# Tunisian Super Cup

The Tunisian Super Cup (Arabic: كأس السوبر التونسي) or the Tunisia Premier Cup (Arabic: كأس تونس الممتازة) previously called the Tunisian Cup Winners' Cup, is a Tunisian football competition organized by the Tunisian Football Federation. Established in 1960, it combines the champions of the first Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 against the champions of the Tunisian Cup.

## History
### First editions and frequent interruptions

Formerly called the Cup of Cups, it was organized as part of President Habib Bourguiba's birthday celebrations. According to the laws of the Tunisian Football Federation, it is a competition that takes place every year, but since its return in 1994 it has only been organized three times in 1994, 1995 and 2001.
The 2007–2008 season was to be held on 7 February 2009 between the champions of Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Club Africain and the Tunisian Cup holders of Espérance de Tunis, but the match did not take place because of the intensity of the calendar, especially after the adoption of two new Maghreb competitions, as well as the next match, which was scheduled on 20 February 2010. Espérance de Tunis, who won the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 in and Olympique Béja the Tunisian Cup holders, also did not meet.

### Back to the front (since 2019)

After a hiatus of 18 years, the next edition of the Tunisian Super Cup was held on 1 April 2019 at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Between Espérance de Tunis the 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions and Club Athletic Bizertin the 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fifth as a substitute for Club Africain the 2017–18 Tunisian Cup winners. The match was supposed to be played between Espérance de Tunis, the champion of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, and Club Africain, the champion of the Tunisian Cup. Secondly, the selection for the 2017–18 Tunisian Cup runner-up, Etoile Sportive du Sahel, who refused the invitation due to the overcrowded calendar, finally reached a solution with Club Bizertin (the fifth of the 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and one of the semi-finalists of the 2017–18 Tunisian Cup).Esperance Sportive de Tunis won the title for the fourth time in its history in the first edition in 18 years, after winning the match with a score of 2–1.
After next season, On 10 February 2019, the Tunisian Football Federation decided to fix the 2018–19 Tunisian Super Cup date to 15 March 2020. However, the match was postponed to 20 September 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally the match was played on 20 September 2020 at Hammadi Agrebi Stadium between Espérance de Tunis the 2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions Espérance de Tunis and CS Sfaxien the 2018–19 Tunisian Cup winners. After the end of the regular time with a 0–0 draw, Espérance de Tunis decided the title on penalties 5–4.
The 2019–20 Tunisian Super Cup was scheduled to be played on 30 July 2021, but like the previous version, the match was postponed to 18 September 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was played on the pitch of the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium between Espérance de Tunis the 2019–20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions and US Monastir the 2019–20 Tunisian Cup winners. After the end of the regular time with a 1–1 draw, US Monastir decided the title on penalties 5–3.
The 2020–21 Tunisian Super Cup match was played on 25 September 2021, a week after the previous edition, on the pitch of the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium between Espérance de Tunis the 2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions and CS Sfaxien the 2020–21 Tunisian Cup winners. Espérance de Tunis won the title for the sixth time in its history, after winning the match 1–0 with the goal of Anayo Iwuala in the 57th minute.
The 2022–23 Tunisian Super Cup match was played on 7 January 2024, on the pitch of the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium between Étoile du Sahel the 2022–23 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions and Olympique Béja the 2022–23 Tunisian Cup winners. Olympique Béja won the title for the second time in its history, after winning the match 2–0.

## Finals

Legend :
* Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion
* Tunisian Cup champion
* Inviting Team
* Match decided by a penalty shootout
| N° | Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
| 1 | 1960 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | Stade Tunisien |
| 2 | 1966 | Stade Tunisien | 2–0 | Étoile du Sahel |
| 3 | 1968 | Club Africain | 3–1 | Sfax RS |
| 4 | 1970 | Club Africain | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 5 | 1973 | Étoile du Sahel | 5–2 | Club Africain |
| 6 | 1979 | Club Africain | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 7 | 1984 | CA Bizertin | 1–0 | AS Marsa |
| 8 | 1985 | CS Hammam-Lif | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 9 | 1986 | Étoile du Sahel | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Espérance de Tunis |
| 10 | 1987 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–0 (7–6 p) | CA Bizertin |
| 11 | 1994 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | AS Marsa |
| 12 | 1995 | Olympique Béja | 1–1 (5–4 p) | CS Sfaxien |
| 13 | 2001 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–1 | CS Hammam-Lif |
| 14 | 2017–18 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | CA Bizertin |
| 15 | 2018–19 | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 (5–4 p) | CS Sfaxien |
| 16 | 2019–20 | US Monastir | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Espérance de Tunis |
| 17 | 2020–21 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | CS Sfaxien |
| — | 2021–22 | Not played | Not played | Not played |
| 18 | 2022–23 | Olympique Béja | 2–0 | Étoile du Sahel |
| 19 | 2023–24 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | Stade Tunisien |

## Summary

| Club | Winning years | Runner-up Years | Total |
| Espérance de Tunis | 7 (1960, 1994, 2001, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24) | 5 (1970, 1979, 1985, 1986, 2019–20) | 12 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 3 (1973, 1986, 1987) | 2 (1966, 2022–23) | 5 |
| Club Africain | 3 (1968, 1970, 1979) | 1 (1973) | 4 |
| Olympique Béja | 2 (1995, 2022–23) | — | 2 |
| CA Bizertin | 1 (1984) | 2 (1987, 2017–18) | 3 |
| CS Hammam-Lif | 1 (1985) | 1 (2001) | 2 |
| Stade Tunisien | 1 (1966) | 2 (1960, 2023–24) | 3 |
| US Monastir | 1 (2019–20) | — | 1 |
| CS Sfaxien | — | 3 (1995, 2018–19, 2020–21) | 3 |
| AS Marsa | — | 2 (1984, 1994) | 2 |
| Sfax RS | — | 1 (1968) | 1 |