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.

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

Players

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Current squad

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As of 31 August 2024

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

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

References

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