Club Sportif Sfaxien
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Club Sportif Sfaxien is a multi-sport club from Sfax
in Tunisia
.
CSS celebrated their half-centenary in 1978 by winning the Tunisian League title, largely thanks to the impressive performances of their Tunisian internationals, notably Hamadi Agrebi, Mohamed Ali Akid and Mokhtar Dhouib.
In November 1998, CSS captured the CAF Cup
for the first time, beating Senegal
's ASC Jeanne d'Arc
in the final.
In more recent times, CSS reached the final of the CAF Champions League 2006
but were narrowly beaten in dramatic fashion, with a late second leg goal condemning them to a 2-1 aggregate defeat against Al Ahly of Egypt
.
CSS won the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup
. A 4-2 first leg victory in Sudan against Al Merreikh preceded a 1-0 second leg win, with CSS lifting the trophy in front of their own fans at the Stade Taïeb Mhiri.
In November 2008, CSS faced local rivals Etoile du Sahel (ESS) in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup. CSS became the most successful club in recent history of the tournament when a 0-0 draw in Sfax was followed by a 2-2 draw in Sousse, sending the cup back to Sfax for the second year in a row.
Club Sportif Sfaxien
is considered by the IFFHS as one of the five best teams in Africa in this century.
Sfax
Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate , and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has population of 340,000...
in Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
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History
The club was founded in 1928 as Club Tunisien, playing in green and red stripes. The team was promoted to the Tunisian First Division in 1947. In 1950, the first supporters group was founded by Béchir Fendri, and in 1962 the club was renamed "Club Sportif Sfaxien" and team colours were changed to the current black and white stripes.CSS celebrated their half-centenary in 1978 by winning the Tunisian League title, largely thanks to the impressive performances of their Tunisian internationals, notably Hamadi Agrebi, Mohamed Ali Akid and Mokhtar Dhouib.
In November 1998, CSS captured the CAF Cup
CAF Cup
The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
for the first time, beating Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
's ASC Jeanne d'Arc
ASC Jeanne d'Arc
ASC Jeanne d'Arc is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. It was founded in 1921. They play at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor.-Achievements:*Senegal Premier League: 10...
in the final.
In more recent times, CSS reached the final of the CAF Champions League 2006
CAF Champions League 2006
The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....
but were narrowly beaten in dramatic fashion, with a late second leg goal condemning them to a 2-1 aggregate defeat against Al Ahly of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
.
CSS won the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
. A 4-2 first leg victory in Sudan against Al Merreikh preceded a 1-0 second leg win, with CSS lifting the trophy in front of their own fans at the Stade Taïeb Mhiri.
In November 2008, CSS faced local rivals Etoile du Sahel (ESS) in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup. CSS became the most successful club in recent history of the tournament when a 0-0 draw in Sfax was followed by a 2-2 draw in Sousse, sending the cup back to Sfax for the second year in a row.
Club Sportif Sfaxien
Club Sportif Sfaxien
Club Sportif Sfaxien is a multi-sport club from Sfax in Tunisia.-History:The club was founded in 1928 as Club Tunisien, playing in green and red stripes. The team was promoted to the Tunisian First Division in 1947...
is considered by the IFFHS as one of the five best teams in Africa in this century.
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 Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
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 Rugby Rugby union Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... |
 Weightlifting Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman... |
 Boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds... |
 Judo Judo is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an... |
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Performance in national & domestic competitions
- Tunisian LeagueTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1The CLP-1 or "Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1" is the top division of the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. It was created in 1921.-History:...
: 7
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- 1969, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1995, 2005
- Tunisian President CupTunisian President CupThe "Tunisian President Cup" mostly known as the Tunisian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Tunisian football. It was created in 1922.-Winners before independence:*1922/23 : Avant Garde *1923/24 : Racing Club...
: 4
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- 1971, 1995, 2004, 2009
- Tunisian League Cup: 1
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- 2003
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 2 appearance
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- 2006CAF Champions League 2006The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....
- Runner-up
- 2006
- CAF CupCAF CupThe CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
: 1 appearance
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- 1998 - Winner
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 3 appearances
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- 2007CAF Confederation Cup 2007The CAF Confederation Cup 2007 is scheduled to begin with the preliminary round in late January and mid-February with the second round in March and the third round in April.-Preliminary round:1st legs played 26–28 January 2007....
- Winner - 2008 - Winner
- 2010 - Runner-up
- 2007
- CAF Super CupCAF Super CupThe CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...
