2016–17 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)

Ligue 1
Season 2016–17
Matches played 150
Goals scored 275 (1.83 per match)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Highest scoring Stade d'Abidjan 3–4 Moossou
(11 January 2017)
Longest winning run WAC (5)
Longest unbeaten run Abengourou
Denguélé
Tanda (11)
Longest winless run JCAT (12)
Longest losing run JCAT (5)
2017–18 →

All statistics correct as of 21 May 2017.

The 2016–17 Ligue 1 is the 58th season of top-tier football in Côte d'Ivoire. The season began on 19 November 2016. AS Tanda are the defending champions, having won each of the last two titles.

The league comprises 14 teams, the bottom two of which will be relegated to the 2017-18 Ligue 2.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 Ligue 2, San-Pédro and WAC. On the other hand, Korhogo and Yopougon were the last two teams of the 2015–16 season and will play in Ligue 2 for the 2016-17 season. AS Tanda are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2013 season
Academie de Foot Amadou Diallo Abidjan Stade Robert Champroux 20,000 10th in Ligue 1
ASEC Mimosas Abidjan Stade Robert Champroux 20,000 6th in Ligue 1
AS Indenié Abengourou Abengourou Stade Henri Konan Bédié 3,000 4th in Ligue 1
Africa Sports d'Abidjan Abidjan Stade Robert Champroux 20,000 8th in Ligue 1
AS Denguélé Bouaké Stade de Bouaké 35,000 5th in Ligue 1
Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan Abidjan Parc des Sports de Treichville 4,000 12th in Ligue 1
Moossou FC Grand-Bassam Stade Municipal de Grand-Bassam 3,000 9th in Ligue 1
San-Pédro FC San-Pédro Ligue 2
Société Omnisports de l'Armée Yamoussoukro Stade de Yamoussoukro 6,000 11th in Ligue 1
Sporting Club de Gagnoa Gagnoa Stade Victor Biaka Boda 5,000 3rd in Ligue 1
Stade d'Abidjan Abidjan Stade Robert Champroux 20,000 7th in Ligue 1
Séwé Sport de San-Pédro San Pédro Stade Auguste Denise 8,000 2nd in Ligue 1
Association Sportive Tanda Abengourou Stade Henri Konan Bédié 3,000 Ligue 1 Champions
Williamsville Athletic Club Adjamé Ligue 2

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 ASEC Mimosas 22 11 8 3 28 13 +15 41 2018 CAF Champions League
2 WAC 22 10 8 4 29 17 +12 38
3 Tanda 21 8 9 4 21 16 +5 33 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Africa Sports 22 9 5 8 18 14 +4 32
5 SOA 22 8 7 7 17 17 0 31
6 Sporting Gagnoa 22 8 7 7 16 18 2 31
7 Séwé Sport 21 8 6 7 18 21 3 30
8 Stade d'Abidjan 22 7 8 7 21 20 +1 29
9 San-Pédro 22 6 8 8 23 21 +2 26
10 AFAD 20 5 10 5 21 20 +1 25
11 Denguélé 22 5 10 7 19 25 6 25
12 Abengourou 21 4 12 5 13 16 3 24
13 Moossou 21 6 4 11 19 26 7 22 Relegation to 2018 Ligue 2
14 JCAT 20 2 4 14 13 32 19 10

Updated to games played on 21 May 2017.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

Leader
2016 CAF Champions League
or 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Ligue 2
Team ╲ Round 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
ASEC Mimosas 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WAC 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 9 8 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Africa Sports 3 1 6 3 3 5 2 4 7 8 9 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 7 4 3
SOA 9 8 9 9 7 8 8 9 9 7 4 7 9 10 11 7 5 3 4 5 4
Tanda 13 13 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 9 7 4 4 6 5 5 8 7 3 7 5
Séwé Sport 3 4 5 5 9 6 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 6
Sporting Gagnoa 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 13 12 10 7 7 10 12 12 8 6 7
Stade d'Abidjan 7 12 14 14 10 10 10 10 11 12 11 13 13 9 10 5 8 6 6 8 9 8
San-Pédro 9 10 11 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 12 13 9 12 7 9 10 9 8
AFAD 3 4 3 4 4 7 7 3 3 6 8 3 5 4 6 9 11 10 9 11 10
Denguélé 14 14 13 13 14 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 8 10 11 12 10 11
Abengourou 7 9 7 7 6 4 5 6 6 4 5 8 7 11 8 11 6 8 11 12 12
Moossou 3 6 4 5 5 3 6 7 4 3 3 6 6 8 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
JCAT 9 7 10 10 11 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Last updated: 21 May 2017
Source: Soccerway

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