Tunisia men's national volleyball team explained

Tunisia
Nickname:Arabic: نسور قرطاج
Aigles de Carthage
(Eagles of Carthage)
Gender:men
Federation:Tunisian Volleyball Federation
Confederation:CAVB
Coach: Antonio Giacobbe
Olympic Apps:7
Olympic First:1972
Olympic Best:9th (1984)
World Champs Apps:11
World Champs First:1962
World Champs Best:15th (2006)
World Cup Apps:9
World Cup First:1969
World Cup Best:8th : (1981, 1991)
Regional Name:African Championship
Regional Cup Apps:22
Regional Cup First:1967
Regional Cup Best: (1967, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2021)
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The Tunisia men's national volleyball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة الطائرة), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), represents Tunisia in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team has won a medal in almost every continental championships they participated since 1967 (except in 2009 and 2023). Eleven-time African Championship winners (1967, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2021), Tunisia have participated in seven Olympics, with a best finish of ninth at Los Angeles 1984.

Results

Olympic Games

Tunisia in the Olympic Games record
width=125Yearwidth=150Rankwidth=35GPwidth=35Wwidth=35Lwidth=35SWwidth=35SL
Did not qualify
Withdrew
12 6 0 6 1 18
1976Did not qualify
Withdrew
9 5 1 4 3 14
12 7 0 7 0 21
Did not qualify
11 5 0 5 1 15
Did not qualify
11 5 0 5 4 15
Did not qualify
11 5 0 5 1 15
Did not qualify
11 5 0 5 3 15
Did not qualify
Total 7/15 38 1 37 13 113

World Championship

Tunisia in the FIVB World Championships record
YearRoundPosition
1949Did not enter
1952
1956
1960
1962Withdrew4 1 3 3 12
1966Did not enter
1970Group stages22nd11381128
1974Group stages18th11381228
1978Group stages24th909027
1982Group stages21st9361120
1986Did not qualify
1990
1994
1998
2002Group stages19th30329
2006Second round15th9361522
2010Group stages19th30319
2014Group stages21st505415
2018Group stages23rd505215
2022Round of 1616th41339
2025Future event
Total11/2073145964194

World Cup

Tunisia in the World Cup record
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Did not qualify
11 6 0 6 0 18
Did not qualify
8 7 0 7 1 21
Did not qualify
1989
8 8 4 4 13 16
12 11 0 11 2 33
12 11 0 11 5 33
11 11 2 9 9 30
12 11 1 10 12 32
Did not qualify
12 11 0 11 5 33
12 11 1 10 6 31
Total 10/15 85 8 86 55 242

World League

Tunisia in the World League record
YearRoundPosition
1990align=center colspan=7 rowspan=21990 to 2013 Did not participate
2013
2014G3 GS27th615617
2015G3 GS30th615516
2016G3 GS33rd6331013
2017G3 GS30th6421512
Total4/28249153658

Nations League

Tunisia in the Nations League record
YearRoundPosition
2018Did not qualify
2019
2020Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Did not qualify
2022
2023
2024
Total0/6

Challenger Cup

Tunisia in the Challenger Cup record
YearRoundPosition
2018Did not enter
2019
2020Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022Quarterfinals6th place10113
2023Quarterfinals8th place10103
2024Did not qualify
Total2/520216

African Championship

Champions   Runners up   Third place  

Tunisia in the African Volleyball Championship record
YearRoundPosition
1967Final Champions330150
1971Final Champions550153
1976Final Runners-up541134
1979Final Champions330150
1983Final Runners-up651166
1987Final Champions550152
1989Did not compete
1991Semifinals 3rd place532136
1993Final Runners-up541125
1995Final Champions550152
1997Final Champions550152
1999Round robin Champions440122
2001Did not compete
2003Final Champions541134
2005Final Runners-up651166
2007Final Runners-up651173
2009Group stages5th place642137
2011Semifinals 3rd place532117
2013Round robin Runners-up541138
2015Final Runners-up642149
2017Final Champions660184
2019Final Champions660183
2021Final Champions66018 2
2023Quarterfinals5th place761193
Total 11 Titles22/24114981632688

Arab Championship

Tunisia in the Arab Championship record
YearRoundPosition
1977Did not compete
1980Champions?????
1984Champions?????
1986Did not compete
1988Champions?????
1992Did not compete
1994Semi-finals?????
1996Champions?????
1998Runners-up?????
2000Champions?????
2002Champions??0??
2006Champions651168
2008Runners-up541145
2012Champions550152
2014Did not compete
2016
2018
2020Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Total 11/178 titles161424515

