2022–23 Senegal Ligue 1 Explained

Competition:	Ligue 1
Season:	2022–23
Winners:	Génération Foot
Relegated:	AS Douanes CNEPS Excellence
Continentalcup1:	Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Génération Foot
Continentalcup2:	Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Casa Sports
Matches:	182
Total Goals:	309
Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022—23 Ligue 1 was a season of top-flight football in Senegal.

Génération Foot won their third title with three matches to go after defeating Diambars 1–0. The club won 10 games in a row en route to the title.^[1]

Linguère avoided relegation by defeating the champions 2–0 in the final match day of the season. AS Douanes were relegated to Ligue 2 after losing to second-placed Casa Sports, along with CNEPS Excellence, whose relegation was confirmed earlier in the season.^[2]

League Changes

Sonacos were promoted from the 2021–22 Ligue 2 as champions.^[3] Stade de Mbour were also promoted as runners-up after spending only one season out of the top flight.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Génération Foot crowned Senegalese champions for the 3rd time. 17 July 2023.
2. Web site: Ligue 1 : Casa Sport termine termine 2e, AS Pikine, Stade de Mbour et Linguère sauvés, Douanes en Ligue 2. 7 August 2023. Galsenfoot.
3. Web site: Bilan de la saison de Ligue 2 : 303 buts inscrits, la Sonacos plus efficace. Moussa. Ndongo. 15 June 2022.
4. Web site: OFFICIEL : Le Stade de Mbour fait son retour en Ligue 1 !. 11 June 2022. wiwsport.com.