The Club Olympique des Transports (), often referred to as ''COT'' or ''Ennakel'' is a
Tunisia
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n football club based in the city of
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 ...
. The club was founded in 1945, the team plays in blue and black colors. Their ground is currently the
Ali Belhouane Stadium, which has a capacity of 7,000.
The club gold era was the 70s when coach
Hmid Dhib had built a tea. In all COT spends 27 seasons in the first division (professional level). But, like all districts clubs, the club installed in
Mellassine, a popular district of
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 ...
, was unable to resist the deman and has plummeted in three years to end up in the
fourth division in 2007–2008 before rising again to
CLP-3, and reaching the quarter-finals of the
President Cup this year.
History
It was in July 1945 that the ancestor of the ''COT'', En-Najah Sports was created through a group. The club merged with El Hilal Sports du Den-Den (EHSDD) to form the "Club Olympique Tunisien" (Tunisian Olympic Club) in 1960, and then with the "Association sportive des traminots" (Sports Association of traminots) on 29 June 1966, forming Club Olympique des Transports.
Colours and badges
Honors and achievements
Performance in national and domestic competitions
*
Tunisian League
::Runner-up : 1987–88
[Lost by goal differences to ]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 ...
after ending the season with the same total of points
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::Third : 1970–71, 1971–72
* Tunisian President Cup
::Winner: 1987–88
* Tunisian Leagues Cup
::Best performance: 1999–2000 Lost in 1/2 final against Club sportive Sfaxien 3–0
Performance in CAF Competitions
*CAF Cup Winners' Cup
The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...
: 1 appearances
::1988–89: first round (1/16 final) against Stade Malien.
:::3–0 in Bamako
:::0–0 in Tunis
Former personal
Presidents
En-Najah Sports
* Mustapha Achour
* Mongi Allal
* Raouf Ben Ali (1956–1957)
* Mustapha Khaled (1957–1958)
Club Olympique des Transports
Coaches
References
{{Football in Tunisia
Association football clubs established in 1945
Football clubs in Tunisia
Football clubs in Tunis
1945 establishments in Tunisia
Sports clubs and teams in Tunisia