The 2016–17
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, formerly known as the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994, is the highest-level association football, football tournament in Tunisia and is organized by the Tunisian Football Federation and t ...
(''Tunisian Professional League'') season was the 91st season of top-tier football in
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
. The competition started on 8 September 2016. The defending champions from the previous season were
Étoile du Sahel
Étoile may refer to:
Places
;France
* Charles de Gaulle – Étoile, station of the Paris Métro
* Étoile-Saint-Cyrice, commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in France
* Étoile-sur-Rhône, commune in the Drôme department in France
* L'Éto ...
.
Esperance de Tunis, the champions, drew the highest average home attendance of all clubs in the league with 11,000.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the
2015–16 season and three promoted from the
2015–16 Ligue 2
The 2015–16 Ligue 2 season was the 77th season since its establishment.
Teams
There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated to the same level, and three rel ...
.
Avenir de Gabès was the first to obtain promotion, followed by
Olympique Béja
Olympique de Béja (), known as O Béja or simply OB for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Béja. The club was founded in 1929 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Boujemaa Kmiti Stadium, has a capacity of 15,000 spe ...
and finally
Union de Tataouine. The three teams replaced
El Gawafel de Gafsa,
Avenir de Kasserine and
Stade Tunisien
Stade Tunisien (; ), abbreviated as ST, is a football club based in Le Bardo, a western suburb of Tunis (formerly the residence of the Beylical patronage). It is considered one of the top teams in the Tunis region, alongside Espérance Sportive ...
who were relegated to
2016–17 Tunisian Ligue 2.
The teams were drawn in two groups of 8 each. At the end of the first part of the season, the first 3 qualified to the Championship Group, the 4th to 7th contested the Relegation Group and the 8th of each group were relegated to the
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
.
Étoile du Sahel
Étoile may refer to:
Places
;France
* Charles de Gaulle – Étoile, station of the Paris Métro
* Étoile-Saint-Cyrice, commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in France
* Étoile-sur-Rhône, commune in the Drôme department in France
* L'Éto ...
were the defending champions from the
2015–16 season.
Stadiums and locations
First round
Group A
Table
Results
Leaders
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Group B
Table
Results
Leaders
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Playoffs
Championship Group
Table
Results
Leaders
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Relegation Group
Table
Results
Leaders
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Top goalscorers
Relegation playoff
This game was played between the 6th of the Relegation Group and the 3rd of
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
.
See also
*
2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
*
2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3
*
2016–17 Tunisian Cup
The 2016–17 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 85th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia.
The competition was organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia.
First round Ligue 2 ga ...
References
External links
2016–17 Ligue 1 on RSSSF.comFédération Tunisienne de Football
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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 seasons