Club Olympique des Transports
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The Club Olympique des Transports , often referred to as ٍِCOT or Ennakel is a Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

n football club based in the city of Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

. The club was founded in 1945, the team plays in blue and black colors. Their ground is currently the Ali Belhouane Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,000.

We can not discuss this club without recalling its group of the first half of the '70s that coach Hmid Dhib had patiently built around Mohieddine Habita – nicknamed the "Arabic Pele" by the Libyans, on the occasion of the Arab nation's Cup (called Palestine Cup) disputed in Tripoli in August 1973, where Habita scored six goals and was named the "Tunisian Pelé" by President Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987...

 while receiving the victorious Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

n team. Also Ali Kaabi
Ali Kaabi
Ali Kaabi is a retired Tunisian footballer.He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico, and thus is Tunisia's first ever World Cup goalscorer.-References:...

, Farouk Ben Sliman and Houcine Ayari or the team shaped by Bernard Blaut
Bernard Blaut
Bernard Blaut was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Polish National Team....

, who won the Cup in Tunisia
Tunisian President Cup
The "Tunisian President Cup" mostly known as the Tunisian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Tunisian football. It was created in 1922.-Winners before independence:*1922/23 : Avant Garde *1923/24 : Racing Club...

 in 1988 and lost the championship in special conditions.
In all COT spends 27 seasons in the first division (professional level).

But, like all districts clubs, the club installed in Mellassine, a popular district of Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

, was unable to resist the demands of professionalism and has plummeted in three years to end up in the fourth division in 2007–2008 before rising again to CLP-3, and reaching the quarter-finals of the President Cup
Tunisian President Cup
The "Tunisian President Cup" mostly known as the Tunisian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Tunisian football. It was created in 1922.-Winners before independence:*1922/23 : Avant Garde *1923/24 : Racing Club...

 this year.

History

It was in July 1945 that the ancestor of the COT, En-Najah Sports was created through a group formed around Mustapha Achour and include the cyclist Jilani Ben Othman and sports director Belhassen Chaar. The club merged with El Hilal Sports du Den-Den (EHSDD) to form the "Club Olympique Tunisien" (Tunisian Olympic Club) in 1960. The latter merges with the "Association sportive des traminots" (Sports Association of traminots) to form on 29 June 1966, the Club Olympique des Transports.

Performance in national & domestic competitions

  • Tunisian League
    Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
    The CLP-1 or "Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1" is the top division of the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. It was created in 1921.-History:...

Runner-up : 1987–88
Third : 1970–71, 1971–72
  • Tunisian President Cup
    Tunisian President Cup
    The "Tunisian President Cup" mostly known as the Tunisian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Tunisian football. It was created in 1922.-Winners before independence:*1922/23 : Avant Garde *1923/24 : Racing Club...

Winner: 1987–88
  • Tunisian Leagues Cup
    Tunisian Coupe de la Ligue Professionnelle
    The Coupe de la Ligue Professionelle was the top knockout tournament for the Tunisian league football clubs. It was created in 1999 with the intention of being played among the two top Tunisian football divisions with some invited teams, like the "Selection 2001" in the 2000/2001 season for...

Best performance: 1999–2000 Lost in 1/2 final against Club sportive Sfaxien 3–0

Performance in CAF Competitions

  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearances
1988-89: first round (1/16 final) against Stade Malien.
3-0 in Bamako
0-0 in Tunis

Former players

  • Mohieddine Habita
  • Abdelkader Belhassen
  • Ali Guizani
  • Mohamed Ali Ben Mansour
  • Faouzi Henchiri
  • Mohsen Yahmadi
  • Mondher Msakni
  • Abdesselem Chaatani
  • Ali Kaabi
  • Maher Guizani
  • Borhan Ghanam
  • Mohamed Hadi Jdidi
  • Riadh Ayari
  • Issam Majri
  • Mohamed Zouabi
  • Khaled Maghzaoui
  • Mahrez Hosni
  • Boubaker Zitouni
  • Mohamed Tlili
  • Jihad Daoud
  • Tarak Abdelli
  • Diane Bateriki  
  • Gomez  
  • Adnan Ayari  
  • Arbi Yacoubi
  • Mohamed Melliti
  • Ridha Hammami
  • Hicham Yahiaoui
  • Imed Jouini
  • Sami el Elmi
  • Issam Jandoubi
  • Mahrez Askri
  • Mohamed Ali Ben Yacoub
  • Anis Azek
  • Ayman Marrouki
  • Belhassen Belhadj
  • Faycal Ben Ahmed
  • Antar Litaimi
  • Hamza Oueslati
  • Jilani Boussif
  • Khaled Ben Fattoum
  • Mohamed Hamrouni
  • Mohamed Talbi
  • Mondher Romdhane
  • Mourad Chouchane
  • Mourad Soudani
  • Nizar Jmaia
  • Ramzi Aloui

  • Best goalscorer (Ligue I)

    • Mohieddine Habita : 75 goals
    • Abdelkader Belhassen : 44 goals
    • Faouzi Henchiri : 33 goals
    • Mohsen Yahmadi : 30 goals
    • Mondher Msakni : 27 goals
    • Abdesselem Chaatani : 26 goals

    Players & games (Ligue I)

    • Mondher Msakni : 213
    • Ali Kaabi
      Ali Kaabi
      Ali Kaabi is a retired Tunisian footballer.He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico, and thus is Tunisia's first ever World Cup goalscorer.-References:...

