Tunisian Handball Cup

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Tunisian Handball Cup
Founded 1956
CountryFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Confederation CAHB (Africa)
Most recent
champion(s)
Espérance de Tunis
(2023–24)
Most titles Espérance de Tunis (30 titles)
TV partner(s) TV Tunisia 1
TV Tunisia 2
International cup(s) African Cup Winners' Cup
Official website federationhandball.tn
Sports current event.svg2023–24 Tunisian Handball Cup

The Tunisian Handball Cup is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Tunisia. It is the second local most important competition in handball after the Tunisian Handball League. It started in 1956, just after Tunisia had gained its Independence, The tournament is dominated mostly by two teams from Tunis with Espérance de Tunis won 30 tournament Cups as a record 16 of them are consecutive followed by Club Africain with 19 Cups and Third team we find Etoile du Sahel with 7 Cups, however The tournament winners will represent Tunisia in the African Handball Cup Winners' Cup.

Contents

Winners list

No.SeasonChampion
11955–56Flag of None.svg Stade Gaulois (1)
21956–57Flag of None.svg USM Menzel Bourguiba (1)
31957–58Flag of None.svg Force Sports Club (Tunis) (1)
41958–59Flag of None.svg Force Sports Club (Tunis) (2)
51959–60 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (1)
61960–61Flag of None.svg ASPTT Tunis (1)
71961–62Flag of None.svg ASPTT Tunis (2)
81962–63Flag of None.svg Al Mansoura Chaâbia Hammam-Lif (1)
91963–64 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (1)
101964–65 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (2)
111965–66 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (3)
121966–67 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (4)
131967–68 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (5)
141968–69 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (6)
151969–70 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (2)
161970–71 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (3)
171971–72 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (4)
181972–73 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (5)
191973–74 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (6)
201974–75 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (7)
211975–76 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (8)
221976–77Not Held
231977–78 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (9)
No.SeasonChampion
241978–79 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (10)
251979–80 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (11)
261980–81 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (12)
271981–82 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (13)
281982–83 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (14)
291983–84 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (15)
301984–85 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (16)
311985–86 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (17)
321986–87 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (7)
331987–88 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (8)
341988–89 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (9)
351989–90 600px pentasection vertical White HEX-0096D6.svg El Mahdia HC (1)
361990–91 DP-flag.svg Étoile du Sahel (1)
371991–92 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (18)
381992–93 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (19)
391993–94 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (20)
401994–95 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (21)
411995–96 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (10)
421996–97 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (11)
431997–98 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (12)
441998–99 600px pentasection vertical White HEX-0096D6.svg El Mahdia HC (2)
451999–00 DP-flag.svg Étoile du Sahel (2)
462000–01 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (13)
No.SeasonChampion
472001–02 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (22)
482002–03 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (14)
492003–04 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (15)
502004–05 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (23)
512005–06 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (24)
522006–07 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (16)
532007–08 DP-flag.svg Étoile du Sahel (3)
542008–09 DP-flag.svg Étoile du Sahel (4)
552009–10 DP-flag.svg Étoile du Sahel (5)
562010–11 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (17)
572011–12 600px trisection vertical HEX-FF0000 HEX-F6DE14 HEX-0434B1.svg AS Hammamet (1)
582012–13 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (25)
592013–14 DP-flag.svg Étoile du Sahel (6)
602014–15 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (18)
612015–16 600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain (19)
622016–17 DP-flag.svg Étoile du Sahel (7)
632017–18 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (26)
642018–19 600px vertical Green HEX-FFFF3D Yellow.svg Club sportif de Sakiet Ezzit (1)
652019–20 600px vertical Green HEX-FFFF3D Yellow.svg Club sportif de Sakiet Ezzit (2)
662020–21 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (27)
672021–22 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (28)
682022–23 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (29)
692023–24 600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis (30)

Most successful clubs

RankClubChampions
1
600px bordered Blue HEX-1F2980 striped Red HEX-ED1B23 Yellow HEX-FFF200.svg Espérance de Tunis Star full.svg Star full.svg Star full.svg
30
2
600px Horizontal White Red HEX-FF0000.svg Club Africain Star full.svg
19
3
DP-flag.svg Étoile du Sahel
7
4 600px pentasection vertical White HEX-0096D6.svg El Makarem de Mahdia
2
600px vertical Green HEX-FFFF3D Yellow.svg Club sportif de Sakiet Ezzit
2
Flag of None.svg Force Sports Club (Tunis)
2
Flag of None.svg ASPTT Tunis
2
7 600px trisection vertical HEX-FF0000 HEX-F6DE14 HEX-0434B1.svg AS Hammamet
1
Flag of None.svg Stade Gaulois
1
Flag of None.svg USM Menzel Bourguiba
1
Flag of None.svg Al Mansoura Chaâbia (Hammam-Lif)
1

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