2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 93rd season of top-tier football in Tunisia.
The defending champions from the previous season are Espérance de Tunis. The competition began on 18 August.[1]

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season2018–19
Dates18 August 2018 – 15 June 2019
ChampionsEspérance de Tunis (29th title)
RelegatedStade Gabèsien
Avenir de Gabès
Champions LeagueEspérance de Tunis
Étoile du Sahel
Confederation CupClub Sfaxien
Union de Ben Guerdane
Matches played182
Goals scored377 (2.07 per match)
Top goalscorerTaha Yassine Khenissi
Firas Chaouat
(10 goals each)
Biggest home winUSM 4–0 UST
EST 4–0 JSK
Biggest away winCA 1–4 ST
Highest scoringESS 5–3 USM
Longest winning run6 games (CSS, EST)
Longest unbeaten run19 games (EST)
Longest winless run11 games (USM)
Longest losing run7 games (CAB)

Teams

A total of 14 teams contested the league.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2018–19 Ligue 1 teams
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity2017–18 season
Avenir de GabèsGabèsStade Municipal de Gabès10,00010th in Ligue 1
Club AfricainTunisStade Olympique de Radès60,000[2]2nd in Ligue 1
Club BizertinBizerteStade 15 Octobre20,0005th in Ligue 1
Club de Hammam-LifTunisStade Bou Kornine8,000Ligue 2
Club SfaxienSfaxStade Taïeb Mhiri22,0004th in Ligue 1
Étoile de MétlaouiMétlaouiStade Municipal de Métlaoui5,0007th in Ligue 1
Étoile du SahelSousseStade Olympique de Sousse25,0003rd in Ligue 1
Espérance de TunisTunisStade Olympique de Radès60,000Ligue 1 Champions
Jeunesse KairouanaiseKairouanStade Ali Zouaoui15,0008th in Ligue 1
Stade GabèsienGabèsStade Municipal de Gabès10,00011th in Ligue 1
Stade TunisienTunisStade Chedly Zouiten20,0009th in Ligue 1
Union de Ben GuerdaneBen GuerdaneStade du 7 Mars10,00012th in Ligue 1
Union MonastirienneMonastirStade Mustapha Ben Jannet20,0006th in Ligue 1
Union de TataouineTataouineStade Nejib Khattab5,000Ligue 2

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Espérance de Tunis (C)2617543715+2256Qualification for Champions League
2Étoile du Sahel2615924017+2354
3Club Sfaxien26141023415+1952Qualification for Confederation Cup[a]
4Union de Ben Guerdane2610882221+138
5Club Africain26114112224−237
6Club Bizertin2610883127+435[b]
7Union Monastirienne2687113030031[c]
8Union de Tataouine2671093039−931[c]
9Étoile de Métlaoui2679102226−430
10Stade Tunisien2677122736−928
11Jeunesse Kairouanaise2668122032−1226
12Club de Hammam-Lif26510111723−625
13Stade Gabèsien (R)2668122230−823[d]Relegation to Ligue 2
14Avenir de Gabès (R)2647152342−1919
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayASGCACABCSHLCSSESMESSESTJSKSGSTUSBGUSMUST
Avenir de Gabès2–00–20–01–22–13–10–13–30–21–12–10–01–1
Club Africain2–10–21–00–13–10–12–11–01–01–40–11–02–0
Club Bizertin1–01–23–21–11–10–12–21–02–12–01–03–11–2
Club de Hammam-Lif1–10–01–00–01–10–10–21–11–03–11–00–11–2
Club Sfaxien3–02–01–10–02–00–02–01–01–03–12–00–32–1
Étoile de Métlaoui1–01–01–11–10–20–01–21–00–11–21–02–03–1
Étoile du Sahel3–02–01–12–11–11–00–03–02–14–10–05–33–1
Espérance de Tunis3–02–11–21–02–11–10–04–02–01–12–01–02–0
Jeunesse Kairouanaise2–10–21–00–01–10–00–20–21–11–02–01–20–1
Stade Gabèsien1–11–01–11–11–30–02–20–10–22–10–20–04–3
Stade Tunisien3–10–03–01–00–01–10–1[a]1–21–21–00–30–20–0
Union de Ben Guerdane2–11–11–01–01–11–00–21–01–00–01–01–12–2
Union Monastirienne3–10–02–11–20–10–2[b]3–10–11–10–21–21–14–0
Union de Tataouine2–10–21–11–01–13–10–00–12–22–12–21–11–1
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:

Leaders

Espérance Sportive de TunisCA BizertinClub Sportif SfaxienÉtoile Sportive du SahelEspérance Sportive de TunisÉtoile Sportive du Sahel

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankGoalscorerClubGoals
1 Taha Yassine KhenissiEspérance de Tunis10
Firas ChaouatClub Sfaxien
3 Yassine ChamakhiClub Africain9
Ismaël DiakitéUnion de Tataouine
5 Rafik KabouUnion Monastirienne7

See also

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