Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

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The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, formerly known as the Tunisian National Championship (1955–1994), is the highest-level football competition in Tunisia and is organised by the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) and the National Professional Football League (LNFP). The history of the competition is somewhat complex, with the first edition being held in 1907 during the French protectorate in Tunisia, organised by the Union of French Athletic Sports Societies (USFSA), it was played in a knockout format and the first official match taking place on 9 June 1907. In 1921, the Tunisian Football Association League (LTFA) was founded, it is the Tunisian branch of the French Football Federation, which remained in operation until independence in 1956. On 29 March 1957, the Tunisian Football Federation was founded, the governing body for football in Tunisia. The Tunisian National Championship became professional in the 1994–95 season following the establishment of the National Professional Football...

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