Tunisian Handball League

Tunisian Handball League

Countries	Tunisia
Confederation	CAHB (Africa)
Founded	1956
Number of teams	12
Relegation to	National B
Level on pyramid	Level 1
Domestic cup(s)	Tunisian Handball Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup
Current champions	ES de Tunis (2015-16)
Most championships	ES de Tunis (30 titles)
TV partners	Television Tunisienne 1

The Tunisian Handball League or the National A is the top Tunisian professional handball. The league started in 1956, just after Tunisia had gained its independence. 12 teams participate in the league, which is the strongest in Africa. The Espérance Sportive de Tunis H.C is the most successful team, and the first team in the world to win a total of 30 titles in its national league, 15 of them consecutively. Club Africain H.C have won 12 titles. Both clubs focus on international competitions rather than the domestic league, however, since they make up the bulk of the national team.

Winners

No. Season Champion 1 1955–56 Tunis University S.C 2 1956–57 Tunis University S.C 3 1957–58 USM Menzel Bourguiba 4 1958–59 Force Sports Club 5 1959–60 Force Sports Club 6 1960–61 Tunisian United Club 7 1961–62 PTT Sport Association 8 1962–63 Al Mansoura Chaâbia 9 1963–64 Club athlétique du gaz 10 1964–65 Club Africain 11 1965–66 Hammam Lif Sports Club 12 1966–67 Espérance sportive de Tunis 13 1967–68 Club Africain 14 1968–69 Espérance sportive de Tunis 15 1969–70 Club Africain 16 1970–71 Espérance sportive de Tunis 17 1971–72 Espérance sportive de Tunis 18 1972–73 Espérance sportive de Tunis 19 1973–74 Espérance sportive de Tunis 20 1974–75 Espérance sportive de Tunis 21 1975–76 Espérance sportive de Tunis

No. Season Champion 22 1976–77 Espérance sportive de Tunis 23 1977–78 Espérance sportive de Tunis 24 1978–79 Espérance sportive de Tunis 25 1979–80 Espérance sportive de Tunis 26 1980–81 Espérance sportive de Tunis 27 1981–82 Espérance sportive de Tunis 28 1982–83 Espérance sportive de Tunis 29 1983–84 Espérance sportive de Tunis 30 1984–85 Espérance sportive de Tunis 31 1985–86 Club Africain 32 1986–87 Club Africain 33 1987–88 Étoile Sportive du Sahel H.C. 34 1988–89 Club Africain 35 1989–90 Club Africain 36 1990–91 Espérance sportive de Tunis 37 1991–92 Espérance sportive de Tunis 38 1992–93 Espérance sportive de Tunis 39 1993–94 El Makarem de Mahdia H.C 40 1994–95 Espérance sportive de Tunis 41 1995–96 Étoile Sportive du Sahel H.C. 42 1996–97 Espérance sportive de Tunis

No. Season Champion 43 1997–98 Club Africain 44 1998–99 Étoile Sportive du Sahel H.C. 45 1999–00 Club Africain 46 2000–01 Club Africain 47 2001–02 Étoile Sportive du Sahel H.C. 48 2002–03 Étoile Sportive du Sahel H.C. 49 2003–04 Espérance sportive de Tunis 50 2004–05 Espérance sportive de Tunis 51 2005–06 Étoile Sportive du Sahel H.C. 52 2006–07 Étoile Sportive du Sahel H.C. 53 2007–08 Club Africain 54 2008–09 Espérance sportive de Tunis 55 2009–10 Espérance sportive de Tunis 56 2010–11 Étoile Sportive du Sahel H.C. 57 2011–12 Espérance sportive de Tunis 58 2012–13 Espérance sportive de Tunis 59 2013–14 Espérance sportive de Tunis 60 2014–15 Club Africain 61 2015–16 Espérance sportive de Tunis

Most successful clubs

Rank	Club	Titles
1	Espérance de Tunis	30
2	Club Africain	12
3	Étoile du Sahel	8
4	Tunis University S.C	2
	Force Sports Club	2
6	USM Menzel Bourguiba	1
	Tunisian United Club	1
	PTT Sport Association	1
	Al Mansoura Chaâbia (Hammam-Lif)	1
	Club athlétique du gaz	1
	Hammam Lif Sports Club	1
	El Makarem de Mahdia	1

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External links

• Tunisian Handball Champions List