Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The CLP-1 or  () is the top division of the Tunisian Football Federation. It was created in 1921.

History
The football championship of Tunisia, was first held in 1907 by the "Ligue Tunisienne de football" (Tunisian League of football – LTF) then the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF). The first edition opposed the three teams of "Racing club of Tunis", "Football club of Bizerte" and "Sporting of Ferryville", and the two school teams of the "Carnot College of Tunis" and the "Sadiki College".
It became official with the creation of the LTF in 1921 and its affiliation with the French federation of football. Until 1939, the title of champion was attributed as a result of dams between the regional champions. But from 1946 to 1947, a championship of "excellence" (national division) was created and competes nationally. In 1944–1945, 1945–1946 and 1952–1953, the championship was not disputed and was replaced by a criterium (a kind of tournament pools where participation is voluntary). 
The current big clubs are created during this period: "Esperance Sportive de Tunis" (1919), "Club African" (1920), "Etoile Sportive du Sahel" (1925), "Club Athletic Bizertin" and "Club Sportif Sfaxien" (1928).

 Media coverage 
El Watania 1 and El Watania 2 have the broadcast rights of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since independence. Qatari channels Al-Kass Sports have the rights of broadcasting 10 meetings per season, most of them derby matches, since the 2015–16 season.

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage Country Television Channel MatchesEl Watania 1El Watania 2 From 2 to 5 Matches per roundAl-Kass Sports Channel Main Matches

 Current members of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 (2019–20 season) 
 Participating Clubs 

 Team Location Stadium Capacity AS Soliman Soliman Stade municipal de Soliman 3,000 Club Africain Tunis Stade Olympique de Radès 60,000 CA Bizertin Bizerte Stade 15 Octobre 20,000 CS Chebbien Chebba Stade de Chebba 3,000 CS Hammam-Lif Hammam-Lif Stade Bou Kornine 8,000 CS Sfaxien Sfax Stade Taïeb Mhiri 22,000 Espérance de Tunis Tunis Stade Olympique de Radès 60,000 ES Métlaoui Métlaoui Stade Municipal de Métlaoui 5,000 Étoile du Sahel Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse 25,000 JS Kairouan Kairouan Stade Ali Zouaoui 15,000 Stade Tunisien Le Bardo Stade Chedli Zouiten 20,000 US Ben Guerdane Ben Guerdane Stade du 7 Mars 10,000 US Monastir Monastir Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet 20,000 US Tataouine Tataouine Stade Nejib Khattab 5,000

Tunisia champions by season
This is the list of the clubs that won the Tunisian League:

Under the Rule of the USFSA (1909–21)

SeasonChampions1909–10 Racing Club (Tunis)1910–11 Racing Club (Tunis)1911–12 Sporting de Ferryville (Ferryville)1912–13 Sporting de Ferryville (Ferryville)1913–14 Racing Club (Tunis)1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 Racing Club (Tunis)1920–21 Racing Club (Tunis)

Under the rule of LTF (1921–1955)

SeasonChampions1921–22Racing Club (Tunis) (1)1922–23Stade Gaulois (Tunis) (1)1923–24Stade Gaulois (Tunis) (2)1924–25Racing Club (Tunis) (2)1925–26Sporting Club (Tunis) (1)1926–27Stade Gaulois (Tunis) (3)1927–28Sporting Club (Tunis) (2)1928–29Avant Garde (Tunis) (1)1929–30US Tunisienne (Tunis) (1)1930–31US Tunisienne (Tunis) (2)1931–32Italia de Tunis (1)1932–33US Tunisienne (Tunis) (3)1933–34Sfax Railways Sports (1)1934–35Italia de Tunis (2)1935–36Italia de Tunis (3)1936–37Italia de Tunis (4)1937–38Savoia de La Goulette (1)

SeasonChampions1938–39CS Gabésien (1)1939–401940–411941–42Espérance Sportive de Tunis (1)1942–431943–441944–45CA Bizertin (1)1945–46CA Bizertin (2)1946–47Club Africain (1)1947–48Club Africain (2)1948–49CA Bizertin (3)1949–50Étoile Sportive du Sahel (1)1950–51Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif (1)1951–521952–53Sfax Railways Sports (2)1953–54Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif (2)1954–55Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif (3)

After Independence (1956–present)

