Championnat Pro A Explained

Championnat Pro A
Organiser:Tunisia Basketball Federation
First:1956–57
Country:Tunisia
Confed:FIBA Africa
Teams:10
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Tunisian Basketball Cup
Confed Cup:Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Champions:US Monastir
(8th title)
Season:2022–23
Most Champs:ES Radès
(13 titles)
Website:Official website
Current:2022–23 Championnat Pro A

The Championnat Pro A (formerly known as the Championnat National A (CNA)[1]) is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). Established in 1956, the league currently features 10 teams.

Étoile Sportive de Radès is the record holder for most titles, with a total of thirteen. The current champion is US Monastir, who won the title in the 2022–23 season. The champions of each season qualify directly for the regular season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the premier continental competition of Africa.

Format

Each league season of the Pro A usually starts in the end of September or beginning of October, and has the following format:[2]

  1. Preliminary round: all teams play each other home and away. The six highest-placed teams advance to the championship round while the other teams go to the relegation round.
  2. Second stage:
    1. Play-offs: Six teams play each other home and away once more, with the top four qualifying for the Super Playoffs.
    2. Play-out: The remaining teams play each other home and away, the last-placed team is relegated to the Nationale 1, the national second division. The other teams go to the play-out.
  3. Super Play-off: the four remaining teams play each other in a knock-out stage with best-of-three playoff series. The winners of the finals are crowned champions.
  4. Super Play-out: the first-, second- and third-placed team from the play-out play against the fifth- and sixth-ranked teams from the play-offs. The sixth-ranked team of the Super Play-out is also relegated to the Championnat Nationale 1.

Teams

2021–22 teams

The following 10 teams are the teams for the 2021–22 season:[3]

ClubCityArenaCapacity
Grombalia Indoor Hall
Taoufik-Bouhima Indoor Hall
Kairouan Indoor Sports Hall
Tunis (El Menzah)
Mohamed-Ali-Akid Indoor Hall
Dar Chaâbane Indoor Hall

Former teams

ClubLocationVenueFoundedLast season
AS HammametHammametSalle d'Hammamet19452020
CA BizertinBizerteSalle Fatnassi Bizerte19282020
TunisSalle Mohamed-Zouaoui 19461995
EO La Goulette et du KramLa GouletteSalle couverte de La Goulette-Le Kram19502020
SS SfaxienSfaxSalle Mohamed-Ali-Akid2022
Stade GabèsienGabèsSalle omnisports de Gabès19572020

League champions

Finals

Only including finals from the 2009 season until now.

SeasonChampionsRunners-upFinal scoreRef.
2009–10Stade Nabeulien (8)Étoile Sportive du Sahel2–0
2010–11Étoile Sportive du Sahel (3)Stade Nabeulien2–0
2011–12Étoile Sportive du Sahel (4)Stade Nabeulien2–0
2012–13Étoile Sportive du Sahel (5)ES Radès2–0
2013–14Club Africain (2)2–1
2014–15Club Africain (3)ES Radès2–0
2015–16Club Africain (4)Étoile Sportive du Sahel2–1
2016–17ES Radès (12)Étoile Sportive du Sahel2–0
2017–18ES Radès (13)US Monastir2–1
2018–19US Monastir (4)ES Radès3–1
2019–20US Monastir (5)ES Radès2–0
2020–21US Monastir (6)Ezzahra Sports2–0[4]
2021–22US Monastir (7)Ezzahra Sports3–1[5]
2022–23US Monastir (8)Club Africain3–1

Titles per club

Clubs in bold are active in the Pro A as of the 2022–23 season.

Club WinnersRunners-upYears winnersYears runners-up
ES Radès 13 41964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 2017, 20182013, 2015, 2019, 2020
9 11998, 2000, 2005, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 20242018
8 21963, 1975, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2006, 2008, 20102011, 2012
EO La Goulette et Kram 7 01985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995
Ezzahra Sports 621982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 19992021, 2022
641981, 2007, 2009, 2011, 20132010, 2014, 2016, 2017
4 12004, 2014, 2015, 20162023, 2024
312001, 2002, 20032004
Espérance Sportive de Tunis301977, 1979, 1980
Association Sportive Française 201958, 1961
Jeanne D'Arc D'avant-Garde 201959, 1960
Club Sportif des Cheminots 101974
Zitouna Sports 101973
Avant-Garde de Tunis 101962
Stade Gaulois 101957
L'Orientale 101956

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Championnat National A. 14 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Formule du championnat PRO "A" . 10 November 2021 . FTBB . fr-FR.
  3. Web site: Tunisian Basketball, News. Eurobasket LLC. 19 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Basket: Et de six pour l'US Monastir . 2023-02-13 . RadioMosaiqueFM . fr.
  5. Web site: Ndongo . Oumar . 2022-05-10 . Basket-Tunisie : l’US Monastir remporte la Pro A pour la 4e fois d’affilée . 2023-02-13 . Sport News Africa . fr-FR.