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.
| Full name | Union Sportive de Tataouine |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Desert Lions/Desert Storm |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Ground | Nejib Khattab Stadium Tataouine, Tunisia |
| Chairman | Akerma Wadhen |
| Manager | Seif Ghezal |
| League | Professional League 1 |
| 2022–23 | 8th of 16 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF |  SEN | Abdou Aziz Diaw |
| 17 | FW | SEN | Mohamed Diouf |
| 18 | FW |  TUN | Moemen Rahmani (On loan from Abu Salem SC until 30 June 2024)[4] |
| 21 | MF |  MLI | Namory Sangaré |
| 22 | DF | TUN | Hazem Ben Hamed Mounadi |
| 23 | MF | TUN | Adem Boulila |
| 25 | MF | TUN | Mohamed Jemai |
| 27 | MF |  FRA | Aymen Ben Achour |
| 28 | MF | TUN | Wael Chaieb |
| 29 | FW | TUN | Zied Ounalli |
| 31 | MF | TUN | Wajih Laouani |
| 32 | GK | TUN | Abdelkader Ayadi |
| 33 | GK | TUN | Hamza Ghanmi (On loan from Espérance Sportive de Tunis until 30 June 2024)[5] |
| 35 | DF | TUN | Rafik Mednini (Vice-captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | GK | TUN | Charaf Guezmir |
| — | DF | TUN | Bilel Mgannem |
| — | DF | TUN | Mohamed Amine Hentach |
| — | MF |  COD | Muyadi Gedeon |
| — | FW | TUN | Seifallah Gafsi |
| — | FW | TUN | Ilyes Meftah |
| — | FW |  GUI | Telly Camara |
References
External links
- Team profile on Soccerway