2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 95th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. Espérance de Tunis were the champions, winning the title for the fifth consecutive season and the 31st time in their history (a national record).
Teams
A total of 14 teams contested the league.[1]
Stadiums and locations
UST
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
Avenir de Rejiche
|
Rejiche | Stade Municipal de Rejiche | 3,000 |
Avenir de Soliman
|
Soliman | Stade Municipal de Soliman | 3,000 |
| Club Africain | Tunis | Stade Hammadi Agrebi
|
65,000 |
| Club Bizertin | Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre
|
20,000 |
Club Sfaxien
|
Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri
|
22,000 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | Métlaoui | Stade Municipal de Métlaoui | 6,000 |
| Étoile du Sahel | Sousse | Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
|
6,500 |
| Espérance de Tunis | Tunis | Stade Hammadi Agrebi
|
65,000 |
Jeunesse Kairouanaise
|
Kairouan | Stade Ali Zouaoui | 15,000 |
| Olympique Béja | Béja | Stade Boujemaa Kmiti | 10,000 |
| Stade Tunisien | Tunis (Le Bardo) | Stade Chedly Zouiten
|
20,000 |
Union de Ben Guerdane
|
Ben Guerdane | Stade du 7 Mars
|
10,000 |
Union Monastirienne
|
Monastir | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
|
25,000 |
Union de Tataouine
|
Tataouine | Stade Nejib Khattab | 5,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Teams | Managers | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenir de Rejiche |  Saïd Saïbi
|
Kampio
|
Booga, Vitalait | |
| Avenir de Soliman | Yamen Zelfani
|
Rached Arfaoui
|
 New Balance
|
Délice |
| Club Africain | Montassar Louichi
|
Wissem Ben Yahia
|
 Umbro
|
Qatar Airways, ZEN , Ooredoo |
| Club Bizertin | Larbi Zouaoui
|
Halim Darragi
|
 Uhlsport
|
Délice |
| Club Sfaxien |  José Murcia
|
Aymen Dahmen
|
 Macron
|
Tunisie Cables |
| Étoile du Sahel | Lassad Dridi
|
Yassine Chikhaoui
|
Macron
|
Warda |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | Kais Yâakoubi
|
Sportiga
|
||
| Espérance de Tunis | Mouin Chaâbani
|
Khalil Chemmam
|
Umbro
|
Délice, Tunisie Télécom |
| Olympique Béja | Chaker Meftah
|
Uhlsport
|
Boga, Délic Danone, Ooredoo | |
| Jeunesse Kairouanaise | Mourad Okbi
|
New Balance
|
Boga, Sabrine | |
| Stade Tunisien | Nassif Bayaoui
|
Ali Jemal
|
Legea
|
Sabrine |
| Union de Ben Guerdene | Hassen Gabsi
|
Yassine Boufalgha
|
Kampio
|
Coca-Cola |
| Union Monastirienne | Afouène Gharbi
|
Zied Machmoum
|
 Hummel
|
Saida, BIAT |
| Union de Tataouine | Hammadi Daou
|
Legea
|
Coca-Cola, Hayet |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club Sfaxien
|
Faouzi Benzarti
|
club changing | 15 November 2020 | Pre-season | Anis Boujelbene
|
15 November 2020 |
| Club Bizertin | Mokhtar Trabelsi
|
sacked | 23 December 2020 | 14th | Larbi Zouaoui
|
23 December 2020 |
| Club Africain | Lassaad Dridi
|
resignation | 3 January 2021 | 11th | Kais Yâakoubi
|
1 February 2021 |
| Stade Tunisien | Anis Boussaïdi
|
sacked | 4 January 2021 | 7th | Nassif Bayaoui
|
4 January 2021 |
| Étoile du Sahel |  Jorvan Vieira
|
11 January 2021 | 6th | Lassaad Dridi
|
11 January 2021 | |
Avenir de Soliman
|
Sami Gafsi
|
14 January 2021 | 7th | Yemen Zelfani
|
11 January 2021 | |
| Olympique Béja | Chaker Meftah
|
26 January 2021 | 9th | Khaled Ben Yahia
|
27 January 2021 | |
| Club Africain | Kais Yâakoubi
|
resignation | 14 February 2021 | 13th | Montasser Louhichi
|
12 February 2021 |
Club Sfaxien
|
Anis Boujelbene
|
4 March 2021 | 3rd | José Murcia
|
4 March 2021 | |
| Olympique Béja | Khaled Ben Yahia
|
sacked | 14 March 2021 | 10th | Chiheb Ellili
|
15 March 2021 |
Union Monastirienne
|
 Lassaad Chabbi
|
resignation | 4 April 2021 | 7th | Afouène Gharbi
|
6 April 2021 |
Foreign players
| Nationality | Number of Players |
|---|---|
 Algeria
|
20 |
 Ivory Coast
|
8 |
 Libya
| |
 Guinea
|
5 |
 Mali
|
4 |
 Ghana
| |
 Cameroon
|
3 |
 Nigeria
| |
| Brazil
|
2 |
DR Congo
| |
Bénin
| |
 France
| |
 Morocco
| |
 Senegal
| |
 Niger
|
1 |
 Mauritania
| |
 Sweden
| |
 Switzerland
| |
 Venezuela
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis (C) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Étoile du Sahel | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 50 | |
| 3 | Union de Ben Guerdane
|
26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 41 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Avenir de Soliman
|
26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Club Sfaxien
|
26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 40 | Qualification for Confederation Cup as Tunisian Cup winners |
| 6 | Avenir de Rejiche
|
26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Club Africain | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 33 | |
| 8 | Union de Tataouine
|
26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 33 | |
| 9 | Étoile de Métlaoui | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 32 | |
| 10 | Union Monastirienne
|
26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 31 | |
| 11 | Club Bizertin | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 31 | |
| 12 | Olympique Béja | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 31 | |
| 13 | Stade Tunisien (R) | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 14 | Jeunesse Kairouanaise (R)
|
26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 60 | −46 | 3 |
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| 2021–22 CAF Champions League | |
| 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 2021-22 |
Source: besoccer.com
