2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Appearance
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 6 December 2020 – 19 May 2021 |
Champions | Espérance de Tunis (31st title) |
Relegated | Stade Tunisien Jeunesse Kairouanaise |
Champions League | Espérance de Tunis Étoile du Sahel |
Confederation Cup | Union de Ben Guerdane Club Sfaxien (as Tunisian Cup winners) |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 376 (2.07 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Aymen Sfaxi (9 goals) |
Biggest home win | Étoile du Sahel 5–1 Jeunesse Kairouanaise (7 April 2021) |
Biggest away win | Jeunesse Kairouanaise 0–4 Stade Tunisien (20 December 2020) Jeunesse Kairouanaise 0–4 Club Sfaxien (3 February 2021) |
Highest scoring | Étoile du Sahel 4–4 Olympique Béja (19 May 2021) |
Longest winning run | Espérance de Tunis (9 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Club Africain (14 matches) |
Longest winless run | Jeunesse Kairouanaise (26 matches) |
Longest losing run | Jeunesse Kairouanaise (9 matches) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
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
[edit]A total of 14 teams contested the league.[1]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]Teams | Managers | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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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
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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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
[edit]Nationality | Number of Players |
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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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]Leader | |
2021–22 CAF Champions League | |
2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup | |
Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 2021-22 |
Source: besoccer.com
Clubs season-progress
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Goals scored per round
[edit]This graph represents the number of goals scored during each round:
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Goalscorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Aymen Sfaxi | ESS | 9 |
2 | Alia Sylla | UST | 8 |
Souleymane Coulibaly | ESS | ||
4 | Idriss Mhirsi | USM | 7 |
Nidhal Ben Salem | ASR | ||
Firas Chaouat | CSS | ||
Tayeb Meziani | ESS | ||
Aboubacar Diarra | ASR | ||
Jacques Bessan | OB | ||
Taha Yassine Khenissi | EST |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Tayeb Meziani | Étoile du Sahel | Union de Tataouine | 1-3 (A) | 21 March 2021 |
Number of teams by Governorate
[edit]Awards
[edit]Each month Internet users vote for the player of the month sponsored by Foot24 and Coca-Cola.
Month | Player of the Month | |
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Player | Club | |
December | Hamdou Elhouni | Espérance de Tunis |
January | Souleymane Coulibaly | Étoile du Sahel |
February | Mohammed Soulah | Club Sfaxien |
March | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane | Espérance de Tunis |
April | Hamza Agrebi | Club Africain |
May | Saber Khalifa | Club Africain |
Media coverage
[edit]Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage | ||
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Country | Television Channel | Matches |
Tunisia | El Wataniya 1 El Wataniya 2 |
From 2 to 5 Matches per round |
Qatar | Al-Kass Sports Channel | Main Matches |
Saudi Arabia | ART | From 2 to 5 Matches per round |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Regular Season". Retrieved 9 February 2021.