2016–17 Senegal Premier League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Génération Foot |
| Relegated |
ASC Linguère US Gorée |
| 2018 CAF Champions League | Génération Foot |
| Matches played | 146 |
| Goals scored | 314 (2.15 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
2 matches
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| Biggest away win |
Guédiawaye 1–4 Douanes (27 November 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
2 matches
|
| Longest winning run | Génération Foot (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Diambars (12) |
| Longest winless run | Gorée (17) |
| Longest losing run | Gorée (4) |
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← 2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 8 June 2017(scoring part and the results below as of 14 May 2017). |
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| Leader | |
| Relegation to Ligue 2 |
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. 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.
The league comprised 14 teams, with the bottom two relegated to the 2018 Ligue 2.
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.
Updated to games 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
(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.
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