2016–17 Senegal Premier League

Football league season

Ligue 1
Season	2016–17
Champions	Génération Foot
Relegated	US Ouakam US Gorée
2018 CAF Champions League	Génération Foot
Matches played	146
Goals scored	314 (2.15 per match)
Biggest home win	2 matches Niarry Tally 4–0 Casa Sport (22 November 2016) Niarry Tally 5-1 Teungueth (29 December 2016)
Biggest away win	Guédiawaye 1–4 Douanes (27 November 2016)
Highest scoring	2 matches La Linguère 3-4 Génération Foot (13 November 2016) Jaraaf 5-2 ASEC Ndiambour (26 November 2016)
Longest winning run	Génération Foot (4)
Longest unbeaten run	Diambars (12)
Longest winless run	Gorée (17)
Longest losing run	Gorée (4)
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 8 June 2017 (scoring part and the results below as of 14 May 2017).

The 2016–17 Ligue 1 was the 52nd season of top-tier football in Senegal 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 the 2018 CAF Champions League in the following season. Overall it is unbeatable to ASC Diaraf's 54 goals scored in a season and their 72 points made in 2003–04 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 were ASC Linguère and US Gorée who was last year's champion, Gorée was relegated. Due to the Demba Diop stadium crush which occurred on 15 June which was not in the Premier League, US Ouakam was demoted from Ligue 1 and ASC Linguère was relieved from their relegation.

The league comprised 14 teams, with the bottom two relegated to the 2018 Ligue 2.

Teams

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 and Olympique 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.

Stadiums and locations

Douanes
Gorée
Jaraaf
Niarry
Ouakam
Stade

Teungueth

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Locations of the 2016–17 Ligue 1 teams

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

League table

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 the Demba 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

Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2017. 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

Positions by round

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2017. Source: Soccerway

References

^ Senegal 2016/17, RSSSF.com
^ "Génération Foot et Niane historiques" (in French). FC Metz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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