(; ar, الترجي الرياضي التونسي, Attarajī ar-Riyāḍi Attūnisī, link=yes), also known as ''ES Tunis'' and , is a Tunisian

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of

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, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919, thus being the oldest active football club in Tunisia and its traditional colours are red and yellow. They play in Olympic Stadium Hammadi Agerbi. The club is mostly known for its football team, which is currently playing in the Tunisian Professional League 1 and is one of the most popular clubs in Tunisia and is considered one of the continent's giants. ''Espérance'' is the most successful Tunisian club; domestically, they have won 32 Tunisian Professional League 1 titles, 15

Tunisian Cup The Tunisian Cup , officially named the President's Cup, is the official competition of the Cup in Tunisian football and is considered the second most important local title after the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. The first cup competition was h ...

and 6

Tunisian Super Cup The Tunisian Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر التونسي) or the Tunisia Premier Cup ( ar, كأس تونس الممتازة) was previously called the Tunisian Cup Winners' Cup. It is a Tunisian football competition organized by the Tunis ...

, all of them national records. Espérance won a total of 53 domestic trophies, more than any other Tunisian football club. At international level, ''Espérance'' has won a total of 13 titles, with 8 organized by Confederation of African Football, including 4 CAF Champions League titles, 1

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title, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup title, 1 CAF Super Cup title and one Afro-Asian Cup.

History

Founding and early years

The club was founded in

Bab Souika , demolition_date=1861, coordinates= Bab Souika ( ar, باب سويقة) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. It was demolished in 1861. Its situation was between Bab El Khadra and Bab Saadoun Bab Saadoun ( ar, باب سعدون) is on ...

which is one of the historic neighborhoods of the capital Tunis by Mohamed Zouaoui and Hédi Kallel as an act of resistance against the French colonization. The club was named 'Espérance' after the name of the coffeehouse where the founders used to meet each other often, the café named ''Café de L'Espérance'' ( ar, مقهى الترجي).They appealed to Louis Montassier, a member of the French administration, to obtain authorization from the colonial authorities, given the regulations of the time which required that all foundations and clubs must be chaired by a Frenchman. EST is officially registered on 15 January 1919. The first colours were green and white. In 1920, the club recruited a young high school student, Chedly Zouiten, who provided a set of jersey with vertical red and yellow bands, now becoming the club's colors. Zouiten became a member of the club's management committee in 1923 before becoming president in 1931. On 29 June 1930, Habib Bourguiba was part of the club's management committee. Under Zouiten's tenure, which lasts more than three decades, ''Espérance'' was nearly on the verge of abandonment until promotion to the honorary division of the League of Tunisia in 1936.''Espérance'' also manages to reach the final of the Tunisian Cup but Stade Gaulois manages to win. Three years after its failure against the Stade Gaulois, ''Esperance'' won the Tunisian Cup (1939) against the Etoile Sportive du Sahel (3–1), his first ever triumph and title. It was in 1955 that ''Esperance'' qualified to represent the Tunisian League in the North African championship. In the knockout match, two of the five teams are drawn at random to compete against each other and the winner immediately qualifies for the semi-finals. The

Wydad Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

of the Moroccan League and the ''Espérance Sportive'' de Tunis faced each other; the meeting took place in Tunis on 15 May 1955, the Tunisian club losing on the score of 2 goals to 1. Between the start of the Second World War and independence (1956), the squad quality improved, especially since the club received the reinforcement of Algerian players like Abdelaziz Ben Tifour. The French, Italian and Maltese clubs which until then dominated football in Tunisia, had to compete with a "indigenous" club. Mohamed zouaoui

After the independence

When independence was proclaimed, ''Espérance'' stood out as one of the leading clubs in the country. The titles (champion in 1958 and 1960 and winner of the cup in 1957) but also the style of play, resolutely spectacular and turned towards the offensive, explain the popular enthusiasm. Attacking football was abandoned in 1963 following the passage of Ben Azzedine as coach. The latter opts for very rigorous Italian-style defensive principles. In 1971, violent riots occurred in Stade El Menzah by ''Espérance'' supporters following the final lost against the Club Sportive Sfaxien (historic goal of Abdelwahed Trabelsi in the first minute of the game). The authorities then sanctioned ''Esperance'' and withdrew the right to play in the first division. The football section of the Espérance was dissolved while the team was one day away from being crowned as champions. In 1977, ''Espérance'' iconic playmaker

Tarak Dhiab Tarak Dhiab ( ar, طارق ذياب, born January 15, 1954) is a former footballer from Tunisia. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Tunisian Football Federation as having 107 caps for the Tunisian national football ...

won the African ''Ballon d'Or'', the only Tunisian football player to have received the trophy to date.

