Nationale 1 Masculin

This article is about the men's basketball league in Senegal. For the women's league, see Nationale 1 Feminin. For the third-level men's basketball league in France, see Nationale Masculine 1.

The Nationale 1 Masculin (abbreviated as NM1; in English: National 1 Men) is the highest professional basketball league in Senegal. Established in 1971, the league consists of 16 teams.

Nationale 1

Founded	1971; 54 years ago (1971)
First season	1971
Country	Senegal
Confederation	FIBA Africa
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Nationale 2
Domestic cup(s)	Senegalese Cup
Supercup	Senegalese Super Cup
International cup(s)	Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current champions	ASC Ville de Dakar (2nd title) (2025)
Most championships	AS Douanes (11 titles)
2025 Nationale 1 Masculin season

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 (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:

Team	Location
AS Douanes	Dakar
ASC Thiès	Thiès
Bopp	Dakar
ASFA	Dakar
DUC Dakar	Dakar
Jeanne d'Arc	Dakar
Louga	Louga
Mermoz BC	Dakar
Saint-Louis BC	Saint-Louis
Sibac BC	Dakar (Sicap-Liberté)
UGB	Saint-Louis
US Rail	Thiès
USO	Dakar (Ouakam)
US Parcelles Assainie	Dakar (Parcelles Assainies)
ASC Ville de Dakar	Dakar

Champions

This is a list of the champions of the Senegalese championship:^[1]

• 2025: ASC Ville de Dakar
• 2024: ASC Ville de Dakar
• 2023: AS Douanes
• 2022: AS Douanes
• 2021: DUC Dakar
• 2020: None
• 2019 : Douanes
• 2018 : Douanes
• 2017 : Douanes
• 2016 : Douanes
• 2015 : DUC^[2]
• 2014 : Douanes
• 2013 : DUC
• 2012 : 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.

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Finals MVP	Top scorer	Notes
2008	AS Douanes	Bopp	75–57			[3]
2010	DUC (2)	US Gorée	61–55		El Hadj Djim Diallo	[4]
2011	AS Douanes (3)	UGB
2012	UGB	DUC	68–59	Mamadou N'Doye	Pape Mor Faye (21)	[5]
2013	DUC (3)	UGB	63–57	Younouss Diop	Mohamed Diop (14)	[6]
2014	AS Douanes (4)	ASFA	77–60	Birahim Gaye	Birahim Gaye (28)	[7]
2015	DUC Dakar (5)	UGB	51–49	Adama Lo		[8]
2016	AS Douanes (6)	SLBC	51–71			[9]
2017	AS Douanes (7)	SLBC	71–61	Louis Adams	Louis Adams (21)	[10]
2018	AS Douanes (8)	DUC	[a]
2019	AS Douanes (9)	DUC	61–54	Pape Moustapha Diop		[11]
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	DUC (4)	AS Douanes	66–65	Thierno Niang	Pape Fall (17)	[12]
2022	AS Douanes (10)	DUC	2–0 (best-of-three)	Samba Daly Fall		[13]
2023	AS Douanes (11)	JA	2-1 (best-of-three)	Samba Daly Fall		[14]
2024	ASCVD (1)	DUC	65–45	Thierry Sagna		[15]
2025	ASCVD (2)	JA	2–0 (best-of-three)	Bara Ndiaye	Saliou Gueye	[16]

1. The final of the 2018 season was never finished due to a fight on the court.

Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runners-up
AS Douanes	11	1	1998, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023	2021
ASFA	10	1	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1995	2014
JA	7	2	1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002	2023, 2025
US Gorée	6	–	1971, 1985, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2003	–
DUC	5	5	2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2021	2012, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
Bopp	4	1	1993, 1999, 2001, 2004	2008
Police	3	–	1981, 1982, 1983	–
US Rail	2	–	2005, 2006	–
Dial Diop	2	–	1972, 1973	–
SEIB	1	–	1988	–
ASCVD	2	–	2024, 2025	–
UGB	1	2	2012	2013, 2015
SLBC	–	2	–	2016, 2017

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 awards, in line with International practice.^[17]

Season	Winner	Team	Ref.
2010	Mouhamed Diop	UGB	[18]
2011	Ibrahima Mbengue	AS Douanes	[19]
2012	Mamadou N'Doye	UGB	[20]
2013	Pape Mor Faye	UGB	[21]
2014	Birahim Gaye	AS Douanes	[17]
2015	Not awarded		[22]
2016	Serigne Bamba Gueye	UGB	[23]
2017	Louis Adams	AS Douanes	[24]
2018	Pape Moustapha Diop	AS Douanes	[25]
2019	Pape Moustapha Diop (2)	AS Douanes	[26]
2021	Thierno Niang	DUC	[27]
2022	Bara Ndiaye	AS Douanes	[28]
2023	Samba Daly Fall	AS Douanes	[29]
2024	Mouhamed Doumbia	ASCVD	[30]

Revelation of the Year

Season	Winner	Team	Ref.
2011	Ibrahima Niang	DUC	[19]
2012	Abdoulaye Ndoye	Sibac	[20]
2013	Ibrahima Sankharé	US Rail	[21]
2016	Papa Abdou Karim Kebe	US Ouakam	[23]
2018	Brancou Badio	Saltigué	[31]
2019	Yoro Barry	DUC	[26]
2021	Jean Jacques Boissy	Sibac	[27]
2022	Saliou Gueye	US Ouakam	[32]
2023	Abdoulaye Dièye	DUC	[29]
2024	Ousmane Sagna	GBA	[33]

Coach of the Year

Season	Winner	Team	Ref.
2011	Cheikh Sarr	AS Douanes	[19]
2012	Maguette Diop	DUC	[20]
2013	Cheikh Sarr	Senegal national team	[21]
2016	Pabi Guèye	AS Douanes	[23]
2019	Pabi Guèye	AS Douanes	[26]
2021	Sir Parfait Adjivon	DUC	[27]
2022	Pabi Guèye	AS Douanes	[34]
2023	Pabi Guèye	AS Douanes	[29]

Notable players

• Louis Adams
• Brancou Badio
• Bamba Diallo
• Pape Moustapha Diop
• Mamadou Faye
• Alkaly Ndour
• Mamadou N'Doye
• Thierno Niang