| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 November 2012 – 29 May 2013 |
| Champions | CS Sfaxien |
| Relegated | Olympique du Kef ES Hammam-Sousse ES Zarzis |
| Champions League | CS Sfaxien Espérance de Tunis |
| Confederation Cup | Etoile du Sahel CA Bizertin |
| Matches | 125 |
| Goals | 261 (2.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Haythem Jouini (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win | ESS 5-1ESHS EST 5-1JSK |
| Biggest away win | SG 1-6ESS |
| Highest scoring | SG 1-6ESS |
2013–14 → | |
The2012–13Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 87th season of top-tierfootball in Tunisia. The competition began on 10 November 2012 and was scheduled to conclude in June 2013. The defending champions from theprevious season wereEspérance Sportive de Tunis.[1]
Last season two teams were relegated as usual (AS Gabès andES Beni-Khalled), with two teams promoted from theTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 to replace them (Olympique du Kef andStade Gabèsien). However, in a change from previous seasons, the league was split into two groups of 8 teams.[2]
| Clubs | Last promotion | Position in 2011–12 | Venue | Capacity | Location | Premier League titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espérance ST | 1936 | 1 | El-Menzah stadium | 60,000 | Tunis | 25 |
| Club Athletique Bizertin | 1990 | 2 | October 15th stadium | 20,000 | Bizerte | 4 |
| AS Marsa | 2010 | 5 | Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui | 6,000 | La Marsa | |
| Club Africain | 1937 | 6 | Olympic Stadium of Rades | 45,000 | Tunis | 12 |
| Olympique Béja | 2006 | 8 | Boujemaa El-Kemiti stadium | 8,000 | Béja | |
| JS Kairouan | 2009 | 12 | Stade Ali Zouaoui | 5,000 | Kairouan | 1 |
| ES Zarzis | 2009 | 13 | Stade Jlidi | 7,000 | Zarzis | |
| Olympique du Kef | 2012 | 1 (CPL-2) | Stade 7 Novembre du Kef | 15,000 | El Kef |
| Clubs | Last promotion | Position in 2011–12 | Venue | Capacity | Location | Premier League titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien | 1939 | 3 | Taïeb Mhiri's stadium | 11,000 | Sfax | 7 |
| Etoile Sahel | 1931 | 4 | Sousse's Olympic stadium | 25,000 | Sousse | 9 |
| EGS Gafsa | 2005 | 7 | Stade du 7 Novembre de Gafsa | 12,000 | Gafsa | |
| US Monastir | 2011 | 9 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet | 25,000 | Monastir | |
| Stade Tunisien | 1955 | 10 | Chedli Zouiten's stadium | 18,000 | Le Bardo | 4 |
| ES Hammam-Sousse | 2008 | 11 | Stade Municipal Bou Ali-Lahouar | 7,000 | Hammam Sousse | |
| CS Hammam-Lif | 2006 | 14 | Bou Kornine stadium | 8,000 | Hammam Lif | 4 |
| Stade Gabèsien | 2012 | 2 (CPL-2) | Stade du Zrig | 15,000 | Gabès |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 29 | Qualification to the 2013 Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Club Africain | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 29 | |
| 3 | CA Bizertin | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 29 | 2014 CAF Confederation Cup[a] |
| 4 | AS Marsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 19 | |
| 5 | JS Kairouan | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Olympique Béja | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 13 | |
| 7 | ES Zarzis(R) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 12 | Relegation to the2013–14 Tunisian Ligue 2 |
| 8 | Olympique du Kef(R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 5 |
| Home \ Away | ASM | CA | CAB | EST | ESZ | JSK | OB | OK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Marsa | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Club Africain | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| CA Bizertin | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| ES Tunis | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| ES Zarzis | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| JS Kairouan | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Olympique Béja | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Olympique du Kef | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Sfaxien | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 28 | Qualification to the 2013 Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Etoile du Sahel | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 25 | |
| 3 | US Monastir | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 21 | |
| 4 | Stade Tunisien | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | CS Hammam-Lif | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Stade Gabèsien | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 15 | |
| 7 | EGS Gafsa(O) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 14 | |
| 8 | ES Hammam-Sousse(R) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 13 | Relegation to the2013–14 Tunisian Ligue 2 |
| Home \ Away | CSHL | CSS | EGSG | ESHS | ESS | SG | ST | USM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Hammam-Lif | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| CS Sfaxien | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| EGS Gafsa | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| ES Hammam-Sousse | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Stade Gabèsien | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–6 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Stade Tunisien | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| US Monastir | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Sfaxien(C) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | 2014 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | |
| 3 | Etoile du Sahel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2014 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Club Africain | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Home \ Away | CA | CSS | EST | ESS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Africain | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Etoile du Sahel | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |

ES Zarzis Relegated to2013–14 Tunisian Ligue 2