Mediterranean Games

Tunisia in the Mediterranean Games record
YearRoundPosition
1959Did not compete
1963
1967
1971Semi-finals4th?????
1975Did not compete
1979
1983
1987Group stages5th?????
1991Did not compete
1993
1997
2001Runners-up541134
2005Semi-finals4th53298
2009Semi-finals4th6331110
2013Runners-up532118
2018Quarter-finals6th623910
2022Quarter-finals6th532109
2026Future event
Total8/173218136349

All-Africa Games

Tunisia in the African Games record
YearRoundPosition
1965Final Runners-up?????
1969Disrupted by military coup
1973Final Runners-up?????
1978Final Champions?????
1987Did not compete
1991Semifinals 3rd place?????
1995Did not compete
1999
2003
2007Final Runners-up752178
2011Did not compete
2015
2019
2023Future event
Total1 Title5/11

Pan Arab Games

Tunisia in the Pan Arab Games record
YearRoundPosition
1957Champions?????
1961canceled
1965Did not compete
1976canceled
1985Champions?????
1992Did not compete
1997Did not compete
1999Champions?????
20043rd?????
20075th?????
2011Did not compete
2023Did not compete
Total5/103 titles

Afro-Arab Volleyball Friendship Cup

Tunisia in the Afro-Arab Volleyball Friendship Cup
YearRoundPosition
1981Champions?????
Total1/11 title

Maghreb Volleyball Championship

Tunisia in the Maghreb Volleyball Championship
YearRoundPosition
1967Champions?????
1968Champions?????
1969Champions?????
1970Champions?????
1971Champions?????
1972Champions?????
1973Champions?????
Total7/77 titles

Others

U23 team

World Championship

African Championship

U21 team

World Championship

African Championship

Arab Championship

U19 team

World Championship

African Championship

Arab Championship

Current roster

The following is the Tunisian roster in the 2022 World Championship.[1] [2]

Head coach: Antonio Giacobbe

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2022–23 club
1.990NaN099kg (218lb)345cm (136inches)318cm (125inches) ES Tunis
1.930NaN078kg (172lb)290cm (110inches)285cm (112inches) ES Tunis
1.880NaN073kg (161lb)315cm (124inches)289cm (114inches) ES Tunis
1.980NaN099kg (218lb)330cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) ES Tunis
2.060NaN083kg (183lb)352cm (139inches)335cm (132inches) Sahel Koweit
2.050NaN082kg (181lb)325cm (128inches)310cm (120inches) CS Sfaxien
101.910NaN084kg (185lb)335cm (132inches)311cm (122inches) ES Sahel
121.860NaN079kg (174lb)311cm (122inches)280cm (110inches) CS Sfaxien
131.980NaN079kg (174lb)320cm (130inches)305cm (120inches) ES Tunis
162.040NaN090kg (200lb)345cm (136inches)315cm (124inches) CS Sfaxien
181.80NaN075kg (165lb)225cm (89inches)325cm (128inches) CS Sfaxien
191.880NaN070kg (150lb)325cm (128inches)350cm (140inches) Narbonne Volley
201.860NaN075kg (165lb)312cm (123inches)285cm (112inches) ES Tunis
211.880NaN075kg (165lb)280cm (110inches)270cm (110inches) ES Tunis

All Time Head coaches

PeriodHead Coach
1956–1957 Habib Ben Ezzedine
1957–1960 Ernö Henning
1961–1962 Dragoslav Sirotanović
1962–1967 Ernö Henning
1968–1969 Josef Brož
1970 Hassine Belkhouja
1970–1973 Gustáv Breznen
1973–1978 Hassine Belkhouja
1979–1980 Mohamed Sellami
1981–1984 Victor Turin
1984–1986 Foued Kammoun
PeriodHead Coach
1986–1987 Hassen Ben Cheikh
1987–1991 Hubert Wagner
1991 Hassine Belkhouja
1992–1993 Sergei Alexeyev
1994–1996 Fethi Mkaouer
1997–1998 Shen Fu Lin
1998–1999 Stewart Bernard
1999–2007 Antonio Giacobbe
2008–2009 Veljko Basić
2010–2016 Fethi Mkaouer
2017–Present Antonio Giacobbe

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.federvolley.it/sites/default/files/news/allegati/Bulletin_no_1%20Polonia.pdf Daily bulletin Poland
  2. Web site: Team Tunisia . en.volleyballworld.com . 26 August 2022.