2005 Division 1 (Senegal)
The 2005 Division 1 season was the 40th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began on 8 January and finished on 1 October. ASC Port Autonome won the third and their recent title. Port Autonome along with Diaraf would compete in the 2006 CAF Champions League the following season. AS Douanes who won the 2005 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup, along with Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise. The clubs that elevated into Division 1 would relegate do Division 2 as Renaissance sportive de Yoff was 17th and Mboro was 18th.
| Season | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ASC Port Autonome |
| Promoted | ETICS Mboro Renaissance sportive de Yoff |
| Relegated | Renaissance sportive de Yoff ETICS Mboro |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 519 (1.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thiam Mbaye Ba |
← 2003-04 2006 → | |
The season would feature 18 clubs. 306 matches were played and 519 goals were scored, fewer than last season, not a single club finished with a total of under 20 goals. The following season would feature the group and playoff system where two groups would have nine clubs each, this would be used for the next few seasons.
ASC Diaraf was the defending team of the title.