Football in Tunisia

Football in Tunisia
Football in Tunisia
	Tunisia national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in 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)

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

National team

Tunisia have reached 6 FIFA World Cup final competitions (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2022), and have also appeared at the African Cup of Nations on 13 occasions, winning once (2004).^[8]

Domestic Leagues

The game is played nationwide with two professional leagues: LP-1, LP-2, one semi-professional league LP-3 and at an amateur level in the 4 regions and 24 governorates that make up the country.^[9]

The league system of football leagues in Tunisia refers to the official ranking system of football leagues and divisions in this nation.^[10]

Men's structure

Pyramidal structure of football leagues in Tunisia for the 2024–25 season
Niveau	League system
1	Pro League 1 16 teams
2	Pro League 2 Group 2 – 14 teams				Pro League 2 Group 1 – 14 teams
3	League 3 Level 1 Group 1 – 14 teams		League 3 Level 1 Group 2 – 14 teams		League 3 Level 1 Group 3 – 14 teams		League 3 Level 1 Group 4 – 14 teams
4	League 3 Level 2 Group 1 – 10 teams	League 3 Level 2 Group 2 – 10 teams		League 3 Level 2 Group 3 – 10 teams	League 3 Level 2 Group 4 – 11 teams	League 3 Level 2 Group 5 – 10 teams		League 3 Level 2 Group 6 – 11 teams
5	League 4 Regional Leagues
	Tunis League 15 teams (3 groups x 5 teams)	Nabeul League 12 teams (2 groups x 6 teams)		Sousse League 9 teams (single group)	Monastir League 8 teams (single group)	Sfax League 7 teams (single group)		Gabes League 7 teams (single group)
	Bizerte League 8 teams (single group)	Kef League 6 teams (single group)		Kairouan League 7 teams (single group)	Sidi Bouzid League 7 teams (single group)	Gafsa League 4 teams (single group)		Medenine League 5 teams (single group)

+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

Support

Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Tunisia was Arsenal, with 33% of Tunisian Premier League fans following the club, followed by Chelsea (22%) and Manchester City (13%).^[11]

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. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ 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.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
^ Almasri, Omar. "The State Of Football In Pre And Post-Revolution Tunisia, Egypt And Libya". Sabotage Times. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
^ Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598843019. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.
^ Goldblatt, David; Acton, Johnny; Garland, Mike (1 September 2009). The Football Book. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9781405337380. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.
^ Lisowscy, Elżbieta (1 August 2011). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Tunisia. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9781405360753. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.
^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
^ Alexander Shea (10 June 2018). "Tunisia: a team desperate for a nation's affection". Football Times. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "Structure pyramidale des ligues de football en Tunisie pour la saison 2024-2025". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
^ "Which is Africa's favourite Premier League team?". BBC News. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2024-10-18.

[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. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[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.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.

[4] Almasri, Omar. "The State Of Football In Pre And Post-Revolution Tunisia, Egypt And Libya". Sabotage Times. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2014-02-15.

[5] Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598843019. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.

[6] Goldblatt, David; Acton, Johnny; Garland, Mike (1 September 2009). The Football Book. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9781405337380. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.

[7] Lisowscy, Elżbieta (1 August 2011). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Tunisia. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9781405360753. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google Books.

[8] "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 2011-03-14.

[9] Alexander Shea (10 June 2018). "Tunisia: a team desperate for a nation's affection". Football Times. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[10] "Structure pyramidale des ligues de football en Tunisie pour la saison 2024-2025". Facebook (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-03.

[bbc-11] "Which is Africa's favourite Premier League team?". BBC News. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2024-10-18.

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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel
2025–26 clubs	AS Gabès AS Marsa AS Soliman Club Africain CA Bizertin CS Sfaxien ES Métlaoui Étoile du Sahel Espérance de Tunis ES Zarzis JS Kairouan JS El Omrane Olympique Béja Stade Tunisien US Ben Guerdane US Monastir
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

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

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 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)