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2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season2015–16
Dates12 September 2015 – 12 June 2016
ChampionsÉtoile du Sahel (11th title)
RelegatedEl Gawafel de Gafsa
Avenir de Kasserine
Stade Tunisien
Champions LeagueÉtoile du Sahel
Espérance de Tunis
Confederation CupClub Sfaxien
Club Africain
Matches played240
Goals scored521 (2.17 per match)
Top goalscorerMaâloul (16 goals)
Biggest home winCSS 6–0 ASK
Biggest away winASK 0–4 EST
JSK 0–4 EST
Highest scoringESS 5–2 SG
Longest winning run11 games (CSS)
Longest unbeaten run29 games (ESS)
Longest winless run14 games (ASK)
Longest losing run5 games (EGSG)

The 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 90th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 12 September 2015 and ended on 12 June 2016.[1] The defending champions from the previous season were Club Africain.

Teams

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A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the 2014–15 Ligue 2. Union de Ben Guerdane was the first to obtain promotion, followed by Avenir de Kasserine and finally Olympique Sidi Bouzid. The three teams replaced Union Monastirienne, Avenir de Gabès and Association de Djerba who were relegated to 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue 2. Club Africain were the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity 2014–15 season
Avenir de Kasserine Kasserine Stade de Kasserine 8,000 Ligue 2
Avenir de Marsa Tunis Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui 6,000 6th in Ligue 1
Club Africain Tunis Stade Olympique de Radès 60,000 Ligue 1 Champions
Club Bizertin Bizerte Stade 15 Octobre 20,000 8th in Ligue 1
Club de Hammam-Lif Tunis Stade Bou Kornine 8,000 11th in Ligue 1
Club Sfaxien Sfax Stade Taïeb Mhiri 22,000 4th in Ligue 1
El Gawafel de Gafsa Gafsa Stade de Gafsa 7,000 13th in Ligue 1
Étoile de Métlaoui Métlaoui Stade Municipal de Métlaoui 5,000 12th in Ligue 1
Étoile du Sahel Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse 25,000 2nd in Ligue 1
Espérance de Tunis Tunis Stade Olympique de Radès 60,000 3rd in Ligue 1
Espérance de Zarzis Zarzis Stade Jlidi 7,000 5th in Ligue 1
Jeunesse Kairouanaise Kairouan Stade Ali Zouaoui 15,000 9th in Ligue 1
Olympique Sidi Bouzid Sidi Bouzid Stade du 17 Décembre 1,000 Ligue 2
Stade Gabèsien Gabès Stade Municipal de Gabès 10,000 10th in Ligue 1
Stade Tunisien Tunis Stade Chedly Zouiten 20,000 7th in Ligue 1
Union de Ben Guerdane Ben Guerdane Stade du 7 Mars 10,000 Ligue 2

Results

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Étoile du Sahel (C) 30 24 5 1 57 17 +40 77 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Espérance de Tunis 30 23 3 4 60 21 +39 72 2017 CAF Champions League and 2016–17 Arab Club Championship
3 Club Sfaxien 30 23 3 4 57 21 +36 72 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Étoile de Métlaoui 30 15 4 11 36 26 +10 49
5 Club Bizertin 30 11 8 11 21 21 0 41
6 Club Africain 30 11 6 13 42 38 +4 39 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
7 Olympique Sidi Bouzid 30 11 4 15 25 38 −13 37
8 Club de Hammam-Lif 30 10 6 14 27 32 −5 36
9 Jeunesse Kairouanaise 30 10 6 14 27 37 −10 36
10 Avenir de Marsa 30 9 7 14 25 35 −10 34
11 Stade Gabèsien 30 8 9 13 28 35 −7 33
12 Espérance de Zarzis 30 8 9 13 30 39 −9 33
13 Union de Ben Guerdane 30 8 9 13 21 30 −9 33
14 El Gawafel de Gafsa (R) 30 6 12 12 31 41 −10 30 2016–17 Ligue 2
15 Avenir de Kasserine (R) 30 5 8 17 17 49 −32 23
16 Stade Tunisien (R) 30 4 9 17 17 41 −24 18[a]
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Stade Tunisien was docked 3 points for refusing to play the last 3 games against Étoile de Métlaoui,[2] Union de Ben Guerdane,[3] and Club de Hammam-Lif

Result table

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Home \ Away ASK ASM CA CAB CSHL CSS EGSG ESM ESS EST ESZ JSK OSB SG ST USBG
Avenir de Kasserine 0–2[a] 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–0
Avenir de Marsa 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0
Club Africain 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–1
CA Bizertin 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0[b] 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Club de Hammam-Lif 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0[c] 2–0
Club Sfaxien 6–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0
El Gawafel de Gafsa 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0
Étoile de Métlaoui 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–0[d] 0–1
Étoile du Sahel 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–2 4–1 4–0
Espérance de Tunis 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 5–1 2–0 4–1 2–1
Espérance de Zarzis 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–2[e] 0–2 3–3 3–1 2–1
Jeunesse Kairouanaise 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0
Olympique Sidi Bouzid 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–0
Stade Gabèsien 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Stade Tunisien 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2[f]
Union de Ben Guerdane 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ^ Awarded 0–2 because Avenir de Kasserine fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 3–1.
  2. ^ Awarded 2–0 because Jeunesse Kairouanaise fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 1–1.
  3. ^ Awarded 2–0 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.
  4. ^ Awarded 2–0 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.
  5. ^ Awarded 0–2 because Espérance de Zarzis fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 0–0.
  6. ^ Awarded 0–2 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.

Leaders

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Étoile Sportive du SahelEspérance Sportive de TunisClub Sportif SfaxienClub Africain

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tunisia Ali Maâloul Club Sfaxien 16
2 Tunisia Hamza Lahmar Étoile du Sahel 12
Tunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi Espérance de Tunis
Benin Jacques Bessan El Gawafel de Gafsa
Tunisia Saad Bguir Espérance de Tunis
6 Nigeria Junior Ajayi Club Sfaxien 10
7 Tunisia Borhène Ghannèm El Gawafel de Gafsa 9
Chad Ezechiel N'Douassel Club Sfaxien
Tunisia Alaya Brigui Étoile du Sahel
Brazil Diogo Acosta Étoile du Sahel
11 Tunisia Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Espérance de Tunis 8
Tunisia Hamza Messaadi Espérance de Zarzis
Tunisia Ahmed Akaïchi Étoile du Sahel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Calendrier Général des Compétitions 2015/2016 - Fédération Tunisienne de Football".
  2. ^ "LNFP : Le Stade Tunisien perd un point au classement général".
  3. ^ "LNFP : Un nouveau point d?duit du total du Stade Tunisien".
  4. ^ "Meilleurs buteurs Tunisie Ligue 1".
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