The 2021–22

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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

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Teams

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Stadiums and locations

Return of Croissant Chebbien

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

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Competition

First round

Group A

=Table

=Results

=Clubs season-progress

Group B

=The Club Africain v Croissant Chebbien match case

= On 18 April 2022, the match of the last round was held between

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and Croissant Chebbien at Stade Hammadi Agrebi,

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and ended with a 1–0 win for the hosts, a result that made Croissant Chebbien relegated to the

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, but Croissant Chebbien protested the presence of

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

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, 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

and

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, 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

=Table after CAS decision

=Results

=Clubs season-progress

Goals scored per round

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Playoff

Table

Results

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.

Clubs season-progress

Goals scored per round

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Playout

Table

Results

Clubs season-progress

Ranking games

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

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Seventh place match

Ninth place match

Season statistics

Top scorers

Final ranking

Number of teams by Governorate

Awards

Each month, Internet users voted for the player of the month sponsored by ''Foot24'' and

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Media coverage

Notes

References

External links

Fédération Tunisienne de Football
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