CS Sfaxien explained

Clubname:Club Sfaxien
Fullname:Club Sportif Sfaxien
Nickname:Juventus El Arab (The Arabian Juventus) "Bianconero" / "El Ka7la Wel Bidha".
Short Name:CSS
Founded: (as Club Tunisien)
Ground:Taieb Mhiri Stadium
Sfax, Tunisia
Capacity:12,000
Chairman:Abdelaziz Makhloufi
Coach:Alexander Santos
Website:http://www.css.org.tn/
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Club Sportif Sfaxien (Arabic: النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي), known as CS Sfaxien or simply CSS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sfax. The club was founded in 1928 and its colours are black and white (Bianconero). Their home stadium, Taieb Mhiri Stadium, has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

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.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 beaten with a late second leg goal condemning them to a 2–1 aggregate defeat against Al Ahly of Egypt.

In September 2014, CSS reached the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League 2014 but they were beaten with a 2–1 score in both away and home matches against AS Vita Club.

In May 2015, CSS got disqualified from The CAF Champions League 2015 after a loss with 1–0 in their away match against Mouloudia Chabab El Eulma(Algeria) and then CSS won their match in Sfax with 1–0 at the Stade Taïeb Mhiri but they got disqualified since they lost by penalties (7–6).

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.

2009 saw the club win the Tunisian Cup.[1]

In 2013, CSS won CAF Confederation Cup for the 3rd time in their history facing TP Mazembe in the final with 2–0 in Rades then a 2–1 defeat in Lubumbashi with a late goal from Fakhreddine Ben Youssef.

Club Sfaxien participated in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

In the 2018–19 the club won the Tunisian Cup again.[3] The club won the Tunisian FA Cup for a sixth time on 28 June 2021.[4]

SOCIOS-CSS

The SOCIOS-CSS network is an internal body attached to the executive committee of the Club Sportif Sfaxien, to which it is fully dependent and responsible for carrying out the missions indicated in this Internal Regulation. Launched on May 28, 2008, it became a permanent structure of Club Sportif Sfaxien following the revision of the club's status during the extraordinary general assembly of May 19, 2011.

Since its inception in 2008, the SOCIOS-CSS network has been investing in projects of all sizes on behalf of Club Sportif Sfaxien. The SOCIOS-CSS network is represented abroad by SOCIOS CSS INTERNATIONAL, a French association under the 1901 law, number W751189505, based in France. The funds collected by this association are the property of Club Sportif Sfaxien and will be managed within the framework of the SOCIOS-CSS network concept. The SOCIOS CSS INTERNATIONAL association is required to prepare a semi-annual report on its activities and finances. This report is transmitted to the SOCIOS-CSS Bureau to ensure follow-up. Members of SOCIOS CSS INTERNATIONAL are full-fledged members of the SOCIOS-CSS network and enjoy all the benefits of SOCIOS-CSS members.

Partnership

In addition to the celebration of the 87th anniversary of Club Sportif Sfaxien, SOCIOS-CSS signed a membership protocol with Sandlanders Football, whereby SOCIOS-CSS joins an international network of clubs working for the development of sports clubs and sustainable infrastructure. The signing took place on Saturday, May 30, 2015.

Players

Current squad

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Official honours

Source: Soccerway[7]

width=10%Typewidth=20%Competitionwidth=10%Titleswidth=60%Winning Seasons
DomesticTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 181968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2012–13
Tunisian Cup71970–71, 1994–95, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Tunisian League Cup12002–03
ContinentalCAF Confederation Cupbgcolor=gold32007, 2008, 2013
CAF Cup11998
RegionalArab Club Champions Cup22000, 2004
North African Cup Winners Cup12009

Performance in CAF competitions

1996 – Semi-finals

2006 – Runner-up

2014 – Semi-finals

2007 – Winner

2008 – Winner

2010 – Runner-up

2012 – First round

2013 – Winner

2008 – Runner-up

2009 – Runner-up

2014 – Runner-up

1998 – Winner

Managers

NamePeriod
Taoufik Ben Salama1947–1948
Xavier Scotto1948–1949
Marc Orsoni1949–1950
René Ehms1950–1951
Noël Gallo1953–1954
Habib Marzouk1953–1955
Mohamed Najjar1955–1957
Habib Fendri1957–1958
Mongi Keskes1958–1959
Mokhtar Arribi1959–1961
Milan Kristić1961–1966
Branislav Acimović1966–1968
Gregors Georgevic1971–1972
Jivko Popadic1972–1973
Ammar Nahali1973–1974
Radojica Radojičić1974–1975
Habib Jerbi1975–1976
Milor Popov1976–1978
Radojica Radojičić1978–1979
Mongi Dalhoum1979–1980
NamePeriod
Michael Pfeiffer1980–1981
Peter Mucha
Manfred Steves
1981–1982
Milor Popov1982–1984
Jean-Pierre Knayer1984–1985
Ahmed Ouannes1985–1986

