Tunisian Super Cup Explained

Tunisian Super Cup
Region: Tunisia
Number Of Teams:2
Current Champions:Olympique Béja
(2nd title)
Most Successful Club:Espérance de Tunis
(6 titles)

The Tunisian Super Cup (Arabic: كأس السوبر التونسي) or the Tunisia Premier Cup (Arabic: كأس تونس الممتازة) previously called the Tunisian Cup Winners' Cup, is a Tunisian football competition organized by the Tunisian Football Federation. Established in 1960, it combines the champions of the first Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 against the champions of the Tunisian Cup.

History

First editions and frequent interruptions

Formerly called the Cup of Cups, it was organized as part of President Habib Bourguiba's birthday celebrations. According to the laws of the Tunisian Football Federation, it is a competition that takes place every year, but since its return in 1994 it has only been organized three times in 1994, 1995 and 2001.

The 2007–2008 season was to be held on 7 February 2009 between the champions of Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Club Africain and the Tunisian Cup holders of Espérance de Tunis, but the match did not take place because of the intensity of the calendar, especially after the adoption of two new Maghreb competitions, as well as the next match, which was scheduled on 20 February 2010. Espérance de Tunis, who won the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 in and Olympique Béja the Tunisian Cup holders, also did not meet.

Back to the front (since 2019)

After a hiatus of 18 years, the next edition of the Tunisian Super Cup was held on 1 April 2019 at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Between Espérance de Tunis (Champion of the 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1) and Club Athletic Bizertin (the fifth of the 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1) as a substitute for Club Africain (2017–18 Tunisian Cup champion).[1]

The match was supposed to be played between Espérance de Tunis, the champion of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, and Club Africain, the champion of the Tunisian Cup. Secondly, the selection for the 2017–18 Tunisian Cup runner-up, Etoile Sportive du Sahel, who refused the invitation due to the overcrowded calendar, finally reached a solution with Club Bizertin (the fifth of the 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and one of the semi-finalists of the 2017–18 Tunisian Cup).Esperance Sportive de Tunis won the title for the fourth time in its history in the first edition in 18 years, after winning the match with a score of 2–1.[2]

After next season, On 10 February 2019, the Tunisian Football Federation decided to fix the match date to 15 March 2020. However, the match was postponed to 20 September 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia.[3] Finally the match was played on 20 September 2020 at Stade Olympique de Radès in Tunis, Tunisia. between 2018–19 Ligue 1 winners Espérance de Tunis and 2018–19 Tunisian Cup winners Club Sfaxien. Esperance won the title for the fifth time in its history.[4]

The 2019–20 Tunisian Super Cup was scheduled to be played on 30 July 2021, but like the previous version, the match was postponed to 18 September 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia. The match was played on the pitch of the Stade Olympique de Radès between Espérance de Tunis (Champion of the 2019–20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1) and Union Monastirienne (2019–20 Tunisian Cup champion), after the end of the regular time with a 1–1 draw, the Union Monastirienne decided the title on penalties 5–3.

The 2020–21 Tunisian Super Cup match was played on September 25, 2021, a week after the previous edition, on the pitch of the Stade Olympique de Radès between Espérance de Tunis (Champion of the 2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1) and Club Sfaxien (2020–21 Tunisian Cup champion). Espérance de Tunis won the title for the sixth time in its history, after winning the match 1–0 with the goal of Anayo Iwuala in the 57th minute.

Finals

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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Champion
Tunisian Cup Champion
Inviting Team
Pelanties
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-up
1960Espérance de Tunis2–1Stade Tunisien
1966Stade Tunisien2–0Étoile du Sahel
1968Club Africain3–1Sfax Railways Sports
1970Club Africain1–0Espérance de Tunis
1973Étoile du Sahel5–2Club Africain
1979Club Africain1–0Espérance de Tunis
1984CA Bizertin1–0AS Marsa
1985CS Hammam-Lif1–0Espérance de Tunis
1986Étoile du Sahel1–1 Espérance de Tunis
1987Étoile du Sahel0–0 CA Bizertin
1994Espérance de Tunis2–0AS Marsa
1995Olympique Béja1–1 CS Sfaxien
2001Espérance de Tunis3–1CS Hammam-Lif
2017–18Espérance de Tunis2–1CA Bizertin
2018–19Espérance de Tunis0–0 Club Sfaxien
2019–20US Monastir1–1 Espérance de Tunis
2020–21Espérance de Tunis1–0CS Sfaxien
2021–22Espérance de Tunis v CS Sfaxien
2022–23Olympique Béja2–0Étoile du Sahel
2023–24Espérance de Tunis v Stade Tunisien

Performances

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunner-up Years
Espérance de Tunis651960, 1994, 2001, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–211970, 1979, 1985, 1986, 2019–20
Étoile du Sahel321973, 1986, 19871966, 2022–23
Club Africain311968, 1970, 19791973
Olympique Béja201995, 2022–23
Club Bizertin1219841987, 2017–18
Club de Hammam-Lif1119852001
Stade Tunisien1119661960
Union Monastirienne102019–20
Club Sfaxien031995, 2018–19, 2020–21
Avenir de Marsa021984, 1994
Sfax Railways Sports011968

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football-Super-coupe de Tunisie : Un match de trop ?. 1 April 2019. kapitalis.com.
  2. Web site: SUPER COUPE DE TUNISIE 2018 : L'ESPÉRANCE DE TUNIS HAUT LA MAIN. 1 April 2019. kapitalis.com.
  3. Web site: 10 February 2019. الجامعة "تُفرج" عن السوبر التونسي. 18 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200214105721/http://acharaa.com/ar/478142. 14 February 2020.
  4. Web site: 25 August 2020. VARرسمي السوبر التونسي ومباريات الكاس بال. 18 September 2020. elhassade.tn.