2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season is the 98th season of top-tier football in Tunisia.

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season2023–24
Dates19 August 2023 – 2024[1]
Matches played41
Goals scored86 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerBoubacar Traoré (6 goals)
Biggest home winStade Tunisien 3–0 Olympique Béja
(30 August 2023)
Club Sfaxien 3–0 Union de Tataouine
(2 September 2023)
Étoile du Sahel 3–0 Avenir de Soliman
(22 October 2023)
Biggest away winEl Gawafel de Gafsa 0–3 Étoile du Sahel
(3 September 2023)
Highest scoringEspérance de Tunis 3–2 Étoile de Métlaoui
(2 September 2023)
Union Monastirienne 3–2 Étoile de Métlaoui
(24 September 2023)
Longest winning runClub Sfaxien
Espérance de Tunis
Olympique Béja
(3 matches each)
Longest losing runAvenir de Soliman
(6 matches)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

Étoile du Sahel are the defending champions from the previous season.


Teams

14 teams are contesting the league.

Locations of the 2023–24 Ligue 1 teams
Group A
Group B

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Avenir de Marsa Tunis (La Marsa) Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui 6,500
Avenir de Soliman Soliman Stade Municipal de Soliman 3,000
Club Africain Tunis (Bab Jedid) Stade Hammadi Agrebi 60,000
Club Bizertin Bizerte Stade du 15 Octobre 20,000
Club Sfaxien Sfax Stade Taïeb Mhiri 22,000
El Gawafel de Gafsa Gafsa Stade Olympique de Gafsa 7,000
Étoile de Métlaoui Métlaoui Stade Municipal de Métlaoui 6,000
Étoile du Sahel Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse 42,000
Espérance de Tunis Tunis (Bab Souika) Stade Hammadi Agrebi 60,000
Olympique Béja Béja Stade Boujemaa Kmiti 15,000
Stade Tunisien Tunis (Le Bardo) Stade Hédi Enneifer 11,000
Union de Ben Guerdane Ben Guerdane Stade du 7 Mars 10,000
Union Monastirienne Monastir Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet 20,000
Union de Tataouine Tataouine Stade Nejib Khattab 5,000

Foreign players

Due to the Tunisian Football Federation decision that all teams were allowed to register up to six foreign players, regardless of U21 players, but can only use up to four players on the field at the same time.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Avenir de Marsa Cameroon Franck Etoundi Mali Bangaly Sanogo Nigeria Ikouwem Utin — — —
Avenir de Soliman Algeria Massil Adjaoudi Ghana Elvis Kyei Baffour Senegal Bernard Babacar Faye — — —
Club Africain Algeria Toufik Cherifi Algeria Tayeb Meziani Equatorial Guinea Federico Bikoro Nigeria Kingsley Eduwo — —
Club Bizertin Ivory Coast Assale Marc Junior Bosso Ivory Coast Jonathan Koffi Senegal Alassane Kanté Senegal Abdou Seydi Senegal Moussa Sow —
Club Sfaxien Guinea Naby Camara Guinea Balla Moussa Conté — — — —
El Gawafel de Gafsa Guinea Alkhaly Bangoura Ivory Coast Noel Agbre Nigeria Godspower Aniefiok South Africa Judas Moseamedi — —
Étoile de Métlaoui Burkina Faso Salifou Tapsoba Cameroon Joseph Tchenda Tene Democratic Republic of the Congo Branham Braley Kabala Nigeria Samuel Atvati Senegal Alioune Mbaye —
Étoile du Sahel Cameroon Jacques Mbé Democratic Republic of the Congo Vinny Bongonga Mali Soumaila Sidibe — — —
Espérance de Tunis Algeria Houssam Ghacha Algeria Mohamed Amine Tougai Brazil Rodrigo Rodrigues Brazil Yan Sasse Jordan Sharara Niger Youssouf Oumarou
Olympique Béja Guinea Oussmane Coumbassa Mali Mohamadou Lamine Ba Mali Abdoulaye Bathily Mali Aly Desse Sissoko Zimbabwe Alec Mudimu —
Stade Tunisien Guinea Aboubacar Fofana Ivory Coast Lamine N'Dao Senegal Dominique Mendy — — —
Union de Ben Guerdane Algeria Mohamed Fares Benabou Republic of the Congo Oba Ulitch Democratic Republic of the Congo Mwana Mboka Ivory Coast Banga Presnel Arnaud Libya Mohammed Juma —
Union Monastirienne Algeria Djamil Belabed Cameroon Junior Mebenga Mauritania Yassine Cheikh El Welly Senegal Babacar Sarr — —
Union de Tataouine Algeria Chems Eddine Nerier Cameroon Edimo Kingue Equatorial Guinea Jesús Mansogo Senegal Makhmouth Diallo Senegal Elhadji Abdou Aziz Diaw Senegal Mame Ndiaye

