Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna (Arabic: نادي تفرغ زينة لكرة القدم) is a Mauritanian football club based in the Tevragh-Zeina district of Nouakchott. The club was founded in 2005.[1]
| Full name | Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Ground | Stade Olympique Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Chairman | Moussa Ould Khairy |
| Manager | Birama Gaye |
| League | Mauritanean Premier League |
| 2023–24 | 3rd |
History
editIn 2009, ASC Tevragh-Zeïna reached the final of the Coupe du Président de la République but lost to ASAC Concorde 5–4 on penalties after the game ended 0–0.[2] In 2010, they won the competition, beating FC Feu Mini 3–0 in the final.[3] By winning the Cup, they qualified for the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.
On February 28, 2011, Tevragh-Zeïna became the first club from Mauritania since 1994 to advance in continental competition after beating AS Real Bamako of Mali 1–0 on aggregate in the preliminary round of the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.[4] However, they were eliminated in the following round after losing 3–1 on aggregate to JS Kabylie of Algeria.[5]
Tevragh-Zeina won the 2014–15 Mauritanian Premier League title after defeating Sélibaby 4–0 in the last round and overtaking their rivals Cansado who came second with a difference of one point. As a result, they qualified for the 2016 CAF Champions League.
Achievements
edit- Mauritanian Premier League: 3
- 2012, 2015, 2016
- Coupe du Président de la République: 5
- Winner : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2020
- Finalist : 2009
- Coupe de la Ligue Nationale: 1
- Winner: 2017
- Mauritanian Super Cup: 3
- Winner: 2010, 2015, 2016
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Managers
Birama Gaye
References
edit- ^ "Zeina Tevragh, fleuron du football mauritanien - Orange Coupe de la Confédération 2010 - CAF". 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Mauritania 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ T. Zeina win Mauritania Cup
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "CAF - CAF Error Page". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
External links
edit- Team profile at maurifoot.net. Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine.
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