: 2 appearances
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- 2008 - Runner-up
- 2009 - Runner-up
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 2 appearances
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- 1984African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984 was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- First Round - 1996African Cup of Champions Clubs 1996The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1996 was the 31st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Semi-Finals
- 1984
Performance in Nord African competitions
- North African Cup Winners CupNorth African Cup Winners CupThe North African Cup Winners Cup is a competition organised by the Federation of North African Football, that contains the winners of the domestic cups around North Africa...
: 1
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- 20092009 North African Cup Winners CupThe 2009 North African Cup Winners Cup was the second edition of the competition initiated in 2008 by the UNAF. CS Sfaxien of Tunisia were crowned champions after defeating Ahly Benghazi of Libya in the final on the away goals rule....
- Winner
- 2009
- Maghreb Champions CupMaghreb Champions CupThe Maghreb Champions Cup was a North African football competition which regrouped the winners of the leagues from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya .- Winners :-Winners by team:-Winners by country:-External links:*...
: 0
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- Runner-up: 1970, 1971
Performance in UAFA competitions
- Arab Champions LeagueArab Champions LeagueThe Arab Champions League is a football tournament for clubs in the Arab world. It was inspired by the UEFA Champions League.The Arab Champions League was first known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and established in 1982. In 2001, it merged with the Arab Cup Winners' Cup to form the new Prince...
: 2
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- 2000, 2004
- Runner-up : 2005
- Abha International Tournament: 1
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- 1999
Current squad
Notable former players
Goalkeepers Naceur Bedoui Abdelwahed Ben Abdallah Khaled Fadhel Khaled Fadhel Khaled Fadhel is a Tunisian football player and goalkeeper. As of 2006, he plays for Kayseri Erciyesspor in Turkey.Fadhel was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football squad, which exited in the first round... Sahbi Sebai Defenders Wissem Abdi Ilyes Ben Salah Mokhtar Dhouib Abdallah Hajri Imed Ketata Imed Ketata Imed Ketata is a Tunisian football player that plays defense.He formerly played for the Océano Club de Kerkennah, the Club Sportif Sfaxien, and the AS Djerba .-External links:*... Raouf Najar Habib Tounsi Hatem Trabelsi Nizar Trabelsi Nizar Trabelsi Nizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi is a convicted terrorist and a former Tunisian former professional football player in Germany. He was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment in 2003 for his association with Al-Qaida, and proposed involvement in militant attacks.... Sami Trabelsi Sami Trabelsi Sami Trabelsi is a former Tunisian football player and currently coach.He played for a few clubs, most notably CS Sfaxien.He has 52 caps for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.... |
Midfielders Tarak Taieb Papa Malick Ba Papa Malick Ba Papa Malick Ba is a Senegalese international footballer who is currently contracted with FC Nantes. He can play as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder but is preferred in the latter role due his lack of ability in the air, respectively.-Club:Ba started his career with Tunisian club... Hammadi Agrebi Hafed Ben Salah Anis Boujelbene Anis Boujelbene Anis Boujelbene is an Tunisian footballer. He plays the Defensive midfielder position for Club Africain.-Transfer to Al-Ahly:... Monji Dalhoum Sofiène Fkih Ali Graja Alaya Sassi Skander Souayah Skander Souayah Skander Souayah is a Tunisian football player.He played for a few clubs, including CS Sfaxien and Espérance Tunis.He played for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal from the penalty kick in match against Romania.Souayah... Chokri Trabelsi |
