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. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). Established in 1956, the league currently features 10 teams. Étoile Sportive de Radès is the record holder for most titles, with a total of thirteen. The current champion is US Monastir, who won the title in the 2022–23 season. The champions of each season qualify directly for the regular season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the premier continental competition of Africa.

Format

Each league season of the Pro A usually starts in the end of September or beginning of October, and has the following format: # Preliminary round: all teams play each other home and away. The six highest-placed teams advance to the championship round while the other teams go to the regelation round. # Second stage: ## Play-offs: Six teams play each other home and away once more, with the top four qualifying for the Super Playoffs. ## Play-out: The remaining teams play each other home and away, the last-placed team is relegated to the Nationale 1, the national second division. The other teams go to the play-out. # Super Play-off: the four remaining teams play each other in a knock-out stage with best-of-three playoff series. The winners of the finals are crowned champions. # Super Play-out: the first-, second- and third-placed team from the play-out play against the fifth- and sixth-ranked teams from the play-offs. The sixth-ranked team of the Super Play-out is also relegated to the Championnat Nationale 1.

Teams

2021–22 teams

The following 10 teams are the teams for the 2021–22 season:

Former teams

League champions

*1956 : L'Orientale *1957 : Stade Gaulois *1958 : Association Sportive Française *1959 : Jeanne D'Arc D'avant-Garde *1960 : Jeanne D'Arc D'avant-Garde *1961 : Association Sportive Française *1962 : Avant-Garde de Tunis *1963 :

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*1964 : Union Sportive Radésienne *1965 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1966 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1967 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1968 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1969 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1970 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1971 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1972 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1973 : Zitouna Sports *1974 : Club Sportif des Cheminots *1975 :

*1976 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1977 : Espérance Sportive de Tunis *1978 : Club Sportif des Cheminots *1979 : Espérance Sportive de Tunis *1980 : Espérance Sportive de Tunis *1981 : Étoile Sportive du Sahel *1982 : Ezzahra Sport *1983 : Ezzahra Sport *1984 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *1985 : Étoile Olympique La Goulette Kram *1986 : Étoile Olympique La Goulette Kram *1987 : Étoile Olympique La Goulette Kram *1988 : Étoile Olympique La Goulette Kram *1989 :

*1990 : Étoile Olympique La Goulette Kram *1991 : Étoile Olympique La Goulette Kram *1992 :

*1993 : Ezzahra Sport *1994 : Ezzahra Sport *1995 : Étoile Olympique La Goulette Kram *1996 :

*1997 : Ezzahra Sport *1998 : US Monastir *1999 : Ezzahra Sport *2000 : US Monastir *2001 :

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*2002 :

*2003 :

*2004 :

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*2005 : US Monastir *2006 :

*2007 : Étoile Sportive du Sahel *2008 :

*2009 : Étoile Sportive du Sahel *2010 :

*2011 : Étoile Sportive du Sahel *2012 : Étoile Sportive du Sahel *2013 : Étoile Sportive du Sahel *2014 :

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*2016 :

*2017 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *2018 : Étoile Sportive de Radès *2019 : US Monastir *2020 : US Monastir *2021 : US Monastir *2022 : US Monastir *2023 : US Monastir

Finals

Only including finals from the 2009 season until now.

Titles per club

Clubs in bold are active in the Pro A as of the 2022–23 season.

References

External links

Tunisian Basketball Federation Official Site

AfricaBasket.com League Page
{{Men's professional basketball leagues

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