Union Sportive de Tataouine (Arabic: الاتحاد الرياضي بتطاوين), known as US Tataouine or simply UST for short, is a Tunisian[2] 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
ManagerSami Gafsi [1]
LeagueTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
2023–24Ligue 1, 10th of 14

Current squad

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As of 2 February 2025

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
3 DF   TUN Helmi Ben Rhouma
4 DF   TUN Rami Affas
5 DF   TUN Adem Guizani
6 MF   TUN Ghassen Khalfa
7 MF   TUN Zied Ounalli
8 MF   TUN Hamza Hammami
9 MF   CIV Junior Diakite
10 MF   TUN Mohamed Ali Hosni
11 FW   TUN Wahid Timi
12 DF   BEN Irenée Glèlè
13 MF   TUN Alaeddine Kartli
14 FW   SEN Lamine Diakité
15 DF   TUN Mohamed Amine Naoui
16 GK   TUN Slim Rebaï
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   MLI Noumory Keïta
21 FW   NGA Ibrahim Rasheed
22 MF   TUN Ala Rhouma
25 MF   TUN Mohamed Jemai
27 FW   TUN Hichem Amor
28 FW   TUN Mohamed Askri
29 FW   TUN Hosni Guezmir
30 FW   TUN Nidhal Ben Salem
30 MF   TUN Seif Mhadhbi
FW   TUN Helmi Assidi
MF   SEN Seydina Mouhamed Diouf
FW   SEN Lamine Diatta
FW   ALG Wail Harikeche
MF   FRA Aymen Ben Achour
  TUN Jasser Ghrabi
DF   TUN Hazem Ben Hamed Mounadi
DF   TUN Mohamed Amine Hentach (On loan to ES Rogba until 30 June)

References

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  1. ^ https://www.kawarji.com/actu-89799-sami-gafsi-vers-l-us-tataouine.html
  2. ^ "US Tataouine". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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