2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season was the 91st season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition started on 8 September 2016. The defending champions from the previous season are Étoile du Sahel.
Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2015–16 season and three promoted from the 2015–16 Ligue 2. AS Gabès was the first to obtain promotion, followed by Olympique Béja and finally US Tataouine. The three teams replaced EGS Gafsa, AS Kasserine and Stade Tunisien who were relegated to 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue 2.The teams are drawn in two groups of 8 each. At the end of the first part of the season, the first 3 will qualify to the Championship Group, the 4th to 7th will contest the Relegation Group and the 8th of each group will be relegated to the Ligue 2. Étoile du Sahel are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 season |
| AS Gabès | Gabès | Stade Municipal de Gabès | 10,000 | Ligue 2 |
| AS Marsa | La Marsa | Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui | 6,000 | 10th in Ligue 1 |
| Club Africain | Tunis | Stade Olympique de Radès | 60,000 | 6th in Ligue 1 |
| CA Bizertin | Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20,000 | 5th in Ligue 1 |
| CS Hammam-Lif | Hammam-Lif | Stade Bou Kornine | 8,000 | 8th in Ligue 1 |
| CS Sfaxien | Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22,000 | 3rd in Ligue 1 |
| Espérance de Tunis | Tunis | Stade Olympique de Radès | 60,000 | 2nd in Ligue 1 |
| ES Zarzis | Zarzis | Stade Jlidi | 7,000 | 13th in Ligue 1 |
| EO Sidi Bouzid | Sidi Bouzid | 7th in Ligue 1 | ||
| ES Métlaoui | Métlaoui | Stade Municipal de Métlaoui | 5,000 | 4th in Ligue 1 |
| Étoile du Sahel | Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 28,000 | Ligue 1 Champions |
| JS Kairouan | Kairouan | Stade Ali Zouaoui | 15,000 | 9th in Ligue 1 |
| Olympique Béja | Béja | Stade de Béja | 15,000 | Ligue 2 |
| Stade Gabèsien | Gabès | Stade Municipal de Gabès | 10,000 | 12th in Ligue 1 |
| US Ben Guerdane | Ben Guerdane | Stade du 7 Mars | 10,000 | 11th in Ligue 1 |
| US Tataouine | Tataouine | Stade Nejib Khattab | Ligue 2 |
Results
Group A
Group A table
Group A result table
Group A leaders
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Group B
Group B table
Group B result table
Group B leaders
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Playoffs
Championship Group
League table
Result table
Leaders
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Relegation Group
Relegation Group table
Relegation Group result table
Relegation Group leaders
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