# 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 92nd season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The season calendar was drawn on July 24. The competition started on August 15.

## Teams

A total of 14 teams contested the league, including 11 sides from the 2016–17 season and three promoted from the 2016–17 Ligue 2. Union Monastirienne and Stade Tunisien obtained promotion after winning their penultimate game of the season, while Olympique Médenine won the promotion playoff against Avenir de Marsa. The three teams replaced the five teams that were relegated to 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue 2 in order to reduce the number of teams from 16 to 14.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2016–17 season |
| Avenir de Gabès | Gabès | Stade Municipal de Gabès | 10,000 | 8th in Ligue 1 |
| Club Africain | Tunis | Stade Olympique de Radès | 60,000 | 3rd in Ligue 1 |
| Club Bizertin | Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20,000 | 9th in Ligue 1 |
| Olympique Médenine | Médenine | Salaheddine Ben Hamida Stadium | 6,000 | Ligue 2 |
| Club Sfaxien | Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22,000 | 4th in Ligue 1 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | Métlaoui | Stade Municipal de Métlaoui | 5,000 | 5th in Ligue 1 |
| Étoile du Sahel | Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 25,000 | 2nd in Ligue 1 |
| Espérance de Tunis | Tunis | Stade Olympique de Radès | 60,000 | Ligue 1 Champions |
| Espérance de Zarzis | Zarzis | Stade Jlidi | 7,000 | 11th in Ligue 1 |
| Jeunesse Kairouanaise | Kairouan | Stade Ali Zouaoui | 15,000 | 10th in Ligue 1 |
| Stade Gabèsien | Gabès | Stade Municipal de Gabès | 10,000 | 7th in Ligue 1 |
| Stade Tunisien | Tunis | Stade Chedly Zouiten | 20,000 | Ligue 2 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | Ben Guerdane | Stade du 7 Mars | 10,000 | 6th in Ligue 1 |
| Union Monastirienne | Monastir | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet | 20,000 | Ligue 2 |

## Results
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis (C) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Club Africain | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Étoile du Sahel | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 47 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Club Sfaxien | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 46 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Club Bizertin | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Union Monastirienne | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Étoile de Métlaoui | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 34 | |
| 8 | Jeunesse Kairouanaise | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 32 | |
| 9 | Stade Tunisien | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 31 | |
| 10 | Avenir de Gabès | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 29 | |
| 11 | Stade Gabèsien | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Union de Ben Guerdane | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 26 | Relegation play-off to Ligue 2 |
| 13 | Espérance de Zarzis (R) | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 14 | Olympique Médenine (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 17 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head: Club Africain are ahead on head-to-head record: Club Africain 1–0 Étoile du Sahel (week 8), Étoile du Sahel 0–1 Club Africain (week 21)
* ↑ Club Bizertin were deducted 6 points by FIFA for not paying a former player.

### Result table

| Home \ Away | ASG | CA | CAB | COM | CSS | ESM | ESS | EST | ESZ | JSK | SG | ST | USBG | USM |
| Avenir de Gabès | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Club Africain | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Club Bizertin | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Olympique Médenine | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Club Sfaxien | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Espérance de Zarzis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Jeunesse Kairouanaise | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Stade Gabèsien | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Stade Tunisien | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Union Monastirienne | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
* ↑ Match forfeited, The original score was 1–0 for Espérance de Zarzis.
* ↑ Match forfeited. The original score was 0–1 for Espérance de Tunis.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alaeddine Marzouki | Club Sfaxien | 10 |
| 1 | Lassaad Jaziri | Union de Ben Guerdane | 10 |
| 2 | Zied Ounelli | Club Bizertin | 9 |
| 2 | Saber Khalifa | Club Africain | 9 |
| 5 | Taha Yassine Khenissi | Espérance de Tunis | 8 |
| 5 | Jacques Bessan | Stade Tunisien | 8 |
| 7 | Firas Chaouat | Club Sfaxien | 7 |
| 7 | Firas Ben Larbi | Club Bizertin | 7 |
| 7 | Hamza Jelassi | Club Bizertin | 7 |
| 7 | Slim Mezlini | Avenir de Gabès | 7 |
| 7 | Imed Meniaoui | Étoile de Métlaoui | 7 |