US Tataouine

Union de Tataouine
Full nameUnion Sportive de Tataouine
Nickname(s)Desert Lions/Desert Storm
Founded1996
GroundNejib Khattab Stadium
Tataouine, Tunisia
ChairmanAkerma Wadhen
ManagerMounir Rached
LeagueTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
2023–24Ligue 1, 10th of 14

Union Sportive de Tataouine (Arabic: الاتحاد الرياضي بتطاوين), known as US Tataouine or simply UST for short, is a Tunisian[1] football club based in Tataouine. The club was founded in 1996, after the merge of the two biggest football clubs in the city (Tataouine Sportive 1947 and Jeunesse Sportive Rogba 1976), and its colours red and blue. Their home stadium, Nejib Khattab Stadium, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Tunisia TUN Yassine Bguir
2 DF Tunisia TUN Iheb Khefacha
4 DF Tunisia TUN Rami Affes
5 MF Tunisia TUN Jesser Maaroufi (On loan from CS Sfaxien until 30 June 2025)
6 MF Tunisia TUN Ghassen Khalfa
7 MF Mali MLI Moussa Sissoko
9 FW Ivory Coast CIV Helmi Assidy
10 MF Tunisia TUN Mohamed Ali Hosni
12 DF Tunisia TUN Achref Bidani
13 MF Tunisia TUN Aziz Sekrafi (On loan from CS Sfaxien until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Tunisia TUN Mohamed Amine Mourou
16 DF Tunisia TUN Mohamed Amine Hentach
17 MF Tunisia TUN Wahid Timi
20 MF Tunisia TUN Wajih Laouani
21 DF Tunisia TUN Hazem Ben Hamed Mounadi (Captain)
22 GK Tunisia TUN Houssem Arbi
23 MF Tunisia TUN Adem Boulila
26 MF Tunisia TUN Mohamed Jemai
27 DF Tunisia TUN Bilel Mgannem
28 FW Tunisia TUN Mohamed Askri
29 FW Tunisia TUN Hosni Guezmir
30 FW Senegal SEN Mohamed Diouf
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Tunisia TUN Charaf Guezmir
MF France FRA Aymen Ben Achour
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Muyadi Gedeon
MF Tunisia TUN Wael Chaieb
MF Tunisia TUN Seddik Najjar
FW Tunisia TUN Seifallah Gafsi
FW Tunisia TUN Ilyes Meftah
FW Tunisia TUN Nidhal Ben Salem
FW Guinea GUI Telly Camara

References

  1. ^ "US Tataouine". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.