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2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

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

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season2016–17
Dates8 September 2016 – 18 May 2017
ChampionsEspérance de Tunis (27th title)
RelegatedAvenir de Marsa
Club de Hammam-Lif
Union de Tataouine
Olympique Sidi Bouzid
Olympique Béja
Champions LeagueEspérance de Tunis
Étoile du Sahel
Confederation CupClub Africain
Union de Ben Guerdane
Matches played198
Goals scored393 (1.98 per match)
Top goalscorerTaha Yassine Khenissi
(14 goals)
Biggest home winCA 6–0 USBG
Biggest away winCSHL 1–4 CA
ESZ 1–4 CSHL
Highest scoringASG 5–2 CSHL
Longest winning run5 games (ESS, EST)
Longest unbeaten run12 games (EST)
Longest winless run13 games (USBG)
Longest losing run6 games (ESZ)

Esperance de Tunis, the champions, drew the highest average home attendance of all clubs in the league with 11,000.

Teams

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

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2016–17 Ligue 1 teams
Group A
Group B
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity2015–16 season
Avenir de GabèsGabèsStade Municipal de Gabès10,000Ligue 2
Avenir de MarsaTunisStade Abdelaziz Chtioui6,00010th in Ligue 1
Club AfricainTunisStade Olympique de Radès60,0006th in Ligue 1
Club BizertinBizerteStade 15 Octobre20,0005th in Ligue 1
Club de Hammam-LifTunisStade Bou Kornine8,0008th in Ligue 1
Club SfaxienSfaxStade Taïeb Mhiri22,0003rd in Ligue 1
Espérance de TunisTunisStade Olympique de Radès60,0002nd in Ligue 1
Espérance de ZarzisZarzisStade Jlidi7,00013th in Ligue 1
Olympique Sidi BouzidSidi BouzidStade du 17 Décembre1,0007th in Ligue 1
Étoile de MétlaouiMétlaouiStade Municipal de Métlaoui5,0004th in Ligue 1
Étoile du SahelSousseStade Olympique de Sousse28,000Ligue 1 Champions
Jeunesse KairouanaiseKairouanStade Ali Zouaoui15,0009th in Ligue 1
Olympique BéjaBéjaStade de Béja15,000Ligue 2
Stade GabèsienGabèsStade Municipal de Gabès10,00012th in Ligue 1
Union de Ben GuerdaneBen GuerdaneStade du 7 Mars10,00011th in Ligue 1
Union de TataouineTataouineStade Nejib Khattab5,000Ligue 2

First round

Group A

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Club Sfaxien14932185+1330Qualification to the championship group
2Étoile du Sahel148242413+1126
3Union de Ben Guerdane14662116+524
4Club Bizertin146441312+122Qualification to the relegation group
5Espérance de Zarzis14365914−515
6Jeunesse Kairouanaise143381018−812
7Union de Tataouine142661315−212
8Olympique Sidi Bouzid (R)14329823−1511Relegation to the 2017–18 Ligue 2
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayCABCSSESSESZJSKOSBUSBGUST
Club Bizertin0–11–01–12–12–00–02–1
Club Sfaxien2–01–12–13–03–02–12–0
Étoile du Sahel5–11–03–02–04–21–02–1
Espérance de Zarzis0–00–01–02–01–00–01–1
Jeunesse Kairouanaise0–11–02–32–00–11–12–1
Olympique Sidi Bouzid0–30–11–01–11–00–12–2
Union de Ben Guerdane1–00–01–03–11–11–01–0
Union de Tataouine0–00–12–21–00–04–00–0
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.

Leaders

Club Sportif SfaxienÉtoile Sportive du Sahel

Group B

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Espérance de Tunis14851196+1329Qualification to the championship group
2Club Africain148332110+1127
3Étoile de Métlaoui146441516−122
4Stade Gabèsien144641414018Qualification to the relegation group
5Avenir de Gabès143832118+317
6Avenir de Marsa143561115−414
7Club de Hammam-Lif142661425−1112
8Olympique Béja (R)141581425−118Relegation to the 2017–18 Ligue 2
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayASGASMCACSHLESMESTOBSG
Avenir de Gabès0–01–15–21–11–12–02–2
Avenir de Marsa2–21–02–00–10–23–20–0
Club Africain2–12–12–01–21–03–00–1
Club de Hammam-Lif1–31–11–42–21–11–00–0
Étoile de Métlaoui2–11–00–22–10–12–10–0
Espérance de Tunis2–00–01–10–03–02–12–1
Olympique Béja1–12–11–11–12–20–23–3
Stade Gabèsien1–12–00–12–31–00–21–0
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.

Leaders

Espérance Sportive de TunisClub AfricainEspérance Sportive de TunisClub Africain

Playoffs

Championship Group

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Espérance de Tunis (C)10820182+16262018 CAF Champions League
2Étoile du Sahel10712169+722
3Club Africain105141711+6162018 CAF Confederation Cup
4Club Sfaxien103341110+112
5Étoile de Métlaoui10307818−109
6Union de Ben Guerdane10019020−2012018 CAF Confederation Cup
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ AwayCACSSESMESSESTUSBG
Club Africain2–12–01–20–26–0
Club Sfaxien1–13–03–20–02–0
Étoile de Métlaoui1–23–10–10–22–0
Étoile du Sahel2–01–04–11–12–0
Espérance de Tunis2–11–03–03–02–0
Union de Ben Guerdane0–20–00–10–10–2
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.

Leaders

Espérance Sportive de Tunis

Relegation Group

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Stade Gabèsien14653127+523
2Avenir de Gabès14572127+522
3Club Bizertin144731210+219
4Jeunesse Kairouanaise1446487+118
5Espérance de Zarzis145361014−418
6Avenir de Marsa144641311+218Qualification to the Relegation Playoff
7Club de Hammam-Lif (R)144461213−116Relegation to the 2017–18 Ligue 2
8Union de Tataouine (R)14266919−1012
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayASGASMCABCSHLESZJSKSGUST
Avenir de Gabès0–20–01–01–00–00–04–0
Avenir de Marsa0–01–12–22–00–10–12–0
Club Bizertin2–31–11–00–01–12–12–0
Club de Hammam-Lif0–00–11–00–02–11–02–2
Espérance de Zarzis1–03–20–11–40–01–01–0
Jeunesse Kairouanaise0–12–00–01–01–00–01–1
Stade Gabèsien1–10–01–02–02–11–01–1
Union de Tataouine1–10–01–11–01–21–00–2
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.

Leaders

Stade GabèsienEspérance Sportive de Zarzis

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Taha Yassine KhenissiEspérance de Tunis14
2 Ibrahim ChenihiClub Africain9
Hamza LahmarÉtoile du Sahel

[3]

Relegation playoff

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

Avenir de Marsa0–2Olympique Médenine

See also

References

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