Nationale 1 Masculin


The Nationale 1 Masculin is the highest professional basketball league in Senegal. 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. 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, 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:
TeamLocation
AS DouanesDakar
ASC ThièsThiès
BoppDakar
ASFADakar
DUC DakarDakar
Jeanne d'ArcDakar
LougaLouga
Mermoz BCDakar
Saint-Louis BCSaint-Louis
Sibac BCDakar
UGBSaint-Louis
US RailThiès
USODakar
US Parcelles AssainieDakar
ASC Ville de DakarDakar

Champions

This is a list of the champions of the Senegalese championship:

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.
ClubWinnersRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runners-up
AS Douanes1111998, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 20232021
ASFA1011974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 19952014
JA721986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 20022023, 2025
US Gorée61971, 1985, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2003
DUC552009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 20212012, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
Bopp411993, 1999, 2001, 20042008
Police31981, 1982, 1983
US Rail22005, 2006
Dial Diop21972, 1973
SEIB11988
ASCVD22024, 2025
UGB1220122013, 2015
SLBC22016, 2017

Individual awards

King of the Season (Most Valuable Player)

The King of the Season award 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 awards, in line with International practice.

Notable players