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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Organising bodyTunisian Football Federation
National Professional Football League
Founded9 June 1907; 119 years ago (1907-06-09)[1]
CountryTunisia
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLigue Professionnelle 2
Domestic cup(s)Tunisian Cup
Tunisian Super Cup
International cup(s)CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Current championsClub Africain (14th title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsEspérance de Tunis
(34 titles)
Most appearancesTarak Dhiab (353)
Top scorerEzzedine Chakroun (116)
Broadcaster(s)El Watania 1
El Watania 2
Al-Kass Sports
Diwan Sport
WebsiteOfficial Website
Current: 2026–27 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, formerly known as the Tunisian National Championship (1955–1994), is the highest-level football competition in Tunisia and is organised by the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) and the National Professional Football League (LNFP). The history of the competition is somewhat complex, with the first edition being held in 1907 during the French protectorate in Tunisia, organised by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), it was played in a knockout format and the first official match taking place on 9 June 1907. In 1921, the Tunisian Football Association League was founded. It is the Tunisian branch of the French Football Federation and a member of the North African Football League, which remained in operation until independence in 1956.

On 29 March 1957, the Tunisian Football Federation was founded, the official governing body for football championships in Tunisia. The Tunisian Championship became professional in the 1994–95 season following the establishment of the National Professional Football League, and the competition took its current name. Espérance Sportive de Tunis is the club that has won the title the most with 34 titles, the last of which was in the 2024–25 season. Coach Faouzi Benzarti has won the tournament on a record ten occasions with Espérance de Tunis (5), Étoile du Sahel (4) and Club Africain (1), while Khalil Chemmam has won it twelve times, the most successful player, all with Espérance de Tunis.

The top two teams in the standings automatically qualify for the CAF Champions League, and the third-place team automatically qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup, while the Tunisian Football Federation selects the clubs that qualify for the Arab Club Champions Cup. The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ranked first in the Arab world and Africa, and fifteenth globally, according to the 2019 IFFHS rankings.

History

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Pre-independence (1904–1956)

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Football was born in Tunisia in 1904 with the unofficial creation of the Racing Club de Tunis, formalized in 1905 but which had to wait for the creation of other clubs in Tunis and Bizerte to participate in an official competition. Then the government is obliged to take an active interest in it. It distributed a few grants, though very small. A committee of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, responsible for the management of all sports in Tunisia, was then created. In 1910, a first series championship was organized with the participation of the Racing Club, Sporting Club de Tunis, Lycée Carnot de Tunis, the Colonial School of Agriculture, the Football Club of Tunis and the Red Star Club de l'Ariana, and a second series made up of the second teams of Racing Club de Tunis, Sporting and Gallia Club. The national title is awarded after a final between Racing and Stade maritime de Bizerte (champion of the Mediterranean squadrons) with a score of 2–0.

There are then very few Tunisian player. But, surprisingly, La Dépêche tunisienne published on 12 June 1910 the list of players of the Khereddine Club team, called to play against the Ariana Club and who are all Tunisians. It is the first fully Tunisian team but which we have not heard from later and which precedes the Comète Club team, created in 1914 but which did not survive the First World War. The Racing Club won the championship in 1909–10, 1910–11 and 1913–14,[2][3] then in 1919–20 and 1920–21, while Sporting de Ferryville was crowned in 1911–12 and 1912–13. The championship became official with the creation of the Tunisian Football Association League in 1921 was established, which is the Tunisian branch of the French Football Federation. Until 1939, the title of champion was awarded following play-offs between regional champions. From 1946 to 1947, a championship of "excellence" (national division) is created and is contested at the national level. In 1944–45, 1945–46 and 1952–53, the championship was not contested and replaced by a criterium (a sort of group tournament where participation was not compulsory). These years saw the creation of the Stade Tunisien in 1948.

