The Championnat Pro A, is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia, established in 1955. As the 2025–26 season, the league features 12 teams. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).[1]

Championnat Pro A
Organising bodyTunisia Basketball Federation
Founded1955; 71 years ago (1955)
First season1955–56
CountryTunisia
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toChampionnat Nationale 1
Domestic cup(s)Tunisian Cup
Tunisian Federation Cup
SupercupTunisian Super Cup
International cupBasketball Africa League
Current championsUS Monastir (10th title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsES Radès (13 titles)

ES 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 2025–26 season. The champions of each Championnat Pro A season qualify directly for the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Format

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

  1. Preliminary round: All teams compete in two-legged matches. The six highest-ranked teams advance to the title round, while the remaining teams advance to the relegation round.
  2. Second phase:
    1. Play-offs: Six teams compete again in two-legged matches, with the top four qualifying for the Super Playoffs.
    2. Play-outs: The remaining teams compete in two-legged matches. The last-ranked team relegated to Championnat Nationale 1. The remaining teams continue in the play-outs.
  3. Super Playoffs: The four remaining teams compete in a best-of-three knockout stage. The winners of the final are declared champions.
  4. Super Play-outs: The first, second, and third-place teams from the play-outs face the fifth and sixth-place teams from the play-offs. The sixth-placed team in the Super Play-out is also relegated to the Championnat Nationale 1.

Teams

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Locations of teams for the 2025–26 Championnat Pro A teams

2025–26 teams

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The following 12 teams are the teams for the 2025–26 season:[3]

Club City Arena Capacity
AS Hammamet Hammamet Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall 2,500
BC Mahdia Mahdia Rached-Khouja Indoor Hall 2,000
Club Africain Tunis Chérif-Bellamine Indoor Hall 2,500
DS Grombalia Grombalia Grombalia Indoor Hall 1,400
ES Goulettoise La Goulette La Goulette Indoor Hall 1,800
ES Radès Radès Taoufik-Bouhima Indoor Hall 3,500
ES Sahel Sousse Sousse Indoor Sports Hall 5,000
JS Kairouan Kairouan Aziz Miled Sports Hall 2,000
JS Menazah El Menzah El Menzah Sports Palace 4,500
Stade Nabeulien Nabeul Salle Bir Challouf 5,000
US Ansar Dar Chaabane Dar Chaâbane Indoor Hall 1,000
US Monastir Monastir Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall 4,075

Champions

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By season

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By Team

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Team City Titles Winning seasons
ES Radès Radès 13 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1983–84, 2016–17, 2017–18
US Monastir Monastir 10 1997–98, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26
Stade Nabeulien Nabeul 8 1962–63, 1974–75, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10
ES Goulettoise La Goulette 7 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95
Ezzahra Sports Ezzahra 6 1981–82, 1982–83, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99
ES Sahel Sousse 6 1980–81, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Club Africain Tunis 5 2003–04, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2024–25
JS Kairouan Kairouan 3 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
ES Tunis Tunis 3 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80
Avant-Garde de Tunis Tunis 3 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62
AS Française Tunis 2 1957–58, 1960–61
CS Cheminots Tunis 2 1973–74, 1977–78
Zitouna Sports Tunis 1 1972–73
Stade Gaulois Tunis 1 1956–57
L'Orientale Tunis 1 1955–56

Finals

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Only including finals from the 2009–10 season until now.

Season Champions Runners-up Final score
2009–10 Stade Nabeulien (8) ES Sahel 2–0
2010–11 ES Sahel (3) Stade Nabeulien 2–0
2011–12 ES Sahel (4) Stade Nabeulien 2–0
2012–13 ES Sahel (5) ES Radès 2–0
2013–14 Club Africain (2) ES Sahel 2–1
2014–15 Club Africain (3) ES Radès 2–0
2015–16 Club Africain (4) ES Sahel 2–1
2016–17 ES Radès (12) ES Sahel 2–0
2017–18 ES Radès (13)[4] US Monastir 2–1
2018–19 US Monastir (4)[5] ES Radès 3–1
2019–20 US Monastir (5)[6] ES Radès 2–0
2020–21 US Monastir (6)[7] Ezzahra Sports 2–0
2021–22 US Monastir (7)[8] Ezzahra Sports 3–1
2022–23 US Monastir (8)[9] Club Africain 3–1
2023–24 US Monastir (9)[10] Club Africain 3–2
2024–25 Club Africain (5)[11] US Monastir 3–1
2025–26 US Monastir (10)[12] JS Kairouan 3–0

References

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  1. "Championnat Pro A – FTBB". Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB) (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  2. "Formule du Championnat Pro A". Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB) (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. "2025–26 Championnat Pro A teams". afrobasket.com. 13 March 2026.
  4. "Etoile Sportive de Radès sacré champion de Tunisie 2018". www.fiba.basketball (in French). 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  5. Gacem, Taoufik (2019-05-02). "Finale du championnat de Tunisie de basketball, 4ème titre pour l'US Monsatir | Tunisie Tribune" (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  6. "Basket : l'US Monastir sacrée championne de Tunisie". Mosaique FM (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  7. "Basket: Et de six pour l'US Monastir". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  8. 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.
  9. HR (2023-05-26). "Basket-ball : cinquième titre consécutif de champion de Tunisie pour l'USM". Le Temps News (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  10. "Basketball : Union sportive monastirienne championne de Tunisie". realites.com. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  11. "Basketball: Le Club Africain champion de Tunisie..." Mosaique FM (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  12. "Basketball : L'USMo championne de Tunisie pour la 10e fois". Mosaique FM (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-12.