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| Organising body | LNFP (FTF) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 9 June 1907[1] 1994 (current format) |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Tunisian Cup Tunisian Super Cup |
| League cup(s) | Tunisian League Cup |
| International cup(s) | CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup African Football League |
| Current champions | Espérance de Tunis (33rd title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Espérance de Tunis (33 titles) |
| TV partners | ERTT Al-Kass Sports |
| Website | Official Website |
| Current: 2024–25 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | |
The Tunisian Professional League 1 (French: Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1; Arabic: الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم), previously called the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994, is the top division football tournament in Tunisia under the organization of the Tunisian Football Federation. The first edition was held during the French protectorate of Tunisia, the 1907 season, under the auspices of the Federation of Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, and it was played in a knockout system, and the first official match was played on 9 June 1907.
At that time, Tunisian teams with a French character and management participated in it, including Racing Club de Tunis, Sporting Club de Tunis, Club Italia de Tunis, Savoy La Goulette, Union sportive tunisienne, Stade gaulois and many other teams. In 1921, the Tunisian Football Association League was established, which is the Tunisian branch of the French Football Federation, which was relied upon until the declaration of independence in 1956.
On 29 March 1957, the Tunisian Football Federation, the official federation organizing football tournaments in Tunisia, was established. The Tunisian championship has been professional since 1994 after the founding of the Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel. Espérance de Tunis is the most crowned Tunisian club with 33 titles, the last of which was the 2023–24 season.
The first and second places in the standings automatically qualify for the CAF Champions League, and the third place automatically qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup, along with the Tunisian Cup winner, while the Tunisian Football Federation chooses those who qualifies for the Arab Club Champions Cup. The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 occupies the first place in the Arab and African countries and 15th in the world, according to the ranking of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics for the year 2019.
Faouzi Benzarti has won the tournament on a record ten occasions with Espérance de Tunis (5), Étoile du Sahel (4) and Club Africain (1).
- ^ "Tunisia 1907". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 April 2020.