Post-independence (1956–present)

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Following Tunisia's independence on 20 March 1956, a profound reorganization of national football took place. The main clubs associated with French colonialism, such as Racing Club de Tunis, Sporting Club de Tunis, Stade gaulois, and Avant-garde, were dissolved. On 29 March 1957, the Tunisian Football Federation was founded, which has administered Tunisian football ever since, and the championship began to be played under its auspices. The first season after independence saw CS Hammam-Lif crowned champion,[4] followed by Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Club Africain, and Espérance Sportive de Tunis. In the 1956–57 season, Stade Tunisien won its first title,[5] while in 1957–58, Étoile du Sahel secured its second championship.[6] Espérance won its first post-independence titles in the 1958–59 and 1959–60 seasons,[7][8] quickly establishing itself as one of the dominant teams. In 1960, the Tunisian Super Cup was created. Stade Tunisien continued its winning streak, becoming champions in 1960–61 and 1961–62,[9][10] and the first team to achieve the double (league and Tunisian Cup) after independence. However, a dramatic event marked this period: on 20 March 1961, President Habib Bourguiba ordered the dissolution of Étoile Sportive du Sahel due to riots instigated by its fans. After a year's absence, the club returned triumphantly in the 1962–63 season, winning both the league and the cup, thus achieving its second double of the independent era.

During the 1960s, Club Africain won its first post-independence titles in 1963–64 and 1966–67.[11][12] Stade Tunisien added another championship in 1964–65,[13] consolidating its dominance in this decade with four titles. Étoile du Sahel was crowned champion again in 1965–66,[14] while Sfax Railway Sport achieved its first post-independence title in 1967–68,[15] following its victories in 1933–34 and 1952–53.[16] The 1968–69 season marked the first championship for CS Sfaxien, securing the second consecutive title for the city of Sfax.[17] The 1970s began with Espérance's fourth title in 1969–70.[18] CS Sfaxien won its second post-independence championship in 1970–71,[19] while Étoile du Sahel won in 1971–72.[20] Club Africain secured two consecutive titles in 1972–73 and 1973–74,[21][22] and Espérance added three more championships in 1974–75, 1975–76, and 1981–82.[23][24][25] A notable event was the 1976–77 coronation of JS Kairouan, breaking the dominance of the larger clubs.[26] CS Sfaxien won in 1977–78, a season in which the Tunisian Cup could not be completed due to the national team's participation in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Club Africain closed out the decade with two consecutive titles in 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons.

The 1980s were characterized by the alternating title wins of the four major Tunisian football clubs. CS Sfaxien won his fourth and fifth title in 1980–81 and 1982–83,[27][28] while Espérance de Tunis dominated with four titles in 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, and 1988–89, achieving their tenth championship. Étoile Sportive du Sahel secured three consecutive or nearly consecutive titles in 1985–86 and 1986–87,[29][30] reaching their seventh championship. CA Bizertin won their fourth title in 1983–84, demonstrating that other teams could also compete for the title.[31] Club Africain closed out the decade with their ninth championship in 1989–90.[32]

Media coverage

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Match between Espérance de Tunis and CS Hammam-Lif during the 2008–09 season.
Former Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 logo

On 31 July 2015, the Tunisian Football Federation announced the sale of the TV rights of the championship to the company B4 Production for three seasons, starting from the 2015–16 season. The latter obtains the exclusivity of these rights concerning the Gulf and Maghreb countries, while maintaining the rights of the Al-Kass Sports Channel for the 2015–16 season and without questioning the rights of the El Watania 1, El Watania 2 and Hannibal TV channels in 2023, Diwan FM started broadcasting games on a new sports channel named Diwan Sport. to also broadcast the matches of the Championship and the Tunisian Cup.

The federation and national television seal on 6 October 2016 an agreement on television rights for three seasons. Under the agreement, worth 13 million dinars, or 4.5 million per season, national television will be able to broadcast live four matches of each day of the championship. This agreement concerns the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons and makes national television the exclusive broadcaster in Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1matches and the only television authorized to film all the matches of the week.

Broadcasting rights

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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage
Country Television Channel Matches
 Qatar Al-Kass Sports Channel Main Matches
 Tunisia El Watania 1
El Watania 2
Diwan Sport All Matches

Trophy

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Current Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 trophy since the 2019–20 season.

According to the competition regulations, the Tunisian Football Federation adopts a new championship trophy every time a club wins the title for three consecutive seasons. Five cups have been adopted in the history of the competition since independence. The first trophy, a lion stretching out on a tree trunk, was adopted in the 1957-58 season, the first season organized by the Tunisian Football Federation. The first team to hoist it was Étoile Sportive du Sahel, and many other teams have won it, including Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Stade Tunisien, Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Club Africain, CS Sfaxien, Sfax RS, and JS Kairouan.

