Club Athlétique Bizertin (Arabic: النادي الرياضي البنزرتي), known as CA Bizertin or simply CAB for short, is a Tunisian professional football club based in Bizerte. The club was founded 1928 and its colours are yellow and black. Their home stadium, 15 October Stadium, has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Club Bizertin
Full nameClub Athlétique Bizertin
Nickname(s)Les Requins du Nord
(The Northern Sharks)
Short nameCAB
FoundedJuly 12, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-07-12)
Ground15 October Stadium
Capacity20,000
PresidentSamir Yacoub
ManagerSofiène Hidoussi[1]
LeagueTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
2023–24Ligue 1, 8th of 14
Websitehttp://www.cab-officiel.com/fr/

CA Bizertin is one of the biggest teams in Tunisia. They have won the Tunisian League four times, the Tunisian Cup three times, the Tunisian League Cup once and became the first Tunisian club to win an African trophy the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1988.

Honours

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Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons
Domestic Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 4 1944–45, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1983–84
Tunisian Cup 3 1981–82, 1986–87, 2012–13
Tunisian League Cup 1 2003–04
Tunisian Super Cup 1 1984
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 2 1962-63, 1989–90
Continental African Cup Winners' Cup 1 1988

Appearances in CAF Competitions

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1985 – Second Round
2013 – Second Round
1992 – Semi-finals
2000 – Second Round
2013 – Semi-finals
2014 – Second Round
1989 – Second Round

Current squad

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As of 13 January 2025

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
1 GK   TUN Kais Amdouni
4 DF   TUN Rayane Rehimi
5 MF   TUN Achref Ferchichi
6 DF   SEN Abdou Seydi
7 FW   TUN Khalil Balbouz
8 DF   TUN Yasser Mechergui
9 MF   TUN Rayan Mechergui
10 MF   SEN Alassane Kante
11 FW   TUN Ahmed Amri
12 FW   NGA Favour Onyemaechi Adegbile
13 FW   ALG Abderraouf Othmani
14 DF   TUN Firas Akeremi
15 MF   SEN Ibrahima Cissoko
17 MF   TUN Iyed Midani
18 FW   SEN Momar Diop
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   ALG Youcef Fellahi
20 DF   TUN Malek Doukali
21 MF   FRA Firas Ben Othman
24 DF   TUN Mohamed Allela
25 MF   TUN Alaeddine Bouallegui
26 MF   NOR Oussama Ali
27 GK   TUN Achraf Krir
28 MF   TUN Mohamed Sadok Jammali
29 FW   TUN Zied Aloui
30 DF   TUN Abdelmajid Haouachi
31 DF   TUN Aziz Guesmi
33 MF   TUN Aymen Amri
FW   NGA Olamilekan Ayinde
MF   TUN Othman Charfeddine

Presidents

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  • Abdesslem Saidani (2016–)[2]

Notable coaches

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/football/2127952-cab-sofiene-hidoussi-appointed-new-manager
  2. ^ "Sport : Abdessalem Saidani, nouveau président du CA Bizertin" [Abdessalem Saidani, new president of CA Bizertin]. Kapitalis (in French). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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