Championnat Pro A

Championnat Pro A
Organising bodyTunisia Basketball Federation
Founded1956; 68 years ago (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

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.

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

Format

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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.[citation needed]

Teams

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2021–22 teams

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

Club City Arena Capacity
Club Africain Tunis Chérif-Bellamine Indoor Sports Hall
2,500
Dalia Sport Grombalia Grombalia Grombalia Indoor Hall
1,400
ES Radès Radès Taoufik-Bouhima Indoor Hall
3,500
JS Kairouan Kairouan Kairouan Indoor Sports Hall
2,000
JS Menzah Tunis (El Menzah) El Menzah Sports Palace
4,500
SS Sfaxien Sfax Mohamed-Ali-Akid Indoor Hall
2,000
Stade Nabeulien Nabeul Salle Bir Challouf
5,000
US Anar Dar Chaabane Dar Chaâbane Indoor Hall
1,000
US Monastir Monastir Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
4,075
Ezzahra Sports Ezzahra Ezzahra Arena
2,000

Former teams

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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
EO La Goulette et du Kram 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

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Finals

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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

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

Club Winners 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
US Monastir 9 1 1998, 2000, 2005, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 2018
Stade Nabeulien 8 2 1963, 1975, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2010 2011, 2012
EO La Goulette et Kram 7 0 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995
Ezzahra Sports 6 2 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999 2021, 2022
Étoile Sportive du Sahel 6 4 1981, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017
Club Africain 4 1 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016 2023, 2024
JS Kairouan 3 1 2001, 2002, 2003 2004
Espérance Sportive de Tunis 3 0 1977, 1979, 1980
Association Sportive Française 2 0 1958, 1961
Jeanne D'Arc D'avant-Garde 2 0 1959, 1960
Club Sportif des Cheminots 1 0 1974
Zitouna Sports 1 0 1973
Avant-Garde de Tunis 1 0 1962
Stade Gaulois 1 0 1957
L'Orientale 1 0 1956

References

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  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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