Football in Tunisia explained

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Football in Tunisia
Union:Tunisian Football Federation
Country:Tunisia
Sport:association football
Nationalteam:men's national team
women's national team
Intl List:CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA World Cup (National Team)
African Cup of Nations (National Team)
FIFA Confederations Cup (National Team)

Football is the most popular sport in Tunisia.[1] [2] [3] [4] It was first introduced by Italian migrants.[5] [6] [7] The governing body is the Tunisian Football Federation.

National team

Tunisia have reached 6 FIFA World Cup final competitions (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2022), and have also appeared at the African Cup of Nations on 13 occasions, winning once (2004).[8]

Domestic Leagues

The game is played nationwide with three professional leagues: LP-1, LP-2 & LP-3 and at an amateur level in the 4 regions and 24 governorates that make up the country.[9]

The league system of football leagues in Tunisia refers to the official ranking system of football leagues and divisions in this nation.[10]

Men's structure

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League system
1Pro League 1
16 teams
2Pro League 2
Group 2 – 14 teams		Pro League 2
Group 1 – 14 teams
3Pro League 3
Group 1 – 14 teams		Pro League 3
Group 2 – 14 teams		Pro League 3
Group 3 – 14 teams		Pro League 3
Group 4 – 14 teams
4League 4
Group 1 – 10 teams		League 4
Group 2 – 10 teams		League 4
Group 3 – 10 teams		League 4
Group 4 – 11 teams		League 4
Group 5 – 10 teams		League 4
Group 6 – 11 teams
5League 5
12 Regional leagues

+50,000-capacity stadiums in Tunisia

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1. 60,000 6 July 2001 National team
Espérance de Tunis
Club Africain
2. 50,000 1973 (Renovated in 2019–2021) Étoile Sportive du Sahel

Notes and References

  1. Violence in sport in Tunisia: the itinerary of a hateful sportization. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. 4. October 2014. 2250-3153. Bedhioufi Hafsi. Abidi Aymen. Kumar Serge Rogert.
  2. Web site: The Carthage Eagles: Brothers at Arms. 14 December 2017 . 12 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Yannis . Alex . Greatest Event In Sports - The World's Greatest Sports Event Is at Hand Group I Group II Group III Group IV - Article - NYTimes.com . Select.nytimes.com . 1978-05-29 . 2013-12-01.
  4. Web site: Almasri . Omar . The State Of Football In Pre And Post-Revolution Tunisia, Egypt And Libya . Sabotage Times . 2014-02-15 . 2013-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131208152418/http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/the-state-of-football-in-pre-and-post-revolution-tunisia-egypt-and-libya/ . dead .
  5. Book: Nauright, John. Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]

    History, Culture, and Practice]

    . 6 April 2012. ABC-CLIO. 9781598843019. 12 March 2018. Google Books.
  6. Book: The Football Book. David. Goldblatt. Johnny. Acton. Mike. Garland. 1 September 2009. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 9781405337380. 12 March 2018. Google Books.
  7. Book: Lisowscy, Elżbieta. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Tunisia. 1 August 2011. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 9781405360753. 12 March 2018. Google Books.
  8. News: Tunisia win Cup of Nations. 14 February 2004. BBC Sport. 2011-03-14.
  9. Web site: Tunisia: a team desperate for a nation's affection. Alexander Shea. 10 June 2018. Football Times. 1 March 2019.
  10. Web site: 2024-07-03 . ar . Structure pyramidale des ligues de football en Tunisie pour la saison 2024-2025 . Facebook.

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