Football in Tunisia

Tunisia national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Country| Tunisia
Governing body| Tunisian Football Federation
National team(s)| men's national team
women's national team

National competitions

Ligue Professionnelle 1
Ligue Professionnelle 2
Tunisian Cup

International competitions

CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA World Cup (National Team)
African Cup of Nations (National Team)
FIFA Confederations Cup (National Team)

Football is the most popular sport in Tunisia.[1][2][3][4] It was first introduced by Italian migrants.[5][6][7] The governing body is the Tunisian Football Federation.

## National team

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Tunisia have reached 6 FIFA World Cup final competitions (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2022), and have also appeared at the African Cup of Nations on 13 occasions, winning once (2004).[8]

## Domestic Leagues

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The game is played nationwide with two professional leagues: LP-1, LP-2, one semi-professional league LP-3 and at an amateur level in the 4 regions and 24 governorates that make up the country.[9]

The league system of football leagues in Tunisia refers to the official ranking system of football leagues and divisions in this nation.[10]

## Men's structure

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Pyramidal structure of football leagues in Tunisia for the 2024–25 season  Niveau  | League system

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1  | Pro League 1
16 teams
2  | Pro League 2
Group 2 – 14 teams  | Pro League 2
Group 1 – 14 teams
3  | League 3
Level 1
Group 1 – 14 teams  | League 3
Level 1
Group 2 – 14 teams  | League 3
Level 1
Group 3 – 14 teams  | League 3
Level 1
Group 4 – 14 teams
4  | League 3
Level 2
Group 1 – 10 teams  | League 3
Level 2
Group 2 – 10 teams  | League 3
Level 2
Group 3 – 10 teams  | League 3
Level 2
Group 4 – 11 teams  | League 3
Level 2
Group 5 – 10 teams  | League 3
Level 2
Group 6 – 11 teams
5  | League 4
Regional Leagues
Tunis League
15 teams
(3 groups x 5 teams)  | Nabeul League
12 teams
(2 groups x 6 teams)  | Sousse League
9 teams
(single group)  | Monastir League
8 teams
(single group)  | Sfax League
7 teams
(single group)  | Gabes League
7 teams
(single group)
Bizerte League
8 teams
(single group)  | Kef League
6 teams
(single group)  | Kairouan League
7 teams
(single group)  | Sidi Bouzid League
7 teams
(single group)  | Gafsa League
4 teams
(single group)  | Medenine League
5 teams
(single group)

## +50,000-capacity stadiums in Tunisia

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N°  | Image  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Opened  | City  | Club

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1. |  | Stade Hammadi Agrebi | 60,000 | 6 July 2001 | Radès, Ben Arous | National team
Espérance de Tunis
Club Africain
2. |  | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 50,000 | 1973 (Renovated in 2019–2021) | Sousse, Sousse | Étoile Sportive du Sahel

## Support

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Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Tunisia was Arsenal, with 33% of Tunisian Premier League fans following the club, followed by Chelsea (22%) and Manchester City (13%).[11]

## References

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1. ^ Bedhioufi Hafsi; Abidi Aymen; Kumar Serge Rogert (October 2014). "Violence in sport in Tunisia: the itinerary of a hateful sportization" (PDF). International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. 4. ISSN 2250-3153.
2. ^ "The Carthage Eagles: Brothers at Arms". 14 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
3. ^ Yannis, Alex (1978-05-29). "Greatest Event In Sports - The World's Greatest Sports Event Is at Hand Group I Group II Group III Group IV - Article - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
4. ^ Almasri, Omar. "The State Of Football In Pre And Post-Revolution Tunisia, Egypt And Libya". Sabotage Times. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
5. ^ Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598843019. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.
6. ^ Goldblatt, David; Acton, Johnny; Garland, Mike (1 September 2009). The Football Book. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9781405337380. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.
7. ^ Lisowscy, Elżbieta (1 August 2011). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Tunisia. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9781405360753. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.
8. ^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
9. ^ Alexander Shea (10 June 2018). "Tunisia: a team desperate for a nation's affection". Football Times. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
10. ^ "Structure pyramidale des ligues de football en Tunisie pour la saison 2024-2025". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
11. ^ "Which is Africa's favourite Premier League team?". BBC News. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2024-10-18.

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Football in Tunisia

Tunisian Football Federation

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* Local
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* U-15
* Inactive teams
* U-18
* Futsal
* Beach

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Women|

* National team
* U-20
* U-17

League system|

| Men|

* Pro League 1
* Pro League 2
* League 3

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Women|

* Championship
* Championship 2

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Tunisian Cup
* Super Cup
* League Cup (defunct)

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Women|

* Tunisian Cup
* Super Cup
* League Cup

Organizations|

* FTF
* LNFP

Rivalries|

* Tunis derby
* Gabès derby
* Sahel derby
* Tunis Little derby
* The Big 4 Classicos
* Club Africain–ES Sahel
* Club Africain–CS Sfaxien
* ES Tunis–ES Sahel
* ES Tunis–CS Sfaxien
* ES Sahel–CS Sfaxien

َAwards|

* Footballer of the Year
* Golden Boot (defunct)

Lists|

* Pro League 1
* Champions
* Winning managers
* All-time Table
* Top goalscorers
* Tunisian Cup
* Finals
* Winning managers
* Clubs
* Venues
* League system
* Clubs in African competitions

* Men's clubs
* Women's clubs
* Men's players
* Women's players
* Expatriate players
* Managers
* Referees
* Venues
* Seasons

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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel

2025–26 clubs|

* AS Gabès
* AS Marsa
* AS Soliman
* Club Africain
* CA Bizertin
* CS Sfaxien
* ES Métlaoui
* Étoile du Sahel
* Espérance de Tunis
* ES Zarzis
* JS Kairouan
* JS El Omrane
* Olympique Béja
* Stade Tunisien
* US Ben Guerdane
* US Monastir

Competition|

* Teams
* Players
* foreign
* Managers (Winners)
* Stadiums
* Broadcasters

Statistics|

* All-time Table
* Top scorers by season
* Champions

Associated competitions|

* Tunisian Cup
* Tunisian Super Cup
* CAF Champions League
* CAF Confederation Cup

* Category
* Commons

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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 ♦ CLP2 ♦ 2013/14

* AS Gabès
* AS Djerba
* ES Zarzis
* Sporting Ben Arous
* Kasserine
* EO Sidi Bouzid
* CS M'saken
* AS Ariana
* ES Beni-Khalled
* Ksar Helal
* Union Sportive de Ben Guerdane
* Jendouba Sport
* Stade Sportif Sfaxien
* ES Hammam-Sousse
* CS Korba
* Sfax Railways Sports
* Hammamet
* Olympique du Kef
* Enfida Sports
* Club Olympique des Transports

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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3

Northern Conference|

* A Mégrine S
* AS Oued Ellil
* CS Makthar
* CS M.Bouzelfa
* CO Transports
* EA Matri
* ES Fahs
* EO Goulette Kram
* Grombalia Sport
* Stade Nabeulien
* US BouSalem
* US Siliana

Southern Conference|

* CS Hilalien
* CO Médenine
* ES Jerba Midoun
* ES Metlaoui
* EO Sidi BouZid
* ES Feriana
* LP Tozeur Avenir
* Kalaa Sport
* OC Kerkennah
* SS Sfaxien
* S Railways S
* US Sbeitla

Seasons|

* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17

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Football in Africa

Sovereign states|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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