2021–22 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2021–22 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 96th season of top-tier football in Tunisia.

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Season	2021–22
Dates	16 October 2021 – 26 June 2022
Champions	Espérance de Tunis (32nd title)
Relegated	Espérance de Zarzis Club de Hammam-Lif
Champions League	Espérance de Tunis Union Monastirienne
Confederation Cup	Club Sfaxien Club Africain
Matches played	156
Goals scored	265 (1.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda (10 goals)
Biggest home win	Espérance de Tunis 4–0 Club Bizertin (9 March 2022)
Biggest away win	Union de Ben Guerdane 1–5 Étoile du Sahel (29 April 2022)
Highest scoring	Union de Tataouine 5–3 Avenir de Rejiche (15 May 2022)
Longest winning run	Espérance de Tunis (4 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Étoile du Sahel (11 matches)
Longest winless run	Union de Ben Guerdane (14 matches)
Longest losing run	Union de Ben Guerdane (6 matches)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Espérance de Tunis were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their record-extending 6th consecutive title and 32nd title overall.

The VAR was used in the playoff.

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league.

Stadiums and locations

ASR

ASS

CA

CAB

CSCH

CSHL

CSS

ESHS

ESM

ESS

EST

ESZ

OB

USBG

USM

UST

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Locations of the 2021–22 Ligue 1 teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Avenir de Rejiche	Mahdia	Stade Ahmed Khouaja	3,000
Avenir de Soliman	Soliman	Stade Municipal de Soliman	3,000
Club Africain	Tunis (Bab Jedid)	Stade Hammadi Agrebi	60,000
Club Bizertin	Bizerte	Stade 15 Octobre	20,000
Croissant Chebbien	Chebba	Stade de Chebba	3,000
Club de Hammam-Lif	Tunis (Hammam-Lif)	Stade Bou Kornine	15,000
Club Sfaxien	Sfax	Stade Taïeb Mhiri	22,000
Espoir de Hammam Sousse	Hammam Sousse	Stade Bou Ali Lahouar	6,500
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
Espérance de Zarzis	Zarzis	Stade Abdessalam Kazouz	7,000
Olympique Béja	Béja	Boujemaa Kmiti Stadium	15,500
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 Municipal Bir Lahmar	5,000

Return of Croissant Chebbien

On 11 September 2021, Croissant Chebbien returned to the league following a vote by the Ordinary General Assembly of the Tunisian Football Federation.

Competition

First round

Group A

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Espérance de Tunis	14	8	3	3	20	7	+13	27	Advance to Playoff
2	Club Sfaxien	14	6	3	5	12	10	+2	21
3	Union de Ben Guerdane	14	5	6	3	10	8	+2	21
4	Union de Tataouine	14	6	3	5	13	15	−2	21	Qualification for Ranking games
5	Club Bizertin	14	6	1	7	13	15	−2	19
6	Étoile de Métlaoui	14	4	5	5	11	15	−4	17	Qualification for Playout
7	Espoir de Hammam Sousse	14	3	7	4	11	11	0	16
8	Club de Hammam-Lif (R)	14	2	4	8	9	18	−9	10	Relegation to Ligue 2

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.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	CAB	CSHL	CSS	ESHS	ESM	EST	USBG	UST
Club Bizertin		2–0	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–2	1–2	0–1
Club de Hammam-Lif	0–1		1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–2
Club Sfaxien	1–2	2–0		1–1	2–0	1–0	0–1	1–0
Espoir de Hammam Sousse	1–0	2–1	0–0		1–1	0–1	1–1	3–1
Étoile de Métlaoui	2–1	2–2	2–1	1–0		1–2	0–0	1–0
Espérance de Tunis	4–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	3–0		0–0	3–0
Union de Ben Guerdane	0–1	1–2	0–1	2–1	1–0	0–0		0–0
Union de Tataouine	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	1–2

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 ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
CAB	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W
CSHL	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L
CSS	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W
ESHS	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	L
ESM	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	L
EST	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	W
USBG	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	L
UST	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	W

Source: Tunisian Football Federation
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Group B

The Club Africain v Croissant Chebbien match case

On 18 April 2022, the match of the last round was held between Club Africain and Croissant Chebbien at Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis and ended with a 1–0 win for the hosts, a result that made Croissant Chebbien relegated to the Ligue 2, but Croissant Chebbien protested the presence of Club Africain president, Youssef Elmi, on the bench despite his suspension from punishment by the Football Federation, and demanded that they would be given a penal victory, and they decided to take the case to CAS.

