2015–16 Senegal Premier League

Ligue 1
Season 2015–16
Matches played 140
Goals scored 254 (1.81 per match)
Biggest home win Casa Sport 4–0 Douanes
(10 April 2016)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring Jaraaf 3–3 Diambars
(14 December 2015)
Longest winning run ASEC Ndiambour
Douanes (3)
Longest unbeaten run Guédiawaye (10)
Longest winless run Mbour Petite Côte (13)
Longest losing run ASC Suneor
Douanes (3)
← 2014–15
2016–17 →

All statistics correct as of 24 April 2016.

The 2015–16 Ligue 1 is the 51st season of top-tier football in Senegal. The season began on 8 November 2015. AS Douanes are the defending league champions, having won their sixth league title and first since 2008.

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom two of which will be relegated to the 2017 Ligue 2.

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 will play 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 2013 season
ASC Suneor Dakar Stade Demba Diop 15,000 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 2nd in 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
Head-to-head
1 Casa Sport 20 8 6 6 27 24 +3 30 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Diambars 20 7 8 5 23 17 +6 29 DIA 1-0 LIN
3 La Linguère 20 7 8 5 24 20 +4 29
4 Guédiawaye 20 6 9 5 19 17 +2 27 GUÉ: 10 points
JAR: 8 points (+2)
GOR: 8 points (0)
NIA: 8 points (-1)
DOU: 7 points
5 Jaraaf 20 7 6 7 22 23 1 27
6 Gorée 20 6 9 5 16 16 0 27
7 Niarry Tally 20 6 9 5 14 15 1 27
8 Douanes 20 7 6 7 19 19 0 27
9 Stade de Mbour 20 5 10 5 17 16 +1 25 SDM 0-0 OUA
OUA 1-1 SDM
10 Ouakam 20 4 13 3 14 12 +2 25
11 ASC Suneor 20 6 6 8 15 19 4 24
12 ASEC Ndiambour 20 6 5 9 15 24 9 23
13 Olympique Ngor 20 4 10 6 17 19 2 22 Relegation to 2017 Ligue 2
14 Mbour Petite Côte 20 4 9 7 14 15 1 21

Updated to games played on 24 April 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

Leader
Relegation to Ligue 2
Team \ Round 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Casa Sport 10 14 11 11 5 5 6 4 4 2 3 6 6 5 4 2 2 1 1 1
Diambars 8 11 7 7 10 13 8 9 12 12 14 14 13 13 14 11 5 5 4 2
La Linguère 1 1 4 3 6 10 7 12 13 13 13 10 14 14 10 5 6 7 5 3
Guédiawaye 2 8 8 9 9 9 3 3 3 4 5 7 7 12 6 9 4 4 9 4
Jaraaf 14 11 13 13 11 6 10 10 5 9 9 12 10 10 13 8 13 13 7 5
Gorée 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 5 8 7 12 11 9 11 12 7 11 3 3 6
Niarry Tally 2 4 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 10 13 11 4 7 10 10 11 6 7
Douanes 2 5 8 5 7 7 11 7 7 10 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 8
Stade de Mbour 6 3 5 6 2 3 4 6 9 5 2 2 5 2 2 3 7 6 10 9
Ouakam 8 9 5 8 8 8 9 11 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 3 3 8 8 10
ASC Suneor 10 13 14 14 13 14 14 13 10 11 11 9 12 8 11 13 8 10 11 11
ASEC Ndiambour 10 6 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 3 3 6 9 9 12 12
Olympique Ngor 6 9 12 12 14 11 12 8 11 6 7 3 3 7 8 12 12 12 13 13
Mbour Petite Côte 10 7 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 4 4 9 9 14 14 14 14 14

Last updated: 24 April 2016
Source: Soccerway (French)

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