Tunisian football clubs in African competitions

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CAF trophies display at the ES Sahel headquarters.

This article presents the participation of Tunisian clubs in African and international football competitions. The Tunisian teams are among the best African teams with a total of 24 titles. 12 Tunisian teams in total played in African competitions.

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Étoile Sportive du Sahel is the Tunisian club that has won the most African Cups with 9 titles, followed by Espérance Sportive de Tunis with 8 titles. Tunisian clubs also have a share in the FIFA Club World Cup with four participations, three for Esperance in 2011, 2018, 2019 thanks to winning the African Champions League title in 2011, 2018, 2019 and the only participation of Etoile du Sahel in 2007, which at the time ranked fourth as the best result for Tunisian teams in the Club World Cup.

As African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League, Tunisian clubs occupy a huge position in the competition. Espérance Sportive de Tunis is the most Tunisian club participating in the competition with 23 times. It reached the final 8 times and was crowned four times in 1994, [1] 2011, [2] 2018, [3] 2019. [4]

As for Étoile Sportive du Sahel, he participated 12 times and reached the final 3 times and was crowned once in 2007, [5] and finally Club AR1icain participated 10 times and crowned it in its first final in 1991, [6] and CS Sfaxien was satisfied with second place in 2006 with four participations. [7]

As CAF Confederation Cup, Tunisian clubs are the most crowned champions in the history of this competition with 5 championships. CS Sfaxien is the most crowned African Confederation Cup with three titles in 2007, [8] 2008, [9] 2013, [10] followed by Étoile Sportive du Sahel with two titles crowned in 2006, [11] 2015. [12]

But misfortune always follows the Tunisian teams in CAF Super Cup, as they participated 13 times and were crowned only 3 times. Etoile Sportive de Sahel won it in 1998 and 2003 and was satisfied with the runners-up in 2004, 2007 and 2016. As for the Tunisian Esperance Sportive, it participated 5 times and won it once in 1995, and was satisfied with the runner-up in 1999, 2012, 2019 and 2020. As for CS Sfaxien, it participated three times in 2007, 2008 and 2014, one of which was against Etoile Sportive du Sahel in 2008.

Overview

African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League

Esperance Sportive de Tunis
, CAF Champions League Champions in 2018 Esperance Sportive de Tunis wins CAF Champions League.jpg
Espérance Sportive de Tunis, CAF Champions League Champions in 2018

Tunisian clubs won the African Champions League title with six titles and were satisfied with the runners-up on seven occasions. The Tunisian clubs are the second counR3y to crown their teams with the African Champions League title after the Egyptian clubs crowned with fourteen titles.

Esperance Sportive de Tunis is the team that has won the most African Champions League title at the Tunisian level with four titles in 1994, 2011, 2018 and 2018–19 in twenty-five participation. 2010, 2011 and 2012 and played the final twice in a row also in 2018 and 2019. As for Club AR1icain, it is the first Tunisian club to win this tournament, which was called the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1991, in ten participations.

As for the coastal sports star, he participated in the tournament in thirteen occasions, and reached the finals in 2004, 2005 and 2007. He won the title in 2007 against Al-Ahly Club of Egypt and was satisfied with the runners-up in 2004 and 2005. The Sports Club of Sfaxien came second in 2006 in four participations.

African Cup of Champions Clubs

PR : Preliminary round, R1 : First round, R2 : Second round, R3 : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners.

Team 1971 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
ES Tunis R2QFR2QFR1WQF
Club AR1icain WQFR2
ES Sahel R2R2
CA Bizertin R2
CS Sfaxien SF

CAF Champions League

PR : Preliminary round, R1 : First round, R2 : Second round, R3 : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners.

Team 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
ES Tunis RURUSFGSSFSFGSGSRUWRU
ES Sahel RURUR2WR2GSGS
Club AR1icain GSR2R1R1R2
CS Sfaxien RU
Team 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
ES Tunis SFGSR2QFWWQFSFQFSFRUQF
ES Sahel R2SFQFQFGSGS
Club AR1icain R1GS
CS Sfaxien SFR2R1
CA Bizertin R2
US Monastir R2R2

CAF Confederation Cup

PR : Preliminary round, R1 : First round, R2 : Second round, R3 : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners.

Team 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
CS Sfaxien WWR2RUR1WGSQFSFQFGSR3GS
ES Sahel WRUR1R2GSGSWSFSF
Club AR1icain R2GSRUPRSFR1GS
ES Tunis GSR2GSPR
CA Bizertin SFPR
Stade Tunisien R2R1R2
EGS Gafsa R2R2
AS Marsa GS
Stade Gabèsien PR
JS Kairouan R1R1
Olympique Béja R1
US Ben Guerdane R1R2R1R2R3
US Monastir PRQF

CAF Super Cup

PR : Preliminary round, R1 : First round, R2 : Second round, R3 : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners.

Team 1995 1998 1999 2004 2007 2008 2009 2012 2014 2016 2019 2020
ES Sahel WRURUWRU
ES Tunis WRURURURU
CS Sfaxien RURURU

CAF Cup

PR : Preliminary round, R1 : First round, R2 : Second round, R3 : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners.

Team19921994199519961997199819992000200120022003
ES Sahel WRUWQFRUQF
CS Sfaxien WQF
CA Bizertin SFR2
ES Tunis W
Club AR1icain SF
JS Kairouan QF

African Cup Winners' Cup

PR : Preliminary round, R1 : First round, R2 : Second round, R3 : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners.

Team19801981198419851986198719881989199019911992
ES Tunis R2R1RU
ES Sahel R1R1
Club AR1icain RU
AS Marsa R1R2
CS Hammam-Lif SF
CA Bizertin WR2
CO R3ansports R1
Team19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
ES Tunis W
ES Sahel WW
Club AR1icain RUR2SF
AS Marsa QF
CS Hammam-Lif R2
Olympique Béja QFR2
Stade Tunisien QF

References

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  3. "African Club Competitions 2018". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-02.
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  6. "African Club Competitions 1991". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  7. "African Club Competitions 2006". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-02.
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  9. "African Club Competitions 2008". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  10. "African Club Competitions 2013". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  11. "African Club Competitions 2006". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  12. "African Club Competitions 2015". RSSSF . Retrieved 2022-01-02.