2009 Ligue 2 (Senegal)

Ligue 2
Season 2009
Promoted AS Pikine
ASC Niarry Tally
Relegated ASC Xam Xam
Matches played 132
Goals scored 241 (1.83 per match)
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The 2009 Ligue 2 season was the 1st of the professional competition of the second-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (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, they scored the most number of goals and numbered 32.

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 elevate into Ligue 1 in the 2011 season and the lowest relegate into National 1 in the 2011 season.

Participating clubs

Club Location
ASFA Dakar Dakar
ASC Niarry Tally, NGBNGB ASC Niarry Tally Dakar
Diambars FC Mbour
Diokoul FC Rufisque
Étoile Lusitana Dakar
Etics Mboro
Olympique de Ngor Ngor
Pikine, ASAS Pikine Pikine
Renaissance de Dakar Dakar
ASC Touré Kunda Mbour
Xam Xam, ASCASC Xam Xam Dakar
Yeggo, ASCASC Yeggo Dakar

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

Scorer Club No. of goals
1 Senegal Mamadou Seck Olympique de Ngor 12
2 Serigne Mbaye Renaissance de Dakar 10
3 Ebrima Bojang ASC Yeggo 6
4 Omar Wade Diambars FC

References

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