ES Hammam-Sousse

Football club infobox
clubname = ES Hammam-Sousse


fullname = Espoir Sportif de Hammam-Sousse
nickname =
founded = 1954
ground = Municipale de Hammam Sousse
Hammam-Sousse, Tunisia
capacity = 6500
chairman =
manager = Chehab Ellili
league = CLP-1
season = 2007/08
position = Promoted as 1^st of CLP-2
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Espoir Sportif de Hammam-Sousse ( _ar. الأمل الرياضي بحمام سوسة), often referred to as "ESHS" is a football club from Hammam-Sousse in Tunisia. Founded in 1954, the team plays in yellow and black colors. Their ground is the Municipal Stadium of Hammam-Sousse also called Stadium l'Arbi Lahwar, which has a capacity of 6,500.

History

Founded in 1953 by young people from the town of Hammam Sousse, gathered around Mokhtar Latiri, one of the brightest Tunisian engineers.The first official club competition took place in 1954-55 in "Division 1" Centre-South (level 3).The committee elected on April 22, 1954 was composed as follows:

:* Honorary President: Mokhtar Latiri:*Honorary Vice-President: Mohamed Lahouar :*Chairman: Sadok Gallas :*Vice-presidents: Frej Daouas and Chaaban Lahouar :*Secretary-General: BouAli Lahouar:*Deputy Secretary-General: Mohamed Ghariani:*Treasurer General: Salem Attia:*Deputy Treasurer-General: Abdesselem Gharbi:* Members: Sadok Guen, BouAli Jaballah and Achour Chaaban:* Athletic Director: Hamed Mestiri

The club reaches second division headed by Bashir Jerbi and the presidency of Néji Mehiri but can not stay there. To returne again from 1970 to 1985 before sinking to the fourth and even fifth division. Successive presidents - Ali Goulli, Hédi Lahouar, Moncef Laatiri, Hammadi Halloul and Raouf Ghadhab - in turn contribute to the progress and the club climbed to CLP-1 in 2006 for the first time in its history. But the club was relegated from the CLP-1 to the CLP-2 in 2007, this first experience is not successful and after that demotion, it is rapidly CLP-1 again at the end of the 2007-08 season thanks to the efforts of its President Hédi Lahouar who returned after two terms in the Tunisian Football Federation.

Colours & badges

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Honours

*Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
**Champions: 2007-08
**Runner-up: 2005-06

Former personal

Coaches

External links

* [http://www.club-eshs.com/ Official Website]