FC Tevragh-Zeina

Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna (Arabic: نادي تفرغ زينة لكرة القدم‎) is a Mauritanean football club based in the Tevragh-Zeina district of Nouakchott. The club was founded in 2005.[1]

FC Tevragh-Zeina
Full nameFootball Club Tevragh-Zeïna
Founded2005
GroundStade Olympique
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Capacity10,000
ChairmanMoussa Ould Khairi
ManagerBirama Gaye
LeagueMauritanean Premier League
2017/185th

History

In 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
  • Mauritanian Premier League: 3
2012, 2015, 2016.
  • Coupe du Président de la République: 4
Winner : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016.
Finalist : 2009.
  • Coupe de la Ligue Nationale: 1
Winner : 2017.
Winner : 2010, 2015, 2016.

Performance in CAF competitions
2011 – First Round

Current Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Souleïmane Diallo
2 DF Mamadou Akra
3 DF Chérif El Mokhtar
4 DF Moussa Faye
5 DF Ali Cheïkh Voulany
7 MF Ali Ould Mohamed
8 MF Ali Ameur
9 FW Mohamed Mouloud
No. Position Player
10 FW Mohamed Ould Mokhtar
11 MF Mohamed Ben Abd Moussa
12 DF Babacar Ngollo Coulibaly
14 GK Ibrahima Mamadou Sia
15 DF Lamine Balla Chérif
16 MF El Hadj Mokhtar
17 FW Mohamed Yacoub Bâ
18 MF Samba Abdallah Moussa
Managers
Birama Gaye

References
  1. "Zeina Tevragh, fleuron du football mauritanien - Orange Coupe de la Confédération 2010 - CAF". web.archive.org. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. "Mauritania 2009". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. T. Zeina win Mauritania Cup
  4. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. "CAF - CAF Error Page". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.


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