# Football in Tunisia

Football is the most popular sport in Tunisia. It was first introduced by Italian migrants. The governing body is the Tunisian Football Federation.

## National team

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).

## Domestic Leagues

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

## Men's structure

Pyramidal structure of football leagues in Tunisia for the 2024–25 season :
| Niveau | League system | League system | League system | League system | League system | League system | League system | League system |
| 1 | Pro League 1 16 teams | Pro League 1 16 teams | Pro League 1 16 teams | Pro League 1 16 teams | Pro League 1 16 teams | Pro League 1 16 teams | Pro League 1 16 teams | Pro League 1 16 teams |
| 2 | Pro League 2 Group 2 – 14 teams | Pro League 2 Group 2 – 14 teams | Pro League 2 Group 2 – 14 teams | Pro League 2 Group 2 – 14 teams | Pro League 2 Group 1 – 14 teams | Pro League 2 Group 1 – 14 teams | Pro League 2 Group 1 – 14 teams | Pro League 2 Group 1 – 14 teams |
| 3 | League 3 Level 1 Group 1 – 14 teams | League 3 Level 1 Group 1 – 14 teams | League 3 Level 1 Group 2 – 14 teams | League 3 Level 1 Group 2 – 14 teams | League 3 Level 1 Group 3 – 14 teams | League 3 Level 1 Group 3 – 14 teams | League 3 Level 1 Group 4 – 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 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 5 – 10 teams | League 3 Level 2 Group 6 – 11 teams |
| 5 | League 4 Regional Leagues | League 4 Regional Leagues | League 4 Regional Leagues | League 4 Regional Leagues | League 4 Regional Leagues | League 4 Regional Leagues | League 4 Regional Leagues | League 4 Regional Leagues |
| 5 | Tunis League 15 teams (3 groups x 5 teams) | Nabeul League 12 teams (2 groups x 6 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) | Sfax League 7 teams (single group) | Gabes League 7 teams (single group) |
| 5 | Bizerte League 8 teams (single group) | Kef League 6 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) | Gafsa League 4 teams (single group) | Medenine League 5 teams (single group) |

## +50,000-capacity stadiums in Tunisia

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

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%).