Club Sportif Sfaxien (), known as CS Sfaxien or simply CSS colloquially, 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.
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.
In the 2018–19 the club won the Tunisian Cup again. The club won the Tunisian FA Cup for a sixth time on 28 June 2021and for a seventh time on 10 September 2022 against AS Marsa.
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 28 May 2008, it became a permanent structure of Club Sportif Sfaxien following the revision of the club's status during the extraordinary general assembly of 19 May 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 30 May 2015.
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Retired numbers
Honours Source: Soccerway
TypeCompetitionTitlesWinning SeasonsDomesticTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 181968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2012–13Tunisian Cup71970–71, 1994–95, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22Tunisian League Cup12002–03ContinentalCAF Confederation Cup32007, 2008, 2013CAF Cup11998RegionalArab Club Champions Cup22000, 2004North African Cup Winners Cup12009
Performance in CAF competitions CAF Champions League:
1996 – Semi-finals 2006 – Runner-up 2014 – Semi-finals
CAF Confederation Cup:
2007 – Winner 2008 – Winner 2010 – Runner-up
2012 – First round 2013 – Winner
CAF Super Cup:
2008 – Runner-up 2009 – Runner-up 2014 – Runner-up
CAF Cup:
1998 – Winner
Managers
NamePeriodTaoufik Ben Salama1947–1948Xavier Scotto1948–1949Marc Orsoni1949–1950René Ehms1950–1951Noël Gallo1953–1954Habib Marzouk1953–1955Mohamed Najjar1955–1957Habib Fendri1957–1958Mongi Keskes1958–1959Mokhtar Arribi1959–1961Milan Kristić1961–1966Branislav Acimović1966–1968Gregors Georgevic1971–1972Jivko Popadic1972–1973Ammar Nahali1973–1974Radojica Radojičić1974–1975Habib Jerbi1975–1976Milor Popov1976–1978Radojica Radojičić1978–1979Mongi Dalhoum1979–1980
NamePeriodMichael Pfeiffer1980–1981Peter MuchaManfred Steves1981–1982Milor Popov1982–1984Jean-Pierre Knayer1984–1985Ahmed Ouannes1985–1986Hervé RevelliRyszard Kulesza1986–1987Mokhtar Tlili1987–1988Gregors Georgevic1988–1989Stefan Aladzhov1989–1990Mongi Dalhoum1990–1992Amor Dhib1992–1993José Paolo Rubim1993–1995David FerreiranWerner Olke1995–1996José Paolo RubimFaouzi BenzartiEckhard Krautzun1996–1997Yuriy Sevastyanenko1997–1998Eckhard Krautzun1998–1999
NamePeriodJosé Dutra dos SantosKhaled Ben Yahia1999–2000Miodrag Ješić2000–2001Riadh Charfi2001Silvester Takač2001–2002Manuel Amoros2002Otto Pfister2002–2003Mrad Mahjoub2003–2004Michel Decastel2004–2006Mrad Mahjoub2006–2007Michel DecastelKhaled Ben Yahia2007–2008Ghazi Ghrairi2008–2009Azzedine Ait Djoudi2009–2010Luka Peruzović2009–2010Pierre Lechantre2010Nabil Kouki2010–2011Reinhard Stumpf2011–2012Nabil Kouki2012Ruud Krol2012–2013Hammadi Daou2013–2014Philippe Troussier2014Ghazi Ghrairi2014–2015Paulo Duarte2015
NamePeriodChiheb Ellili2015–2016Néstor Clausen2016–2017Jorge Costa2017José Mota2017Lassaad Dridi2017–2018Ghazi Ghrairi2018Ruud Krol2018–2019Nebojša Jovović2019Fathi Al-Jabal2019–2020Faouzi Benzarti2020Anis Boujelbene2020–2021José Murcia2021Hammadi Daou2021–2022Jorge Costa2022Nabil Kouki2022Karim Delhoum2022Maurizio Jacobacci2022–2023Hossam El Badry2023Anis Jerbi2023Nabil Kouki2023–2024Karim Delhoum2024Mohamed Kouki2024Alexandre Santos2024–2025Lassaad Dridi2025Mohamed Kouki2025–2026
Presidents 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 Akrout1956–61: 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 Abdallah1988–89: 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 2024–2025: Abdelaziz Makhloufi 2025–present: Mehdi Frikha
Provisional presidents 2022–2023: Mohamed Trabelsi 2023–2024: Jaouhar Laadhar
Fitness coaches 2023: Anis Chaâlani
Rival clubs ES Tunis Club Africain Étoile Sportive du Sahel US Monastir
See also CS Sfaxien (volleyball) CS Sfaxien Women's Volleyball CS Sfaxien Women's Basketball
References
External links
CS Sfaxien at Sofascore