Football in Tunisia | |
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Country | Tunisia |
Governing body | Tunisian Football Federation |
National team(s) |
men's national team women's national team |
National competitions | |
International competitions | |
CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup CAF Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA World Cup (National Team) African Cup of Nations (National Team) FIFA Confederations Cup (National Team) |
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.
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]
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]
N° | Image | Stadium | Capacity | Opened | City | Club |
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1. | Stade Hammadi Agrebi | 60,000 | 6 July 2001 | Radès, Ben Arous |
National team Espérance de Tunis Club Africain | |
2. | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 50,000 | 1973 (Renovated in 2019–2021) | Sousse, Sousse | Étoile Sportive du Sahel |