Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 facts for kids

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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
الرابطة التونسية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم

Founded	9 June 1907 (113 years) 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

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.

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

Tunisia champions by season

This is the list of the clubs that won the Tunisian League:

Under the Rule of the USFSA (1909–21)

Under the rule of LTF (1921–1955)

After Independence (1956–present)

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
=	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 Railways Sports	3	1933–34, 1952–53, 1967–68
=	US Tunisienne	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 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

Performance by city

Top scorers

This is the list of top scorers by season.

Images for kids

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  Club Africain won the Tunisian National Championship and Tunisia Cup 1972–73.

See also

In Spanish: Championnat de Ligue Profesionelle 1 para niños