Saloum would compete in the 2008 CAF Champions League the following season. ASC Linguère (participated in Division 2) who won the 2007 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup, along with Casa Sport, third in the final phase. Under an undecided reason, not a single club was relegated as the number of clubs risen to twenty in the following season. The season would feature 18 clubs. 174 matches (144 in the first phase and 30 in the second phase) were played and 289 goals were scored (229 in the first phase and 60 in the second phase). It was the second time that feature the first and second phases, the first phase featured the group system with a total of 72 matches for each group, the second or final phase would consist of six clubs with a larger total of 30 matches, each club played a total of ten matches and the highest number of points would decide the season's champion. This would be last season to do so, the playoff system would be restored in the following season. AS Douanes was the defending team of the title. Participating clubs ASC Renaissance de Dakar ASC Port Autonome AS Douanes ASC Jeanne d'Arc ASC Saloum US Gorée Casa Sport ASC Yakaar ASC Xam Xam ASC HLM ASC Diaraf ASC Thiès Dakar Université Club ASC SUNEOROn January 1, 2007, the company SONACOS, proprietor of the club changed its name ASEC Ndiambour Stade de Mbour US Ouakam Guédiawaye FC Overview The league was contested by 18 teams and two groups, the first phase consisted of 9 clubs in each of the two groups and the second and final phase consisted of only four clubs. League standings Group A PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1AS Douanes161042237+16362US Ouakam167441413+1253ASC Xam Xam166551816+2234ASC Jeanne d'Arc165561821-3205ASC SUNEOR1646497+2186ASC Thiès154561820-2177ASEC Ndiambour163851116-5178ASC Port Autonome165291017-7179ASC HLM16277816-813 Group B PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Stade de Mbour168622010+10302ASC Saloum16853149+5293Casa Sport16772179+8284Guédiawaye FC164751110+1195ASC Diaraf165381018-8186US Gorée164481217-5167Dakar Université Club162410620-14108ASC Renaissance de Dakar163410519-14109ASC Yakaar162410520-1510 Qualification into the second phase Second and final phase PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1AS Douanes10721205+15232ASC Saloum10433117+4153Casa Sport1034387+1134ASC Xam Xam104151118-7135Stade de Mbour10325511-6116US Ouakam10145512-77 2008 CAF Champions League 2008 CAF Confederation Cup Division 1 2007ChampionsAS Douanes4th title References Category:Football in Senegal Senegal Category:Ligue 1 (Senegal) seasons