Slim Chiboub era and national dominance (1989–2004)

Slim Chiboub, son-in-law of president

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, took charge of the club in 1989. Quickly, he kept one of his promises with a double in 1990–1991, which increased his popularity. In 1993, he won several international and local titles and signed the striker of the Zambian national team,

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. Espérance also won its first regional cup, the Arab Club Champions Cup, becoming the first Tunisian team to do so in 1993. The following year, the club won its first CAF Champions League at the expense of defending champion

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. In 1995, EST won the CAF Super Cup as well as the Afro-Asian Cup, becoming the first Tunisian club win all possible continental titles. Espérance Sportive de Tunis won ten Tunisian league titles, including seven successive between 1998 and 2004 and set a new national record. Espérance Sportive de Tunis was designated by IFFHS as the World Club of the Month for July 2004.

Hamdi Meddeb era and sustained success (2007–present)

Espérance Sportive de Tunis wins CAF Champions League

Between 2005 and 2007, Aziz Zouhir led the club which won the double (championship and cup) in 2006. In 2007 Hamdi Meddeb took charge of the club. He focused on boosting Esperance financially and recruiting African and Tunisian talents. This is how, in a few years, Esperance signed many promising players like

Michael Eneramo Michael Eneramo (born 26 November 1985) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Eneramo began his career with Lobi Stars and was in 2004 scouted by Tunisian top club Espérance Sportive de Tunis, he ...

Harrison Afful Harrison Afful (born 24 July 1986) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a fullback for Charlotte FC and the Ghana national team. He appeared previously for Feyenoord Academy, Espérance de Tunis, Columbus Crew, and Charlotte ...

Youssef Msakni Youssef Msakni ( ar, يوسف المساكني; born 28 October 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Arabi, on loan from Al-Duhail, and the Tunisia national team. Msa ...

, Mejdi Traoui and

Yannick N'Djeng Joseph Yannick N'Djeng (born 11 March 1990) is a Cameroonian Association football, football player. International career N'Djeng was capped 5 times for the Cameroon national football team, national team during 2012–2013. In 2021 was reappeared ...

. The 2010–2011 season was one of the most successful in the history of the club when Espérance completed a historical treble by winning the League, National Cup and the African Champions League, under coach

Nabil Maâloul Nabil Maâloul ( ar, نَبِيْل مَعْلُول; born 25 December 1962) is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Espérance de Tunis. Maâloul was capped 74 times for his country, and partici ...

. Following this success, a new committee chaired by Hamdi Meddeb was elected on 25 September 2011 for a three-year term. However, Maâloul resigned after a sixth place in the FIFA Club World Cup. However, the team lost the 2012 CAF Champions League final to

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, and the team star Youssef Msakni was sold to Qatari club

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for 23 million Tunisian Dinars. On 6 August 2017, the club won their fourth Arab title and third Arab club championship by beating the Jordanian side Al Faisaly (3–2) after extra time. After winning its 28 league title on 8 April, Espérance won its third CAF Champions League against Al Ahly despite a defeat (3–1) on the home soil of the eight-time African champions in the first leg. In the second match, the Tunisians won with a score of 3–0, in front of a crowd of 60,000 people, with goals from

Saad Bguir Saad Abdellah Bguir ( ar, سعد عبدالله بقير; born 22 March 1994) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays for Abha. Club career In the 2014–15 season, Stade Gabésien went all the way to the Tunisian Cup Finals, losing t ...

and

Anice Badri Anice Badri ( ar, أنيس البدري; born 18 September 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Espérance de Tunis. Club career Anice Badri spent his childhood in Lyon, his hometown. At the age of 13, he join ...

. With the help of the young coach Moïne Chaâbani the club clinched the third Champions League in its history, a few months before its centenary on 15 January 2019. The club ends the 2018–2019 season by being crowned African champion for the fourth time after winning the CAF Champions League against Wydad (1–1 away and 1–0 at home).

