Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The CLP-1 or Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Arabic: الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم) is the top division of the Tunisian Football Federation. It was created in 1921.

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
الرابطة التونسية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم

Founded	9 June 1907 (113 years)[1] 1994 with current format
Country	Tunisia
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Ligue Professionnelle 2
Domestic cup(s)	Tunisian Cup
International cup(s)	CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Current champions	Espérance de Tunis (30th title) (2019–20)
Most championships	Espérance de Tunis (30 titles)
TV partners	El Watania 1 El Watania 2 Al-Kass Sports
Website	ftf.org.tn
Current: 2019–20 Ligue 1

History

The football championship of Tunisia, was first held in 1907 by the "Ligue Tunisienne de football" (Tunisian League of football – LTF) then the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF). The first edition opposed the three teams of "Racing club of Tunis", "Football club of Bizerte" and "Sporting of Ferryville", and the two school teams of the "Carnot College of Tunis" and the "Sadiki College". It became official with the creation of the LTF in 1921 and its affiliation with the French federation of football. Until 1939, the title of champion was attributed as a result of dams between the regional champions. But from 1946 to 1947, a championship of "excellence" (national division) was created and competes nationally. In 1944–1945, 1945–1946 and 1952–1953, the championship was not disputed and was replaced by a criterium (a kind of tournament pools where participation is voluntary). The current big clubs are created during this period: "Esperance Sportive de Tunis" (1919), "Club African" (1920), "Etoile Sportive du Sahel" (1925), "Club Athletic Bizertin" and "Club Sportif Sfaxien" (1928).

Media coverage

El Watania 1 and El Watania 2 have the broadcast rights of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since independence. Qatari channels Al-Kass Sports have the rights of broadcasting 10 meetings per season, most of them derby matches, since the 2015–16 season.

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage
Country	Television Channel	Matches
Tunisia	El Watania 1 El Watania 2	From 2 to 5 Matches per round
Qatar	Al-Kass Sports Channel	Main Matches

Current members of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 (2019–20 season)

Participating Clubs

CA

CA Bizertin

CSHL

CS Sfaxien

EST

ES Métlaoui

ESS

JS Kairouan

ST

USBG

US Monastir

US Tataouine

Locations of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AS Soliman	Soliman	Stade municipal de Soliman	3,000
Club Africain	Tunis	Stade Olympique de Radès	60,000
CA Bizertin	Bizerte	Stade 15 Octobre	20,000
CS Chebbien	Chebba	Stade de Chebba	3,000
CS Hammam-Lif	Hammam-Lif	Stade Bou Kornine	8,000
CS Sfaxien	Sfax	Stade Taïeb Mhiri	22,000
Espérance de Tunis	Tunis	Stade Olympique de Radès	60,000
ES Métlaoui	Métlaoui	Stade Municipal de Métlaoui	5,000
Étoile du Sahel	Sousse	Stade Olympique de Sousse	25,000
JS Kairouan	Kairouan	Stade Ali Zouaoui	15,000
Stade Tunisien	Le Bardo	Stade Chedli Zouiten	20,000
US Ben Guerdane	Ben Guerdane	Stade du 7 Mars	10,000
US Monastir	Monastir	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet	20,000
US Tataouine	Tataouine	Stade Nejib Khattab	5,000

Tunisia champions by season

This is the list of the clubs that won the Tunisian League:^[2]

Under the Rule of the USFSA (1909–21)

Season Champions 1909–10 Racing Club (Tunis) 1910–11 Racing Club (Tunis) 1911–12 Sporting de Ferryville (Ferryville) 1912–13 Sporting de Ferryville (Ferryville) 1913–14 Racing Club (Tunis) 1914–15 No Competition 1915–16 No Competition 1916–17 No Competition 1917–18 No Competition 1918–19 No Competition 1919–20 Racing Club (Tunis) 1920–21 Racing Club (Tunis)

Under the rule of LTF (1921–1955)

Season Champions 1921–22 Racing Club (Tunis) (1) 1922–23 Stade Gaulois (Tunis) (1) 1923–24 Stade Gaulois (Tunis) (2) 1924–25 Racing Club (Tunis) (2) 1925–26 Sporting Club (Tunis) (1) 1926–27 Stade Gaulois (Tunis) (3) 1927–28 Sporting Club (Tunis) (2) 1928–29 Avant Garde (Tunis) (1) 1929–30 US Tunisienne (Tunis) (1) 1930–31 US Tunisienne (Tunis) (2) 1931–32 Italia de Tunis (1) 1932–33 US Tunisienne (Tunis) (3) 1933–34 Sfax Railways Sports (1) 1934–35 Italia de Tunis (2) 1935–36 Italia de Tunis (3) 1936–37 Italia de Tunis (4) 1937–38 Savoia de La Goulette (1)

