Championnat Pro A

The Championnat Pro A (formerly known as the Championnat National A (CNA)[1]) is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). Established in 1956, the league currently features 10 teams.

Championnat Pro A
Organising bodyTunisia Basketball Federation
Founded1956 (1956)
First season1956–57
CountryTunisia
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toChampionnat Nationale 1
Domestic cup(s)Tunisian Basketball Cup
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsUS Monastir
(8th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsES Radès
(13 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2022–23 Championnat Pro A

Étoile Sportive de Radès is the record holder for most titles, with a total of thirteen.

The current champion is US Monastir, who won the title in the 2022–23 season. The champions of each season qualify directly for the regular season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the premier continental competition of Africa.

Format

Each league season of the Pro A usually starts in the end of September or beginning of October, and has the following format:[2]

  1. Preliminary round: all teams play each other home and away. The six highest-placed teams advance to the championship round while the other teams go to the relegation round.
  2. Second stage:
    1. Play-offs: Six teams play each other home and away once more, with the top four qualifying for the Super Playoffs.
    2. Play-out: The remaining teams play each other home and away, the last-placed team is relegated to the Nationale 1, the national second division. The other teams go to the play-out.
  3. Super Play-off: the four remaining teams play each other in a knock-out stage with best-of-three playoff series. The winners of the finals are crowned champions.
  4. Super Play-out: the first-, second- and third-placed team from the play-out play against the fifth- and sixth-ranked teams from the play-offs. The sixth-ranked team of the Super Play-out is also relegated to the Championnat Nationale 1.

Teams

2021–22 teams

The following 10 teams are the teams for the 2021–22 season:[3]

Club City Arena Capacity
Club AfricainTunisChérif-Bellamine Indoor Sports Hall
2,500
Dalia Sport GrombaliaGrombaliaGrombalia Indoor Hall
1,400
ES RadèsRadèsTaoufik-Bouhima Indoor Hall
3,500
JS KairouanKairouanKairouan Indoor Sports Hall
2,000
JS MenzahTunis (El Menzah)El Menzah Sports Palace
4,500
SS SfaxienSfaxMohamed-Ali-Akid Indoor Hall
2,000
Stade NabeulienNabeulSalle Bir Challouf
5,000
US AnarDar ChaabaneDar Chaâbane Indoor Hall
1,000
US MonastirMonastirMohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
4,075
Ezzahra SportsEzzahraEzzahra Arena
2,000

Former teams
Club Location Venue Founded Last season
AS Hammamet Hammamet Salle d'Hammamet 1945 2020
CA Bizertin Bizerte Salle Fatnassi Bizerte 1928 2020
Espérance Sportive de Tunis Tunis Salle Mohamed-Zouaoui 1946 1995
ES La Goulette La Goulette Salle couverte de La Goulette-Le Kram 1950 2020
SS Sfaxien Sfax Salle Mohamed-Ali-Akid 2022
Stade Gabèsien Gabès Salle omnisports de Gabès 1957 2020

League champions

Finals

Only including finals from the 2009 season until now.

Season Champions Runners-up Final score Ref.
2009–10 Stade Nabeulien (8) Étoile Sportive du Sahel 2–0
2010–11 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (3) Stade Nabeulien 2–0
2011–12 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (4) Stade Nabeulien 2–0
2012–13 Étoile Sportive du Sahel (5) ES Radès 2–0
2013–14 Club Africain (2) Étoile Sportive du Sahel 2–1
2014–15 Club Africain (3) ES Radès 2–0
2015–16 Club Africain (4) Étoile Sportive du Sahel 2–1
2016–17 ES Radès (12) Étoile Sportive du Sahel 2–0
2017–18 ES Radès (13) US Monastir 2–1
2018–19 US Monastir (4) ES Radès 3–1
2019–20 US Monastir (5) ES Radès 2–0
2020–21 US Monastir (6) Ezzahra Sports 2–0 [4]
2021–22 US Monastir (7) Ezzahra Sports 3–1 [5]
2022–23 US Monastir (8) Club Africain 3–1

Titles per club

Clubs in bold are active in the Pro A as of the 2022–23 season.

ClubWinners Runners-up Years winners Years runners-up
ES Radès 13 4 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 2017, 2018 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020
Stade Nabeulien8 2 1963, 1975, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2010 2011, 2012
US Monastir8 1 1998, 2000, 2005, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 2018
EO La Goulette et Kram7 0 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995 —
Ezzahra Sports6 2 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999 2021, 2022
Étoile Sportive du Sahel6 4 1981, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017
Club Africain4 1 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016 2023
JS Kairouan3 0 2001, 2002, 2003 —
Espérance Sportive de Tunis3 0 1977, 1979, 1980 —
Association Sportive Française2 0 1958, 1961 —
Jeanne D'Arc D'avant-Garde2 0 1959, 1960 —
Club Sportif des Cheminots1 0 1974 —
Zitouna Sports1 0 1973 —
Avant-Garde de Tunis1 0 1962 —
Stade Gaulois1 0 1957 —
L'Orientale1 0 1956 —

References
  1. "Championnat National A". Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. "Formule du championnat PRO "A"". FTBB (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. "Tunisian Basketball, News". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. "Basket: Et de six pour l'US Monastir". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  5. Ndongo, Oumar (2022-05-10). "Basket-Tunisie : l'US Monastir remporte la Pro A pour la 4e fois d'affilée". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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