AS Marsa

AS Marsa
Full nameAvenir Sportif de La Marsa
NicknameGnaweya (The Okras)
Founded22 February 1939
GroundAbdelaziz Chtioui Stadium
Capacity6,500
ChairmanMoez Gharbi[1]
ManagerAmeur Derbel
LeagueLigue 1
2025–26Ligue 1, 10th

Avenir Sportif de La Marsa (Arabic: المستقبل الرياضي بالمرسى), commonly known as AS Marsa or simply ASM, is a Tunisian professional football club based in La Marsa, Tunis. Founded in 1939 as Club Musulman, the club traditionally plays in green and yellow. Its home ground is the Abdelaziz Chtioui Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,500 spectators.

As of the 2025–26 season, AS Marsa competes in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top tier of Tunisian football, following its promotion from Ligue 2 in 2025.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 March 2026

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  TUN Mohamed Chaouch
3 DF  TUN Mohamed Hedi Hichri
5 DF  TUN Youssri Arfaoui
7 DF  TUN Khaled Hammami
10 FW  TUN Firas Iffia
11 MF  TUN Amor Traidi
14 DF  TUN Tajeddine Salem
15 MF  TUN Ricky Gneba
16 GK  TUN Abessi Bechir
17 DF  TUN Oussama Jebali
18 MF  TUN Houcine Mansour
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  TUN Yassine Zouari
21 MF  NGA Ojonugwa Adejoh
23 GK  TUN Sami Helal
25 DF  TUN Tej El Islem
26 FW  ANG Victorino Polaco
27 MF  TUN Mohamed Khaloui
28 MF  TUN Amanallah Ben Hamida
29 MF  TUN Fares Neji
30 FW  NGA Godwin Kalu
30 MF  TUN Mohamed Traidi
DF  MAR Soufiane Mestari
FW  CIV Youssouf Dao

Notes: Shirt numbers are partial and may vary; positions/nationalities based on club profiles.

Achievements

Domestic Competitions

Competition Titles Winning / Runner-up Seasons
Tunisian Cup 5 Winners: 1961, 1977, 1984, 1990, 1994

Runners-up: 1965, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1983, 1987, 1993, 2013, 2022

Tunisian League Cup 1 Winners: 2007
Coupe Hédi Chaker Runners-up: 1961

International Competitions

Competition Appearances Best Performance / Notes
CAF Confederation Cup 1 2005 – Group stage (Top 8)
CAF Cup Winners' Cup 3 1985 – First round

1991 – Second round 1995 – Withdrew in Quarter-finals

Arab Cup Winners' Cup 2 1992 – Semi-finals

1994 – Semi-finals

Maghreb Cup Winners Cup Runners-up: 1971

Managers

Managers of La Marsa throughout history (most recent first)
Country Manager Years
Ameur Derbal 2025–present
Mounir Rached 2024–2025
Abdelkarim Bouguerra 2024
Souhaieb Zarrouk 2024
Chaker Meftah 2024
Abdessattar Ben Moussa 2023
Khaled Ben Yahia 2023
Lotfi Kadri 2022–2023
Sofiène Hidoussi 2022
Abdelkarim Bouguerra 2021–2022
Hakim Aoun 2020
Samir Sellimi 2019–2020
Karim Dalhoum 2019
Lotfi Kadri 2018–2019
Lotfi Sebti 2017–2018
Kamel Kolsi 2017
Tarek Thabet 2017–2018
Khaled Ben Sassi 2016–2017
Abdelkarim Bouguerra 2016
Gérard Buscher 2016
Mondher Kebaier 2014–2016
Adel Sellimi 2013–2014
Dragan Cvetković 2013
Gérard Buscher 2010–2013
Habib Mejri 2010
Kamel Chebli 2009–2010
Khaled Ben Yahia 2008–2009
Abdelkrim Bira 2008–2009
Mrad Mahjoub 2008
Kais Yaacoubi 2007–2008
Habib Mejri 2006–2007
Taoufik Ben Othman 2005–2006
Ali Selmi 2003–2006
Habib Mejri 2001–2003
Taoufik Ben Othman 2000–2001
Baccar Ben Miled 2000–2001
Serge Devèze 1999–2001
Armand Forcherio 1999–2000
Faouzi Merzouki 1999–2000
Ali Fergani 1998–1999
Khaled Ben Yahia 1998–1999
Kousteck 1997–1998
Habib Mejri 1995–1997
Taoufik Ben Othman 1994–1995
Ali Selmi 1993–1994
Rachid Mekhloufi 1992–1993
Ali Selmi 1991–1992
Aleksandar Kostov 1989–1991
Taoufik Ben Othman 1988–1989
Aleksandar Kostov 1987–1988
Hédi Kouni 1986–1987
Dragan Gugleta 1985–1987
Jean-Claude Larrieu 1984–1985
Ali Selmi 1983–1985
Taoufik Ben Othman 1982–1983
Rachid Mekhloufi 1981–1982
Abdelhamid Kermali 1980–1981
Taoufik Ben Othman 1979–1980
Ali Selmi 1978–1979
Taoufik Ben Othman 1977–1978
Baccar Ben Miled 1977–1978
Taoufik Ben Othman 1975–1977
Ali Selmi 1973–1975
Omar Gadhoum 1972–1974
Ahmed Benelfoul 1971–1972
Taoufik Ben Othman 1969–1971
Stanislav Stanković 1968–1970
Skander Medelgi 1967–1968
Taoufik Ben Othman 1966–1967
Béji Bouachir 1966–1967
Hmid Dhib 1965–1966
Sandor Pazmandy 1960–1965
Rachid Turki 1959–1960

Presidents

Presidents throughout history (most recent first)
Country President Term
Moez Gharbi 2025–present
Taoufik Ben Ncib 2017–2025
Maher Ben Aïssa 2011–2017
Hammouda Louzir 2011
Montassar Meherzi 2008–2010
Mondher Mami 2006–2008
Brahim Riahi 2001–2006
Mahmoud Azzouz 1999–2001
Manef Mellouli 1998–1999
Jalel Gherab 1996–1998
Khaled Bach Hamba 1994–1996
Mahmoud Azzouz 1992–1994
Tijani Meddeb 1990–1992
Hammouda Belkhouja 1988–1990
Abderrahman Oueslati 1985–1988
Mondher Ben Ammar 1982–1985
Hammouda Belkhouja 1980–1982
Mondher Ben Ammar 1979–1980
Hédi Mehrezi 1978–1979
Abdellatif Dahmani 1977–1978
Mondher Ben Ammar 1972–1977
Ali Bouzaiane 1971–1972
Abdellatif Dahmani 1968–1971
Chedly Hassouna 1966–1968
Ali Kallel 1965–1966
Slim Tlili 1964
Chedly Hassouna 1959–1964
Béji Mestiri 1957–1959
Belhassen Aouij 1956–1957
Othman Ben Othman 1955–1956
M'hammed Zaouchi 1939–1955

See also

References

  1. ^ "ASM – Moez Gharbi élu président à l'unanimité : « S'occuper de toutes les sections et pas seulement du football »". La Presse de Tunisie. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2026.