FC Tevragh-Zeina
{{short description|Mauritanean association football club}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = FC Tevragh-Zeina
| image =
| fullname = Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna
| nickname =
| founded = 2005
| ground = Stade Olympique
Nouakchott, Mauritania
| capacity = 20,000
| chairman = Moussa Ould Khairy
| manager = Birama Gaye
| league = Mauritanean Premier League
| season = 2023–24
| position = 3rd
|
}}
Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna ({{langx|ar|نادي تفرغ زينة لكرة القدم}}) is a Mauritanian football club based in the Tevragh-Zeina district of Nouakchott. The club was founded in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://fr.cafonline.com/competition/coupe-de-la-confederation_2010/news/8445-zeina-tevragh-fleuron-du-football-mauritanien.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304231459/http://fr.cafonline.com/competition/coupe-de-la-confederation_2010/news/8445-zeina-tevragh-fleuron-du-football-mauritanien.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2011|title=Zeina Tevragh, fleuron du football mauritanien - Orange Coupe de la Confédération 2010 - CAF|date=4 March 2011|access-date=5 June 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maur09.html|title=Mauritania 2009|website=RSSSF|access-date=5 June 2019}} In 2010, they won the competition, beating FC Feu Mini 3–0 in the final.[http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2010/10/17/feature-01 T. Zeina win Mauritania Cup] 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.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} However, they were eliminated in the following round after losing 3–1 on aggregate to JS Kabylie of Algeria.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/confederation-cup_2010/news/8842-nessakh-brace-powers-jsk-into-next-round.html|title=CAF - CAF Error Page|website=www.cafonline.com|access-date=5 June 2019}}
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: 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
Current squad
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Mauritania|name=Namori Diaw|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Mauritania|name=Cheikh Bilal Hadji|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Mauritania|name=Mohamed Walid Ould Afif|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Mauritania|name=Moussa Faye|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Mauritania|name=Yahya Cheikh Abdel Aziz|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Mauritania|name=Anass Saleh El-Din|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Mauritania|name=Bardass Zein El Abidin|pos=MF }}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=Mauritania|name=Lamine Ould Alaoui|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Algeria|name=Waleed Cherif|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Mauritania|name=Mohamed Ould Mokhtar|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Mauritania|name=Mohamed Ben Abd Moussa|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Mauritania|name=Babacar Ngollo Coulibaly|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Mauritania|name=Ibrahima Mamadou Sia|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Mauritania|name=Lamine Balla Chérif|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Mauritania|name=El Hadj Mokhtar|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Mauritania|name=Mohamed Yacoub Bâ|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Mauritania|name=Samba Abdallah Moussa|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}
;Managers
:{{flagicon|MTN}} Birama Gaye
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131130064918/http://maurifoot.net/equipes/fc-tevragh-zeina.html Team profile]}} at maurifoot.net. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409225748/http://maurifoot.net/equipes/fc-tevragh-zeina.html |date=2014-04-09 }}.
{{Mauritanean Premier League}}
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Category:Association football clubs established in 2005
Category:Football clubs in Mauritania
Category:2005 establishments in Mauritania
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