Étoile Sportive du Sahel

Football club infobox
clubname = Étoile Sahel


fullname = Étoile Sportive du Sahel
nickname = Brigade rouge (red squad)
founded = May 11, 1925
ground = Stade Olympique de Sousse Sousse, Tunisia
capacity = 25,000
chairman = flagicon|Tunisia Moez Idriss
manager = flagicon|SUI Michel Decastel
league = CLP-1
season = 2007/08
position = 2nd
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The Étoile Sportive du Sahel ( _ar. النـجـم الرياضي الساحلي, often referred to as "Étoile du Sahel", _ar. النـجـم الساحلي) is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling. In English the name means "Sport" (or "Athletic") "Star of the Sahel".

History

The club was founded during a public meeting at the French-Arabic school on Laroussi Zarrouk Street, in Sousse. Chedli Boujemla was elected as the first chairman of the multi-sport club. La Soussienne and La Musulmane ("The Muslim") were rejected as club names in favor of L'Étoile Sportive. Club members eventually settled on L'Étoile Sportive du Sahel to reflect the goal of representing a broader region than Sousse alone. The Protectorate administration officially recognized the club on July 17, 1925. In March 1926, Ali Larbi became chairman of the soccer section of the club, which entered the Fédération Tunisienne de Football.

L'Étoile became the Islamic club in Sousse. Tunisia also had the French "Patriote de Sousse" club, the Jewish "Maccabi" club, the Italian "La Savoia" club and the Maltese "Red Star" club: Though communitarian football had been banned officially since 1919 in Tunisia, in reality, it still existed.

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External links

* fr icon [http://www.etoile-du-sahel.com/ Official Site]
* [http://ess.maxifoot.com Supporters site]
* [http://www.br01.org Ultras supporters site]
* [http://www.sa7li.com In Arabic supporters site]
* [http://www.essnews.com EssNews]
* [http://www.etoiliste.com Etoiliste]