2025–26 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season2025–26
Dates9 August 2025 – 2026[1]
Matches184
Goals324 (1.76 per match)
Top goalscorerFiras Chaouat (13 goals)
Biggest home winClub Africain 5–0 ES Métlaoui
(1 March 2026)
Biggest away winOlympique Béja 0–6 AS Marsa
(4 October 2025)
Highest scoringOlympique Béja 0–6 AS Marsa
(4 October 2025)
Longest winning runCS Sfaxien (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runClub Africain (16 matches)
Longest winless runAS Soliman (14 matches)
Longest losing runJS Kairouan (6 matches)
2026–27
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2026.

The 2025–26 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season is the 71st season of top-tier football in Tunisia.

Teams

16 teams are contesting the league.

Changes

from 2024–25 Ligue Professionnelle 2 to 2025–26 Ligue Professionnelle 2
AS Marsa
JS Kairouan
EGS Gafsa
US Tataouine

Location and stadiums

Team Location Stadium Capacity
AS Gabès Gabès Gabès Municipal Stadium 15,000
AS Marsa Tunis (La Marsa) Abdelaziz Chtioui Stadium 6,500
AS Soliman Soliman Soliman Municipal Stadium 3,000
Club Africain Tunis (Bab Jedid) Hammadi Agrebi Stadium 65,000
CA Bizertin Bizerte 15 October Stadium 20,000
CS Sfaxien Sfax Taieb Mhiri Stadium 12,600
ES Métlaoui Métlaoui Métlaoui Municipal Stadium 4,000
Étoile du Sahel Sousse Sousse Olympic Stadium 40,000
Espérance de Tunis Tunis (Bab Souika) Hammadi Agrebi Stadium 65,000
ES Zarzis Zarzis Abdessalam Kazouz Stadium 10,000
JS Kairouan Kairouan Hamda Laouani Stadium 5,000
JS El Omrane Tunis (El Omrane) Chedly Zouiten Stadium 18,000
Olympique Béja Béja Boujemaa Kmiti Stadium 15,000
Stade Tunisien Tunis (Le Bardo) Hédi Enneifer Stadium 11,000
US Ben Guerdane Ben Guerdane 7 March Stadium 10,000
US Monastir Monastir Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium 20,000

Competition

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Espérance de Tunis 23 16 5 2 40 7 +33 53 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Club Africain 23 15 6 2 34 8 +26 51
3 CS Sfaxien 23 13 6 4 31 11 +20 45 Qualification for the Confederation Cup
4 Stade Tunisien 23 11 9 3 25 8 +17 42
5 US Monastir 23 9 10 4 23 15 +8 37
6 Étoile du Sahel 23 9 7 7 23 19 +4 34
7 JS El Omrane 23 9 4 10 19 25 −6 31
8 CA Bizertin 23 7 7 9 14 21 −7 28[a]
9 ES Métlaoui 23 6 10 7 14 23 −9 28[a]
10 ES Zarzis 23 7 6 10 20 24 −4 27
11 AS Marsa 23 8 1 14 20 25 −5 25
12 US Ben Guerdane 23 5 9 9 14 20 −6 24
13 Olympique Béja 23 6 4 13 11 31 −20 22
14 JS Kairouan 23 6 3 14 16 35 −19 21 Relegation to Ligue 2
15 AS Gabès 23 3 8 12 10 27 −17 17
16 AS Soliman 23 3 7 13 10 25 −15 16
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference: CA Bizertin –7, ES Métloaui –9.

Results

Home \ Away ASG ASM ASS CA CAB CSS ESM ESS EST ESZ JSK JSO OB ST USBG USM
AS Gabès 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
AS Marsa 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 1–0 0–0
AS Soliman 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2
Club Africain 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 5–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–1
CA Bizertin 3–0 0–2[a] 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 0–0
CS Sfaxien 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–0
ES Métlaoui 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2
Étoile du Sahel 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 a 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0
Espérance de Tunis 2–1 1–0 2–0 a 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1
ES Zarzis 0–1 0–2[b] 1–3 0–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1
JS Kairouan 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–4 1–0 0–1
JS El Omrane 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1
Olympique Béja 0–0 0–6 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
Stade Tunisien 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–2[c] 0–0
US Ben Guerdane 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0
US Monastir 1–0 1–0 0–2[d] 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. 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:
  1. ^ Club Africain were awarded a 2–0 win due to CA Bizertin fans riot.
  2. ^ AS Marsa were awarded a 2–0 win due to ES Zarzis fans riot.
  3. ^ Olympique Béja were awarded a 2–0 win after Stade Tunisien fielded 5 foreign players at the same time.
  4. ^ CS Sfaxien were awarded a 2–0 win due to US Monastir fans riot.

