Tunisian football clubs in African competitions

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.

CAF trophies display at the ES Sahel headquarters.

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 Africain 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

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African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League

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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 country 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 Africain, 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

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PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, TR : 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 SR QF SR QF FR W QF
Club Africain W QF SR
ES Sahel SR SR
CA Bizertin SR
CS Sfaxien SF

CAF Champions League

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PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, TR : 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 RU RU SF GS SF SF GS GS RU W RU
ES Sahel RU RU SR W SR GS GS
Club Africain GS SR FR FR SR
CS Sfaxien RU
Team 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
ES Tunis SF GS SR QF W W QF SF QF SF RU
ES Sahel SR SF QF QF GS GS
Club Africain FR GS
CS Sfaxien SF SR FR
CA Bizertin SR
US Monastir SR

CAF Confederation Cup

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PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, TR : 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
CS Sfaxien W W SR RU FR W GS QF SF QF GS TR
ES Sahel W RU FR SR GS GS W SF SF
Club Africain SR GS RU PR SF FR GS
ES Tunis GS SR GS PR
CA Bizertin SF PR
Stade Tunisien SR FR
EGS Gafsa SR SR
AS Marsa GS
Stade Gabèsien PR
JS Kairouan FR FR
Olympique Béja FR
US Ben Guerdane FR SR FR SR TR
US Monastir PR QF

CAF Super Cup

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PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, TR : 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 W RU RU W RU
ES Tunis W RU RU RU RU
CS Sfaxien RU RU RU

CAF Cup

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PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, TR : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners.

Team 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
ES Sahel W RU W QF RU QF
CS Sfaxien W QF
CA Bizertin SF SR
ES Tunis W
Club Africain SF
JS Kairouan QF

African Cup Winners' Cup

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PR : Preliminary round, FR : First round, SR : Second round, TR : Third round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners.

Team 1980 1981 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
ES Tunis SR FR RU
ES Sahel FR FR
Club Africain RU
AS Marsa FR SR
CS Hammam-Lif SF
CA Bizertin W SR
CO Transports FR
Team 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
ES Tunis W
ES Sahel W W
Club Africain RU SR SF
AS Marsa QF
CS Hammam-Lif SR
Olympique Béja QF SR
Stade Tunisien QF

References

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  1. ^ "African Club Competitions 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  2. ^ "African Club Competitions 2011". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. ^ "African Club Competitions 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  4. ^ "African Club Competitions 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  5. ^ "African Club Competitions 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  6. ^ "African Club Competitions 1991". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  7. ^ "African Club Competitions 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  8. ^ "African Club Competitions 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  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.