Season 2016–17 Goals scored 154 (2.23 per match) | Matches played 69 | |
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Biggest home win Highest scoring 2 matchesLa Linguère 3-4 Génération Foot(13 November 2016)Jaraaf 5-2 ASEC Ndiambour(26 November 2016) | ||
The 2016–17 Ligue 1 is the 52nd season of top-tier football in Senegal and the ninth professional season. The season began on 4 November 2016. Gorée are the defending champions.
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The season went on a break for the remaining three weeks of January and the first three weeks of February, inbetween due to the holy month or Ramadan in the Islamic calendar.
The league comprises 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.
League table
Updated to games played on 8 January 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
(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
Last updated: 8 January 2017
Source: Soccerway