The 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 61st season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 12 September 2015 and ended on 12 June 2016. The defending champions from the previous season were Club Africain.
Teams 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
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 League table
Result table
Leaders
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ali MaâloulClub Sfaxien162 Hamza LahmarÉtoile du Sahel12 Taha Yassine KhenissiEspérance de Tunis Jacques BessanEl Gawafel de Gafsa Saad BguirEspérance de Tunis6 Junior AjayiClub Sfaxien107 Borhène GhannèmEl Gawafel de Gafsa9 Ezechiel N'DouasselClub Sfaxien Alaya BriguiÉtoile du Sahel Diogo AcostaÉtoile du Sahel11 Fakhreddine Ben YoussefEspérance de Tunis8 Hamza MessaadiEspérance de Zarzis Ahmed AkaïchiÉtoile du Sahel
See also 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3 2015–16 Tunisian Cup
References
External links 2015–16 Ligue 1 on RSSSF.com Fédération Tunisienne de Football Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 on TheGoalden