It remained in use until the 1999–2000 season, after Espérance Sportive de Tunis won the championship for three consecutive seasons. The second trophy is a cup in the shape of an open-winged eagle standing on a football, mounted on a green marble base, and imported from Italy. Remarkably, Espérance Sportive de Tunis is the only team to have hoisted this cup and retained it so early, having won the championship for three consecutive seasons. The third trophy, also in the form of a closed-winged eagle centered on a wooden base, was imported from Italy and has been used since the 2003–04 season. It was first worn by Espérance Sportive de Tunis and won by other teams, including Étoile Sportive du Sahel, CS Sfaxien, and Club Africain. Espérance Sportive de Tunis retained it after winning the championship for three consecutive seasons.

The fourth trophy, an iron pole with a bronze football and two iron handles on top, was imported from France and adopted since the 2011–12 season. It was first worn by Espérance Sportive de Tunis and won by other teams, including Étoile Sportive du Sahel, CS Sfaxien, and Club Africain. Espérance Sportive de Tunis retained it after winning the championship for three consecutive seasons. The fifth emblem, adopted since the 2019–20 season, is an eagle with outstretched wings. This emblem is distinguished by its Tunisian design and manufacture. It weighs 17 kg, is 14 cm thick, is 50 cm long, and is 88 cm wide. The trophy is made of bronze and coated in 18-karat gold.

Format

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As the 2025–26 season, the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 consists of sixteen clubs, each playing each other home and away. The champion is the team with the most points after the 30 matchdays. At the end of the season, the champion and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League, the third-placed team and the winner of the Tunisian Cup qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup, and the bottom three teams are relegated to Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 the following year. The standings are calculated using the following points system: a win is worth three points, a draw one point, and a loss earns no points.

In the event of a tie, the following tiebreakers are used:

  1. Higher head-to-head record;
  2. Higher goal difference in head-to-head record;
  3. Higher goal difference overall;
  4. Higher number of goals scored.
  5. Fair Play Ranking;
  6. Play-off match between the two teams.

Qualification for African competitions

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Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

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The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.

Legend
  • CL: CAF Champions League
  • CC: CAF Confederation Cup
  • ≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
RankAssociation2020–21
(× 1)		2021–22
(× 2)		2022–23
(× 3)		2023–24
(× 4)		2024–25
(× 5)		Total
20252024MvtCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCC
11- — Egypt 837482.577104 190.5
22- — Morocco 4695822455 142
34+1 +1 South Africa 82544341.593 131
43-1 -1 Algeria 6571652355 130
56+1 +1 Tanzania 30.502346024 82.5
65-1 -1 Tunisia 4351426130.5 82.5
78+1 +1 Angola 10502031.522 55
87-1 -1 DR Congo 4003124020 45
99- — Sudan 3030302030 41
1011+1 +1 Ivory Coast 0001033012 38
1110-1 -1 Libya 00.50500.50300 24
1212- — Nigeria 0200020201 21

Current season

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2026–27 season participating Clubs

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AS Marsa Tunis (La Marsa) Abdelaziz Chtioui Stadium 6,500
Club Africain Tunis (Bab Jedid) Hammadi Agrebi Stadium 65,000
CA Bizertin Bizerte 15 October Stadium 20,000
CS Hammam-Lif Tunis (Hammam-Lif) Bou Kornine Stadium 15,000
CS Sfaxien Sfax Taieb Mhiri Stadium 12,600
ES Hammam Sousse Sousse (Hammam Sousse) Bou Ali Lahouar Stadium 6,500
ES Métlaoui Métlaoui Métlaoui Municipal Stadium 4,000
Étoile du Sahel Sousse Sousse Olympic Stadium 40,000
Espérance de Tunis Tunis (Bab Souika) Hammadi Agrebi Stadium 65,000
ES Zarzis Zarzis Abdessalam Kazouz Stadium 10,000
JS El Omrane Tunis (El Omrane) Chedly Zouiten Stadium 18,000
Olympique Béja Béja Boujemaa Kmiti Stadium 15,000
PS Sakiet Eddaïer Sfax (Sakiet Eddaïer) Taieb Mhiri Stadium 12,600
Stade Tunisien Tunis (Le Bardo) Hédi Enneifer Stadium 11,000
US Ben Guerdane Ben Guerdane 7 March Stadium 10,000
US Monastir Monastir Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium 20,000

