The Nationale 1 Masculin (abbreviated as NM1; in English: National 1 Men) is the highest professional
basketball
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league in
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
. 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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...
.
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
Basketball Africa League (BAL), the premiere continental league. The bottom two teams are relegated to the second division
Nationale 2.
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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2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
:
Douanes
*2018 :
Douanes
*2017 :
Douanes
*2016 :
Douanes
*2015 :
DUC
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*2014 : Douanes
*2013 : DUC
*2012 : Université Gaston Berger (basketball), UGB
*2011 : Douanes
*2010 : DUC
*2009 : DUC
*2008 : Douanes
*2007 : Douanes
*2006 : Rail
*2005 : Rail
*2004 : Bopp
*2003 : Gorée
*2002 : JA
*2001 : Bopp
*2000 : Gorée
*1999 : Bopp
*1998 : Douanes
*1997 : JA
*1996 : JA
*1995 : ASFA
*1994 : ASFA
*1993 : Bopp
*1992 : JA
*1991 : Gorée
*1990 : JA
*1989 : Gorée
*1988 : SEIB
*1987 : JA
*1986 : JA
*1985 : Gorée
*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 : Gorée
Recent finals
The finals were originally played in a single-game format. In 2022, the league switched to a best-of-three 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 most valuable player
In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...
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
* Alkaly Ndour
* Mamadou N'Doye
* Thierno Niang
References
External links
AfroBasket.com League Page
Basketball competitions in Senegal
Basketball leagues in Africa
Long stubs with short prose
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