The 2021 Nationale 1 season was the season of the Nationale 1, the premier basketball league in Senegal. The champions directly qualify for the 2022 Basketball Africa League season.
| 2021 Nationale 1 | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| BAL | DUC Dakar |
| Season MVP | Thierno Niang (DUC) |
| Relegated | Mermoz ASC Thiès |
| Finals | |
| Champions | DUC Dakar (5th title) |
| Runners-up | AS Douanes |
| Finals MVP | Thierno Niang (DUC) |
← 2019 2022 → | |
DUC Dakar won its fifth national championship after defeating defending champions AS Douanes in the final.[1] Thierno Niang was named the league's Finals MVP.[2]
Teams
editTamba and HLM were relegated after finishing in the last two places in the 2019 Nationale 1 season. Bopp and ISEG Sports were promoted.
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| AS Douanes | Dakar |
| ASC Thiès | Thiès |
| Bopp | Dakar |
| ASFA | Dakar |
| DUC Dakar | Dakar |
| JA | Dakar |
| ISEG Sports | Dakar |
| Louga | Louga |
| Mermoz | Dakar |
| SLBC | Saint-Louis |
| Saltigué | Rufisque |
| Sibac | Dakar (Sicap-Liberté) |
| UGB | Saint-Louis |
| US Rail | Thiès |
| USO | Dakar (Ouakam) |
| ASC Ville de Dakar | Dakar |
Regular season
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Douanes | 14 | 12 | 2 | Advance to championship playoffs |
| 2 | JA | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| 3 | Louga | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| 4 | USO | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sibac | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
| 6 | ASFA | 14 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7 | ISEG Sports (R) | 14 | 3 | 11 | Relegation to Nationale 2 |
| 8 | Mermoz | 14 | 3 | 11 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUC Dakar | 14 | 12 | 2 | Advance to championship playoffs |
| 2 | Ville de Dakar | 14 | 11 | 3 | |
| 3 | SLBC | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| 4 | UGB | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Saltigue | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
| 6 | US Rail | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | Bopp | 14 | 4 | 10 | |
| 8 | ASC Thiès | 14 | 1 | 13 | Relegation to Nationale 2 |
Source: Afrobasket
Championship playoffs
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| AS Douanes | 2 | |||||||||
| UGB | 0 | |||||||||
| AS Douanes | 2 | |||||||||
| Ville de Dakar | 1 | |||||||||
| Ville de Dakar | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| USO | 0 | |||||||||
| AS Douanes | 65 | |||||||||
| DUC Dakar | 66 | |||||||||
| DUC Dakar | 2 | |||||||||
| Louga | 0 | |||||||||
| DUC Dakar | 2 | |||||||||
| JA | 1 | |||||||||
| JA | 2 | |||||||||
| SLBC | 1 | |||||||||
Semifinals
edit- AS Douanes vs ASC Ville de Dakar
- DUC Dakar vs SLBC
Final
editReferences
edit- ^ "Finale Playoffs : Le DUC domine l'AS Douanes (66-65) et décroche le titre de champion du Sénégal | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Distinctions : Thierno Niang MVP de la finale, Pape Fall meilleur marqueur | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.