1959–60 Tunisian National Championship

Tunisian National Championship 1959–60 Espérance Sportive de Tunis Sfax Railways SportsJeunesse Sportive Méthouienne Abdelmajid Tlemçani (Espérance de Tunis) (22 goals) 156 432 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 Tunisian National Championship was the fifth season of the Tunisian national football championship following the country's independence in 1956. The competition was won by the defending champions Espérance Sportive de TunisClassement Tunisie Ligue 1 1959/1960 https://www.kawarji.com/classement/ligue1/1959-1960 2026-10-11 www.kawarji.com, who finished ahead of Stade Tunisien in the final standings. It was Espérance's third league title overall and their second in a row.Tunisia – List of Final Tables https://rsssf.org/tablest/tunhist.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 11 October 2026 The league was contested by 13 clubs, each playing 24 matches. Sfax Railways Sports and Jeunesse Sportive Méthouienne were relegated at the end of the campaign, while El Makarem de Mahdia was promoted for the following season. League table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Espérance de Tunis (C) 24 19 3 2 65 23 +42 65 2 Stade Tunisien 24 16 3 5 55 24 +31 59 3 Club Africain 24 8 11 5 24 22 +2 51 4 CS Hammam-Lif 24 11 5 8 38 34 +4 51 5 CA Bizertin 24 9 8 7 26 28 −2 50 6 Stade Populaire 24 7 9 8 30 32 −2 47 7 Étoile du Sahel 24 7 8 9 30 27 +3 46 8 Club Tunisien 24 6 10 8 25 29 −4 46 9 Avenir Musulman 24 8 6 10 28 33 −5 46 10 Stade Soussien 24 6 10 8 20 29 −9 46 11 U. Sp. Tunisienne 24 5 10 9 42 40 +2 44 12 Sfax Railways Sports (R) 24 4 5 15 25 54 −29 37 13 J. Sp. Methouienne (R) 24 2 8 14 24 57 −33 36 Source: RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points (3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a defeat). (C) = Champions; (R) = Relegated. Top scorers Abdelmajid Tlemçani of Espérance Sportive de Tunis was the league's top scorer for the second season running, with 22 goals.Tunisia – List of Topscorers https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tuntops.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 11 October 2026 See also 1958–59 Tunisian National Championship 1960–61 Tunisian National Championship Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Tunisian Cup References External links Tunisia – List of Final Tables at RSSSF Tunisia – List of Topscorers at RSSSF Tunisia Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 seasons