Champions

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By club

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Rank Club Winners Seasons
1 Espérance de Tunis 34 1941–42, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25
2 Club Africain 14 1946–47, 1947–48, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2025–26
3 Étoile du Sahel 11 1949–50, 1957–58, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2015–16, 2022–23
5 Racing Club de Tunis 9 1907, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1924–25
4 CS Sfaxien 8 1968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2012–13
6 CS Hammam-Lif 4 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56
Stade Tunisien 4 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65
CA Bizertin 4 1944–45, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1983–84
Italia de Tunis 4 1931–32, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37
10 Sfax RS 3 1933–34, 1952–53, 1967–68
US Tunis 3 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33
Stade Gaulois de Tunis 3 1922–23, 1923–24, 1926–27
13 Sporting de Ferryville 2 1911–12, 1912–13
Sporting Club de Tunis 2 1925–26, 1927–28
15 JS Kairouan 1 1976–77
Savoia de la Goulette 1 1937–38
CS Gabésien 1 1938–39
Avant Garde de Tunis 1 1928–29

By region

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Region Winners Club(s)
Tunis 75 Espérance de Tunis (34), Club Africain (14), Racing Club de Tunis (9), Stade Tunisien (4), Italia de Tunis (4), US Tunis (3), Stade Gaulois de Tunis (3), Sporting de Tunis (2), Savoia de la Goulette (1), Avant Garde de Tunis (1).
Sfax 11 CS Sfaxien (8), Sfax RS (3)
Sousse 11 Étoile du Sahel (11)
Bizerte 6 CA Bizertin (4) Sporting de Ferryville (2)
Ben Arous 4 CS Hammam-Lif (4)
Kairouan 1 JS Kairouan (1)
Gabès 1 CS Gabésien (1)
  • Teams in italics are defunct.

Performance comparison since 2010

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Performance comparison of top teams since 2009–10 season.

Teams 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Espérance de Tunis 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Étoile du Sahel 3 2 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 5 1 5 3 7
CS Sfaxien 6 3 3 1 2 4 3 4 4 3 2 5 3 6 3 7 3
Club Africain 2 4 6 4 4 1 6 3 2 5 5 7 4 3 6 4 1
US Monastir – – 7 5 10 14 – – 6 7 3 10 2 4 2 2 5
  League champions
  Champions League
  Confederation Cup
  Relegation

Records and statistics

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Most titled Managers

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Faouzi Benzarti has won the tournament on a record eleven occasions with Espérance de Tunis (5), Étoile du Sahel (4) and Club Africain (2), while Youssef Zouaoui have won the title on five occasions with Espérance de Tunis (4) and CA Bizertin (1).

