2023 Nationale 1 season

2023 Nationale 1 season
LeagueNationale 1
SportBasketball
Duration21 January – 17 September 2023
Number of teams16
Season MVPSamba Daly Fall
(AS Douanes)
Relegated to N2ASFA
UCAD
Finals
ChampionsAS Douanes (11th title)
  Runners-upJeanne d'Arc
Finals MVPSamba Daly Fall
(AS Douanes)
Seasons

The 2023 Nationale 1 season was the 56th season of the Nationale 1 (NM1), the top-tier basketball league in Senegal. The season began on 21 January and ended on 17 September 2023.[1]

AS Douanes won its record-setting 11th national title, after defeating Jeanne d'Arc in the finals, overtaking the record that was jointly held with ASFA.[2] The Douanes' forward Samba Daly Fall was named both MVP and Finals MVP of the season.[3]

Teams

Changes

Increase Promoted from Division 2 Decrease Relegated from 2022 N1 season
Larry Diouf
UCAD 		USPA
SLBC

Locations

Team Location
AS Douanes Dakar
ASCC Bopp Dakar
ASC Thiès Thiès
ASC Ville de Dakar Dakar
ASFA Dakar
DUC Dakar Dakar
Jeanne d'Arc Dakar
Larry Diouf Ziguinchor
Louga Louga
Mermoz Dakar
SIBAC Dakar (Sicap-Liberté)
UCAD Dakar
UGB Saint-Louis
US Rail Thiès
US Ouakam Dakar (Ouakam)

Regular season

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AS Douanes 14 14 0 28 Advance to playoffs
2 Louga BC 14 8 6 16
3 US Ouakam 14 8 6 16
4 UGB 13 6 7 12
5 Mermoz 13 6 7 12 Qualification for play-down
6 ASC Bopp 14 5 9 10
7 SIBAC 14 5 9 10
8 ASFA 14 3 11 6
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification or relegation
1 JA 14 12 2 24 Advance to playoffs
2 ASC Ville de Dakar 13 11 2 22
3 DUC 13 10 3 20
4 Larry Diouf 14 6 8 12
5 USCT Port 14 6 8 12 Qualification for play-down
6 US Rail 14 4 10 8
7 UCAD SC 14 3 11 6
8 ASC Thiès 14 3 11 6
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 AS Douanes 2
B4 Larry Diouf 0
A1 AS Douanes 2
B2 ASC Ville de Dakar 0
B2 ASCVD 2
A3 Louga 0
A1 AS Douanes 2
B1 Jeanne d'Arc 1
B1 Jeanne d'Arc 2
A4 UGB 1
B1 Jeanne d'Arc 2
A2 DUC 1
A2 DUC 2
B3 US Ouakam 1

Play-down

In the play-down round, all eight teams played each other team once. ASFA and UCAD, as the 7th- and 8th-ranked teams, were relegated to the Division 2.[4]

  Relegated to Division 2
Pos 2023 N1 Play-down standings
Team Pld W L Pnt PF PA PD
1 ASCC Bopp 22 9 13 31 1336 1394 –58
2 Mermoz 22 9 13 31 1287 1335 –48
3 SIBAC 22 9 13 31 1260 1356 –96
4 USCT Port 22 9 13 31 1384 1494 –110
5 ASC Thiès 22 8 14 30 1336 1473 –137
6 US Rail 22 8 14 30 1393 1511 –118
7 ASFA 22 8 14 30 1281 1429 –148
8 UCAD 22 6 16 28 1344 1552 –208

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Basket : le championnat national 1 démarre ce samedi – FAAPA FR". FAAPA. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ "Championne du Sénégal après son succès sur la JA (64-56), l'AS Douanes retourne à la BAL !". Basketsenegal (in French). 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Dia, Abdou Nar (2023-10-28). "Basketball : Samba Daly Fall et Nboumbé Mbodji sacrés "Roi" et "Reine" de la saison". Senego.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  4. ^ "Play-down : ASFA accompagne UCAD SC en D2, Rail, SIBAC et ASC Thiès sauvés in extremis !". Basketsenegal (in French). 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2024-01-23.