Football in Tunisia

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Football in Tunisia
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Tunisia national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
CountryTunisia
Governing body Tunisian Football Federation
National team(s) men's national team
women's national team
National competitions
International competitions

Football is the most popular sport in Tunisia. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was first introduced by Italian migrants. [5] [6] [7] The governing body is the Tunisian Football Federation.

Contents

Domestic Leagues

The game is played nationwide with three professional leagues: LP-1, LP-2 & LP-3 and at an amateur level in the 4 regions and 24 governorates that make up the country. [8]

National team

Tunisia have reached 6 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). [9]

+50,000-capacity stadiums in Tunisia

ImageStadiumCapacityOpenedCityClub
1. Stade de Rades.jpg Stade Hammadi Agrebi 60,0006 July 2001 Radès, Ben Arous National team
Espérance de Tunis
Club Africain
2. Stade olympique de Sousse.jpg Stade Olympique de Sousse 50,0001973 (Renovated in 2019–2021) Sousse, Sousse Étoile Sportive du Sahel

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