       : 208
    • Mohieddine Habita : 181
    • Ali Guizani : 172
    • Mohamed Ali Ben Mansour : 162

    En-Najah Sports

    • Mustapha Achour
    • Mongi Allal
    • Raouf Ben Ali (1956–1957)
    • Mustapha Khaled (1957–1958)

    Club Olympique des Transports

    • Mustapha Khaled (1958–1973)
    • Sadok Ben Jomaa (1973–1976)
    • Abderrahman Ben Messaoud (1976–1977)
    • Khelifa Karoui (1977–1980)
    • Abbes Ben Hmidan (1980–1982)
    • Mustapha Lakhoua (1982–1986)
    • Aboulhassan Fekih (1986–1988)
  • Mustapha Lakhoua (1988–1989)
  • Ferid Mehrezi (1989–1990)
  • Bouzaiane Yahiaoui (1990–1991)
  • Taoufik Anane (1991–1992)
  • Bouzaiane Yahiaoui (1992–1993)
  • Aboulhassan Fekih (1993–2002)
  • Mohamed Bari alias Kassidy (2002)
  • Aboulhassan Fekih (2002–2004)
  • Naceur Chouayakh (2004–2005)
  • Lotfi Cherif (2005–2006)
  • Hedi Ben Ali (2006–2008)
  • Mohamed Trabelsi (2008–present)

  • Coaches

    • Mahmoud Kouki (1955–1956)
    • Hmid Dhib (1956–1960)
    • Hédi Feddou (1960)
    • Hmid Dhib (1963–1965)
    • Salah Beji (1965)
    • Rachid Turki (1966–1967)
    • Ahmed Belfoul (1967–1968)
    • Hmid Dhib (1968–1973)
    • Mustapha Jouili (1973–1974)
    • Ammar Nahali (1974–1975)
    • Amor Dhib (1975–1976)
    • Jamaleddine Bouabsa (1976)
    • Béchir Ben Mime (1976–1978)
    • Ali Chabbouh (1979–1981)
  • Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Polish National Team....

     (1981–1982)
  • Hmid Dhib (1982–1985)
  • Ahmed Belfoul (1985–1986)
  • Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Polish National Team....

     (1986–1988)
  • Raouf Ben Amor than Ridha Akacha (1988–1989)
  • Kazbeck than Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi is a retired Tunisian footballer.He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico, and thus is Tunisia's first ever World Cup goalscorer.-References:...

     (1989–1990)
  • Mahmoud Bacha (1990–1992)
  • Mohieddine Habita than Faouzi Henchiri (1992–1993)
  • Taoufik Ben Othman
    Taoufik Ben Othman
    Taoufik Ben Othman is a Tunisian football player and coach.He began his career very young at the Muslim club and joined the junior individual selections. In 1958-1959 he participated in the first promotion of his club among the elite and is still there to help win the cups and the lead if necessary...

     (1993)
  • Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi is a retired Tunisian footballer.He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico, and thus is Tunisia's first ever World Cup goalscorer.-References:...

     (1994–1995)
  • Bialas (1995–1996)
  • Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi is a retired Tunisian footballer.He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico, and thus is Tunisia's first ever World Cup goalscorer.-References:...

     than Kostek than Khaled Hosny (1996–1997)
  • Ridha Akacha than Khaled Hosny than Bialas (1997–1998)
  • Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Polish National Team....

     (1998–1999)
  • Slobodan Milo than Bialas than Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Polish National Team....

     (1999–2000)
  • Amor Dhib (2000–2001)
  • Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Polish National Team....

     than Tarek Ben Ali than Ridha Akacha (2001–2002)
  • Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi is a retired Tunisian footballer.He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico, and thus is Tunisia's first ever World Cup goalscorer.-References:...

     (2002–2003)
  • Edmund Stöhr puis Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi is a retired Tunisian footballer.He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico, and thus is Tunisia's first ever World Cup goalscorer.-References:...

     than Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut
    Bernard Blaut was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Polish National Team....

     (2003–2004)
  • Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi
    Ali Kaabi is a retired Tunisian footballer.He played for the Tunisia national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In Tunisia's first ever World Cup finals match, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over Mexico, and thus is Tunisia's first ever World Cup goalscorer.-References:...

    than Belhassen Meriah than Accorsey (2004–2005)
  • Abid Mchala than Lotfi Hannachi than Lotfi Kaabi (2005–2006)
  • Lotfi Kaabi than Mabrouk Fehmi than Ridha Boushih (2006–2007)
  • Lotfi Chihi (2007–2008)
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