Colors and symbols

Logos throughout history

File:Logo 1919.png, 1919 File:Logo 1924.png, 1924 File:Logo EST 1950.jpg, 1950 File:Logo 1969.jpg, 1969 File:Logo 1987.jpg, 1987 File:Espérance Sportive de Tunis logo.png, 2012

Red & Yellow

During the first year of its establishment, Esperance played in white and green: a white uniform with green with the elegance of the shirt and hands and black veil. When Dr. Chedly Zouiten came in 1920 and joined the board of directors as a general clerk, he carried with him the uniform of the school team “Football Club of Tunisia,” which he supervised before dissolving and dividing his property by his managers. Chadli Zouiten’s share was the red and yellow sports uniforms, which were better than Esperance’s uniforms. White and green, especially in the winter, to guard against the harsh cold, and he gifted them to Esperance, and since that day they have become their official uniforms and colors.

Popular culture

Supporters

Tifo Chorégraphique ULE02 - Derby EST vs CA

Officially, the club's fans and supporters are framed by the Espérance Sportive de Tunis, but many ultras groups have appeared alongside it that organize the club's income during major interviews. The oldest group of them is the Ultras L'Emkachkhines, which belong to the ultras movement but do not have any legal system as is the case for the European bands' lovers groups. We also find the Supras, which appeared in 2004, the Blood & Gold group appeared in 2005, Zapatista Esperanza in 2007 and Torcida in 2008, and in the same year the Matadors group appeared. In 2009 the Fedayn, Ayounos Algres and Strano Boys group appeared, and in 2010 the Los guerreros group, the Resista Armada group and others... All of these groups share the southern runways behind a guard the goal under the banner of Curva Sud. Among the acronics that some of these groups raise is A.C.A.B, which is also raised by other groups in Europe and even in Tunisia. The elderly Ultras made many incomes and carcasses and created more than 35 for them at the local level only, without counting the years of repression from 2009 to 2011 when Ultras in Tunisia were prevented from entering.

Ultras L'Emkachkhines

Ultras L'Emkachkhines, and its symbol (ULE02), is an ultras group established in 2002 by a group of fans of Espérance Sportive de Tunis. Ultras was established in the summer of 2002, specifically on 16/08/2002, and it was the result of the idea of a group of Esperance fans who love the team and were influenced by the activity of long-standing ultras groups in Europe, such as Ultras Romani and Fossa Dei Leoni. After many consultations and discussions via the Internet, they decided to organize Their first meeting was at the Opera Café in the Cité Ennasr in the Tunisian capital, where it was agreed to establish the group under the name Ultras Giallorosso, but soon the name was changed through a proposal by one of the members to replace the word Galloroso with L'Emkachkhines for the symbolism of this word among the supporters of Esperance and to impart a spirit of belonging and identity More for the group, and the image of the warrior leader Geranimo was chosen as the group's emblem as a symbol of resistance and struggle... Ultras L'Emkachkhines had the first match and the initiation of creativity in the Esperance match against the Egyptian

in 2002.

Zapatista Esperanza

Zapatista Esperanza, the ultras group that supports Espérance Sportive de Tunis, was founded in 2007 and its symbol is (ZE07) and with its word (siamo solo noi). The name comes from the Zapatista National Liberation Army (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) is an armed revolutionary group from the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. The movement consists mainly of the indigenous people of the region. The movement takes the name Emiliano Zapata - one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution of 1910.

Accidents

Tragedy of 13 June 1971

The tragedy of 13 June 1971, when the red and yellow lost the

final against

CS Sfaxien Club Sportif Sfaxien ( ar, النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي) is a Tunisian professional association football club founded in 1928. History The club was founded in 1928 as ''Club Tunisien'', playing in green and red stripes. The tea ...

at Stade El Menzah, and from it a spark of a conflict with the security erupted behind several human and material losses to order the Minister of Interior and Sports at that time to dissolve the team until President Habib Bourguiba returned to bring him back to the sports arena.

The events of 8 April 2010

Espérance lived several stations that its sons considered as a struggle, such as the events of 8 April 2010 against the security, which witnessed several wounded and arrested as a result of unprecedented clashes with the security in a famous match in which the lights of El Menzah stadium went out in a match between Espérance and

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that ended in a 3–3 draw.