Season Champions 1938–39 CS Gabésien (1) 1939–40 No Competition 1940–41 No Competition 1941–42 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (1) 1942–43 No Competition 1943–44 No Competition 1944–45 CA Bizertin (1) 1945–46 CA Bizertin (2) 1946–47 Club Africain (1) 1947–48 Club Africain (2) 1948–49 CA Bizertin (3) 1949–50 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (1) 1950–51 Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif (1) 1951–52 No Competition 1952–53 Sfax Railways Sports (2) 1953–54 Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif (2) 1954–55 Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif (3)

After Independence (1956–present)

Season Champion 1955–56 Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif (4) 1956–57 Stade Tunisien (1) 1957–58 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (2) 1958–59 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (2) 1959–60 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (3) 1960–61 Stade Tunisien (2) 1961–62 Stade Tunisien (3) 1962–63 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (3) 1963–64 Club Africain (3) 1964–65 Stade Tunisien (4) 1965–66 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (4) 1966–67 Club Africain (4) 1967–68 Sfax Railways Sports (3) 1968–69 Club Sportif Sfaxien (1) 1969–70 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (4) 1970–71 Club Sportif Sfaxien (2) 1971–72 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (5) 1972–73 Club Africain (5) 1973–74 Club Africain (6) 1974–75 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (5) 1975–76 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (6) 1976–77 Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise (1) 1977–78 Club Sportif Sfaxien (3) 1978–79 Club Africain (7) 1979–80 Club Africain (8) 1980–81 Club Sportif Sfaxien (4) 1981–82 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (7) 1982–83 Club Sportif Sfaxien (5) 1983–84 CA Bizertin (4) 1984–85 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (8) 1985–86 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (6) 1986–87 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (7) 1987–88 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (9)

Season Champion 1988–89 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (10) 1989–90 Club Africain (9) 1990–91 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (11) 1991–92 Club Africain (10) 1992–93 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (12) 1993–94 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (13) 1994–95 Club Sportif Sfaxien (6) 1995–96 Club Africain (11) 1996–97 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (8) 1997–98 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (14) 1998–99 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (15) 1999–00 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (16) 2000–01 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (17) 2001–02 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (18) 2002–03 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (19) 2003–04 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (20) 2004–05 Club Sportif Sfaxien (7) 2005–06 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (21) 2006–07 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (9) 2007–08 Club Africain (12) 2008–09 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (22) 2009–10 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (23) 2010–11 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (24) 2011–12 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (25) 2012–13 Club Sportif Sfaxien (8) 2013–14 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (26) 2014–15 Club Africain (13) 2015–16 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (10) 2016–17 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (27) 2017–18 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (28) 2018–19 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (29) 2019–20 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (30)

Performances

Performance by club

Teams in Bold compete in 2019–20 Ligue 1.

Rk	Club	Winners	Seasons
1	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	30	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, 1999–2000, 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
2	Club Africain	13	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
3	Étoile Sportive du Sahel	10	1949–50, 1957–58, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2015–16
4	Club Sportif Sfaxien	8	1968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2012–13
5	Racing Club de Tunis	7	1909–10, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1924–25
6	Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif	4	1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56
{{{1}}}	Stade Tunisien	4	1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65
{{{1}}}	CA Bizertin	4	1944–45, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1983–84
{{{1}}}	Italia de Tunis	4	1931–32, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37
10	Sfax Railways Sports	3	1933–34, 1952–53, 1967–68
{{{1}}}	US Tunisienne	3	1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33
{{{1}}}	Stade Gaulois de Tunis	3	1922–23, 1923–24, 1926–27
13	Sporting de Ferryville	2	1911–12, 1912–13
{{{1}}}	Sporting de Tunis	2	1925–26, 1927–28
15	JS Kairouan	1	1976–77
{{{1}}}	Savoia de la Goulette	1	1937–38
{{{1}}}	CS Gabésien	1	1938–39
{{{1}}}	Avant Garde de Tunis	1	1928–29

Performance by city

City	Winners	Club(s)
Tunis	66	Espérance Sportive de Tunis (30), Club Africain (13), Racing Club de Tunis (7), Italia de Tunis (4) , stade Tunisien (4), US Tunisienne (3), Stade Gaulois de Tunis (3), Sporting de Tunis (2), Avant Garde de Tunis (1).
Sfax	11	Club Sportif Sfaxien (8), Sfax Railways Sports (3)
Sousse	10	Étoile Sportive du Sahel (10)
Hammam-Lif	4	CS Hammam-Lif (4)
Bizerte	4	CA Bizertin (4)
Bardo	4	Stade Tunisien (4)
Menzel Bourguiba	2	Sporting de Ferryville (2)
Kairouan	1	JS Kairouan (1)
Gabès	1	CS Gabésien (1)
La Goulette	1	Savoia de la Goulette (1)

Number of Titles by Region Region Winners Club(s) Tunis 67 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (30), Club Africain (13), Racing Club de Tunis (7), Stade Tunisien (4), Italia de Tunis (4), US Tunisienne (3), Stade Gaulois de Tunis (3), Sporting de Tunis (2), Savoia de la Goulette (1), Avant Garde de Tunis (1). Sfax 11 Club Sportif Sfaxien (8), Sfax Railways Sports (3) Sousse 10 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (10) 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)

