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2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

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Season
  
2015–16

Confederation Cup
  
CS Sfaxien

Biggest home win
  
CSS 6–0 ASK

Champion
  
Étoile Sportive du Sahel

Goals scored
  
521

Champions
  
Étoile du Sahel

Top goalscorer
  
Maâloul (16 goals)

Start date
  
2015

Location
  
Tunisia

Matches played
  
240

2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Champions League
  
Étoile du Sahel Espérance de Tunis

Relegated
  
EGS Gafsa, AS Kasserine, Stade Tunisien

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The 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 90th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 12 September 2015 and ended on 12 June 2016. The defending champions from the previous season are Club Africain.

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Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the 2014–15 Ligue 2. US Ben Guerdane was the first to obtain promotion, followed by AS Kasserine and finally EO Sidi Bouzid. The three teams replaced US Monastir, AS Gabès and AS Djerba who were relegated to 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue 2. Club Africain are the defending champions from the 2014–15 season.

League table

Updated to games played on 12 June 2016.
Source: Ligue 1
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.

Notes
  • ^1 – Stade Tunisien was docked 3 points for refusing to play the last 3 games against ES Métlaoui, US Ben Guerdane. and CS Hammam-Lif

    • Result table

    Updated to games played on 12 June 2016.
    Source: Ligue 1
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Notes
  • ^1 – Awarded 2–0 because JS Kairouan fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 1–1.
  • ^2 – Awarded 0–2 because ES Zarzis fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 0–0.
  • ^3 – Awarded 0–2 because AS Kasserine fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 3–1.
  • ^4 – Awarded 2–0 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.
  • ^5 – Awarded 0–2 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.
  • ^6 – Awarded 2–0 because Stade Tunisien was sanctioned with a forfeit for refusing to play the game.

    • Top goalscorers

    Updated to games played on 12 June 2016.

    References

    2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Wikipedia
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