2019 Tunisian Super Cup
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The 2018 Tunisian Super Cup was the 14th edition of the Tunisian Super Cup, a football match contested by the winners of the
2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (''Tunisian Professional League'') season was the 92nd season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The season calendar was drawn on July 24. The competition started on August 15. Teams A total of 14 team ...
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2017–18 Tunisian Cup The 2017–18 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 86th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition is organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia. Preliminary rounds Res ...
competitions. The match was played on April 1, 2019 at
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. between 2017-18 Ligue 1 winners Espérance ST and 5th 2017-18 Ligue 1 CA Bizertin As an alternative to
Club Africain Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...
2017–18 Tunisian Cup The 2017–18 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 86th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition is organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia. Preliminary rounds Res ...
winners., Esperance won the title for the fourth time in its history in the first edition since 18 years.


Pre-match

The match was supposed to be played between the
2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (''Tunisian Professional League'') season was the 92nd season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The season calendar was drawn on July 24. The competition started on August 15. Teams A total of 14 team ...
champion
Espérance de Tunis :''See also Esperance (disambiguation)'' Espérance is one of the two French words that can be translated into "hope", the other being "espoir". Whereas the latter is closer to the idea of "dream" or "fantasy" and corresponds to most of the common ...
and the
2017–18 Tunisian Cup The 2017–18 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 86th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition is organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia. Preliminary rounds Res ...
champion
Club Africain Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...
, but the match was postponed several times due to the critical financial and administrative situation for Club Africain and finally withdrew from the Super Cup. The second choice was made for the runner-up of the
2017–18 Tunisian Cup The 2017–18 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 86th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition is organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia. Preliminary rounds Res ...
, Étoile du Sahel. The invitation was rejected due to the overcrowding of the calendar. Finally, a solution was reached with the CA Bizertin, one of the sides of the
2017–18 Tunisian Cup The 2017–18 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 86th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition is organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia. Preliminary rounds Res ...
semi-finals, which accepted the 2019 Tunisian Super Cup.


Match details


See also

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2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (''Tunisian Professional League'') season was the 92nd season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The season calendar was drawn on July 24. The competition started on August 15. Teams A total of 14 team ...
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2017–18 Tunisian Cup The 2017–18 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 86th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition is organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia. Preliminary rounds Res ...


References

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