2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
# 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.

## Teams

A total of 14 teams contested the league.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2017–18 season |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Avenir de Gabès | Gabès | Stade Municipal de Gabès | 10,000 | 10th in Ligue 1 |
| Club Africain | Tunis | Stade Olympique de Radès | 60,000 | 2nd in Ligue 1 |
| Club Bizertin | Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20,000 | 5th in Ligue 1 |
| Club de Hammam-Lif | Tunis | Stade Bou Kornine | 8,000 | Ligue 2 |
| Club Sfaxien | Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22,000 | 4th in Ligue 1 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | Métlaoui | Stade Municipal de Métlaoui | 5,000 | 7th in Ligue 1 |
| Étoile du Sahel | Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 25,000 | 3rd in Ligue 1 |
| Espérance de Tunis | Tunis | Stade Olympique de Radès | 60,000 | Ligue 1 Champions |
| Jeunesse Kairouanaise | Kairouan | Stade Ali Zouaoui | 15,000 | 8th in Ligue 1 |
| Stade Gabèsien | Gabès | Stade Municipal de Gabès | 10,000 | 11th in Ligue 1 |
| Stade Tunisien | Tunis | Stade Chedly Zouiten | 20,000 | 9th in Ligue 1 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | Ben Guerdane | Stade du 7 Mars | 10,000 | 12th in Ligue 1 |
| Union Monastirienne | Monastir | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet | 20,000 | 6th in Ligue 1 |
| Union de Tataouine | Tataouine | Stade Nejib Khattab | 5,000 | Ligue 2 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis (C) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 56 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Étoile du Sahel | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 54 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Club Sfaxien | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 52 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Union de Ben Guerdane | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 38 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Club Africain | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 37 | |
| 6 | Club Bizertin | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 35 | |
| 7 | Union Monastirienne | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 31 | |
| 8 | Union de Tataouine | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 31 | |
| 9 | Étoile de Métlaoui | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 30 | |
| 10 | Stade Tunisien | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 28 | |
| 11 | Jeunesse Kairouanaise | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 26 | |
| 12 | Club de Hammam-Lif | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 25 | |
| 13 | Stade Gabèsien (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 23 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 14 | Avenir de Gabès (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 19 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |

* ↑ Étoile du Sahel and CS Sfaxien are Tunisian Cup finalists.
* ↑ Club Bizertin were deducted 3 points.
* 1 2 Head-to-head: Union Monastirienne: 4 points; Union de Tataouine: 1 point.
* ↑ Stade Gabèsien were deducted 3 points.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ASG | CA | CAB | CSHL | CSS | ESM | ESS | EST | JSK | SG | ST | USBG | USM | UST |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Avenir de Gabès | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Club Africain | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Club Bizertin | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Club de Hammam-Lif | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Club Sfaxien | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Jeunesse Kairouanaise | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Stade Gabèsien | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 |
| Stade Tunisien | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Union Monastirienne | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 |
| Union de Tataouine | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

* ↑ Match stopped after 42 minutes. The score was 1–0 for Étoile du Sahel.
* ↑ Match abandoned after 45 minutes. The original score was 1–0 for Étoile de Métlaoui.

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

| Rank | Goalscorer | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Taha Yassine Khenissi | Espérance de Tunis | 10 |
| 1 | Firas Chaouat | Club Sfaxien | 10 |
| 3 | Yassine Chamakhi | Club Africain | 9 |
| 3 | Ismaël Diakité | Union de Tataouine | 9 |
| 5 | Rafik Kabou | Union Monastirienne | 7 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elyes Jelassi | Union Monastirienne | 7 |
| 2 | Youcef Belaïli | Espérance de Tunis | 6 |
| 2 | Firas Ben Larbi | Étoile du Sahel | 6 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Ouattara | Club Bizertin | 5 |
| 4 | Mohamed Habib Yeken | Club Bizertin | 5 |
