Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna () is a Mauritanian

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club based in the

Tevragh-Zeina Tevragh-Zeina is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It is the capital of the Nouakchott-Ouest Region and has a population of 46,336. The current mayor is Taleb Abderrahmane Ahmed Taleb El Mahjoub. The El Irvan ...

district of

Nouakchott Nouakchott ( ) is the capital and largest city of Mauritania. Located in the southwestern part of the country, it is one of the largest cities in the Sahara. The city also serves as the administrative and economic center of Mauritania. Once a ...

. The club was founded in 2005.

History

In 2009, ASC Tevragh-Zeïna reached the final of the

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but lost to

ASAC Concorde Association Sportive Artistique et Culturelle de la Concorde (), simply known as ASAC Concorde, is a Mauritanian football club based in Nouakchott. History ASAC Concorde was founded in Nouakchott in 1979. It's one of the oldest clubs in Mauritan ...

5–4 on penalties after the game ended 0–0. In 2010, they won the competition, beating FC Feu Mini 3–0 in the final. By winning the Cup, they qualified for the

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. On February 28, 2011, Tevragh-Zeïna became the first club from

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

since 1994 to advance in continental competition after beating

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of Mali 1–0 on aggregate in the preliminary round of the

. However, they were eliminated in the following round after losing 3–1 on aggregate to

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...

of Algeria. Tevragh-Zeina won the

2014–15 Mauritanian Premier League The 2014–15 Mauritanian Premier League season was the 35th season of the premier association football league in Mauritania. Tevragh-Zeina won their second title after defeating Sélibaby at the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott. Teams A total of 1 ...

title after defeating Sélibaby 4–0 in the last round and overtaking their rivals

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who came second with a difference of one point. As a result, they qualified for the

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Achievements

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: 3 **2012,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, 2016 *

: 5 ** Winner : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2020 ** Finalist : 2009 *

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: 1 ** Winner: 2017 *

Mauritanian Super Cup The Mauritanian Super Cup is a Mauritanian football competition, held as a game between the reigning champions of the Mauritanian Premier League and the Mauritanian Cup. The first edition was held in 2003. Winners 2015 Super Cup controversy ...

: 3 ** Winner: 2010, 2015, 2016

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

– first round ::

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– second round

Current squad

;Managers : Birama Gaye

References

External links

* at ''maurifoot.net''. . Association football clubs established in 2005 Football clubs in Mauritania Sport in Nouakchott 2005 establishments in Mauritania {{Mauritania-footyclub-stub