2009 Ligue 2 (Senegal)

The 2009 Ligue 2 season was the first of the professional competition of the second-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation[1] The season began a little earlier on Saturday 2 May and finished on 16 October. It was the first season labelled as a "League" ("Ligue" in French). AS Pikine and ASC Niarry Tally were promoted into Ligue 1 the following season while ASC Xam Xam was relegated into National 1 the following season. Pikine had the highest with 42 points while ASC Niarry Tally was second with 40 points, scoring the most goals, numbering 32.

Ligue 2
Season2009
PromotedAS Pikine
ASC Niarry Tally
RelegatedASC Xam Xam
Matches played132
Goals scored241 (1.83 per match)
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Geographically almost all clubs were in the western and westernmost parts of the country, two or three of the clubs were not of the Dakar area.

Unlike Ligue 1, there was no group system used in the season, the following year, Ligue 2 would have a group system where the club with the highest number of points was elevated into Ligue 1 in the 2011 season and the lowest relegated into National 1 in the 2011 season.

Participating clubs
Club Location
ASFA DakarDakar
NGB ASC Niarry TallyDakar
Diambars FCMbour
Diokoul FCRufisque
Étoile LusitanaDakar
EticsMboro
Olympique de NgorNgor
AS PikinePikine
Renaissance de DakarDakar
ASC Touré KundaMbour
ASC Xam XamDakar
ASC YeggoDakar

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams.[1]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1AS Pikine221192198+1142
2ASC Niarry Tally2211743217+1540
3ASC Yeggo2210842613+1338
4Renaissance de Dakar2210752213+937
5Diambars FC2281132615+1135
6Étoile Lusitana227961818030
7ASC Touré Kunda2251161618-226
8Olympique de Ngor226792735-825
9ETICS Mboro2241261420-624
10Diokoul FC2221281220-818
11ASFA Dakar2235141229-1714
12ASC Xam Xam2228121735-1814
Qualification into Ligue 1
Relegation to National 1

Top scorers
ScorerClubNo. of goals
1 Mamadou SeckOlympique de Ngor12
2Serigne MbayeRenaissance de Dakar10
3Ebrima BojangASC Yeggo6
4Omar WadeDiambars FC
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References
  1. 2009 Senegalese Premier Division season at RSSSF Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
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