ManagerTitlesClub(s)Winning years
Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti 11 Étoile du Sahel, Espérance de Tunis, Club Africain 1986–87, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2025–26
Tunisia Youssef Zouaoui 5 CA Bizertin, Espérance de Tunis 1983–84, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
Algeria Habib Draoua 3 Stade Tunisien, Espérance de Tunis 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61
Tunisia Ahmed Dhib Espérance de Tunis, Étoile du Sahel 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82
Tunisia Mouine Chaabani Espérance de Tunis 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Tunisia Nabil Maâloul Espérance de Tunis 2010–11, 2011–12, 2021–22
Switzerland Michel Decastel 2 Espérance de Tunis, CS Sfaxien 2001–02, 2004–05
Tunisia Khaled Ben Yahia Espérance de Tunis 2005–06, 2017–18
Netherlands Ruud Krol CS Sfaxien, Espérance de Tunis 2012–13, 2013–14
England George Berry CS Hammam-Lif, Étoile du Sahel 1955–56, 1957–58
Italy Fabio Roccheggiani Club Africain 1963–64, 1966–67
Hungary André Nagy Club Africain 1978–79, 1979–80
Poland Antoni Piechniczek Espérance de Tunis 1987–88, 1988–89
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milor Popov CS Sfaxien 1977–78, 1982–83
Tunisia Jamel Eddine Bouabsa Club Africain 1972–73, 1973–74
Tunisia Hechmi Cherif 1 Espérance de Tunis 1958–59
Tunisia Rachid Turki Stade Tunisien 1961–62
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Božidar Drenovac Étoile du Sahel 1962–63
Tunisia Ammar Nahali Stade Tunisien 1964–65
Soviet Union Aleksei Paramonov Étoile du Sahel 1965–66
Hungary Laszlo Balogh Sfax railway sport 1967–68
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branislav Acimovic CS Sfaxien 1968–69
Tunisia Abderrahmane Ben Ezzedine Espérance de Tunis 1969–70
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jivko Popadic CS Sfaxien 1970–71
Tunisia Abdelmajid Chetali Étoile du Sahel 1971–72
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Vasiljević JS Kairouan 1976–77
Germany Michael Pfeiffer CS Sfaxien 1980–81
Brazil Amarildo Espérance de Tunis 1984–85
Tunisia Amor Dhib Étoile du Sahel 1985–86
Poland Władysław Żmuda Espérance de Tunis 1990–91
Romania Ilie Balaci Club Africain 1991–92
Poland Zdzisław Podedworny Espérance de Tunis 1992–93
Brazil José Paulo CS Sfaxien 1994–95
France Jean Sérafin Club Africain 1995–96
Brazil José Dutra dos Santos Étoile du Sahel 1996–97
Argentina Oscar Fulloné Espérance de Tunis 2003–04
Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha Club Africain 2007–08
France Daniel Sanchez Club Africain 2014–15
Portugal Miguel Cardoso Espérance de Tunis 2023–24
Tunisia Maher Kanzari Espérance de Tunis 2024–25

Most titled players

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Player Titles Club Winning Years
Tunisia Khalil Chemmam 12 Espérance de Tunis 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Tunisia Moez Ben Cherifia 11 Espérance de Tunis 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
Tunisia Chokri El Ouaer 10 Espérance de Tunis 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02
Tunisia Tarek Thabet Espérance de Tunis 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
Tunisia Sameh Derbali 8 Espérance de Tunis 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Tunisia Nabil Maâloul Espérance de Tunis, Club Africain 1975–76, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
Tunisia Khaled Badra Espérance de Tunis 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09
Tunisia Khaled Ben Yahia Espérance de Tunis 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94
Tunisia Mouin Chaâbani 6 Espérance de Tunis 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
Tunisia Ali Zitouni Espérance de Tunis 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
Tunisia Sirajeddine Chihi Espérance de Tunis 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
Tunisia Taoufik Hicheri Espérance de Tunis 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99
Tunisia Radhi Jaïdi Espérance de Tunis 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
Tunisia Tarak Dhiab Espérance de Tunis 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89
Tunisia Walid Azaiez 5 Espérance de Tunis 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
Tunisia Sadok Sassi Club Africain 1963–64, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79
Tunisia Mejdi Traoui Étoile du Sahel, Espérance de Tunis 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
Tunisia Wassim Naouara Espérance de Tunis 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
Tunisia Mohamed Ben Mansour Espérance de Tunis 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14

Top scorers

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Ali Maâloul of CS Sfaxien is the 2015–16 season top scorer with 16 goals.
Haythem Jouini of Espérance de Tunis is the 2012–13 season top scorer with 8 goals.

The day after Tunisia's independence in 1956, the newspaper Le Petit Matin took charge of establishing the classification of the top scorer in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. The newspaper Al Amal took over in 1961 then it was L'Action Tunisienne which formalized the classification and endowed it with a price from 1967, in parallel with the weekly Le Sport. Then, with the development of the media and the coverage of Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 matches, this ranking becomes more known.[33]

