Monastir, also called Mestir, is a city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahel area, some 20 kilometres south of Sousse and 162 kilometres south of Tunis. Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is now a major tourist resort. Its population is about 93,306. It is the capital of Monastir Governorate.
SV Ried, commonly known as SV Guntamatic Ried for sponsorship reasons, is an Austrian association football club from Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria. The team plays its home matches at Josko Arena, a stadium with a capacity of 7,680. The team currently play in Austrian 2. Liga.
Union Sportive Monastirienne, known as US Monastir or simply USM for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Monastir. The club was founded in 1923 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Sportclub Austria Lustenau is a professional association football club based in the town of Lustenau, Vorarlberg, Austria, that competes in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top tier of the Austrian football league system. Founded in 1914, it is affiliated to the Vorarlberg Football Association. The team plays its home matches at Reichshofstadion, where it has been based since 1951. The club's history includes several cup finals, numerous promotions and relegations, and some spells of sustained success.
Franz "Franky" Schiemer is an Austrian football coach and former player. He played as a defender and was most recently assistant head coach of Leeds United.
Robert Ibertsberger is an Austrian football manager and former player who is the assistant manager of Kosovo national team. He is the brother of Andreas Ibertsberger. He had to retire in 2004 due to serious knee injury.
Faouzi Benzarti is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player and the current head coach of the Casablanca-based Wydad AC. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir without any achievements. His coaching career began and was only 29 years old, making it the youngest Tunisian coach at the time. He is considered one of the most successful coaches in Tunisia. He usually uses offensive play and a high-pressure plan as he is known for his toughness in training and his excessive anger towards his players and referees. During his managerial career, he was in charge of two national teams: the Tunisian and Libyan national football teams, he was also close to signing with the Moroccan team in 2016 before appointing Hervé Renard.
Oliver Glasner is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Herwig Drechsel is an Austrian retired professional association football player who played as a midfielder and current manager.
Ewald Brenner is an Austrian retired professional association football player who played as a defender and current head coach of ASKÖ SV Viktoria Marchtrenk.
Radhouane Slimane is a Tunisian basketball player who currently plays for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. Standing at 2.05 m, Nicknamed "Sekka" in the Tunisian basketball scene, Slimane mainly plays as power forward.
Omar Abada is a Tunisian professional basketball player who plays for Al Ahly since 2023. Abada also plays for the Tunisia national basketball team.
Seifedin Chabbi is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liechtensteiner club Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League.
Mourad Okbi is a Tunisian retired footballer who played as a defender for the national team, and is currently a manager.
Kingsley Dogo Michael is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club DSV Leoben and the Nigeria national team
Union Sportive Monastirienne, commonly known as US Monastir, is a Tunisian professional basketball club based in Monastir. Established in 1959, the team plays in the Pro A the first division league in Tunisia and has won seven national championships. Monastir also plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) since the inaugural season in 2021. Home games are played in the Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall.
The 2021–22 season was the 76th season in the existence of TSV Hartberg and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, TSV Hartberg participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup.
In the 2021–22 season, Étoile Sportive du Sahel is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 67th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It is their 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They are competing in Ligue 1, the Champions League and the Tunisian Cup. On February 17, The Tunisian Ministry of Sports announced in an official statement, the resumption of the local football league competition in the presence of the fans after a long absence that extended over the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia, which imposed the holding of competitions behind closed doors, The new procedures apply to the competitions of the opening round of the second leg of the Ligue Professionnelle 1, with 50% distributed among the fans of the two teams.
In the 2020–22 season, Étoile Sportive du Sahel is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 66th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It is their 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They are competing in Ligue 1, the Champions League and the Tunisian Cup.
Christian Heinle is an Austrian football manager and former player.