Infrastructure

Stadiums

Stade Hammadi Agrebi

Stade Olympique Hamadi Agrebi, opened as Stade 7 November, is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

in Radès,

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about 10 kilometers south-east of downtown

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium has a capacity of up to 60,000 spectators and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games. The stadium and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. StadeRadesNov2011

It was inaugurated in July 2001 for the final of the

between

and

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(1–0).

Stade El Menzah

Stade El Menzah is a

, located in the north of

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It is built to host the

1967 Mediterranean Games The 1967 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the V Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Tunis 1967, were the 5th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Tunis, Tunisia over 9 days, from 8 to 17 September 1967, where 1,249 athletes ...

at the same time as the Olympic swimming pool and gymnasium. Since then, it is an integral part of Tunisia's main sports complex. Tunisia's three major football teams, Espérance de Tunis, Club Africain and Stade Tunisien played their games there. The stadium was completely renovated for the

1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. Just as in 1992, the field of twelve teams was ...

. It has a capacity of 45,000 seats. The VIP section consists of a grandstand and 2 salons that can accommodate 300 people in a "cocktail" configuration. The stadium hosted the matches of

Tunisia national football team The Tunisia national football team ( ar, منتخب تونس لكرة القدم; ) represents Tunisia in men's international association football. The team is a member of both FIFA and CAF, the Confederation of African Football. It is governe ...

until the inauguration of the Stade 7 November in the south of

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

in 2001.

Honours

Official honors

* * shared record

Club prizes

* African Inter-Club Team of the Year: 2011 * FIFA Fair Play Award:

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Individual Awards

Players Awards

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: 1977:

*Tunisian Athlete of the Year Award : 1977:

: 1989:

Khaled Ben Yahia Khaled Ben Yahia ( ar, خالد بن يحيى; born 12 November 1959) is a Tunisian retired footballer and a current manager. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known a ...

: 2000:

Chokri El Ouaer Chokri El Ouaer ( ar, شُكري الواعر) (born August 15, 1966) is a former Tunisian football goalkeeper. The Tunisian international began playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 1986, spending his entire career there except for a six ...

Tunisian Golden Boot The competition for the Tunisian Golden Boot was instituted by the newspaper L'Action tunisienne in 1969–1970, with a jury made up of sports figures and journalists. It consists of assigning stars to players based on their performance in the leagu ...

: 1981:

: 1982:

: 1987:

*Tunisian Golden Ball : 2009: Oussama Darragi : 2012: Moez Ben Cherifia : 2013:

* African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa) : 2011: Oussama Darragi : 2019:

Youcef Belaïli Mohamed Youcef Belaïli ( ar, محمد يوسف بلايلي; born 14 March 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club Ajaccio and the Algeria national team. Early life Belaïli was born on 14 March 1992 ...

*Arab Golden Ball : 2012: Oussama Darragi *Best Maghreb Player Award : 2018:

Competition topscorers

* Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 goalscorer : 1959: Abdelmajid Tlemçani : 1960: Abdelmajid Tlemçani : 1962: Chedly Laaouini : 1975: Zoubeir Boughnia : 1982: Riadh El Fahem : 1988:

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: Ziad Tlemçani :

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: Ali Zitouni : 2002: Kandia Traoré : 2006: Amine Ltifi : 2009:

: 2010:

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: Haythem Jouini :

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Taha Yassine Khenissi Taha Yassine Khenissi ( ar, طه ياسين الخنيسي; born 6 January 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of ...

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: Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda * CAF Champions League goalscorer : 2010:

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: Haythem Jouini :

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* FIFA Club World Cup goalscorer :

Hamdou Elhouni Hamdou Mohamed Elhouni ( ar, حمدو محمد الهوني, born 2 February 1994) is a Libyan professional footballer who plays for Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis and the Libya national team as a left winger. He has previously played for ...

International participations

FIFA Club World Cup

African Cup of Champions Clubs and CAF Champions League

CAF Confederation Cup

CAF Cup

African Cup Winners' Cup

CAF Super Cup

Afro-Asian Club Championship

Twinning

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(Palestinian Club)

Rival clubs

* Club Africain (

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) *

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(

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) *

CS Sfax Club Sportif Sfaxien ( ar, النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي) is a Tunisian professional association football club founded in 1928. History The club was founded in 1928 as ''Club Tunisien'', playing in green and red stripes. The team ...

