# 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 90th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 12 September 2015 and ended on 12 June 2016. The defending champions from the previous season were Club Africain.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the 2014–15 Ligue 2. Union de Ben Guerdane was the first to obtain promotion, followed by Avenir de Kasserine and finally Olympique Sidi Bouzid. The three teams replaced Union Monastirienne, Avenir de Gabès and Association de Djerba who were relegated to 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue 2. Club Africain were the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2014–15 season |
| Avenir de Kasserine | Kasserine | Stade de Kasserine | 8,000 | Ligue 2 |
| Avenir de Marsa | Tunis | Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui | 6,000 | 6th in Ligue 1 |
| Club Africain | Tunis | Stade Olympique de Radès | 60,000 | Ligue 1 Champions |
| Club Bizertin | Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20,000 | 8th in Ligue 1 |
| Club de Hammam-Lif | Tunis | Stade Bou Kornine | 8,000 | 11th in Ligue 1 |
| Club Sfaxien | Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22,000 | 4th in Ligue 1 |
| El Gawafel de Gafsa | Gafsa | Stade de Gafsa | 7,000 | 13th in Ligue 1 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | Métlaoui | Stade Municipal de Métlaoui | 5,000 | 12th 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 | 3rd in Ligue 1 |
| Espérance de Zarzis | Zarzis | Stade Jlidi | 7,000 | 5th in Ligue 1 |
| Jeunesse Kairouanaise | Kairouan | Stade Ali Zouaoui | 15,000 | 9th in Ligue 1 |
| Olympique Sidi Bouzid | Sidi Bouzid | Stade du 17 Décembre | 1,000 | Ligue 2 |
| Stade Gabèsien | Gabès | Stade Municipal de Gabès | 10,000 | 10th in Ligue 1 |
| Stade Tunisien | Tunis | Stade Chedly Zouiten | 20,000 | 7th in Ligue 1 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | Ben Guerdane | Stade du 7 Mars | 10,000 | Ligue 2 |

## Results
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Étoile du Sahel (C) | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 77 | 2017 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 21 | +39 | 72 | 2017 CAF Champions League and 2016–17 Arab Club Championship |
| 3 | Club Sfaxien | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 72 | 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Étoile de Métlaoui | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 49 | |
| 5 | Club Bizertin | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 41 | |
| 6 | Club Africain | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 39 | 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 7 | Olympique Sidi Bouzid | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 37 | |
| 8 | Club de Hammam-Lif | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 36 | |
| 9 | Jeunesse Kairouanaise | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 36 | |
| 10 | Avenir de Marsa | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 34 | |
| 11 | Stade Gabèsien | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 33 | |
| 12 | Espérance de Zarzis | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Union de Ben Guerdane | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | El Gawafel de Gafsa (R) | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 30 | 2016–17 Ligue 2 |
| 15 | Avenir de Kasserine (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 49 | −32 | 23 | 2016–17 Ligue 2 |
| 16 | Stade Tunisien (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 18 | 2016–17 Ligue 2 |
* ↑ Stade Tunisien was docked 3 points for refusing to play the last 3 games against Étoile de Métlaoui, Union de Ben Guerdane, and Club de Hammam-Lif

### Result table

| Home \ Away | ASK | ASM | CA | CAB | CSHL | CSS | EGSG | ESM | ESS | EST | ESZ | JSK | OSB | SG | ST | USBG |
| Avenir de Kasserine | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Avenir de Marsa | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Club Africain | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| CA Bizertin | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Club de Hammam-Lif | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Club Sfaxien | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| El Gawafel de Gafsa | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Espérance de Zarzis | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Jeunesse Kairouanaise | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Olympique Sidi Bouzid | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Stade Gabèsien | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Stade Tunisien | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 0–2 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
* ↑ Awarded 0–2 because Avenir de Kasserine fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 3–1.
* ↑ Awarded 2–0 because Jeunesse Kairouanaise fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 1–1.
* ↑ Awarded 2–0 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.
* ↑ Awarded 2–0 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.
* ↑ Awarded 0–2 because Espérance de Zarzis fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 0–0.
* ↑ Awarded 0–2 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ali Maâloul | Club Sfaxien | 16 |
| 2 | Hamza Lahmar | Étoile du Sahel | 12 |
| 2 | Taha Yassine Khenissi | Espérance de Tunis | 12 |
| 2 | Jacques Bessan | El Gawafel de Gafsa | 12 |
| 2 | Saad Bguir | Espérance de Tunis | 12 |
| 6 | Junior Ajayi | Club Sfaxien | 10 |
| 7 | Borhène Ghannèm | El Gawafel de Gafsa | 9 |
| 7 | Ezechiel N'Douassel | Club Sfaxien | 9 |
| 7 | Alaya Brigui | Étoile du Sahel | 9 |
| 7 | Diogo Acosta | Étoile du Sahel | 9 |
| 11 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | Espérance de Tunis | 8 |
| 11 | Hamza Messaadi | Espérance de Zarzis | 8 |
| 11 | Ahmed Akaïchi | Étoile du Sahel | 8 |