Club Sportif Sfaxien (Arabic: النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي), 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.[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]
En la temporada 2018-19, el club volvió a ganar la Copa de Túnez. [ 3 ] El club ganó la Copa FA de Túnez por sexta vez el 28 de junio de 2021 [ 4 ] y por séptima vez el 10 de septiembre de 2022 contra el AS Marsa .
SOCIOS-CSS
La red SOCIOS-CSS es un órgano interno adscrito al comité ejecutivo del Club Sportif Sfaxien, del cual depende plenamente y es responsable de llevar a cabo las misiones indicadas en este Reglamento Interno. Creada el 28 de mayo de 2008, se convirtió en una estructura permanente del Club Sportif Sfaxien tras la revisión de los estatutos del club durante la asamblea general extraordinaria del 19 de mayo de 2011.
Desde su creación en 2008, la red SOCIOS-CSS ha invertido en proyectos de diversa envergadura en nombre del Club Sportif Sfaxien. La red SOCIOS-CSS está representada en el extranjero por SOCIOS CSS INTERNATIONAL, una asociación francesa registrada bajo la ley de 1901, número W751189505, con sede en Francia. Los fondos recaudados por esta asociación son propiedad del Club Sportif Sfaxien y se gestionarán dentro del marco de la red SOCIOS-CSS. La asociación SOCIOS CSS INTERNATIONAL debe elaborar un informe semestral sobre sus actividades y finanzas. Este informe se remite a la Oficina de SOCIOS-CSS para su seguimiento. Los miembros de SOCIOS CSS INTERNATIONAL son miembros de pleno derecho de la red SOCIOS-CSS y disfrutan de todos los beneficios que les corresponden.
Asociación
Además de la celebración del 87.º aniversario del Club Sportif Sfaxien, SOCIOS-CSS firmó un protocolo de afiliación con Sandlanders Football, mediante el cual se une a una red internacional de clubes que trabajan por el desarrollo de clubes deportivos e infraestructuras sostenibles. La firma tuvo lugar el sábado 30 de mayo de 2015.
Jugadores
Plantilla actual
- A fecha de 8 de noviembre de 2025
Nota: Las banderas indican la selección nacional según las reglas de elegibilidad de la FIFA ; existen algunas excepciones limitadas. Los jugadores pueden tener más de una nacionalidad no reconocida por la FIFA.
Cedido a préstamo
Nota: Las banderas indican la selección nacional según las reglas de elegibilidad de la FIFA ; existen algunas excepciones limitadas. Los jugadores pueden tener más de una nacionalidad no reconocida por la FIFA.
Retired numbers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
- Source: Soccerway[5]
- record
Performance in CAF competitions
Managers
Presidentes
presidentes provisionales
entrenadores de fitness
Clubes rivales
See also
References
- ↑"CS Sfaxien win Tunisian Cup". BBC Sport. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑"Espérance to represent Tunisia in the 2017 CAF Champions League". E-S-Tunis.com. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ↑"CS Sfaxien wins fifth Tunisian FA Cup title". Confédération Africaine de Football. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑Mboh, Brian (28 June 2021). "CS Sfaxien clinch Sixth Tunisia cup crown". kick442.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑"CS SFAXIEN – Trophies". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑"Anis Chaâlani - Stats and titles won - 23/24". Retrieved 3 September 2023.
External links
- CS Sfaxien on Instagram
- CS Sfaxien at Sofascore
- CS Sfaxien
- Football clubs in Tunisia
- Association football clubs established in 1928
- 1928 establishments in Tunisia
- Sports clubs and teams in Tunisia
- CAF Cup winning clubs
- CAF Confederation Cup winning clubs