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Espérance Sportive de Tunis (volleyball)

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Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Full nameEspérance Sportive de Tunis Volleyball
Short nameEST
Founded1956
GroundSalle Mohamed-Zouaoui, Tunis
ChairmanTunisia Hamdi Meddeb
ManagerTunisia Hichem Kaabi
LeagueTunisian Volleyball League
2023–241st Place
WebsiteClub home page
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The Espérance Sportive de Tunis Volleyball (Arabic: الترجي الرياضي التونسي للكرة الطائرة, often referred to as EST) is one of Espérance Sportive de Tunis club's sections that represent the club in Tunisia and international volleyball competitions, the club team section based in capital Tunis since the year 1956.

History

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Espérance Sportive de Tunis (EST) established its volleyball section in 1956, expanding the club's rich sports legacy. Over the decades, the team has become a dominant force in Tunisian and African volleyball.

In the 2019–2020 season, EST secured their 20th national championship title after defeating CO Kelibia 3-0. [1]

The team's home matches are held at the Salle Mohamed-Zouaoui in Tunis. As of the latest season, the squad includes notable players such as Skander Ben Tara (Middle Blocker), Elyes Karamosli (Outside Hitter), and team captain Mehdi Ben Cheikh (Setter).

Under the leadership of head coach Hichem Kaabi and assistant coach Karim Ben Ayed, Espérance Sportive de Tunis continues to be a formidable presence in volleyball, both nationally and internationally.

Honours

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National Achievements

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Winners (24x titles) : 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
Runners up (9x times) : 1978–79, 1984–85, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14
Third (3x times) : 1962–63, 2000–01, 2011–12
Winners (22x cups) : 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–20, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Runners up (10x vice champions) : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1997–98, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
Winners (8x Supercups) : 2007–08, 2008–09, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

Regional Achievements

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Winners (2x titles) : 2007, 2014
Runners up (5x vice champions) : 1978, 1992, 2008, 2018, 2019
Third (1x time) : 1996

International Achievements

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Winners (5x titles) : 1994, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2021
Runners up (5x vice champions) : 1999, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2022
Runners up (1 x vice champions) : 1994


Current squad

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# Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg)
2 Russia Alexander Sorokoletov Outside Hitter
6 Tunisia Skander Ben Tara Middle blocker 2,02 m 93 kg
7 Tunisia Elyes Karamosli Outside Hitter 1,99 m 103 kg
8 Tunisia Mohamed Ben Slimene Setter 1,87 m 73 kg
10 Tunisia Hichem Kaâbi Opposite 1,94 m 93 kg
11 Tunisia Marouen Fehri Outside Hitter 1,97 m 80 kg
12 Tunisia Mehdi Ben Cheikh (captain) Setter 1,83 m 89 kg
13 Tunisia Malek Chekir Outside Hitter 1,89 m 75 kg
14 Tunisia Bilel Ben Hassine Middle blocker 1,95 m 90 kg
16 Tunisia Chokri Jouini Opposite 1,94 m 70 kg
17 Tunisia Elyes Garfi Outside Hitter 1,98 m 80 kg
18 Tunisia Aymen Karoui Middle blocker 1,94 m 84 kg
20 Tunisia Saddem Hmissi Libero 1,86 m 73 kg

Technical and managerial staff

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Name Role Nationality
Hamdi Meddeb Manager Tunisian
Hichem Kaabi Coach Tunisian
Karim Ben Ayed Assistant Coach Tunisian
Chakib Bouslama Team manager Tunisian
Abderrahim Ezzeddine Permanent Secretary Tunisian
Karim Graindi Team doctor Tunisian
Hamdi Ben Raies Physiotherapist Tunisian

Team

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Team in the Arab volleyball championship, February 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball: Espérance Sportive de Tunis wins 20th championship title". TAP. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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