Esperance claim 30th Tunisian League Championship

31 Août 2020

Tunis, Tunisia, August 31 (Infosplusgabon) - Tunisia giants, Esperance Sportive de Tunis, extended their unprecedented league record when they were crowned 2019-20 season champions on Sunday, the 30th time in their history.

The Tunis-based side were held to a 1-1 draw by CS Chebba at Rades Olympic Stadium, which guaranteed them the title after taking their points tally to 55 points, nine more than their closest rivals, CS Sfaxien, with three games to spare.

The “Blood and Gold” side, as Esperance are popularly called, have the upper hand on head-to-head games over Sfaxien, having defeated them 2-0 in Sfax and settling for a barren stalemate in Rades.

It was Esperance’s fourth league title in a row, having been crowned champions the past three seasons. The four-time African Champions (Esperance) have now won the “Tunisian Ligue Professionelle 1” a record 30 times, 17 more than archrivals Club Africain who have 13 titles to their name.

Winning the title makes Esperance Tunisia's representatives in next season’s Total CAF Champions League. Sfaxien lie second on 46 points, five more than third-placed Monastir who will also play for Tunisia in the premier continental club competition.

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