The 2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 66th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. Espérance de Tunis were the champions, winning the title for the fifth consecutive season and the 31st time in their history (a national record).
Teams A total of 14 teams contested the league.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Avenir de Rejiche Rejiche Stade Municipal de Rejiche 3,000 Avenir de Soliman Soliman Stade Municipal de Soliman 3,000 Club Africain Tunis Stade Hammadi Agrebi 65,000 Club Bizertin Bizerte Stade 15 Octobre 20,000 Club Sfaxien Sfax Stade Taïeb Mhiri 22,000 Étoile de Métlaoui Métlaoui Stade Municipal de Métlaoui 6,000 Étoile du Sahel Sousse Stade Bou Ali Lahouar 6,500 Espérance de Tunis Tunis Stade Hammadi Agrebi 65,000 Jeunesse Kairouanaise Kairouan Stade Ali Zouaoui 15,000 Olympique Béja Béja Stade Boujemaa Kmiti 10,000 Stade Tunisien Tunis (Le Bardo) Stade Chedly Zouiten 20,000 Union de Ben Guerdane Ben Guerdane Stade du 7 Mars 10,000 Union Monastirienne Monastir Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet 25,000 Union de Tataouine Tataouine Stade Nejib Khattab 5,000
Personnel and kits
+TeamsManagersCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAvenir de Rejiche Saïd Saïbi KampioBooga, VitalaitAvenir de Soliman Yamen Zelfani Rached Arfaoui New BalanceDéliceClub Africain Montassar Louichi Wissem Ben Yahia UmbroQatar Airways, ZEN, OoredooClub Bizertin Larbi Zouaoui Halim Darragi UhlsportDéliceClub Sfaxien José Murcia Aymen Dahmen MacronTunisie CablesÉtoile du Sahel Lassad Dridi Yassine Chikhaoui MacronWardaÉtoile de Métlaoui Kais Yâakoubi SportigaEspérance de Tunis Mouin Chaâbani Khalil Chemmam UmbroDélice, Tunisie TélécomOlympique Béja Chaker Meftah UhlsportBoga, Délic Danone, OoredooJeunesse Kairouanaise Mourad Okbi New BalanceBoga, SabrineStade Tunisien Nassif Bayaoui Ali Jemal LegeaSabrineUnion de Ben Guerdene Hassen Gabsi Yassine Boufalgha KampioCoca-ColaUnion Monastirienne Afouène Gharbi Zied Machmoum HummelSaida, BIATUnion de Tataouine Hammadi Daou LegeaCoca-Cola, Hayet
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointmentClub Sfaxien Faouzi Benzarticlub changing15 November 2020Pre-season Anis Boujelbene15 November 2020Club Bizertin Mokhtar Trabelsisacked23 December 202014th Larbi Zouaoui23 December 2020Club Africain Lassaad Dridiresignation3 January 202111th Kais Yâakoubi1 February 2021Stade Tunisien Anis Boussaïdisacked4 January 20217th Nassif Bayaoui4 January 2021Étoile du Sahel Jorvan Vieira11 January 20216th Lassaad Dridi11 January 2021Avenir de Soliman Sami Gafsi14 January 20217th Yemen Zelfani11 January 2021Olympique Béja Chaker Meftah26 January 20219th Khaled Ben Yahia 27 January 2021Club Africain Kais Yâakoubi resignation14 February 202113th Montasser Louhichi12 February 2021Club Sfaxien Anis Boujelbene4 March 20213rd José Murcia4 March 2021Olympique Béja Khaled Ben Yahiasacked14 March 202110th Chiheb Ellili15 March 2021Union Monastirienne Lassaad Chabbiresignation4 April 20217th Afouène Gharbi6 April 2021
Foreign players +NationalityNumber of Players Algeria20 Ivory Coast 8 Libya Guinea5 Mali4 Ghana Cameroon3 Nigeria Brazil2 DR Congo Bénin France Morocco Senegal Niger1 Mauritania Sweden Switzerland Venezuela
League table
Results
Positions by round
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics Goals scored per round This graph represents the number of goals scored during each round:
Top scorers GoalscorerClubGoals1 Aymen SfaxiESS92 Alia SyllaUST8 Souleymane CoulibalyESS4 Idriss MhirsiUSM7 Nidhal Ben SalemASR Firas ChaouatCSS Tayeb MezianiESS Aboubacar Diarra ASR Jacques Bessan OB Taha Yassine Khenissi EST
Hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date Tayeb Meziani Étoile du Sahel Union de Tataouine1-3 (A)
Number of teams by Governorate PositionGovernorateNumberTeams1Tunis3Espérance de Tunis, Club Africain, Stade Tunisien2Sousse1Étoile du SahelSfaxClub SfaxienBizerteClub BizertinMonastirUnion MonastirienneMahdiaAvenir de RejicheNabeulAvenir de SolimanTataouineUnion de TataouineMedenineUnion de Ben GuerdaneKairouanJeunesse KairouanaiseBéjaOlympique BéjaGafsaÉtoile de Métlaoui
Awards Each month Internet users vote for the player of the month sponsored by Foot24 and Coca-Cola. MonthPlayer of the MonthPlayerClub December Hamdou Elhouni Espérance de Tunis January Souleymane Coulibaly Étoile du Sahel February Mohammed Soulah Club Sfaxien March Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane Espérance de Tunis April Hamza Agrebi Club Africain May Saber Khalifa Club Africain
Media coverage
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage Country Television Channel MatchesEl Wataniya 1El Wataniya 2 From 2 to 5 Matches per roundAl-Kass Sports Channel Main MatchesARTFrom 2 to 5 Matches per round
See also 2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 2020–21 Tunisian Cup
References
External links Fédération Tunisienne de Football