All-time top scorers

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Rank Players Goals Clubs
1 Tunisia Ezzedine Chakroun 116 Sfax RS
2 Tunisia Hédi Bayari 110 Club Africain
3 Tunisia Tarak Dhiab 107 Espérance de Tunis
4 Tunisia Habib Mougou 99 Étoile du Sahel
5 Tunisia Mohamed Salah Jedidi 98 Club Africain
6 Tunisia Adel Sellimi 90 Club Africain
7 Tunisia Abdelkader Ben Hassen 89 CO Transports (44), Espérance de Tunis (12), CA Bizertin (33)
8 Tunisia Abdelmajid Tlemçani Espérance de Tunis
9 Tunisia Abdelhamid Hergal 85 Stade Tunisien
10 Tunisia Nabil Bechaouch 82 Olympique Béja (71), Stade Tunisien (8), CS Sfaxien (3)
11 Tunisia Moncef Khouini 81 Club Africain
Tunisia Sami Touati 81 Club Africain (80), Stade Tunisien (1)
12 Tunisia Mongi Dalhoum 80 CS Sfaxien
13 Tunisia Abderraouf Ben Aziza 79 Étoile du Sahel (70), CS Hammam-Lif (9)
14 Tunisia Faouzi Rouissi 78 Club Africain
Tunisia Noureddine Diwa Stade Tunisien (75), Espérance de Tunis (3)
Tunisia Abdesselem Chemam AS Marsa
15 Tunisia Mohamed Akid 77 CS Sfaxien
16 Tunisia Hamadi Agrebi 75 CS Sfaxien
Tunisia Mohieddine Habita CO Transports
17 Tunisia Saâd Karmous 74 CS Hammam-Lif (72), US Tunis (2)
18 Tunisia Moncef Chérif 71 Stade Tunisien
Tunisia Moncef Ouada JS Kairouan
19 Tunisia Jameleddine Limam 70 Stade Tunisien (49), Club Africain (21)

Top scorers by season

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This is the list of top scorers by season.[34]

Tunisia Boubaker Haddad (CAB) (28)
Tunisia Amor Ben Tahar (OCK) (14)
Zambia Kenneth Malitoli (EST) (18)
Tunisia Ziad Tlemçani (EST) (15)
Tunisia Haykel Guemamdia (CSS)
Mali Tenema N'Diaye (CSS) (9)
Tunisia Lassaad Jaziri (USBG) (10)
Tunisia Firas Chaouat (CSS) (10)
Tunisia Taieb Ben Zitoun (CAB)
Brazil Rodrigo Rodrigues (EST) (10)

All-time table

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The classification of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 table all seasons combined is a classification which aims to determine which team in the history of the Tunisian football championship has had the most success, not by the number of titles but by the number of points. This ranking combines all the points and goals of each team that has played in the Tunisian championship since independence in 1956 until the end of the 2019–20 season:

