Senegal - Ligue 2

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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 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.

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.

**Senegal – Ligue 2**

Senegals anden division fodboldturnering, kendt som Ligue 2, er en professionel fodboldliga under Ligue 1 og over Championnat National.

**Format**

Ligue 2 består af 14 hold, der spiller i en dobbeltrunds robin-turnering, hvor hvert hold spiller mod alle andre to gange, en gang på hjemmebane og en gang på udebane. De to øverste hold i tabellen rykker op til Ligue 1, mens de to nederste hold rykker ned til Championnat National.

**Historie**

Ligue 2 blev oprettet i 2009 som en erstatning for den tidligere National 1-division. Turneringen har produceret flere bemærkelsesværdige hold, herunder:

* Diambars FC
* US Gorée
* US Ouakam

**Nuværende hold (2022/23)**

* Amitié FC
* AS Douanes
* ASFA
* Casa Sports
* CNEPS Excellence
* Dakar Sacré-Cœur
* Diambars FC
* Etoile Lusitana
* Génération Foot
* Keur Madior FC
* Mbour Petite Côte
* Ndiambour FC
* NGB Niary Tally
* US Gorée
* US Ouakam

**Bemærkelsesværdige spillere**

Ligue 2 har været en rugekasse for talent og har produceret adskillige spillere, der er gået videre til at spille på det senegalesiske landshold, herunder:

* Sadio Mané
* Idrissa Gueye
* Kalidou Koulibaly