RudolfJozef Krol is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax, and he became a coach after retirement. Regarded as one of the best defenders of all time, Krol mainly played as a sweeper or left-back, however he could play anywhere across the back line, or in midfield as a defensive midfielder, due to his range of passing with both feet, temperament, tactical intelligence, and ability to start attacking plays after winning back the ball.
Espérance Sportive de Tunis, known as ES Tunis or simply EST for short, is a Tunisian professional sports club based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of Tunis, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919 and its traditional colours are red and yellow. Their home stadium, Stade Hammadi Agrebi, has a capacity of 60,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. The club is mostly known for its football team, which is one of the most popular clubs in Tunisia, considered one of the continent's giants.
The Étoile Sportive du Sahel, known as ES Sahel or simply ESS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia. Their home stadium, Sousse Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, opened as 7 November Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the sports city of Radès, located in Radès, in the southern suburb of the city Tunis. The stadium was established in 2001 to host the 2001 Mediterranean Games.
Club Sportif Sfaxien, known as CS Sfaxien or simply CSS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sfax. The club was founded in 1928 and its colours are black and white. Their home stadium, Taieb Mhiri Stadium, has a capacity of 22,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
The Tunisian Professional League 1, previously called the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994, is the top division football tournament in Tunisia under the organization of the Tunisian Football Federation. The first edition was held during the French protectorate of Tunisia, the 1907 season, under the auspices of the Federation of Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, and it was played in a knockout system, and the first official match in the history of the tournament was played on 9 June 1907.
Faouzi Benzarti is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player and the current head coach of ES Sahel. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir without any achievements. His training 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.
Fateh Gharbi, commonly called Fatah Ghari is Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a left-back for CS Sfaxien in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He made nine appearances for the Tunisia national team, also appearing at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
The 2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup, the 10th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The 2013–14 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season was the 88th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 15 September 2013 and ended on May 13, 2014. The defending champions from the previous season were Club Sportif Sfaxien. In the 2013-14 league season, Club Africain drew the highest average home attendance (9,000), followed by ES Tunis (8,273).
The 2014–15 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season was the 89th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 13 August 2014 and ended on 2 June 2015. The defending champions from the previous season were Espérance de Tunis.
Ferjani Sassi is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Gharafa and the Tunisia national team.
The 2013–14 Tunisian Cup was the 82nd season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition was organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia.
The winner of Tunisian Cup qualifies to 2015 CAF Confederation Cup. But since Étoile du Sahel has already qualified for this competition after finishing in the 3rd position in Ligue 1, and Club Sfaxien having already qualified for the 2015 CAF Champions League after finishing 2nd, the qualification for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup went to the club that finished 4th in Ligue 1, Club Africain.
Ali Maâloul is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Tunisia national team.
Imed Louati is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ettan Fotboll club Dalkurd.
Bassem Boulaâbi is a Tunisian footballer who currently plays for Stade Tunisien.
Blaise Kouassi is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional League.
Abderrahmane Meziane Bentahar is an Algerian footballer who plays as a striker for CR Belouizdad in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Ziad Derbali is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League and the Tunisian third-tier club Oasis Sportive Kébili.
In the 2018–19 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 64th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League, Super Cup, the Arab Club Champions Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, the CAF Super Cup and the Tunisian Cup.