(Rivalry) * Al Ahly SC (Rivalry) *

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

(Rivalry) *

Wydad AC Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

(Rivalry) * CR Belouizdad (Rivalry)

Presidents

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(1919–1923) * Chedly Zouiten (1924) *

Mohamed Zouaoui Mohamed Zouaoui ( ar, محمد الزواوي), is a Tunisian-born actor living in Italy. In 2004 he made his first appearance on the television miniseries ''Posso chiamarti amore?''. He also acted in ''Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare'' (''Nasiri ...

(1925) * Mustapha Kaak (1926–1930) * Chedly Zouiten (1930–1963) * Mohamed Ben Ismaïl (1963–1968) *

Ali Zouaoui Ali Zouaoui ( ar, علي الزواوي; November 10, 1925 – February 18, 1972) was a Tunisian economist and politician. Career He was a member of an old family which hailed from Hajeb El Ayoun, and studied law and economics in France. He w ...

(1968–1971) *

Hassen Belkhodja Hassen Belkhodja (10 March 1916, Ras Jebel – 29 November 1981), also known as Hassan Belkhodja, was a Tunisian politician and businessman. Biography Belkhodja attended the Lycée Carnot de Tunis before going to study at the faculté de dro ...

(1971–1981) * Naceur Knani (1981–1984) * Abdelhamid Achour (1984–1985) * Moncef Zouhir (1985–1986) * Mondher Znaïdi (1986–1987) *

Hedi Jilani Hedi may refer to: Geography * Hedi language Afro-Asiatic language of Cameroon and Nigeria *Hedi List of prisons in Shanxi province *Hedi List of township-level divisions of Zhejiang This is a list of township-level divisions of the province ...

(1987–1989) * Slim Chiboub (1989–2004) * Aziz Zouhir (2004–2007) * Hamdi Meddeb (2007–''present'') Source:''
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Managers

* Hammadi Ben Ghachem (1938–1939) * Hachemi Cherif (1942–1959) *

Habib Draoua Hadj Habib Derbouz Draoua ( ar, حاج حبيب دربوز دراوة ; 1914 – ), commonly known as Habib Draoua and also called Hadj Draoua was a professional Algerian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was also a manager. Life and care ...

(1959–1961) * Hachemi Cherif (1961–1962) *

Jean Baratte Jean Baratte (7 June 1923, Lambersart, Nord – 1 July 1986) was a French international footballer who played as striker and was a manager. He played for Lille OSC and was the twelfth goal scorer in Ligue 1. Honours Lille * Division 1: 1945� ...

(1962–1963) *

Abderrahmane Ben Ezzedine Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' ...

(1963–1966) * Sandor Pazmandy (1966–November 1968) *

Robert Domergue Robert Domergue (21 November 1921 – 22 January 2014) was French football player and manager. References External links Profile

(November 1968–May 1969) *

(May 1969 – 1971) * Slah Guiza (September 1971–November 1971) *

Vladimír Mirka Vladimir Mirka (born 14 December 1928, in Czechoslovakia) is a Czech former football coach. His best achievement as coach was guiding the Czechoslovakia Under-18s to European glory in 1968 using the 4-2-4 formation. Career The second coach of ...

(November 1971 – 1973) * Hmid Dhib (1973–May 1976) *

(May 1976–July 1976) * Stjepan Bobek (1976–1978) *

Mokhtar Tlili Mokhtar Tlili (born on 8 October 1942) is a Tunisian Association footballer, football manager. He coached the Tunisia national football team. He was a defender at CS Cheminots, he interrupts his playing career at the age of 25 years to become a ...

(1978–1981) * Hmid Dhib (1981–1982) * Mrad Mahjoub (1982–December 1983) *

Roger Lemerre Roger Léon Maurice Lemerre-Desprez (born 18 June 1941) is a French professional football manager and former player. During his managerial career, he was in charge of the French, Tunisian and Moroccan national teams. He also managed numerous c ...

(December 1983 – 1984) *

Amarildo Tavares da Silveira Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, also known as Amarildo (; born 29 July 1939), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. Club career Amarildo began his career at in the youth teams at Goytacaz, being described at the best playe ...

