2023–24 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)

The 2023–24 Ligue 1 was the 74th season of the top-flight football league in Ivory Coast. It was won by FC San Pedro, with which they qualify for the CAF Champions League for the first time.[1][2] Despite finishing 4th on the table, Racing d'Abidjan qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup, also for the first time, by virtue of with the 2023–24 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire.[3][4][5]

Ligue 1
Season2023–24
ChampionsFC San Pedro
Relegated
Champions League
Confederation CupRacing d'Abidjan
Top goalscorerSouleymane Kanté
Ivory Coast Stéphane Bedi
(15 goals each)

Zoman FC and Mouna FC were promoted to the top-flight for this season, replacing ES Bafing and USC Bassam, who were relegated following the conclusion of the previous season.[6]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 San-Pédro (C) 30 17 5 8 47 29 +18 56 Qualification for the CAF Champions League
2 Stade d'Abidjan 30 14 9 7 41 24 +17 51
3 Racing d'Abidjan[a] 30 14 9 7 41 27 +14 51 Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup
4 ASEC Mimosas 30 14 8 8 31 15 +16 50
5 Stella 30 13 6 11 39 29 +10 45
6 Zoman 30 11 10 9 29 27 +2 43
7 AFAD 30 11 9 10 29 27 +2 42
8 SOA 30 11 9 10 33 32 +1 42
9 SOL FC 30 10 10 10 32 31 +1 40
10 Korhogo 30 10 10 10 31 31 0 40
11 LYS Sassandra 30 9 9 12 32 32 0 36
12 Denguélé 30 9 9 12 31 47 −16 36
13 Bouaké 30 8 9 13 29 39 −10 33
14 Mouna 30 8 8 14 26 43 −17 32
15 Sporting Gagnoa 30 6 10 14 19 37 −18 28 Relegation
16 Indenié Abengourou 30 6 8 16 27 47 −20 26
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Abdoulaye Kanté Racing Club 15
  Stéphane Bedi San Pedro
3   Jean-Charles Ahoua Stella Club 12
4   Sou D'avila LYS Sassandra 11
5   Pokou N'guessan ASEC Mimosas 10
  Koné Seydou ASI Abengourou

Attendances

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# Football club Average attendance
1 ASEC Mimosas 1,012
2 Stade d'Abidjan 806
3 RC Abidjan 567
4 Zoman FC 479
5 FC San-Pédro 420
6 SOA 364
7 SOL FC 362
8 LYS Sassandra 346
9 Bouaké FC 292
10 Stella Club d'Adjamé 266
11 SC Gagnoa 226
12 CO Korhogo 181
13 ASI Abengourou 172
14 AFAD Djékanou 164
15 FC Mouna 162
16 AS Denguélé 158

Notelist

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  1. ^ Qualified by winning the 2023–24 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Marcel, Japheth (21 May 2024). "Ligue 1 LONACI : Le FC San Pedro décroche son 1er titre de Champion" [League 1 LONACI: FC San Pedro wins first Championship]. Mondial Sport (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ Ansah, Amakye (20 May 2024). "Cote d'Ivoire: San Pedro crowned Ligue 1 Champions of 2023-24 Season". Sports World Ghana. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ Gonli, Donald (23 June 2024). "Football / coupe nationale: Le Racing Club d'Abidjan bat l'Asec (1-0) et devient champion de Côte d'Ivoire" [Football / national cup: Racing Club d'Abidjan beats Asec (1-0) and becomes champion of Ivory Coast]. Linfodrome (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Football : le Racing Club d'Abidjan bat l'Asec Mimosas (1-0) et devient champion de la coupe nationale ivoirienne" [Football: Racing Club of Abidjan beats Asec Mimosas (1-0) and becomes champion of the Ivorian National Cup]. Abidjan.net (in French). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Le Racing club d'Abidjan, vainqueur de la 58e édition de la coupe nationale de football" [The Racing club of Abidjan, winner of the 58th edition of the National Football Cup]. Abidjan.net (in French). 24 June 204. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. ^ Alla, Jean Marc (11 June 2023). "Ligue 1 LONACI : L'ASEC termine la saison régulière en tête, l'USC Bassam et l'ES Bafing relégués" [League 1 LONACI: ASEC ends the lead regular season, USC Bassam and ES Bafing relegated]. Mondial Sport (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ^ Alla, Jean Marc (23 June 2024). "Coupe Nationale 2024 : Le Racing Club d'Abidjan détrône l'ASEC Mimosas à Bouaké" [National Cup 2024: The Racing Club of Abidjan dethrones the ASEC Mimosas in Bouaké]. Mondial Sport (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024.