On 29 September, the CAS decided to reintegrate Croissant Chebbien in the Ligue 1, which forced the federation to add a 16th team for 2022–23 season so that the number of teams would be even, and the identity of this team was determined by two playoff matches, the first between Club de Hammam-Lif and Espérance de Zarzis, and the second between the winner of the first match and Étoile de Métlaoui.

On 27 March 2023, the CAS decided to give Croissant Chebbien a 2–0 penal victory. Since this decision affects the arrangement of the table in the first round and the added points for the coronation playoff and playout, and since this decision came late and after the start of the new season, the effect of this result in the second round was not calculated.

Table before CAS decision

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Club Africain	14	7	4	3	11	6	+5	25	Advance to Playoff
2	Union Monastirienne	14	6	5	3	8	5	+3	23
3	Étoile du Sahel	14	5	7	2	14	8	+6	22
4	Avenir de Rejiche	14	5	5	4	10	10	0	20	Qualification for Ranking games
5	Avenir de Soliman	14	4	5	5	7	9	−2	17
6	Olympique Béja	14	4	4	6	9	10	−1	16	Qualification for Playout
7	Espérance de Zarzis	14	3	4	7	6	13	−7	13
8	Croissant Chebbien (R)	14	3	4	7	6	10	−4	13	Relegation to Ligue 2

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.
(R) Relegated

Table after CAS decision

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Union Monastirienne	14	6	5	3	8	5	+3	23	Advance to Playoff
2	Étoile du Sahel	14	5	7	2	14	8	+6	22
3	Club Africain	14	6	4	4	10	8	+2	22
4	Avenir de Rejiche	14	5	5	4	10	10	0	20	Qualification for Ranking games
5	Avenir de Soliman	14	4	5	5	7	9	−2	17
6	Croissant Chebbien	14	4	4	6	8	9	−1	16	Qualification for Playout
7	Olympique Béja	14	4	4	6	9	10	−1	16
8	Espérance de Zarzis	14	3	4	7	6	13	−7	13	Relegation to Ligue 2

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	ASR	ASS	CA	CSCH	ESS	ESZ	OB	USM
Avenir de Rejiche		2–2	0–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	0–0	0–1
Avenir de Soliman	1–0		1–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	0–1	0–0
Club Africain	1–1	1–0		0–2	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–0
Croissant Chebbien	0–1	0–0	1–1		2–0	0–0	1–0	0–0
Étoile du Sahel	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–0		1–1	2–2	0–0
Espérance de Zarzis	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–1	0–3		0–2	0–1
Olympique Béja	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–1		0–0
Union Monastirienne	0–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	2–1

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.
Notes:

Clubs season-progress

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
ASR	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	L
ASS	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W
CA	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	L
CSCH	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	W
ESS	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	D
ESZ	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W
OB	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	D
USM	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	L

Source: Tunisian Football Federation
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Goals scored per round

This graph represents the number of goals scored during each round:

Playoff

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Espérance de Tunis (C)	10	6	3	1	16	8	+8	24	Qualification for Champions League
2	Union Monastirienne	10	6	2	2	16	9	+7	22
3	Club Sfaxien	10	3	5	2	10	7	+3	16	Qualification for Confederation Cup
4	Club Africain	10	3	3	4	6	10	−4	15
5	Étoile du Sahel	10	3	3	4	13	11	+2	13
6	Union de Ben Guerdane	10	0	2	8	3	19	−16	3

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.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away	CA	CSS	ESS	EST	USBG	USM
Club Africain		0–0	0–1	0–0	2–1	2–1
Club Sfaxien	3–0		1–0	1–1	0–0	2–2
Étoile du Sahel	0–0	1–1		1–1	3–0	2–4
Espérance de Tunis	3–1	2–1	1–0		2–1	1–0
Union de Ben Guerdane	0–1	0–1	1–5	0–3		0–2
Union Monastirienne	1–0	1–0	2–0	3–2	0–0

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.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Club Africain	4	2	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4
Club Sfaxien	5	5	5	3	4	5	4	3	3	3
Étoile du Sahel	3	3	4	5	3	3	5	5	5	5
Espérance de Tunis	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Union de Ben Guerdane	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Union Monastirienne	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Leader
	2022–23 CAF Champions League
	2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup

Source: Tunisian Football Federation

Clubs season-progress

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Club Africain	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	D
Club Sfaxien	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	D
Étoile du Sahel	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D
Espérance de Tunis	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	W
Union de Ben Guerdane	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L
Union Monastirienne	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D