SeasonChampion1955–56Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif (4)1956–57Stade Tunisien (1)1957–58Étoile Sportive du Sahel (2)1958–59Espérance Sportive de Tunis (2)1959–60Espérance Sportive de Tunis (3)1960–61Stade Tunisien (2)1961–62Stade Tunisien (3)1962–63Étoile Sportive du Sahel (3)1963–64Club Africain (3)1964–65Stade Tunisien (4)1965–66Étoile Sportive du Sahel (4)1966–67Club Africain (4)1967–68Sfax Railways Sports (3)1968–69Club Sportif Sfaxien (1)1969–70Espérance Sportive de Tunis (4)1970–71Club Sportif Sfaxien (2)1971–72Étoile Sportive du Sahel (5)1972–73Club Africain (5)1973–74Club Africain (6)1974–75Espérance Sportive de Tunis (5)1975–76Espérance Sportive de Tunis (6)1976–77Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise (1)1977–78Club Sportif Sfaxien (3)1978–79Club Africain (7)1979–80Club Africain (8)1980–81Club Sportif Sfaxien (4)1981–82Espérance Sportive de Tunis (7)1982–83Club Sportif Sfaxien (5)1983–84CA Bizertin (4)1984–85Espérance Sportive de Tunis (8)1985–86Étoile Sportive du Sahel (6)1986–87Étoile Sportive du Sahel (7)1987–88Espérance Sportive de Tunis (9)

SeasonChampion1988–89Espérance Sportive de Tunis (10)1989–90Club Africain (9)1990–91Espérance Sportive de Tunis (11)1991–92Club Africain (10)1992–93Espérance Sportive de Tunis (12)1993–94Espérance Sportive de Tunis (13)1994–95Club Sportif Sfaxien (6)1995–96Club Africain (11)1996–97Étoile Sportive du Sahel (8)1997–98Espérance Sportive de Tunis (14)1998–99Espérance Sportive de Tunis (15)1999–00Espérance Sportive de Tunis (16)2000–01Espérance Sportive de Tunis (17)2001–02Espérance Sportive de Tunis (18)2002–03Espérance Sportive de Tunis (19)2003–04Espérance Sportive de Tunis (20)2004–05Club Sportif Sfaxien (7)2005–06Espérance Sportive de Tunis (21)2006–07Étoile Sportive du Sahel (9)2007–08Club Africain (12)2008–09Espérance Sportive de Tunis (22)2009–10Espérance Sportive de Tunis (23)2010–11Espérance Sportive de Tunis (24)2011–12Espérance Sportive de Tunis (25)2012–13Club Sportif Sfaxien (8)2013–14Espérance Sportive de Tunis (26)2014–15Club Africain (13)2015–16Étoile Sportive du Sahel (10)2016–17Espérance Sportive de Tunis (27)2017–18Espérance Sportive de Tunis (28)2018–19Espérance Sportive de Tunis (29)2019–20Espérance Sportive de Tunis (30)

Performances
Performance by club
Teams in Bold compete in 2019–20 Ligue 1.
 Rk Club Winners Seasons Espérance Sportive de Tunis 20px 20px 20px  1941–42, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 Club Africain 20px  1946–47, 1947–48, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2007–08, 2014–15 Étoile Sportive du Sahel 20px  1949–50, 1957–58, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2015–16 Club Sportif Sfaxien 20px  1968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2012–13 Racing Club de Tunis 20px  1909–10, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1924–25 Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif  1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56 Stade Tunisien  1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65 CA Bizertin  1944–45, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1983–84 Italia de Tunis  1931–32, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37 Sfax Railways Sports  1933–34, 1952–53, 1967–68 US Tunisienne  1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33 Stade Gaulois de Tunis  1922–23, 1923–24, 1926–27  Sporting de Ferryville  1911–12, 1912–13 Sporting de Tunis  1925–26, 1927–28 JS Kairouan  1976–77 Savoia de la Goulette  1937–38 CS Gabésien  1938–39 Avant Garde de Tunis  1928–29

Performance by city
CityWinnersClub(s)Espérance Sportive de Tunis (30), Club Africain (13), Racing Club de Tunis (7), Italia de Tunis (4) , stade Tunisien (4), US Tunisienne (3), Stade Gaulois de Tunis (3), Sporting de Tunis (2), Avant Garde de Tunis (1).Club Sportif Sfaxien (8), Sfax Railways Sports (3)Étoile Sportive du Sahel (10)CS Hammam-Lif (4)CA Bizertin (4)Stade Tunisien (4) Sporting de Ferryville (2) JS Kairouan (1) CS Gabésien (1) Savoia de la Goulette (1)

Number of Titles by Region
RegionWinnersClub(s)Espérance Sportive de Tunis (30), Club Africain (13), Racing Club de Tunis (7), Stade Tunisien (4), Italia de Tunis (4), US Tunisienne (3), Stade Gaulois de Tunis (3), Sporting de Tunis (2), Savoia de la Goulette (1), Avant Garde de Tunis (1).Club Sportif Sfaxien (8), Sfax Railways Sports (3)Étoile Sportive du Sahel (10)CA Bizertin (4) Sporting de Ferryville (2)CS Hammam-Lif (4) JS Kairouan (1) CS Gabésien (1)

 Titles by Main Region
Main RegionWinnersClub(s) Espérance Sportive de Tunis (30), Club Africain (13), Racing Club de Tunis (7), Stade Tunisien (4), Italia de Tunis (4), CS Hammam-Lif (4), CA Bizertin (4), US Tunisienne (3), Stade Gaulois de Tunis (3), Sporting de Tunis (2), Sporting de Ferryville (2), Savoia de la Goulette (1), Avant Garde de Tunis (1) Club Sportif Sfaxien (8), Sfax Railways Sports (3), CS Gabésien (1) Étoile Sportive du Sahel (10) JS Kairouan (1)