Titles by Main Region Main Region Winners Club(s) North East 77 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (30), Club Africain (13), Racing Club de Tunis (7), Stade Tunisien (4), Italia de Tunis (4), CS Hammam-Lif (4), CA Bizertin (4), US Tunisienne (3), Stade Gaulois de Tunis (3), Sporting de Tunis (2), Sporting de Ferryville (2), Savoia de la Goulette (1), Avant Garde de Tunis (1) South East 12 Club Sportif Sfaxien (8), Sfax Railways Sports (3), CS Gabésien (1) Central East 10 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (10) Central West 1 JS Kairouan (1)

Top scorers

This is the list of top scorers by season.^[3]

1955–56 : Habib Mougou (ESS) (25) 1956–57 : Brahim Ben Miled (JS Métouienne) (20) 1957–58 : Habib Mougou (ESS) & Boubaker Haddad (CAB) (28) 1958–59 : Abdelmajid Tlemçani (EST) (32) 1959–60 : Abdelmajid Tlemçani (EST) (22) 1960–61 : Ammar Merrichkou (ASM) (18) 1961–62 : Chedly Laaouini (EST) (16) 1962–63 : Mokhtar Chelbi (ASM) (16) 1963–64 : Mongi Dalhoum (CSS) (15) 1964–65 : Mohamed Salah Jedidi (CA) (17) 1965–66 : Mongi Dalhoum (CSS) (18) 1966–67 : Abdelwahab Lahmar (ST) (14) 1967–68 : Kamel Henia (CSHL) (10) 1968–69 : Mohamed Salah Jedidi (CA) (17) 1969–70 : Othman Jenayah (ESS) (15) 1970–71 : Abdesselam Adhouma (ESS) (17) 1971–72 : Moncef Khouini (CA) (12) 1972–73 : Ezzedine Chakroun (SRS) (23) 1973–74 : Abdesselam Adhouma (ESS) (16) 1974–75 : Zoubeir Ghenia (EST) (24) 1975–76 : Raouf Ben Aziza (ESS) (20) 1976–77 : Moncef Ouada (JSK) (16) 1977–78 : Raouf Ben Aziza (ESS) (20)

1978–79 : Mahmoud Tebourski (OK) (13) 1979–80 : Hédi Bayari (CA) (14) 1980–81 : Habib Gasmi (CA) (16) 1981–82 : Riadh El Fahem (EST) (13) 1982–83 : Hédi Bayari (CA) (17) 1983–84 : Hédi Bayari (CA) (12) 1984–85 : Faouzi Henchiri (COT) (9) 1985–86 : Nebil Tasco (CSHL) (12) 1986–87 : Adnène Laajili (USM) (14) 1987–88 : Nabil Maaloul (EST) (14) 1988–89 : Abdelhamid Hergal (ST) (15) 1989–90 : Faouzi Rouissi (CA) (18) 1990–91 : Fethi Chehaibi "Bargou" (JSK) (15) 1991–92 : Hechmi Sassi (ST) & Amor Ben Tahar (OCK) (14) 1992–93 : Abdelkader Belhassen (CAB) & Kenneth Malitoli (EST) (18) 1993–94 : Kenneth Malitoli (EST) (14) 1994–95 : Belhassen Aloui (CSHL) (18) 1995–96 : Sami Touati (CA) (17) 1996–97 : Sami Lâaroussi (EST) (14) 1997–98 : Abdelkader Belhassen (EST) & Ziad Tlemçani (EST) (15) 1998–99 : Francileudo Santos (ESS) (14)

1999–00 : Ali Zitouni (EST) (19) 2000–01 : Oussama Sellami (ST) (11) 2001–02 : Kandia Traoré (EST) (13) 2002–03 : Mohamed Seliti (ST) (12) 2003–04 : Nabil Missaoui (CA) & Haikel Gmamdia (CSS) & Tenema N'Diaye (CSS) (9) 2004–05 : Haikel Gmamdia (CSS) (12) 2005–06 : Amine Ltaïef (EST) (16) 2006–07 : Tarek Ziadi (CSS) (13) 2007–08 : Wissem Ben Yahia (CA) (10) 2008–09 : Michael Eneramo (EST) (18) 2009–10 : Michael Eneramo (EST) (12) 2010–11 : Ahmed Akaïchi (ESS) (14) 2011–12 : Youssef Msakni (EST) (17) 2012–13 : Haythem Jouini (EST) (8) 2013–14 : Baghdad Bounedjah (ESS) (14) 2014–15 : Saber Khalifa (CA) (15) 2015–16 : Ali Maâloul (CSS) (16) 2016–17 : Taha Yassine Khenissi (EST) (14) 2017–18 : Saber Khalifa (CA) Alaeddine Marzouki (CSS) Zied Ounelli (CAB) Lassaad Jaziri (USBG) (9)