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The Espérance Sportive de Tunis Volleyball (, often referred to as ''EST'') is one of
Espérance Sportive de Tunis Espérance Sportive de Tunis (), known as ES Tunis or simply EST for short, is a Tunisian professional sports club founded on 15 January 1919 in the Bab Souika neighborhood of Tunis. Its football (soccer), football section has competed in th ...
club's sections that represent the club in
Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
and international
volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
competitions, the club team section based in capital
Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
since the year
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
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History

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (EST) established its volleyball section in 1956, expanding the club's rich sports legacy. Over the decades, the team has become a dominant force in Tunisian and African volleyball. In the 2019–2020 season, EST secured their 20th national championship title after defeating CO Kelibia 3-0. The team's home matches are held at the Salle Mohamed-Zouaoui in Tunis. As of the latest season, the squad includes notable players such as Skander Ben Tara (Middle Blocker), Elyes Karamosli (Outside Hitter), and team captain Mehdi Ben Cheikh (Setter). Under the leadership of head coach Hichem Kaabi and assistant coach Karim Ben Ayed, Espérance Sportive de Tunis continues to be a formidable presence in volleyball, both nationally and internationally.


Honours


National Achievements

* Tunisian League : :: Winners (25x titles) : 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 :: Runners up (9x times) : 1978–79, 1984–85, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14 :: Third (3x times) : 1962–63, 2000–01, 2011–12 *
Tunisian Cup The Tunisian Cup (), formerly known as Tunisian President Cup (1956–2011), is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition in Football in Tunisia, Tunisian football, organized annually by the Tunisian Football Federati ...
: :: Winners (22x cups) : 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–20, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 :: Runners up (10x vice champions) : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1997–98, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 * Tunisian Supercup : :: Winners (8x Supercups) : 2007–08, 2008–09, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24


Regional Achievements

* Arab Clubs Championship : :: Winners (2x titles) : 2007,
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
:: Runners up (5x vice champions) : 1978, 1992, 2008, 2018, 2019 :: Third (1x time) : 1996


International Achievements

* African Club Championship : :: Winners (5x titles) : 1994, 1998, 2000,
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
, 2021 :: Runners up (5x vice champions) : 1999,
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, 2015, 2016, 2022 * African Volleyball Cup Winners' Cup : :: Runners up (1 x vice champions) : 1994


Current squad

*Head coach: Hichem Kaabi *Assistant coach: Karim Ben Ayed


Technical and managerial staff


Team


References


External links


Official websiteOfficial facebook Page
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