Forwards Mourad Jahmoun Blaise Lelo Mbele Apoko Agyeman Prempeh Opoku Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Qatar Stars League club Al-Ahly Doha in Qatar, and the Ghana national team.-Career:... Joetex Asamoah Frimpong Joetex Asamoah Frimpong Kwabena Joseph Joetex Asamoah Frimpong is a Ghanaian football striker who currently plays for FC Lucerne, on loan from Young Boys.-Club career:... Tenema N'Diaye Tenema N'Diaye Tenema Ndiaye is a Malian football player.- International :He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round... Mohamed Ali Akid Amor Ben Tahar Amor Ben Tahar Amor Ben Tahar is a retired Tunisian footballer. He played as middle forward.Tahar is a former player for the Océano Club de Kerkennah as well as the Club Sportif Sfaxien in 1995 and 1999. He won the Confederation Cup in 1998.... Imed Ben Younes Imed Ben Younes Imed Ben Younes is a Tunisian football player.He played for a few clubs, including Étoile Sahel and CS Sfaxien.He played for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:... Mohamed Salah Meftah |
Managers
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 Popov Rado Radocijic Mongi Delhoum Michael Pfeiffer Mucha, Stevans Popov Kneier, Popov Popov, Ahmed Ouannes Hervé RevelliHervé Revelli Hervé Revelli, is a French former footballer. He is well known for having won the French Championship the equal most amount of times of any player... ,  Ryszard KuleszaRyszard Kulesza Ryszard Kulesza was a Polish footballer, coach and official, one of managers of the Poland national football team. His father was killed during Warsaw Uprising, and Kulesza himself, who was 13, was very lucky to survive, as a German soldier threw him under a passing tank... Mokhtar TliliMokhtar Tlili Mokhtar Tlili was a Tunisian football manager. He coached the Tunisia national football team.-References:... Gregors Georgevic Rado Radocijic, Aladjov, Habib Jerbi Kneier, Mongi Delhoum Mongi Delhoum, Habib Jerbi, Jamaleddine Ayadi Amor Dhib Amor Dhib,  José Paolo Rubim José Paolo Rubim |
Ferreira, Werner Olk, José Paolo Rubim José Paolo Rubim, Faouzi Benzarti Faouzi Benzarti Faouzi Benzarti , , is a Tunisian former footballer and currently works as coach. He is recently manager of the Club Africain... puis Eckhard KrautzunEckhard Krautzun Eckhard Krautzun is a German football coach and former football player.-Managerial career:As a player, Krautzun turned out for Union Solingen, Rheydter SV, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Young Fellows Zürich and TeBe Berlin. As well as a manager, Krautzun has acted as a technical director and scout...  Yuri Sebastienko, Habib Mejripuis Eckhard KrautzunEckhard Krautzun Eckhard Krautzun is a German football coach and former football player.-Managerial career:As a player, Krautzun turned out for Union Solingen, Rheydter SV, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Young Fellows Zürich and TeBe Berlin. As well as a manager, Krautzun has acted as a technical director and scout... Eckhard KrautzunEckhard Krautzun Eckhard Krautzun is a German football coach and former football player.-Managerial career:As a player, Krautzun turned out for Union Solingen, Rheydter SV, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Young Fellows Zürich and TeBe Berlin. As well as a manager, Krautzun has acted as a technical director and scout... Dos Santos, Khaled Ben Yahya Miodrag JešićMiodrag Ješic Miodrag Ješić is a Serbian football manager and a former footballer. He is the current Head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz.-Playing:... , Riadh Charfi Sylvester Takac, Milos, Manuel AmorosManuel Amoros Manuel Amoros is a retired football defender from France with Valencian ancestry. He was capped 82 times for the France national football team, and played in the Euro Cup finals of 1984 and 1992, and the World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.Amoros played most of his career for AS Monaco in the... Otto PfisterOtto Pfister Otto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions with Upper Volta , Zaire, Cameroon and Ghana) and reached the African Cup of Nations final twice,... Mrad Mahjoub Michel DecastelMichel Decastel Michel Decastel is a retired Swiss footballer. He is currently a manager of Wydad AC Casablanca .-As a player:*1974-1979 : Neuchâtel Xamax*1979-1981 : RC Strasbourg*1981-1988 : Servette FC... Mrad Mahjoub Michel DecastelMichel Decastel Michel Decastel is a retired Swiss footballer. He is currently a manager of Wydad AC Casablanca .-As a player:*1974-1979 : Neuchâtel Xamax*1979-1981 : RC Strasbourg*1981-1988 : Servette FC... , Khaled Ben Yahya Ghazi Ghrayri Azzedine Aït DjoudiAzzedine Aït Djoudi Azzedine Aït Djoudi is an Algerian football manager currently managing the Algerian Olympic football team.-Managerial career:... then  Luka Peruzović Pierre Lechantre Nabil Kouki |
Presidents
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Ahmed Akrout Habib Larguech Abdesselem Kallel Mohamed Driss Taoufik Zahaf Hédi Bouricha Taoufik Zahaf Ahmed Fourati Taoufik Zahaf Mohamed Mezghanni Taoufik Zahaf Ismaïl Baklouti |
Hédi Bouricha Abdelaziz Ben Abdallah Mohamed Aloulou Taoufik Zahaf Ismaïl Baklouti Abdelaziz Ben Abdallah Jamel Arem Lotfi Abdennadher Slaheddine Zahaf Moncef Sellami Naoufel Zahaf |