Hervé Revelli
Ryszard Kulesza
1986–1987
Mokhtar Tlili1987–1988
Gregors Georgevic1988–1989
Stefan Aladzhov1989–1990
Mongi Dalhoum1990–1992
Amor Dhib1992–1993
José Paolo Rubim1993–1995

David Ferreiran
Werner Olke
1995–1996


José Paolo Rubim
Faouzi Benzarti
Eckhard Krautzun
1996–1997
Yuriy Sevastyanenko1997–1998
Eckhard Krautzun1998–1999
NamePeriod

José Dutra dos Santos
Khaled Ben Yahia
1999–2000
Miodrag Ješić2000–2001
Riadh Charfi2001
Silvester Takač2001–2002
Manuel Amoros2002
Otto Pfister2002–2003
Mrad Mahjoub2003–2004
Michel Decastel2004–2006
Mrad Mahjoub2006–2007

Michel Decastel
Khaled Ben Yahia
2007–2008
Ghazi Ghrairi2008–2009
Azzedine Ait Djoudi2009–2010
Luka Peruzović2009–2010
Pierre Lechantre2010
Nabil Kouki2010–2011
Reinhard Stumpf2011–2012
Nabil Kouki2012
Ruud Krol2012–2013
Hammadi Daou2013–2014
Philippe Troussier2014
Ghazi Ghrairi2014–2015
Paulo Duarte2015
NamePeriod
Chiheb Ellili2015–2016
Néstor Clausen2016–2017
Jorge Costa2017
José Mota2017
Lassaad Dridi2017–2018
Ghazi Ghrairi2018
Ruud Krol2018–2019
Nebojša Jovović2019
Fathi Al-Jabal2019–2020
Faouzi Benzarti2020
Anis Boujelbene2020–2021
José Murcia2021
Hammadi Daou2021–2022
Jorge Costa2022
Nabil Kouki2022
Karim Delhoum2022–2022
Maurizio Jacobacci2022–2023
Hossam El Badry2023
Anis Jerbi2023
Nabil Kouki2023–2024
Karim Delhoum2024
Mohamed Kouki2024
Alexander Santos 2024-

Presidents

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  • 1912–31: Zouhair Ayadi
  • 1931–32: Ali Cherif
  • 1932–34: Messaoud Ben Saad
  • 1934–36: Ahmed Bouslama
  • 1936–38: Abderrahmane Aloulou
  • 1938–46: Mohamed Elloumi
  • 1946–48: Habib Meziou
  • 1948–50: Abdelkader Jemal
  • 1950–51: Abdelaziz Hammami
  • 1951–53: Tahar Elleuch
  • 1953–54: Tahar Gargouri
  • 1954–55: Mohamed Halouani
  • 1955–56: Ahmed Akrout
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  • 1956–61: Habib Larguech
  • 1961–64: Abdesselem Kallel
  • 1964–65: Mohamed Driss
  • 1965–66: Taoufik Zahaf
  • 1966–67: Hédi Bouricha
  • 1967–70: Taoufik Zahaf
  • 1970–72: Ahmed Fourati
  • 1972–75: Taoufik Zahaf
  • 1975–76: Mohamed Mezghanni
  • 1976–78: Taoufik Zahaf
  • 1978–79: Ismaïl Baklouti
  • 1979–80: Hédi Bouricha
  • 1980–88: Abdelaziz Ben Abdallah
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  • 1988–89: Mohamed Aloulou
  • 1989–90: Taoufik Zahaf
  • 1990–92: Ismaïl Baklouti
  • 1992–96: Abdelaziz Ben Abdallah
  • 1996–98: Jamel Arem
  • 1998–02: Lotfi Abdennadher
  • 2002–08: Salaheddine Zahaf
  • 2008–10: Moncef Sellami
  • 2010–11: Naoufel Zahaf
  • 2011–12: Moncef Sellami
  • 2012–16: Lotfi Abdennadher
  • 2016–22: Moncef Khemakhem
  • 2024–present: Abdelaziz Makhloufi

Provisional presidents

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  • 2022–2023: Mohamed Trabelsi
  • 2023–2024: Jaouhar Laadhar

Fitness coaches

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  • 2023: Anis Chaâlani[8]

Rival clubs

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CS Sfaxien win Tunisian Cup. BBC Sport. 25 May 2009. 11 December 2021.
  2. News: Espérance to represent Tunisia in the 2017 CAF Champions League. 2016-06-14. E-S-Tunis.com. 2017-11-27. en.
  3. Web site: CS Sfaxien wins fifth Tunisian FA Cup title. Confédération Africaine de Football. 18 August 2019. 11 December 2021.
  4. Web site: CS Sfaxien clinch Sixth Tunisia cup crown. kick442.com. Brian. Mboh. 28 June 2021. 11 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Saber Soudani (US Tataouine) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com. 3 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire - A. Doumbia - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. 3 September 2023.
  7. Web site: CS SFAXIEN – Trophies. soccerway.com. 11 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Anis Chaâlani - Stats and titles won - 23/24. 3 September 2023.