2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Champions | CS Sfaxien |
| Relegated | Olympique du Kef ES Hammam-Sousse ES Zarzis |
| Champions League | CS Sfaxien Espérance de Tunis |
| Confederation Cup | Etoile du Sahel CA Bizertin |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 261 (2.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Haythem Jouini (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win | ESS 5-1 ESHS EST 5-1 JSK |
| Biggest away win | SG 1-6 ESS |
| Highest scoring | SG 1-6 ESS |
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2013–14 →
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The 2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 87th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 10 November 2012 and is scheduled to conclude in June 2013. The defending champions from the previous season are Espérance Sportive de Tunis.[1]
Contents
Team and format changes
Last season two teams were relegated as usual (AS Gabès and ES Beni-Khalled), with two teams promoted from the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 to replace them (Olympique du Kef and Stade Gabèsien). However, in a change from previous seasons, the league is now split into two groups of 8 teams.[2]
Teams and venues
Group A
| Clubs | Last promotion |
Position in 2011–12 |
Venue | Capacity | City | Premier League titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espérance ST | 1936 | 1 | El-Menzah stadium | 60,000 | Tunis | 25 |
| Club Athletique Bizertin | 1990 | 2 | October 15th stadium | 20,000 | Bizerte | 4 |
| AS Marsa | 2010 | 5 | Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui | 6,000 | La Marsa | |
| Club Africain | 1937 | 6 | Olympic Stadium of Rades | 45,000 | Tunis | 12 |
| Olympique Béja | 2006 | 8 | Boujemaa El-Kemiti stadium | 8,000 | Béja | |
| JS Kairouan | 2009 | 12 | Stade Ali Zouaoui | 5,000 | Kairouan | 1 |
| ES Zarzis | 2009 | 13 | Stade Jlidi | 7,000 | Zarzis | |
| Olympique du Kef | 2012 | 1 (CPL-2) | Stade 7 Novembre du Kef | 15,000 | El Kef |
Group B
| Clubs | Last promotion |
Position in 2011–12 |
Venue | Capacity | City | Premier League titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien | 1939 | 3 | Taïeb Mhiri's stadium | 11,000 | Sfax | 7 |
| Etoile Sahel | 1931 | 4 | Sousse's Olympic stadium | 25,000 | Sousse | 9 |
| EGS Gafsa | 2005 | 7 | Stade du 7 Novembre de Gafsa | 12,000 | Gafsa | |
| US Monastir | 2011 | 9 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet | 25,000 | Monastir | |
| Stade Tunisien | 1955 | 10 | Chedli Zouiten's stadium | 18,000 | Le Bardo | 4 |
| ES Hammam-Sousse | 2008 | 11 | Stade Municipal Bou Ali-Lahouar | 7,000 | Hammam Sousse | |
| CS Hammam-Lif | 2006 | 14 | Bou Kornine stadium | 8,000 | Hammam Lif | 4 |
| Stade Gabèsien | 2012 | 2 (CPL-2) | Stade du Zrig | 15,000 | Gabès |
Results
Group A
Group A table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 29 | Qualification to the 2013 Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Club Africain | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 29 | |
| 3 | CA Bizertin | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 29 | 2014 CAF Confederation Cup* |
| 4 | AS Marsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 19 | |
| 5 | JS Kairouan | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Olympique Béja | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 13 | |
| 7 | ES Zarzis (R) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 12 | Relegation to the 2013–14 Tunisian Ligue 2 |
| 8 | Olympique du Kef (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 5 |
Updated to games played on 14 April 2013.
Source: Ligue 1 Group A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
*2012–13 Tunisian Cup winners.
Group A result table
| Home \ Away[1] | ASM | CA | CAB | EST | ESZ | JSK | OB | OK |
| ASM | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| CA | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| CAB | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| EST | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| ESZ | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| JSK | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| OB | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| OK | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Updated to games played on April 14, 2013.
Source: Ligue 1 Group A
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group A leaders
Group B
Group B table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Sfaxien | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 28 | Qualification to the 2013 Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Etoile du Sahel | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 25 | |
| 3 | US Monastir | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 21 | |
| 4 | Stade Tunisien | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | CS Hammam-Lif | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Stade Gabèsien | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 15 | |
| 7 | EGS Gafsa (O) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 14 | |
| 8 | ES Hammam-Sousse (R) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 13 | Relegation to the 2013–14 Tunisian Ligue 2 |
Updated to games played on 14 April 2013.
Source: Ligue 1 Group B
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Group B result table
| Home \ Away[1] | CSHL | CSS | EGSG | ESHS | ESS | SG | ST | USM |
| CSHL | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| CSS | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| EGSG | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| ESHS | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| ESS | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| SG | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| ST | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| USM | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on April 14, 2013.
Source: Ligue 1 Group B
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group B leaders
Championship Playoffs
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Sfaxien (C) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | 2014 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | |
| 3 | Etoile du Sahel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2014 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Club Africain | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Updated to games played on 29 May 2013.
Source: Ligue 1 Championship Playoffs
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Result table
| Home \ Away[1] | CA | CSS | EST | ESS |
| CA | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| CSS | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| EST | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| ESS | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on May 29, 2013.
Source: Ligue 1 Championship Playoffs
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Leaders
Relegation Playoff
ES Zarzis Relegated to 2013–14 Tunisian Ligue 2
