The 2009

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligu ...

season was the first of the professional competition of the second-tier football in

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

. 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 ...

2009 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 Association Sportive de Pikine or simply AS Pikine is a Senegalese football club based in Pikine. They play at Stade Alassane Djigo, which has a capacity of 5,000. History The earlier club was established in 1921 and was called Niayes-Pikine. ...

and

ASC Niarry Tally Association Sportive et Culturelle Niarry Tally Grand-Dakar Biscuiterie is a football club from Senegal. The club is owned by Senegal's biscuit company known as Grand-Dakar Biscuiterie. The club was founded on 21 February 1981, but the first foo ...

were promoted into Ligue 1 the following season while

ASC Xam Xam ASC Xam-Xam is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar, which is a member of the Senegal National League 1 (third tier). History In 2008 they played in the Senegal Premier League the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is ...

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

Overview

League standings

Top scorers

References