US Monastir

Full name	Union Sportive Monastirienne
Nicknames	فريق عاصمة الرباط (Capital of Ribat's Team) الأزرق والأبيض (The Blue & White)
Short name	USM
Founded	17 March 1923
Stadium	Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Mohamed Slama
Manager	Tarek Jarraya
League	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
2024–25	Ligue 1, 2nd of 16
Website	usmonastir.org.tn
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Union Sportive Monastirienne (Arabic:الاتحاد الرياضي المنستيري), known asUS Monastir or simplyUSM, is a Tunisian football club based inMonastir. The club was founded in 1923, and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium,Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The club currently competes in theTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.The club has historical ties to Monastirian nationalists, such as Mustapha Ben Jannet. US Monastir have won two major trophies in its history: theTunisian Cup and theTunisian Super Cup, both in 2020.

Union Sportive Monastirienne (USM) was founded on 17 March 1923 with a credit balance of 5,395 Tunisian francs. Following World War II, the club saw a resurgence in interest and enthusiasm for football among the people of Monastir. This led to the club's roster expanding to over one hundred players, with half of them playing for the senior team and the other half competing in the junior categories. Despite this growth, the following years proved to be more difficult for the club.

Following Tunisia's independence, US Monastir underwent a significant turning point. On the field, the club did not win any titles in the Tunisian Cup or the league during this period. However, USM consistently bounced back; after several relegations, the team managed to return to the first division. It was during the 1961–1962 season that USM reached the national division for the first time, having previously spent two seasons in the third division (1957–1958 and 1958–1959) and one season (1959–1960) in the Honor Division.

The 1980s marked a significant turning point for US Monastir, as the club became semi-professional, enabling the team to remain in the national division for fourteen consecutive years. During this period, USM also reached the semi-finals of the Tunisian Cup but were defeated 1–0 byClub Africain in Monastir after extra time. With a record of eight wins, eight losses, and ten draws, USM secured a solid fifth-place finish.However, this stability was short-lived.Since 1993–1994 season proved to be extremely challenging, particularly in terms of resources. Four coaches took charge in succession as the team struggled with numerous issues.

In July 2006, Néji Stambouli succeeded Zouhair Chaouch, who had served as president for six years.

On 3 May 2009, after a 3–2 victory against Espérance Sportive de Tunis atStade El Menzah, USM qualified for their first-ever Tunisian Cup final. The final, held on 24 May at theHammadi Agrebi Stadium inRadès, saw USM faceCS Sfaxien, withCS Sfaxien winning 1–0 in the presence of PresidentZine El Abidine Ben Ali.

In the following years, USM's league position fluctuated between fifth and tenth place, until 2017.

Following the appointment of coachesSkandar Kasri andLassaad Dridi, the team delivered solid performances, finishing the 2017/2018 season in sixth place and the 2018/2019 season in seventh place.

At the start of the 2019 season, US Monastir signed a contract with coachLassaad Chabbi. During the 2019–2020 season, the team secured third place in the national league, which qualified them for continental competition for the first time in their history—the2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup ,then the2022–23 CAF Champions League ,2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup , the2024–25 CAF Champions League and the2025–26 CAF Champions League.

In theTunisian Cup, renamed the Habib Bourguiba Cup in honor of the 20th anniversary of his passing, USM won the competition for the first time in its history, defeatingEspérance de Tunis 2–0 in the final, on 27 September 2020.

After Chabbi's resignation as head coach,Afouène Gharbi took over, leading the team to a tenth-place finish. The club then appointedMourad Okbi, who led them to their second-ever title by winning theTunisian Super Cup,on 18 September 2021.

• Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1^[1]

Runner-up:2021–22,2023–24,2024–25

Third Place:2019–20

• Tunisian Cup

Champions:2019–20

Runner-up: 2008–09

• Tunisian Super Cup

Champions:2019–20

• Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Champions:1975–76,1979–80,1997–98,2010–11

Runner-up:1960–61,2016–17

The colors of US Monastir arewhite andblue. At home, the player wears a blue jersey, blue shorts and white socks. Outside ofMonastir, the player wears a white jersey, white shorts and blue socks.

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  Supporters' expressions on the walls ofMonastir.
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  Shop in Monastir honoring the colors of the team.

As of 4 September, 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  TUN Rayen Besbes 2 DF  TUN Mahmoud Ghorbel 3 DF  TUN Youssef Herch 4 DF  TUN Dhia Maatougui 5 MF  CIV Naude Fabrice Zeguei 6 MF  GUI Ousmane Diane 7 MF  TUN Yassine Dridi 8 MF  TUN Ayoub Chaabane 9 FW  TUN Youssef Abdelli 10 FW  TUN Aymen Harzi 12 MF  CIV Alpha Sidibé 13 MF  TUN Rayane Azzouz 16 DF  TUN Ayman Ben Mohamed 17 MF  SEN Chérif Bodian 18 FW  TUN Anas Bouatay

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  FRA Mehdi Ganouni 22 GK  TUN Abdessalem Hallaoui 24 GK  TUN Ahmed Slimane 26 DF  TUN Nour Zamen Zammouri 27 MF  TUN Nassim Douihech 28 MF  TUN Adnene Yaakoubi 33 FW  TUN Malcolm Elhmidi 35 DF  TUN Malek Miladi 47 FW  TUN Aziz Abid — FW  TUN Yassine Amri — FW  TUN Firas Miladi — MF  ANG Moisés Amor — FW  MLI Ibrahim Gadiaga — DF  TUN Seif Sabeur — DF  TUN Raed Bouchniba(on loan fromEspérance de Tunis)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SEN Elhadji Omar Fall(atUS Ben Guerdane until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  TUN Adnene Yaakoubi(atUS Ben Guerdane until 30 June 2025)