Pos Team S Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Espérance de Tunis 71 1796 1040 494 262 2982 1316 4178
2 Club Africain 71 1796 885 579 332 2448 1362 3772
3 Étoile du Sahel 69 1754 907 498 349 2572 1411 3735
4 CS Sfaxien 71 1796 747 576 473 2222 1679 3403
5 Stade Tunisien 70 1738 646 545 547 2036 1747 3051
6 CA Bizertin 69 1737 585 553 599 1775 1777 2902
7 CS Hammam-Lif 59 1480 439 449 592 1485 1745 2357
8 AS Marsa 56 1414 450 434 530 1526 1614 2353
9 US Monastir 52 1316 388 451 477 1262 1417 2110
10 Sfax railway sport 34 864 260 291 313 878 977 1642
11 JS Kairouan 41 1070 318 313 439 1034 1270 1593
12 CO Transports 28 708 205 226 277 683 849 1264
13 Olympique Béja 35 880 248 268 364 778 992 1172
14 ES Zarzis 25 640 167 200 273 531 733 720
15 Stade Gabèsien 15 384 90 111 183 308 541 521
16 OC Kerkennah 13 338 73 113 152 269 429 513
17 Stade Soussien 12 282 74 80 128 271 371 485
18 US Tunis 10 236 75 69 92 341 343 455
19 ES Métlaoui 13 348 108 108 132 309 380 440
20 EGS Gafsa 15 396 99 114 183 374 528 431
21 Olympique du Kef 13 328 72 92 164 264 476 421
22 CS Cheminots 9 228 47 71 110 193 330 397
23 El Makarem de Mahdia 9 222 48 75 99 163 290 393
24 US Ben Guerdane 11 296 89 93 114 243 290 368
25 SS Sfaxien 7 182 33 48 101 151 300 296
26 AS Gabès 10 278 54 77 147 206 384 260
27 AS Kasserine 7 186 46 49 91 138 268 256
28 AS Soliman 7 178 52 43 83 145 206 201
29 ES Hammam Sousse 8 192 42 68 82 159 236 194
30 JS Metouia 4 100 26 36 38 158 193 188
31 US Tataouine 7 177 44 51 82 148 258 187
32 Stade populaire 4 98 26 29 43 126 158 179
33 US Maghrébine 4 100 20 33 47 79 147 173
34 El Ahly Mateur 4 88 19 15 54 75 204 141
35 SA Menzel Bourguiba 3 72 27 12 33 124 156 138
36 USM Olympique 3 72 16 13 43 104 202 117
37 PFC Bizertin 3 72 14 14 44 81 169 114
38 AS Oued Ellil 2 52 12 11 29 40 72 99
39 ES Beni-Khalled 5 142 22 36 84 94 228 98
40 AS Rejiche 4 81 24 26 31 72 78 98
41 AS Megrine 2 52 9 16 27 42 88 86
42 CO Médenine 4 102 21 21 60 72 170 84
43 EO La Goulette Kram 3 78 17 28 33 53 85 79
44 Stade Africain Menzel Bourguiba 2 52 8 10 34 48 87 78
45 Jendouba Sport 3 78 14 30 34 45 78 72
46 Patriote de Sousse 2 48 4 11 33 42 133 67
47 JS El Omrane 2 60 14 20 26 49 79 62
48 Olympique Sidi Bouzid 2 54 16 10 28 46 69 58
49 CS Chebba 3 54 13 15 26 47 60 54
50 AS Djerba 3 74 14 12 48 68 134 54
51 CS Menzel Bouzelfa 1 26 3 13 10 21 31 45
52 LPS Tozeur 1 40 10 14 16 36 46 44
53 STIA Sousse 1 26 5 7 14 17 31 43
54 AS Ariana 1 26 5 6 15 26 44 42
55 CS Korba 1 26 3 6 17 14 47 38
56 FC Jerissa 1 24 3 5 16 13 48 35
57 PS Sakiet Eddaïer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
Tunisian Ligue 3
Tunisian Ligue 4
Tunisian Ligue 5
Defunct clubs

African and international competitions

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Results in African and intercontinental competitions (CAF and FIFA)

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Espérance Sportive de Tunis, winner of the 2018 CAF Champions League.

Tunisian teams are among the best African teams with a total of 24 continental titles[35]. Twelve Tunisian teams in total have played in African competitions, with Étoile du Sahel being the one that has won the most African competitions with nine titles, followed by Espérance de Tunis with eight titles[35]. In the former FIFA Club World Cup format, now reclassified as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, Tunisian clubs have participated four times: three for Espérance de Tunis in 2011[36], 2018[37] and 2019[38] (thanks to their CAF Champions League titles in 2011, 2018 and 2019) and one for Étoile du Sahel, which finished fourth in 2007[39], the best result for a Tunisian team in this competition. In the new FIFA Club World Cup, Espérance de Tunis participated in the 2025 edition, where they were eliminated in the group stage.

In the CAF Champions League, Tunisian clubs occupy a prominent place in the competition. Espérance de Tunis has the most participations in the competition (25). They reached the final eight times, with four victories in 1994[40], 2011[41], 2018[42] and 2019[43].

As for Étoile du Sahel, they participated thirteen times and reached the final three times (one victory in 2007[44]); Club Africain participated ten times with a victory in 1991[45], while CS Sfaxien, with four participations, had to settle for second place in 2006. In the CAF Confederation Cup, Tunisian clubs are the most successful in the history of this competition with five titles. CS Sfaxien is the most successful team with three titles in 2007[46], 2008[47] and 2013[48], followed by Étoile du Sahel with two titles in 2006[49] and 2015[50]. As for the CAF Super Cup, thirteen participations yielded only three victories: two for Étoile du Sahel in 1998 and 2008 (runners-up in 2004, 2007 and 2016) and one for Espérance de Tunis in 1995 (runners-up in 1999, 2012, 2019 and 2020); CS Sfaxien participated three times in 2008, 2009 and 2014, including once against Étoile du Sahel in 2008.