Source: Tunisian Football Federation
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Goals scored per round

This graph represented the number of goals scored during each round:

Playout

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Espoir de Hammam Sousse	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9
2	Olympique Béja	6	2	2	2	5	2	+3	9
3	Étoile de Métlaoui	6	2	2	2	5	6	−1	9	Relegation to Ligue 2
4	Espérance de Zarzis (R)	6	1	3	2	4	7	−3	6

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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away	ESHS	ESM	ESZ	OB
Espoir de Hammam Sousse		2–1	1–1	1–0
Étoile de Métlaoui	2–1		1–0	0–0
Espérance de Zarzis	1–1	1–1		1–0
Olympique Béja	0–0	2–0	3–0

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 ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Espoir de Hammam Sousse	L	W	D	W	D	D
Étoile de Métlaoui	W	D	L	L	W	D
Espérance de Zarzis	L	D	D	W	L	D
Olympique Béja	W	L	W	L	D	D

Source: Tunisian Football Federation
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Ranking games

The ranking games round were played between the 4th and the 5th from each group from the first round.

Seventh place match

15 May 2022

15:00

Union de Tataouine	5–3	Avenir de Rejiche
Khemissi 3', 7' (pen.) Khalfa 21' (pen.) Ben Hassine 45' Rahmani 57'	Report	Sammari 32', 39' Ben Salem 80'

Stade municipal de Soliman, Soliman

Referee: Achref Harakati

Ninth place match

15 May 2022

15:00

Club Bizertin	2–1	Avenir de Soliman
Bangoura 40' Dridi 87'	Report	Bilel 6'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Houssem Boularess

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda	ASS then EST	10
2	Aymen Harzi	CSS	6
	Hazem Mastouri	ESM
	Walid Karoui	CSS
5	Lassaad Jaziri	USBG	5
	Yassine Amri	ESS
	Youssef Ben Souda	ESHS
	Youssef Abdelli	USM
9	Zied Ben Salem	CSHL	4
	Yassine Chamakhi	CA
	Houssem Louati	UST
	Alkhaly Bangoura	CAB
	Moumen Rahmani	UST
	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane	EST
	Zied Aloui	USM
	Fakhreddine Ouji	USBG
17	Boling Dembélé	CAB	3
	Amine Khaloufi	ESHS
	Vinny Bongonga Kombe	ESS
	Omar Sammari	ASR
	Oussama Bouguerra	OB
	Farouk Mimouni	EST
	Iheb Msakni	ESS
	Nader Ghandri	CA
	Mohamed Amine Tougai	EST
	Fousseny Coulibaly	EST
	Hamdou Elhouni	EST
	Youssouf Oumarou	USM
	Roger Aholou	USM

Final ranking

Rank	Team
1	Espérance de Tunis
2	Union Monastirienne
3	Club Sfaxien
4	Club Africain
5	Étoile du Sahel
6	Union de Ben Guerdane
7	Union de Tataouine
8	Avenir de Rejiche
9	Club Bizertin
10	Avenir de Soliman
11	Espoir de Hammam Sousse
12	Olympique Béja
13	Étoile de Métlaoui
14	Espérance de Zarzis
15	Croissant Chebbien
16	Club de Hammam-Lif

Number of teams by Governorate

Position	Governorate	Number	Teams
1	Tunis	2	Club Africain, Espérance de Tunis
	Sousse		Espoir de Hammam Sousse, Étoile du Sahel
	Medenine		Espérance de Zarzis, Union de Ben Guerdane
	Mahdia		Avenir de Rejiche, Croissant Chebbien
2	Sfax	1	Club Sfaxien
	Nabeul		Avenir de Soliman
	Ben Arous		Club de Hammam-Lif
	Bizerte		Club Bizertin
	Monastir		Union Monastirienne
	Gafsa		Étoile de Métlaoui
	Béja		Olympique Béja
	Tataouine		Union de Tataouine

Awards

Each month, Internet users voted for the player of the month sponsored by Foot24 and Coca-Cola.

Month	Player of the Month
	Player	Club
October	Bilel Ifa	Club Africain
March	Nader Ghandri	Club Africain
April	Larry Azouni	Club Africain
May	Ghailene Chaalali	Espérance de Tunis

Media coverage

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage
Country	Television Channel
Tunisia	Hannibal
	Attessia
	Home teams YouTube Channels
Qatar	Al-Kass Sports Channel

See also

• 2021–22 Tunisian Cup

External links

• Fédération Tunisienne de Football