Espérance de Tunis

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Arabic الترجي الرياضي التونسي, DMG at- taraǧī ar - Riyadi at- TUNISI ), or just Espérance, is a sports club based in Tunis, capital of Tunisia. The club was founded on 15 January 1919 and has since played at the Stade El Menzah Stadium. With 24 national championships and 14 Cup victories, he is the most successful Tunisian football club.

History

Mohamed Zaoui and Hedi Kallel founded the club in a coffee shop Café de l' Espérance. L' Espérance Sportive de Tunis was officially registered on 15 January 1919., The club colors were initially white and green. 1920, when a young high school student, Chadly Zouiten, the club who brought a set of jerseys with red and yellow stripes; since these are the team colors of L' Espérance. Zouiten was club president in 1923 and remained so for over four decades. During his presidency, the football team of the club first played unterklassig until 1936 in the top division, the Division d' Honneur, rise. This season, L' Espérance also reached the Tunisian Cup final, but was beaten Stade Gaulois de Tunis. 1939 succeeded the first title: L' Espérance Cup Winners' Cup was a 3-1 playoff victory against Étoile Sportive du Sahel. 1994 and 2011, the CAF Champions League, 1995, the Afro Asian Cup and 1998 African Cup Winners' Cup be won.

Although Espérance, 2006 was become Tunisian national champion, stood with Hamdi Kasraoui at the Football World Cup 2006 only one player of this club in the squad of the Tunisian national team coach Roger Lemerre.

Football Division

Achievements and titles

• CAF Champions League ( 2) Winner: 1994, 2011
• Runners-up: 1999, 2000, 2010, 2012

• Winners: 1998
• Finalist: 1987

• Winners: 1997

• Winners: 1995
• Finalist: 1999

• Winners: 1995

• Winner: 1993, 2009
• Runners-up: 1986, 1995

• Winners: 1996

• Champion: 1942, 1959, 1960, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 2012

• Winner: 1938, 1957, 1964, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
• Finalist: 1959, 1969, 1971, 1976, 2004, 2005

• Winner: 1993, 2001

President

Since its inception, the club had fourteen Presidents:

Coach

• 2007-2007: Faouzi Benzarti ( Tunisia ) ( before the start of season 2007/2008)
• 2007-2007: Ali Ben Neji and Laarbi Zouaoui ( Tunisia ) ( Temporary )
• 2007-2007: Carlos Roberto Ferreira Cabral (Brazil Brazil)
• 2007-2008: Youssef Zouaoui ( Tunisia )
• 2008-2008: Carlos Roberto Ferreira Cabral (Brazil Brazil)
• 2008-2009: José de Morais ( Portugal )
• 2009-2010: Faouzi Benzarti ( Tunisia )
• 2010 - Nabil Maaloul ( Tunisia )

Handball Department

The club is the most successful handball club on the number of titles won in Tunisia. From the handball section, the world-class handball player Wissem Hmam, Heykel Megannem and Issam Tej emerged. Achievements: