The 2003-04 Division 1 season was the 39th of the competition of the first-tier

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. The tournament was organized by the

Senegalese Football Federation The Senegalese Football Federation (; 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 football in Senegal, specifically for its profess ...

.Historic results at rsssf.org
/ref> The season began on 13 December 2003 and finished on 9 October 2004.

ASC Diaraf Association Sportive et Culturelle Jaraaf is a Senegalese professional football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Diaraf. ASC Jaraaf is the most popular club in Senegal. The ...

won the tenth title, the next club in Senegal to win the tenth title after ASC Jeanne d'Arc last season. The total number of national championship titles would remain tied with ten until Diaraf retook the totals as they won their eleventh and recent in the 2010 season. Diaraf along with AS Douanes would compete in the

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the following season.

ASEC Ndiambour Association Sportive Artistique et Culturelle Ndiambour (abbreviated ASAC 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

2005 CAF Confederation Cup The 2005 CAF Confederation Cup was the second edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in January and February 2005. FAR Rabat of Morocco beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria ...

, as AS Douanes also won the 2004 Senegalese Cup and were second place in the league, as Douanes qualified into the 2005 CAF Champions League,

Dakar Université Club Dakar Université Club, commonly referred to as Dakar UC or simply DUC, is a Senegalese Association football, football club based in Dakar, which competes in the Ligue 2, the second division of Senegalese football. They used to play in the Ligue ...

, the fourth place club participated in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup. The season would be a record-breaking season and the only season featuring twenty clubs. A record of 380 matches were played and 590 goals were scored more than double than last season.

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 c ...

was the defending team of the title. Diaraf achieved a record 72 points, second Douanes with 69 points and 65 and third ASEC Ndiambour with 65 points. The following season would feature eighteen clubs in which four clubs were relegated to Division 2.

Participating clubs

* ASC Linguère * 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 *

* ASFA Dakar * AS Police * ASC Saloum *

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 ::19 ...

Casa Sport Casa Sports de Ziguinchor is a Senegalese professional football club based in Ziguinchor. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta. It is the most popular sports club in Casamance, th ...

* ASC HLM *

* US Rail *

* SONACOS *

Stade de Mbour Stade de Mbour is a Senegalese football club based in Mbour. They currently play in the Senegal Premier League. They played the 2010 season in the top division in Senegalese football and were part of the Senegal Ligue 2. Their home stadium is S ...

* AS Khombole * US Ouakam *

Guédiawaye FC Guédiawaye FC is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They are a member of the Senegal Premier League They play their home games at Stade Amadou Barry. Achievements *Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as ...

Overview

The league was contested by 20 teams with

again winning the championship.

League standings

Footnotes

External links

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