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 Federation2009 Senegalese Premier Division season at RSSSF . 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.
Participating clubs Club Location ASFA Dakar Dakar Dakar Diambars FC Mbour Diokoul FC Rufisque Étoile Lusitana Dakar Etics Mboro Olympique de Ngor Ngor Pikine Renaissance de Dakar Dakar ASC Touré Kunda Mbour Dakar Dakar
Overview The league was contested by 12 teams.
League standings PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1AS Pikine221192198+11422ASC Niarry Tally2211743217+15403ASC Yeggo2210842613+13384Renaissance de Dakar2210752213+9375Diambars FC2281132615+11356Étoile Lusitana2279618180307ASC Touré Kunda2251161618-2268Olympique de Ngor226792735-8259ETICS Mboro2241261420-62410Diokoul FC2221281220-81811ASFA Dakar2235141229-171412ASC Xam Xam2228121735-1814 Qualification into Ligue 1 Relegation to National 1
Top scorers Scorer Club No. of goals 1 Mamadou Seck Olympique de Ngor 12 2 Serigne Mbaye Renaissance de Dakar 10 3 Ebrima Bojang ASC Yeggo 6 4 Omar Wade Diambars FC
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