US Monastir (football)
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Union Sportive Monastirienne (Arabic: الاتحاد الرياضي المنستيري), known as US Monastir or simply USM for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Monastir. 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 is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Full name | Union Sportive Monastirienne | ||
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Nickname(s) | Sons of the capital of Ribat (أبناء عاصمة الرباط) | ||
Founded | 17 March 1923; 101 years ago (17 March 1923) | ||
Ground | Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium Monastir, Tunisia | ||
Capacity | 22,000 | ||
Chairman | Amir Hizem (interim) | ||
Manager | Lassaad Chabbi | ||
League | Professional League 1 | ||
2022–23 | 4th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Founded in 1923 under the name Ruspina Sports, it was renamed Union Sportive Monastirienne in 1942. The new name reflects the union between Ruspina Sports and other clubs in town (swimming, petanque, etc.) and the Nationalists of Monastir (like Mustapha Ben Jannet). Monastir has won two trophies in its history, as it won both the Tunisian Cup and Tunisian Super Cup in 2020.