Championnat Nationale 1 (Tunisia) Explained

Championnat Nationale 1
Organiser:Tunisia Basketball Federation
First:1956–57
Country:Tunisia
Confed:FIBA Africa
Teams:16
Promotion:Championnat Pro A
Relegation:Championnat Nationale 2
Levels:2
Domest Cup:Tunisian Basketball Cup
Champions:EO La Goulette Kram (1st title)
Season:2022-23
Most Champs:Stade Gabèsien
(2 titles)
Website:ftbb.org.tn

The Championnat Nationale 1 is the second division of the Tunisian men's basketball system. The league is currently contested by 18 teams and is named the Nationale 1 since 2020.[1] The highest-placed teams are promoted to the Championnat Pro A.

Format

The Nationale 1 is played in the following system:

  1. Preliminary round: the eighteen teams are divided in two groups of nine and play each other home and away.
  2. Play-offs: the four highest placed teams from the preliminary round play each other home and away.
  3. Super Play-off: the four highest teams from the play-offs play in the semi-finals and finals which are best-of-three series.
  4. Play-out: the teams ranked 5th to 9th play each other home and away.

Winners

!Season!Champions
1958–59Espérance Sportive de Tunis
2009–10Tunis Air Club
2013–14Sfax Railways Sports
2014–15DS Grombalia
2015–16Stade Gabèsien
2016–17Espoir Sportif Tunisien
2017–18CA Bizertin
2018–19Stade Gabèsien
2019–20Ezzahra Sports
2020–21SS Sfaxien
2021–22Étoile du Sahel
2022–23EO La Goulette et du Kram

References

  1. Web site: Championnat Nationale "1" - Seniors Garçons . 2023-04-23 . FTBB . fr-FR.