1956–57 Tunisian National Championship

Tunisian National Championship
Season1956–57
ChampionsStade Tunisien
RelegatedNo relegations
Matches played132
Goals scored453 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorerMiled Ben Messaoud "Farzit" (20 goals)
Biggest home winEST 7–1 OT
Biggest away winCT 1–10 US Ferryville
Highest scoringCT 1–10 US Ferryville

The 1956–57 Tunisian National Championship was the 31st season of football in Tunisia, and the first to start after the country's independence in March 1956.

Participating clubs

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Stade Tunisien (C) 22 16 4 2 54 24 +30 58 Champion
2 Espérance de Tunis 22 13 7 2 49 18 +31 55
3 Étoile du Sahel 22 14 1 7 44 27 +17 51
4 Club Africain 22 9 7 6 39 31 +8 47
5 Jeunesse Sportive Methouienne 22 8 9 5 49 42 +7 47
6 Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif 22 8 5 9 41 38 +3 43
7 Union Sportive de Ferryville 22 7 7 8 30 42 −12 43
8 CA Bizertin 22 7 5 10 33 35 −2 41
9 Olympique Tunisien 22 7 5 10 37 54 −17 41
10 Club Tunisien 22 5 7 10 29 36 −7 39
11 Patriote Football Club de Bizerte 22 4 7 11 28 49 −21 37
12 Sfax Railways Sports 22 1 2 19 20 57 −37 26
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 3 points for win, 2 points for draw, 1 point for loss
(C) Champions

Result table

Home \ Away ST EST ESS CA JSM CSHL USF CAB OT CT PFCB SRS
Stade Tunisien 3–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0
Espérance de Tunis 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 7–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
Étoile du Sahel 0–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 3–2 3–2 2–1 5–0 3–2 2–1 3–1
Club Africain 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–0 2–1
Jeunesse Sportive Methouienne 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 6–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 4–1
Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif 0–0 5–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 4–3 2–3 6–1 5–1 4–3
Union Sportive de Ferryville 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 5–1 1–1 0–0 5–1 2–0 2–1
CA Bizertin 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 6–0
Olympique Tunisien 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 3–0 3–3 2–1 4–1
Club Tunisien 2–6 1–5 1–1 2–2 1–0 5–4 1–10 2–2 3–2 2–0 6–1
Patriote Football Club de Bizerte 1–5 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–7 2–0 2–1 5–0 3–0
Sfax Railways Sports 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–1 1–2 0–5 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Movements

  • Releguated :
    • None
  • Promoted :
    • Stade Populaire (SP)
    • Stade Soussien (SS)
    • Union Sportive Tunisienne (UST)

Top scorers

Champion

  • Stade Tunisien (ST)
    • Line-up : Russo, Khaldi, Mahmoud, Chérif, Lakhal, Braiek, Abdelbaki, Noureddine Diwa, Barbéche, Miloud, Shabani, Naija, Laaroussi, Nahali, Rachid
    • Coach : R. Turki

Notes and references

  1. ^ futur Union sportive musulmane Menzel Bourguiba (USMMB)
  2. ^ soon to be Union Sportive Musulmane Olympique
  3. ^ futur Club Sportif Sfaxien