The 2000 Division 1 season was the 35th of the competition of the first-tier

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

. The tournament was organized by the

Senegalese Football Federation The Senegalese Football Federation (french: Fédération Sénégalaise de Football; FSF) is the governing body of football in Senegal. It is based in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, and was founded in 1960. The FSF aided in the development of footb ...

.Historic results at rsssf.org
/ref> The season began on 9 April and finished on 3 September 2000.

ASC Diaraf Association Sportive et Culturelle Jaraaf is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Diaraf. The club name is sometimes spelt ASC Jaraaf. The word ''Diaraf'' ...

won the ninth title and participated in the 2001 CAF Champions League the following year.

ASEC Ndiambour Association Sportive Artistique et Culturelle Ndiambour (abbreviated ASEC Ndiambour, Wolof: ''Njaambur'' or ''Njambuur'') is a Senegalese football club based in Louga, which is part of the Senegal National League 2 Poule A (second tier). Their ho ...

participated in the 2001 CAF Cup of Cups and

in the 2001 CAF Winners' Cup. The season would feature only twelve clubs, the following season would return again to fourteen clubs.

ASC Jeanne d'Arc Association Sportive et Culturelle Jeanne d'Arc or ASC Jeanne d'Arc for short is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. It was founded in 1923 and one of the oldest in the country. They play at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor. The club ...

was the defending team of the title. The season featured 132 matches and scored 197 goals, less than last season.

Participating clubs

US Gorée Union Sportive Gorée is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop. Achievements * Senegal Premier League: 3 ::1978, 1981, 1984. *Senegal FA Cup: 4 ::1 ...

* Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise (''Senegalese Sugar Company'') *

ASC Port Autonome Union Culturelle et Sportive des Travailleurs Port Autonome is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. Their home stadium is Stade Port Autonome. The club is named after the city and country's main shipping port the Autonomous Port of Dakar ...

* AS Douanes *

* ASC Cambérène * ASC Niayès-Pikine *

US Rail US Rail is a Senegalese football club based in Thiès Thiès (; ar, ثيس, Ṯyass; Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road and at ...

* ETICS Mboro *

SONACOS ASC SUNEOR is a Senegalese football club based in Diourbel, which is part of the Senegal Second League or Ligue 2 (second tier) since mid 2016 after being relegated as they were 13th in Ligue 1 last season. Djourbel is also sixth in the numbe ...

Overview

The league was contested by 12 teams with

winning the championship.

League standings

Footnotes

External links

Historic results at rsssf.com
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Ligue 1 (Senegal) seasons