The Nationale 1 Masculin (abbreviated as NM1; in English: National 1 Men) is the highest professional

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league in

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. Established in 1971, the league consists of 16 teams. Each season is finished with a final in a single-game elimination format, held at the

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. AS Douanes is the most successful team in NM1 history with 11 won titles. The champions of the NM1 qualify directly for the regular season of the

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(BAL), the premiere continental league. The bottom two teams are relegated to the second division

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Teams

The following 16 teams play in the 2022 season:

Champions

This is a list of the champions of the Senegalese championship: * 2024: ASCVD *2023: AS Douanes *2022: AS Douanes *2021: DUC Dakar *2020: ''None'' *

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: Douanes *2018 : Douanes *2017 : Douanes *2016 : Douanes *2015 : DUC
/ref> *2014 : Douanes *2013 : DUC *2012 : Université Gaston Berger (basketball), UGB *2011 : Douanes *2010 : DUC *2009 : DUC *2008 : Douanes *2007 : Douanes *2006 :

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*2005 :

*2004 : Bopp *2003 :

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*2002 : JA *2001 : Bopp *2000 :

*1999 : Bopp *1998 : Douanes *1997 : JA *1996 : JA *1995 : ASFA *1994 : ASFA *1993 : Bopp *1992 : JA *1991 :

*1990 : JA *1989 :

*1988 : SEIB *1987 : JA *1986 : JA *1985 :

*1984 : ASFA *1983 : Police *1982 : Police *1981 : Police *1980 : ASFA *1979 : ASFA *1978 : ASFA *1977 : ASFA *1976 : ASFA *1975 : ASFA *1974 : ASFA *1973 : Dial Diop *1972 : Dial Diop *1971 :

Recent finals

The finals were originally played in a single-game format. In 2022, the league switched to a

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series format.

Performance by club

Teams shown in ''italics'' are no longer in existence.

Individual awards

King of the Season (Most Valuable Player)

The King of the Season award (in French: ''Roi du Saison'') is given each year to the best performing player of the NM1 season. Since 2014, the awards were re-named to the

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awards, in line with International practice.

Revelation of the Year

Coach of the Year

Notable players

* Louis Adams * Brancou Badio * Bamba Diallo * Pape Moustapha Diop * Mamadou Faye *

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Mamadou N'Doye Mamadou N'Doye (born October 6, 1979) is a Senegalese former basketball player. He played for the Senegal national basketball team, Senegalese national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. N'Doye played in the Senega ...

Thierno Niang Thierno Ibrahima Niang (born March 8, 1990) is a Senegalese basketball player who plays for ASC Ville de Dakar of the Nationale 1 (Senegal), NM1. He played college basketball with the Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, although a nagging b ...

References

External links

AfroBasket.com League Page
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