(1984–1987) *

Antoni Piechniczek Antoni Krzysztof Piechniczek (born 3 May 1942) is a Polish former football player and manager. From 2007 to 2011 he was a Polish senator. Playing career Piechniczek was born in Chorzów. He played for clubs such as Naprzód Lipiny, Legia W ...

(1987–1990) *

Władysław Żmuda Władysław Antoni Żmuda (; born 6 June 1954) is a Polish former professional footballer, who played as a defender for Śląsk Wrocław, Widzew Łódź, Hellas Verona, New York Cosmos and US Cremonese. He earned 91 caps for the Poland nation ...

(1990–1991) *

Andon Dončevski Andon Dončevski (, born 19 November 1935) is a former Yugoslav football coach and former player. Club career Born in Kavadarci,"50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija", page 66 Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he played with FK Vardar youth team in 1952. H ...

(1991–1992) * Zdzisław Podedworny (1992–1993) *

Faouzi Benzarti Faouzi Benzarti ( ar, فوزي البنزرتي; born 3 January 1950) is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player and the current head coach of MC Alger. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir witho ...

(1993–1996) *

Luigi Maifredi Luigi Maifredi (born 20 April 1947), commonly known as Gigi Maifredi, is an Italian football manager, currently working as a technical collaborator of Italian club Brescia. Career Born in Lograto (Province of Brescia), started out playing in ...

(1996) *

(1996–1997) * Youssef Zouaoui (1997–2002) * Michel Decastel (2002–2004) * Claude Andrey (2004–2005) *

(2005–2006) * Jacky Duguépéroux (2006–2007) *

(2007) *

Larbi Zouaoui ''Larbi'' (''Larbi ou le destin d'un grand footballeur'') is a 2011 Moroccan film directed by Driss Mrini. The film was inspired by the life of football player Larbi Benbarek. Synopsis The film chronicles the life of football player Larbi Benba ...

(July 2007–August 2007) * Carlos Cabral (September 2007–December 2007) * Youssef Zouaoui (December 2007–May 2008) * Carlos Cabral (May 2008–November 2008) *

José Morais José Manuel Ferreira de Morais (born 27 July 1965) is a Portuguese professional football coach and former player. Morais arrived at Inter Milan in July 2009 to replace the departing André Villas-Boas, who took the head coaching position with ...

(November 2008–March 2009) *

(March 2009–November 2010) *

Maher Kanzari Maher Kanzari (born 17 March 1973) is a Tunisian association football, football manager (association football), manager. He has played for Tunisia national football team. Club career He played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with Stade Tu ...

(November 2010–December 2010) *

Nabil Maaloul Nabīl or Nabeel ( ar, نبيل) is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning "noble".Online translatio ...

(December 2010–January 2012) * Michel Decastel (January 2012–May 2012) *

Nabil Maaloul Nabīl or Nabeel ( ar, نبيل) is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning "noble".Online translatio ...

(May 2012–February 2013) *

(February 2013–October 2013) * Sébastien Desabre (December 2013–January 2014) *

Ruud Krol Rudolf ("Ruud" or "Rudi") Jozef Krol (; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax, and he became a coach ...

(January 2014–May 2014) * Sébastien Desabre (May 2014–August 2014) *

(August 2014–February 2015) *

(February 2015–June 2015) *

José Anigo José Anigo (born 15 April 1961) is a French football former manager and former defender. Career Anigo was born in Marseille, and after a tough childhood went on to play for his home town club for eight years where he established a reputation ...

(June 2015–August 2015) *

Ammar Souayah Ammar Souayah ( ar, عمار السويّح) (born June 11, 1957) is a retired Tunisian footballer. Tunisia national football team In 2002, Ammar Souayah signed as the coach of the Tunisia national team and led the team at the FIFA World Cup. ...

(August 2015–January 2017) *

(January 2017–December 2017) * Mondher Kebaier (January 2018–February 2018) *

(February 2018–October 2018) * Mouine Chaabani (October 2018–July 2021) *

Radhi Jaïdi Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi ( ar, راضي بن عبد المجيد الجعايدي; born 30 August 1975) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a centre back. He was previously head coach of the under-23 team at Southampton, head coach ...

(August 2021–June 2022) *

(June 2022–''present'') Source:''
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Players

Current technical staff

Notes

References

External links

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