Competition

First round

The draw of the first round was held on 1 August 2023.[2]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Étoile du Sahel 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to the playoff
2 Club Africain 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12
3 Olympique Béja 6 4 0 2 7 8 −1 12
4 Stade Tunisien 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 Advance to the playout
5 Union de Ben Guerdane 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7
6 El Gawafel de Gafsa 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3 6
7 Avenir de Soliman 6 0 0 6 3 11 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Tunisian Football Federation
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.
Results
Home \ Away ASS CA EGSG ESS OB ST USBG
Avenir de Soliman 1–2 1–2 0–1
Club Africain 0–0 3–1 1–1
El Gawafel de Gafsa 1–0 0–3 1–1
Étoile du Sahel 3–0 1–1 1–0
Olympique Béja 2–1 1–0 2–1
Stade Tunisien 0–1 3–0
Union de Ben Guerdane 0–1 0–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Tunisian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Clubs season-progress
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Avenir de SolimanLELLLLLE
Club AfricainWDEDDWWE
El Gawafel de GafsaEDLDWLDE
Étoile du SahelLWWDEWWE
Olympique BéjaWLWEWWLE
Stade TunisienWWLDDLEE
Union de Ben GuerdaneLLWWLEDE
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Tunisian Football Federation
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; E = Exempt
Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Espérance de Tunis 5 4 1 0 8 3 +5 13 Advance to the playoff
2 Union Monastirienne 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13
3 Club Sfaxien 6 3 0 3 6 3 +3 9
4 Étoile de Métlaoui 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 Advance to the playout
5 Club Bizertin 5 1 2 2 2 5 −3 5
6 Union de Tataouine 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5
7 Avenir de Marsa 6 0 2 4 2 7 −5 2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Tunisian Football Federation
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.
Results
Home \ Away ASM CAB CSS ESM EST USM UST
Avenir de Marsa 0–0 0–1 1–1
Club Bizertin 0–2 1–0
Club Sfaxien 2–0 0–1 3–0
Étoile de Métlaoui 1–1 1–0 1–0
Espérance de Tunis 1–0 3–2 2–0
Union Monastirienne 3–1 1–0 3–2
Union de Tataouine 1–0 1–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Tunisian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Clubs season-progress
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Avenir de MarsaLLLDELDE
Club BizertinLLEDWDE
Club SfaxienWWWLLELE
Étoile de MétlaouiWELWLDDE
Espérance de TunisWDWEWWE
Union MonastirienneEWWDWLWE
Union de TataouineLDLDLWEE
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Tunisian Football Federation
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; E = Exempt

Goals scored per round
As of 22 October 2023

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 22 October 2023
Rank Goalscorer Club Goals
1 Mali Boubacar Traoré USM 6
2 Tunisia Hamza Jelassi ESS 4
3 Tunisia Bilel Mejri ST 3
Tunisia Yassine Meriah EST
5 Tunisia Amine Haboubi CSS 2
Tunisia Bechir Mkaddem OB
Tunisia Idriss Mhirsi USM
Republic of the Congo Mouala Chance ESM
Tunisia Wassim Chihi OB
Tunisia Haythem Jouini ST
Tunisia Hazem Mastouri ESM
Tunisia Ghaith Sghaier CA
Senegal Makhmouth Diallo UST
Tunisia Bassem Srarfi CA
Nigeria Kingsley Eduwo CA
Tunisia Oussama Abid ESS

Scoring

Number of teams by Governorate
Position Governorate Number Teams
1 Tunis4Avenir de Marsa, Club Africain, Espérance de Tunis, Stade Tunisien
2 Gafsa2El Gawafel de Gafsa, Étoile de Métlaoui
3 Sfax1Club Sfaxien
NabeulAvenir de Soliman
SousseÉtoile du Sahel
BizerteClub Bizertin
MonastirUnion Monastirienne
MedenineUnion de Ben Guerdane
BéjaOlympique Béja
TataouineUnion de Tataouine

See also

References
  1. "19 أوت 2023: موعد انطلاق الرابطة المحترفة الأولى للموسم الرياضي 2023–2024". Tunisian Football Federation (in Arabic). 22 June 2023.
  2. "نتائج قرعة رزنامة بطولة الرابطة المحترفة الأولى للموسم الرياضي 2023 - 2024". Tunisian Football Federation (in Arabic). 1 August 2023.
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