Football in Tunisia

Football in Tunisia
Football in Tunisia
	Tunisia national team at the2018 FIFA World Cupin Russia
Country	Tunisia
Governing body	Tunisian Football Federation
National team(s)	men's national team; women's national team
National competitions
	Ligue Professionnelle 1; Ligue Professionnelle 2; Tunisian Cup
International competitions
	CAF Champions League; CAF Confederation Cup; CAF Super Cup; FIFA Club World Cup; FIFA World Cup(National Team); African Cup of Nations(National Team); FIFA Confederations Cup(National Team)

Footballis the most popular sport inTunisia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]It was first introduced by Italian migrants.^[5]^[6]^[7]The governing body is theTunisian Football Federation.

Domestic Leagues

The game is played nationwide with three professional leagues:LP-1,LP-2&LP-3and at an amateur level in the 4 regions and 24governoratesthat make up the country.^[8]

National team

Tunisia have reached 6FIFA World Cupfinal competitions (1978,1998,2002,2006,2018and 2022), and have also appeared at theAfrican Cup of Nationson 13 occasions, winning once (2004).^[9]

+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

References

^Bedhioufi Hafsi; Abidi Aymen; Kumar Serge Rogert (October 2014)."Violence in sport in Tunisia: the itinerary of a hateful sportization"(PDF).International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications.4.ISSN 2250-3153.
^"The Carthage Eagles: Brothers at Arms".14 December 2017.Retrieved12 March2018.
^Yannis, Alex (1978-05-29)."Greatest Event In Sports - The World's Greatest Sports Event Is at Hand Group I Group II Group III Group IV - Article - NYTimes".Select.nytimes.Retrieved2013-12-01.
^Almasri, Omar."The State Of Football In Pre And Post-Revolution Tunisia, Egypt And Libya".Sabotage Times. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-08.Retrieved2014-02-15.
^Nauright, John (6 April 2012).Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice.ABC-CLIO.ISBN 9781598843019.Retrieved12 March2018– via Google Books.
^Goldblatt, David; Acton, Johnny; Garland, Mike (1 September 2009).The Football Book.Dorling Kindersley Limited.ISBN 9781405337380.Retrieved12 March2018– via Google Books.
^Lisowscy, Elżbieta (1 August 2011).DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Tunisia.Dorling Kindersley Limited.ISBN 9781405360753.Retrieved12 March2018– via Google Books.
^Alexander Shea (10 June 2018)."Tunisia: a team desperate for a nation's affection".Football Times.Retrieved1 March2019.
^"Tunisia win Cup of Nations".BBC Sport.14 February 2004.Retrieved2011-03-14.

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[1] Bedhioufi Hafsi; Abidi Aymen; Kumar Serge Rogert (October 2014)."Violence in sport in Tunisia: the itinerary of a hateful sportization"(PDF).International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications.4.ISSN 2250-3153.

[2] "The Carthage Eagles: Brothers at Arms".14 December 2017.Retrieved12 March2018.

[3] Yannis, Alex (1978-05-29)."Greatest Event In Sports - The World's Greatest Sports Event Is at Hand Group I Group II Group III Group IV - Article - NYTimes".Select.nytimes.Retrieved2013-12-01.

[4] Almasri, Omar."The State Of Football In Pre And Post-Revolution Tunisia, Egypt And Libya".Sabotage Times. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-08.Retrieved2014-02-15.

[5] Nauright, John (6 April 2012).Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice.ABC-CLIO.ISBN 9781598843019.Retrieved12 March2018– via Google Books.

[6] Goldblatt, David; Acton, Johnny; Garland, Mike (1 September 2009).The Football Book.Dorling Kindersley Limited.ISBN 9781405337380.Retrieved12 March2018– via Google Books.

[7] Lisowscy, Elżbieta (1 August 2011).DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Tunisia.Dorling Kindersley Limited.ISBN 9781405360753.Retrieved12 March2018– via Google Books.

[8] Alexander Shea (10 June 2018)."Tunisia: a team desperate for a nation's affection".Football Times.Retrieved1 March2019.

[9] "Tunisia win Cup of Nations".BBC Sport.14 February 2004.Retrieved2011-03-14.

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v t e Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel
Seasons post-independence	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2024–25clubs	AS Gabès AS Soliman Club Africain CA Bizertin CS Sfaxien EGS Gafsa ES Métlaoui Étoile du Sahel Espérance de Tunis Espérance de Zarzis JS El Omrane Olympique Béja Stade Tunisien US Ben Guerdane US Monastir US Tataouine
Competition	Teams Players foreign Managers (Winners) Stadiums Broadcasters
Statistics	All-time Table Top scorers by season Champions
Associated competitions	Tunisian Cup Tunisian Super Cup CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Category Commons

v t e Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3
Northern Conference	A Mégrine S AS Oued Ellil CS Makthar CS M.Bouzelfa CO Transports EA Matri ES Fahs EO Goulette Kram Grombalia Sport Stade Nabeulien US BouSalem US Siliana
Southern Conference	CS Hilalien CO Médenine ES Jerba Midoun ES Metlaoui EO Sidi BouZid ES Feriana LP Tozeur Avenir Kalaa Sport OC Kerkennah SS Sfaxien S Railways S US Sbeitla
Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

v t e Football in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands/Ceuta/Melilla(Spain) Madeira(Portugal) Mayotte/Réunion(France) Saint Helena/Ascension Island/Tristan da Cunha(United Kingdom)