2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season 2016–17
Matches played 72
Goals scored 156 (2.17 per match)
Biggest home win ESS 5–1 CAB
Biggest away win CSHL 1–4 CA
Highest scoring ASG 5–2 CSHL
Longest winning run 5 games (ESS)
Longest unbeaten run 9 games (CSS, EST)
Longest winless run 9 games (ASM)
Longest losing run 4 games (ASM, JSK, EOSB)
2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season is the 91st season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition started on 8 September 2016.[1] The defending champions from the previous season are Étoile du Sahel.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2015–16 season and three promoted from the 2015–16 Ligue 2. AS Gabès was the first to obtain promotion, followed by Olympique Béja and finally US Tataouine. The three teams replaced EGS Gafsa, AS Kasserine and Stade Tunisien who were relegated to 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue 2.
The teams are drawn in two groups of 8 each. At the end of the first part of the season, the first 3 will qualify to the Championship Group, the 4th to 7th will contest the Relegation Group and the 8th of each group will be relegated to the Ligue 2.[2] Étoile du Sahel are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2016–17 Ligue 1 teams
Group A
Group B
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2015–16 season
AS Gabès Gabès Stade Municipal de Gabès 10,000 Ligue 2
AS Marsa La Marsa Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui 6,000 10th in Ligue 1
Club Africain Tunis Stade Olympique de Radès 60,000 6th in Ligue 1
CA Bizertin Bizerte Stade 15 Octobre 20,000 5th in Ligue 1
CS Hammam-Lif Hammam-Lif Stade Bou Kornine 8,000 8th in Ligue 1
CS Sfaxien Sfax Stade Taïeb Mhiri 22,000 3rd in Ligue 1
Espérance de Tunis Tunis Stade Olympique de Radès 60,000 2nd in Ligue 1
ES Zarzis Zarzis Stade Jlidi 7,000 12th in Ligue 1
EO Sidi Bouzid Sidi Bouzid 7th in Ligue 1
ES Métlaoui Métlaoui Stade Municipal de Métlaoui 5,000 4th in Ligue 1
Étoile du Sahel Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse 25,000 Ligue 1 Champions
JS Kairouan Kairouan Stade Ali Zouaoui 15,000 9th in Ligue 1
Olympique Béja Béja Stade de Béja 15,000 Ligue 2
Stade Gabèsien Gabès Stade Municipal de Gabès 10,000 11th in Ligue 1
US Tataouine Tataouine Stade Nejib Khattab Ligue 2
US Ben Guerdane Ben Guerdane Stade de Ben Guerdane 6,500 13th in Ligue 1

Results

Group A

Group A table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 CS Sfaxien 9 6 3 0 12 2 +10 21 Qualification to the Championship Group
2 Étoile du Sahel 9 6 1 2 19 9 +10 19
3 US Ben Guerdane 9 5 3 1 8 3 +5 18
4 CA Bizertin 9 4 2 3 10 9 +1 14 Qualification to the Relegation Group
5 ES Zarzis 9 3 2 4 7 10 −3 11
6 US Tataouine 9 1 4 4 5 8 −3 7
7 JS Kairouan 9 1 2 6 6 14 −8 5
8 EO Sidi Bouzid 9 1 1 7 5 17 −12 4 Relegation to the 2017–18 Ligue 2

Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group A result table

Home \ Away[1] CAB CSS ESZEOSBESSJSKUSBGUST
CAB 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
CSS 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–0
ESZ 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
EOSB 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–2
ESS 5–1 3–0 4–2 1–0 2–1
JSK 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–1
USBG 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0
UST 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0

Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Ligue 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group A leaders

CS Sfaxien Étoile du Sahel

Group B

Group B table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Espérance de Tunis 9 6 3 0 13 4 +9 21 Qualification to the Championship Group
2 Club Africain 9 6 2 1 17 6 +11 20
3 ES Métlaoui 9 4 2 3 9 9 0 14
4 Stade Gabèsien 9 3 4 2 9 8 +1 13 Qualification to the Relegation Group
5 AS Gabès 9 2 6 1 15 11 +4 12
6 CS Hammam-Lif 9 1 4 4 8 16 −8 7
7 Olympique Béja 9 1 2 6 8 17 −9 5
8 AS Marsa 9 0 3 6 5 13 −8 3 Relegation to the 2017–18 Ligue 2

Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B result table

Home \ Away[1] ASG ASM CACSHLESTESMOBSG
ASG 1–1 5–2 1–1 1–1 2–0
ASM 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0
CA 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–1
CSHL 1–1 1–4 2–2 1–0 0–0
EST 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1
ESM 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–1
OB 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–3
SG 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0

Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Ligue 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B leaders

Espérance de Tunis Club Africain

Playoffs

Championship Group

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 CAF Champions League
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Result table

Home \ Away[1] text text texttexttexttext
1
1
1
1
1
1

Source: Ligue 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leaders

Relegation Group

Relegation Group table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Relegation Playoff
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2017–18 Ligue 2
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Relegation Group result table

Home \ Away[1] text text texttexttexttexttexttext
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Source: Ligue 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Group leaders

Relegation Playoff

This game will be played between the 6th of the Relegation Group and the 3rd of Ligue 2.

Date and time TBD
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See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kawarji.com/actu-31853-ligue_1_la_ftf_communique_la_date_du_coup_d_envoi_de_la_saison_2016_2017.html
  2. ↑ http://www.kawarji.com/actu-32026-ligue_1_2016_2017_la_ftf_choisit_un_championnat_a_deux_poules_voici_leur_composition.html

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