Ligue 1, also identified as Tunisian Ligue 1, is a men’s league competition in Tunisia. Follow live scores, fixtures, completed results and standings, then explore player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons from 2011 through 2025.
Upcoming matches, Ligue 1
Regular Season - 3
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- Regular Season - 3
Stade Tunisien
Club Africain
Regular Season - 4
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- Regular Season - 4
CS Sfaxien
CA Bizertin
Regular Season - 5
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- Regular Season - 5
ES Zarzis
ES Hammam-Sousse
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- Regular Season - 5
Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer
No H2HCS Sfaxien
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- Regular Season - 5
ES Metlaoui
Stade Tunisien
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- Regular Season - 5
Jeunesse Sportive Omrane
AS Marsa
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- Regular Season - 5
ES Tunis
Olympique Béja
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- Regular Season - 5
ES Sahel
CS Hammam-Lif
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- Regular Season - 5
CA Bizertin
US Monastirienne
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- Regular Season - 5
US Ben Guerdane
Club Africain
Latest played matches, Ligue 1
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season - 3
Ligue 1 Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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ES Tunis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | WWLW |
| 2 |
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Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | DWDW |
| 3 |
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US Monastirienne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | WDWD |
| 4 |
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CA Bizertin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | DWW |
| 5 |
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Jeunesse Sportive Omrane | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | WDWL |
| 6 |
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Club Africain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | WW |
| 7 |
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CS Sfaxien | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | DWD |
| 8 |
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US Ben Guerdane | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | DDW |
| 9 |
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Stade Tunisien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | WLD |
| 10 |
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ES Sahel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | LDWL |
| 11 |
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AS Marsa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | WLDL |
| 12 |
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ES Zarzis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| 13 |
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ES Metlaoui | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LWLL |
| 14 |
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Olympique Béja | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | DDLL |
| 15 |
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ES Hammam-Sousse | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LLLD |
| 16 |
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CS Hammam-Lif | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | LLL |
Ligue 1 Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Ligue 1 teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| ES Tunis | 15 |
| CA Bizertin | 15 |
| CS Sfaxien | 15 |
| Club Africain | 15 |
| ES Sahel | 15 |
| ES Metlaoui | 13 |
| Stade Tunisien | 13 |
| US Monastirienne | 13 |
| US Ben Guerdane | 11 |
| JS Kairouanaise | 11 |
| Olympique Béja | 10 |
| ES Zarzis | 9 |
| CS Hammam-Lif | 9 |
| US Tataouine | 8 |
| Stade Gabesien | 7 |
| AS Gabes | 7 |
| AS Soliman | 7 |
| EGS Gafsa | 7 |
| Kosovo U19 | 6 |
| ES Hammam-Sousse | 4 |
| CS Chebba | 3 |
| EO Sidi Bouzid | 3 |
| AS Rejiche | 3 |
| AS Marsa | 2 |
| Jeunesse Sportive Omrane | 2 |
| CO Medenine | 1 |
| Djerba | 1 |
| Grombalia Sports | 1 |
| AS Kasserine | 1 |
| LPS Tozeur | 1 |
| Béni-Khalled | 1 |
| Olympique du Kef | 1 |
Ligue 1 top scorer teams
Ligue 1 About
Ligue 1, officially the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, is Tunisia’s top men’s football league and the highest level of the country’s national football pyramid. It determines the Tunisian champion, provides a route into African club competitions and sits above Tunisian Ligue 2 in a promotion-and-relegation system.
Role and identity
The competition is a professional league rather than a knockout cup or one-off super cup. Clubs compete across a season for points and final position, with promotion, relegation and continental qualification giving significance to results throughout the table. The league is governed by the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF), while the Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel (LNFP) manages much of its day-to-day professional administration, including scheduling and disciplinary matters.
Its roots extend to 1907, when organised football in Tunisia developed during the French protectorate. The competition later became an important institution of the independent Tunisian sporting system, helping establish a national football identity. Professionalisation in its modern form took place in 1994, after which the league increasingly became a platform for elite domestic clubs and a pathway to international competition.
How clubs enter the league
Entry is primarily earned through sporting performance. Clubs finishing at the bottom of Ligue 1 can be relegated to Tunisian Ligue 2, while leading second-tier teams move up, subject to the competition’s regulations and any required licensing approval. This structure links the professional divisions and ensures that league membership is not determined solely by historical status.
Participation also depends on meeting professional and infrastructure requirements. Clubs must obtain the relevant FTF professional licence and satisfy governance and financial conditions, including the resolution of eligible disputes. Stadiums used for Ligue 1 matches must be approved and meet required safety and capacity standards. Squad regulations described for the competition have also required a minimum number of Tunisian players, including a goalkeeper, while limiting the number of foreign players who may be registered and used at the same time. Exact licensing, squad and stadium provisions can be adjusted by the regulations for a particular season.
Competition format and progression
The league has used more than one structure over time. In a conventional single-group format, 16 clubs play a double round-robin schedule, meeting every opponent once at home and once away for 30 matches per team. The final table then determines the champion, continental places and relegation positions.
Other editions have adopted a hybrid format. Clubs are divided into balanced groups, commonly containing seven or eight teams, and play home-and-away matches within their group during the opening phase. The leading teams then progress to a championship playoff or final mini-league, where the title is decided. Lower-ranked clubs enter a relegation playoff, or playout, to determine which sides remain in the top division and which are relegated to Ligue 2.
The number of clubs, group composition and progression rules are matters for the regulations of each edition. The distinction is important: Ligue 1 is consistently a points-based league, but its route to the title and relegation line has not always been a single uninterrupted 16-team table.
Points, classification and tie-breakers
Matches use the standard football points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. When teams finish level on points, classification normally gives priority to performance in matches between the tied clubs. The usual sequence is head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, overall goal difference and total goals scored. Fair-play or disciplinary ranking may then be used, with a decisive playoff match available if the applicable regulations still require a separation.
These criteria can be especially important in a split-season format, where a narrow difference in the opening phase may affect championship or relegation-playoff qualification. A playoff match, when specifically required by the regulations, is separate from the ordinary league table and may use extra time and penalties if a winner is needed.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
A typical season begins in August and reaches its conclusion in May or, in some editions, May or June. The schedule may include an opening round-robin phase followed by championship and relegation stages, or it may run as a straightforward home-and-away league. Delays, regulatory changes and the number of playoff rounds can influence the final calendar.
At the top of the standings, the champion claims the national title and the leading clubs represent Tunisia in continental football. The commonly described allocation sends the champion and runner-up to the CAF Champions League, while the third-placed club can qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup; the precise places may also be affected by the Tunisian Cup and the continental competition regulations for the relevant season. Strong performances in Africa can bring wider recognition and, where qualification rules permit, a route to the FIFA Club World Cup. Tunisian clubs may also appear in Arab regional competitions such as the Arab Club Champions Cup.
Tradition and leading clubs
Ligue 1 has become one of the principal measures of domestic football success in Tunisia. Espérance Sportive de Tunis is its most successful club, with a record 34 titles at the end of the 2024–25 season. That record reflects the competition’s long development from early organised football to a professional league whose clubs now compete for national honours, continental access and a prominent place in Tunisian sporting culture.