Étoile Sportive du Sahel () is a

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 ...

n professional

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club from

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. The club competes in the

Championnat Pro A The Championnat Pro A, is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia, established in 1956. As the 2024–25 season, the league features 10 teams. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). ES Radès (baske ...

, the first division and has won six league championships in its history. Notable former players of the team include senior men's Tunisian national basketball team members Makrem Ben Romdhane, Amine Rzig, Salah Mejri. Sahel has won one FIBA Africa Champions Cup, in

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Honors

Domestic leagues

**Champions (6): 1980–81, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 **Runners-up (3): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17 * Tunisian Basketball Cup **Champions (5): 1981, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 **Runners-up (3): 1980, 1982, 2010 * Championnat Nationale 1 **Champions (1): 2021–22 * Tunisian Basketball Super Cup **Runners-up (1): 2014 * Tunisian Basketball Federation Cup **Runners-up (1): 2017

Continental leagues

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the league ...

**Champions (1):

**Runners-up (2):

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* Arab Club Championship **Champions (2): 2015, 2016 *Houssem Eddine Hariri Tournament **Runners-up (3): 2012, 2015, 2016.

Presidents

References

External links

AfricaBasket.com Team PageESS on Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Etoile Sportive du Sahel (basketball) Basketball teams in Tunisia