Position	Name
Head coach	Tarek Jarraya
Assistant coach	Akrem Maatouk
	Aymen Moussa
Goalkeeping coach	Safouane Hidri
Fitness coach	Chamseddine Guinoubi
	Anas Nabi
Team doctor	Riadh Hizem

Nat Name Period Hassouna Denguezli 1957–1958 Slaïem Belhaj Ali 1958–1959 Mokhtar Ben Nacef [fr] 1959–1961 Rudi Gutendorf 1961–1962 Ahmed Benfoul 1962–1963 Ferenc Locsey 1963–1967 Ameur Hizem 1967–1968 Mustapha Jouili 1968–1970 Miodrag Georgeovic 1970–1972 Hammadi Henia [fr] 1972–1973 Khemais Chkir 1973–1974 Mustapha Jouili 1974–1975 Kamel Benzarti 1975–1976 Ameur Hizem 1976–1978 Ammar Hedhili 1978–1979 Faouzi Benzarti 1979–1982 Dieter Schulte 1982–1983 Radojica Radojičić 1983–1984 Hamid Zouba 1984–1985 Lotfi Benzarti 1985–1987 Ameur Dhib 1987–1988 Gerhard Wolfgang 1988–1989 Dominique Bathenay Jean-Pierre Brucato 1989–1990 Manfred Höner 1990–1991 Faouzi Benzarti 1991–1992

Nat Name Period Bouzid Cheniti 1992–1993 Ameur Hizem 1993–1994 Kamel Chebli 1994 Salah Guedich 1995–1996 Jean-Yves Chay 1996–1997 Lotfi Benzarti 1997–1999 Habib Majeri 1999–2000 Léon Semmeling 2000 Ali Fergani 2000–2001 Lotfi Benzarti 2001–2004 Lotfi Rhim 2004–2005 Faouzi Benzarti 2005–2006 Samir Jouili 2006–2007 Antoine Hey 2007–2008 Lotfi Rhim 2008–2009 Henri Depireux 2009–2010 Jalel Kadri 2010–2011 Rachid Belhout 2011 Dragan Cvetković 2011–2012 Chiheb Ellili 2012–2013 Lotfi Benzarti 2013 Mourad Okbi 2013–2015 Samir Jouili 2015 Lotfi Kadri 2015–2016 Lotfi Rhim 2016–2017 Skander Kasri 2017–2018

Nat Name Period Lassaad Dridi 2018–2019 Lassaad Chabbi 2019–2021 Afouène Gharbi 2021 Mourad Okbi 2021 Faouzi Benzarti 2021–2022 Darko Nović 2022–2023 Imed Ben Younes 2023 Mohamed Kouki 2023–2024 Lassaad Chabbi 2024 Mohamed Sahli 2024–2025 Faouzi Benzarti 2025 Montasser Louhichi 2025–

The first president of the club is the French Joseph Kalfati, followed by four other French: Peteche, Georges Rambi, Renaud and Fenech, while the first Tunisian president is Mohamed Salah Sayadi who takes the head of the club in 1929. Another Tunisian president, Salem B'chir, acceded to the presidency in 1953. We owe him for having established a sporting discipline and for putting an end to the laxity of certain players.

N°	Nat	Name	Period		N°	Nat	Name	Period
1		Bechir Charnine	1955–1956		16		Zouhair Chaouche	1996–1999
2		Mohamed Salah Chedly	1956–1962		17		Ali Benzarti	1999–2002
3		Mahmoud Chaouche	1962–1963		18		Zouhair Chaouche	2002–2006
4		Allala Laouiti	1963–1980		19		Neji Stambouli	2006–2008
5		Mohamed El May	1980–1981		20		Frej Meddeb	2008–2009
6		Abdelwahab Abdallah	1981–1982		21		Zouhair Chaouche / Riadh Bhouri	2009–2010
7		Hedi Benzarti	1982–1983		22		Hedi Benzarti	2010–2011
8		Moncef Skhiri	1983–1985		23		Ahmed Belli	2011–2014
9		Naceur Ktari	1985–1988		24		Salem Harzallah / Ali Mzali	2014–2015
10		Hedi Benzarti	1988–1990		25		Hamed Zenaiti	2015–2016
11		Slaheddine Ferchiou	1990–1992		26		Ahmed Belli	2016–2023
12		Naceur Ktari	1992–1993		27		Amir Hizem	2023–2025
13		Abdelkader Aguir	1993–1994		28		Sabeur Harzallah / Mohamed Slama	2025–
14		Mohamed El May / Naceur Skandrani	1994–1995
15		Habib Allegue	1995–1996

US Monastir's home ground is theMustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium located inMonastir, Tunisia. It was one of the venues used during the2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium has a seating capacity of 20,000 and occasionally serves as a home venue for theTunisia national football team.

Inaugurated in 1958, the stadium was originally designed by architect Olivier-Clément Cacoub, utilizing the "cantilevered ball joint" technique to create suspended tiers. Initially, it had a capacity of 3,000 seats. Over the years, several expansions took place, increasing its capacity to over 10,000 by the late 1990s. Ahead of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, further renovations expanded the seating to 20,000.

The stadium is part of a larger sports complex in Monastir, situated just a few hundred meters from the city center.

The most important rivalry known to US Monastir, is the one againstÉtoile du Sahel in the city ofSousse. The match is called theSahel Derby, in reference to the Tunisian coastal region (Tunisian Sahel) where both teams are located.

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