Football is the most popular sport in Tunisia. It was first introduced by Italian migrants. Approximately 45% of the people in Tunisia are interested in football The governing body is the Tunisian Football Federation.
National team Tunisia have reached six FIFA World Cup final competitions (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2022), and have also appeared at the African Cup of Nations on 13 occasions, winning once (2004).
Domestic leagues The game is played nationwide with two professional leagues: LP-1, LP-2, one semi-professional league LP-3 and at an amateur level in the 4 regions and 24 governorates that make up the country.
The league system of football leagues in Tunisia refers to the official ranking system of football leagues and divisions in this nation.
Men's structure +Pyramidal structure of football leagues in Tunisia for the 2025–26 seasonNiveauLeague system1Pro League 116 teams2Pro League 2Group 2 – 14 teamsPro League 2Group 1 – 14 teams3League 3Level 1Group 1 – 14 teamsLeague 3Level 1Group 2 – 14 teamsLeague 3Level 1Group 3 – 14 teamsLeague 3Level 1Group 4 – 14 teams4League 3Level 2Group 1 – 10 teamsLeague 3Level 2Group 2 – 10 teamsLeague 3Level 2Group 3 – 10 teamsLeague 3Level 2Group 4 – 11 teamsLeague 3Level 2Group 5 – 10 teamsLeague 3Level 2Group 6 – 11 teams5League 4Regional LeaguesTunis League15 teams(3 groups x 5 teams)Nabeul League12 teams(2 groups x 6 teams)Sousse League9 teams(single group)Monastir League8 teams(single group)Sfax League7 teams(single group)Gabes League7 teams(single group)Bizerte League8 teams(single group)Kef League6 teams(single group)Kairouan League7 teams(single group)Sidi Bouzid League7 teams(single group)Gafsa League4 teams(single group)Medenine League5 teams(single group)
+50,000-capacity stadiums in Tunisia
N°ImageStadiumCapacityOpenedCityClub 1. Stade Hammadi Agrebi 60,000 6 July 2001 Radès, Ben Arous National teamEspérance de TunisClub Africain 2. Stade Olympique de Sousse 50,000 1973 (Renovated in 2019–2021) Sousse, Sousse Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Support Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Tunisia was Arsenal, with 33% of Tunisian Premier League fans following the club, followed by Chelsea (22%) and Manchester City (13%).
Attendances
The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:
Season League average Best club Best club average 2023-24 1,858 Espérance Sportive de Tunis 6,084
Source: League page on Wikipedia
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