Clubs season-progress

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AS GabèsDDWLLLDLLDLDLDLLWLDWDLL
AS MarsaLWLDLWLLWLLWWLWLLWLLWLL
AS SolimanLLDLWLLWDLDDLDLDDLLLLLW
Club AfricainWWLWDWLWWWWDDDWWWDWDWWW
CA BizertinDDLLWWLWDLLWLDLDLWLWDDW
CS SfaxienLDLWDWDDWWDLWWWWWWLDWWW
ES MétlaouiDWWLDLWLDWWLDDWDDLDLDLD
Étoile du SahelLLDWDLWDLLWWWDLWLDDWWWD
Espérance de TunisDDWWLWWWWDWWWDWWLWWWDWW
ES ZarzisWWWDWLWLLDWLLDWLLDDLLDL
JS KairouanWLLDWWLLLLLLWLLDLLWWLDL
JS El OmraneWLWLDLDWLWDDLLLLWLWWLWW
Olympique BéjaLDLDLLLWLWLLLWLDLWLWWLD
Stade TunisienDWDWWWWDWWDDDLWDWWDLLWD
US Ben GuerdaneWLDDLLDLDDDWWWLDWDDLLLL
US MonastirDDWDDWWDWLDDDWWDWLWLWDL
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: Tunisian Football Federation
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AS Gabès11118913141415151616151516161615161615151515
AS Marsa13510121410121211111211910991010101291011
AS Soliman1415141615151513131414141414141414151516161616
Club Africain42423344321222222222222
CA Bizertin8121214108118791010111212111211121111118
CS Sfaxien1213131011989667764444444333
ES Métlaoui94255767876677776778799
Étoile du Sahel15161511912101112129988888886666
Espérance de Tunis109534432233111111111111
ES Zarzis311112235544566676678810
JS Kairouan57111386710101011131313131313141313141314
JS El Omrane16377119698881011111211121191077
Olympique Béja1614161516161616161515161615151516131414131413
Stade Tunisien73742111112333333333444
US Ben Guerdane28981213131414131312129101099910121212
US Monastir610666555445545555555555
Leader
2026–27 CAF Champions League
2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Ligue 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: Tunisian Football Federation

Goals scored per round

As of 8 March 2026

Season statistics

Goalscorers

As of 8 March 2026

Rank Goalscorer Club Goals
1 Firas Chaouat CA 13
2 Omar Ben Ali CSS 8
3 Ahmed Hadhri ASM 7
Hichem Baccar CSS
Amadou Dia N'Diaye ST
6 Iyed Belwafi CSS 6
Ahmed Ouled Behi ESM
Kouceila Boualia EST
Achref Jabri EST
Innocent Nshuti ESZ
Moemen Rahmani ESZ
12 Yan Sasse EST 5
Stanley Ogoh ESZ
Abdoulaye Kanou JSK
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef USM
4 goals (7 players)
3 goals (13 players)
2 goals (38 players)
  • Gislain Ahoudo – ASG
  • Yosri Arfaoui – ASM
  • Amanallah Ben Hamida – ASM
  • Ali YoussefCA
  • Ibrahima Cissoko – CAB
  • Momar Diop – CAB
  • Mandione Mbaye – CAB
  • Mohamed Amine Allela – CAB
  • Ahmed Amri – CAB
  • Rayane Rehimi – CAB
  • Emmanuel Ogbole – CSS
  • Willy Onana – CSS
  • Naby Sylla – ESM
  • Cherif Bodian – ESM
  • Oussama Bahri – ESM
  • Moussa Senghor – ESS
  • Maher Ben Sghaier – ESS
  • Mohamed Bouslama – ESS
  • Mohamed Amine TougaiEST
  • Chiheb Jebali – EST
  • Houssem TkaEST
  • Achref Ben Dhiaf – ESZ
  • Ghislain Mounguide – JSK
  • Rayen Hamrouni – JSK
  • Mohamed Amine Zairi – JSK
  • Mohamed Askri – JSO
  • Ouday Belhaj – JSO
  • Iheb Ben Rejeb – JSO
  • Bahaa Cherni – OB
  • Mohamed Hedi Hadouchi – OB
  • Mohamed Amine Khemissi – ST
  • Wael Ouerghemmi – ST
  • Youssef Saafi – ST
  • Iyed Hadj Khalifa – USBG
  • Borhane Hakimi – USBG
  • Wael Salhi – USBG
  • Ibrahim Gadiaga – USM
  • Mehdi Ganouni – USM
1 goal (75 players)
Own goals (4 goals)
  • Naude Zeguei – USM (for CA) – 21 October 2025
  • Iheb Ben Amor – ASG (for ASM) – 28 January 2026
  • Mohamed Yassine Arayedh – ESZ (for JSK) – 27 February 2026
  • Babacar Diarra – ASS (for ESS) – 28 February 2026
Awarded goals (4 goals)
  • 1 goal for CA against CAB – 27 August 2025
  • 2 goals for ASM against ESZ – 2 November 2025
  • 1 goal for CSS against USM – 7 March 2026

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Firas Chaouat Club Africain Étoile du Sahel 3–0 (H) 22 January 2026

Scoring

Number of teams by Governorate

Position Governorate Number Teams
1 Tunis 5 AS Marsa, Club Africain, Espérance de Tunis, JS El Omrane, Stade Tunisien
2 Medenine 2 ES Zarzis, US Ben Guerdane
3 Béja 1 Olympique Béja
Bizerte CA Bizertin
Gabès AS Gabès
Gafsa ES Métlaoui
Kairouan JS Kairouan
Monastir US Monastir
Nabeul AS Soliman
Sfax CS Sfaxien
Sousse Étoile du Sahel

See also

References

  1. ^ "المكتب الجامعي يضبط مواعيد المسابقات الوطنية للموسم الرياضي 2025–2026". Tunisian Football Federation (in Arabic). 7 July 2025.