Top scorers
This is the list of top scorers by season.
1955–56 :  Habib Mougou (ESS) (25)
1956–57 :  Brahim Ben Miled (JS Métouienne) (20)
1957–58 :  Habib Mougou (ESS)
&  Boubaker Haddad (CAB) (28)
1958–59 :  Abdelmajid Tlemçani (EST) (32)
1959–60 :  Abdelmajid Tlemçani (EST) (22)
1960–61 :  Ammar Merrichkou (ASM) (18)
1961–62 :  Chedly Laaouini (EST) (16)
1962–63 :  Mokhtar Chelbi (ASM) (16)
1963–64 :  Mongi Dalhoum (CSS) (15)
1964–65 :  Mohamed Salah Jedidi (CA) (17)
1965–66 :  Mongi Dalhoum (CSS) (18)
1966–67 :  Abdelwahab Lahmar (ST) (14)
1967–68 :  Kamel Henia (CSHL) (10)
1968–69 :  Mohamed Salah Jedidi (CA) (17)
1969–70 :  Othman Jenayah (ESS) (15)
1970–71 :  Abdesselam Adhouma (ESS) (17)
1971–72 :  Moncef Khouini (CA) (12)
1972–73 :  Ezzedine Chakroun (SRS) (23)
1973–74 :  Abdesselam Adhouma (ESS) (16)
1974–75 :  Zoubeir Ghenia (EST) (24)
1975–76 :  Raouf Ben Aziza (ESS) (20)
1976–77 :  Moncef Ouada (JSK) (16)
1977–78 :  Raouf Ben Aziza (ESS) (20)1978–79 :  Mahmoud Tebourski (OK) (13)
1979–80 :  Hédi Bayari (CA) (14)
1980–81 :  Habib Gasmi (CA) (16)
1981–82 :  Riadh El Fahem (EST) (13)
1982–83 :  Hédi Bayari (CA) (17)
1983–84 :  Hédi Bayari (CA) (12)
1984–85 :  Faouzi Henchiri (COT) (9)
1985–86 :  Nebil Tasco (CSHL) (12)
1986–87 :  Adnène Laajili (USM) (14)
1987–88 :  Nabil Maaloul (EST) (14)
1988–89 :  Abdelhamid Hergal (ST) (15)
1989–90 :  Faouzi Rouissi (CA) (18)
1990–91 :  Fethi Chehaibi "Bargou" (JSK) (15)
1991–92 :  Hechmi Sassi (ST)
&  Amor Ben Tahar (OCK) (14)
1992–93 :  Abdelkader Belhassen (CAB) 
&  Kenneth Malitoli (EST) (18)
1993–94 :  Kenneth Malitoli (EST) (14) 
1994–95 :  Belhassen Aloui (CSHL) (18)
1995–96 :  Sami Touati (CA) (17)
1996–97 :  Sami Lâaroussi (EST) (14)
1997–98 :  Abdelkader Belhassen (EST)
&  Ziad Tlemçani (EST) (15)
1998–99 :  Francileudo Santos (ESS) (14)1999–00 :  Ali Zitouni (EST) (19)
2000–01 :  Oussama Sellami (ST) (11) 
2001–02 :  Kandia Traoré (EST) (13)
2002–03 :  Mohamed Seliti (ST) (12)
2003–04 :  Nabil Missaoui (CA)
&  Haikel Gmamdia (CSS)
&  Tenema N'Diaye (CSS) (9)
2004–05 :  Haikel Gmamdia (CSS) (12)
2005–06 :  Amine Ltaïef (EST) (16)
2006–07 :  Tarek Ziadi (CSS) (13)
2007–08 :  Wissem Ben Yahia (CA) (10)
2008–09 :  Michael Eneramo (EST) (18)
2009–10 :  Michael Eneramo (EST) (12)
2010–11 :  Ahmed Akaïchi (ESS) (14)
2011–12 :  Youssef Msakni (EST) (17)
2012–13 :  Haythem Jouini (EST) (8)
2013–14 :  Baghdad Bounedjah (ESS) (14)
2014–15 :  Saber Khalifa (CA) (15)
2015–16 :  Ali Maâloul (CSS) (16)
2016–17 :  Taha Yassine Khenissi (EST) (14)
2017–18 :  Saber Khalifa (CA)
  Alaeddine Marzouki (CSS)
  Zied Ounelli (CAB)
  Lassaad Jaziri (USBG) (9)

References

Other websites
League at fifa.com 
RSSSF competition history
 Tunisian Ligue 1 – Hailoosport.com  (Arabic)
Tunisian Ligue 1 – Hailoosport.com 

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