# 2022 Nationale 1 season

The 2022 Nationale 1 season was the 55th season of the Nationale 1 (NM1), the top-tier basketball league in Senegal.
DUC were the defending champions, having won the 2021 season. The champions of this season qualified directly for the 2023 BAL season.
AS Douanes won its 10th national title, after defeating DUC in the finals. It was the fourth season in a row that the two teams met in the finals.

## Teams

ISEG Sports left the league, while US Parcelles Assainie (USPA) joined the league.
| Team | Location |
| AS Douanes | Dakar |
| ASC Thiès | Thiès |
| Bopp | Dakar |
| ASFA | Dakar |
| DUC Dakar | Dakar |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Dakar |
| Louga | Louga |
| Mermoz | Dakar |
| SLBC | Saint-Louis |
| Sibac | Dakar (Sicap-Liberté) |
| UGB | Saint-Louis |
| US Rail | Thiès |
| USO | Dakar (Ouakam) |
| USPA | Dakar (Parcelles Assainies Arrondissement) |
| ASC Ville de Dakar | Dakar |

## Regular season

Standings at the ending of the regular season.

### Poule A

| Pos | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule A | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule A | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule A | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule A | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule A | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule A | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule A | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule A |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pnt | PF | PA | PD |
| 1 | DUC | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 1075 | 841 | +234 |
| 2 | Jeanne d'Arc | 14 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 1004 | 865 | +139 |
| 3 | ASC Ville de Dakar | 14 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 965 | 924 | +41 |
| 4 | US Rail | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 924 | 885 | +39 |
| 5 | Louga | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 817 | 901 | –84 |
| 6 | ASCC Bopp | 14 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 874 | 934 | –60 |
| 7 | USCT Port | 14 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 862 | 1038 | –176 |
| 8 | ASC Thiès | 14 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 838 | 971 | –133 |

### Poule B

| Pos | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule B | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule B | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule B | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule B | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule B | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule B | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule B | 2022 Nationale 1 Poule B |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pnt | PF | PA | PD |
| 1 | AS Douanes | 13$^1$ | 12 | 1 | 25 | 967 | 675 | +292 |
| 2 | US Ouakam | 14 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 867 | 818 | +49 |
| 3 | UGB | 14 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 828 | 815 | +13 |
| 4 | SIBAC | 14 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 829 | 826 | +3 |
| 5 | ASFA | 14 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 808 | 912 | –104 |
| 6 | Mermoz | 14 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 802 | 848 | –46 |
| 7 | SLBC | 13$^1$ | 4 | 9 | 17 | 673 | 758 | –85 |
| 8 | USPA | 14 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 890 | 1012 | –122 |
* $^1$ AS Douanes and SLBC played one game less.

## Playoffs

The playoffs began on 16 July and ended 15 October 2022.
| Quarter-finals (Best-of-three) | Quarter-finals (Best-of-three) | Quarter-finals (Best-of-three) | Quarter-finals (Best-of-three) | Semi-finals (Best-of-three) | Semi-finals (Best-of-three) | Semi-finals (Best-of-three) | Semi-finals (Best-of-three) | Finals (Best-of-three) | Finals (Best-of-three) | Finals (Best-of-three) | Finals (Best-of-three) |
| AS Douanes | AS Douanes | 87 | 68 | | | | |
| US Rail | US Rail | 51 | 63 | | | | |
| US Rail | US Rail | 51 | 63 | AS Douanes | AS Douanes | 76 | 72 |
| | | | | Jeanne d'Arc | Jeanne d'Arc | 59 | 62 |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Jeanne d'Arc | 66 | 47 | Jeanne d'Arc | Jeanne d'Arc | 59 | 62 |
| UGB | UGB | 60 | 46 | | | | | | | | |
| UGB | UGB | 60 | 46 | | | | | AS Douanes | AS Douanes | 71 | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | DUC | DUC | 66 | 70 |
| ASC Ville de Dakar | 56 | 77 | 56 | | | | | DUC | DUC | 66 | 70 |
| US Ouakam | 51 | 83 | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| US Ouakam | 51 | 83 | 65 | US Ouakam | 79 | 66 | 72 | | | | |
| | | | | DUC | 65 | 81 | 78 |
| DUC | DUC | 73 | 70 | DUC | 65 | 81 | 78 |
| SIBAC | SIBAC | 47 | 64 | | | | |

### Finals

* 5 October 2022
* Report
| DUC | 66–71 | AS Douanes |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 10–13, 13–21, 25–16 |||
| Pts: Diakhite 19 | | Pts: Kamara 18 |
* Stade Marius Ndiaye, Dakar
* 15 October 2022
* Report
| AS Douanes | 73–70 | DUC |
| AS Douanes win series 2–0 |||
* Stade Marius Ndiaye, Dakar

## Play-down

The play-down is played in a round-robin format.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louga | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1358 | 1437 | −79 | 33 | |
| 2 | Bopp | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1435 | 1478 | −43 | 32 | |
| 3 | Mermoz | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1344 | 1391 | −47 | 31 | |
| 4 | UCST PAD | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1448 | 1573 | −125 | 31 | |
| 5 | ASFA | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1386 | 1520 | −134 | 30 | |
| 6 | ASC Thiès | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1344 | 1446 | −102 | 29 | |
| 7 | USPA (R) | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1444 | 1609 | −165 | 27 | Relegated to Nationale 2 |
| 8 | SLBC (R) | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1081 | 1204 | −123 | 28 | Relegated to Nationale 2 |