Club CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Super Cup CAF Cup African Cup Winners' Cup African Football League Afro-Asian Club Championship Intercontinental Cup Club World Cup
Espérance de Tunis Winner (4)
1994, 2011, 2018, 2019		 Group stage
2006, 2015		 Winner
1995		 Winner
1997		 Winner
1998		 Semi-finalist
2023		 Winner
1995		 5th place
2018, 2019		 Group stage
2025
Étoile du Sahel Winner
2007		 Winner (2)
2006, 2015		 Winner (2)
1998, 2008		 Winner (2)
1995, 1999		 Winner (2)
1997, 2003		 — — Fourth place
2007		 —
CS Sfaxien Runner-up
2006		 Winner (3)
2007, 2008, 2013		 Runner-up (3)
2008, 2009, 2014		 Winner
1998		 — — — — —
Club Africain Winner
1991		 Runner-up
2011		 — Semi-finalist
2003		 Runner-up (2)
1990, 1999		 — Winner
1992		 — —
Club Athlétique Bizertin Round of 16
1985		 Semi-finalist
2013		 — Semi-finalist
1992		 Winner
1988		 — — — —
CS Hammam-Lif — — — — Semi-finalist
1986		 — — — —
Olympique Béja — First round
2011, 2024		 — — Quarter-finalist
1994		 — — — —
AS La Marsa — Group stage
2005		 — — Quarter-finalist
1995		 — — — —
Stade Tunisien — Play-off round
2004, 2025, 2026		 — — Quarter-finalist
1993		 — — — —
JS Kairouanaise — First round
2005		 — Quarter-finalist
1994		 — — — — —
US Monastirienne Play-off round
2023, 2025, 2026		 Quarter-finalist
2023		 — — — — — — —
EGS Gafsa — Play-off round
2007, 2009		 — — — — — — —
US Ben Guerdane — First round
2018, 2020, 2022		 — — — — — — —
Stade Gabésien — Third round
2016		 — — — — — — —
ES Zarzis — Second round
2027		 — — — — — — —
CO Transports — — — — First round
1989		 — — — —

Best finish in Arab competitions by club

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Tunisian clubs are the second most titled Arab clubs with 11 championships (after Saudi clubs who won 12 championships). Espérance de Tunis is the most titled Tunisian club in the Arab championships with 4 championships, followed by Club Sfaxien and Stade Tunisien with two championships each.

Tunisian teams won the most prestigious Arab championships, Arab Club Champions Cup 7 times, 3 of which were for the Tunisian Espérance de Tunis, which has the record for the number of trophies in 1993, 2008–09 and 2017, two championships for the Club Sfaxien in the 2000 and 2003–04 editions, and one championship for Étoile du Sahel in 2018–19 and the same for Club Africain in 1997. As for the runners-up, the Tunisian teams took second place five times, twice for Espérance de Tunis in 1986 and 1995, twice also for Club Africain in 1988 and 2002, and Club Sfaxien in 2004–05.

Tunisian clubs have won the Arab Cup Winners' Cup three times. Stade Tunisien is the most titled Tunisian club in the championship with 2 titles in 1989 and 2001, followed by Club Africain, which won the championship only once in 1995. As for Étoile du Sahel, it was satisfied with the runner-up position in 1995 in the match that brought it together with Club Africain.

Club Arab Club Champions Cup Arab Cup Winners' Cup Arab Super Cup
Espérance de Tunis Winner (3)
1993, 2008–09, 2017		 — Winner
1996
Club Sfaxien Winner (2)
2000, 2003–04		 — Fourth place
2001
Club Africain Winner
1997		 Winner
1995		 Runners-up
1998
Stade Tunisien Fourth place
2002		 Winner (2)
1989, 2001		 —
Étoile du Sahel Winner
2018–19		 Runners-up
1995		 —
Club Bizertin Semi-finalist
1994		 — —
Avenir de Marsa — Semi-finalist (2)
1992, 1994		 —
Union Monastirienne Quarter-finalist
2008–09		 — —
Olympique Béja Group stage
1999		 — —

See also

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References

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