Club Sportif Sfaxien (Arabic: النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي) or CSS is a multi-sport club from Sfax in Tunisia.
The club was founded in 1928 as Club Tunisien, playing in green and red stripes. The team was promoted to the Tunisian First Division in 1947. In 1950, the first supporters group was founded by Béchir Fendri, and in 1962 the club was renamed " Club Sportif Sfaxien " and team colours were changed to the current black and white stripes.
CSS celebrated their half-centenary in 1978 by winning the Tunisian League title, largely thanks to the impressive performances of their Tunisian internationals, notably Hamadi Agrebi, Mohamed Ali Akid and Mokhtar Dhouib.
In November 1998, CSS captured the CAF Cup for the first time, beating Senegal's ASC Jeanne d'Arc in the final.
In more recent times, CSS reached the final of the CAF Champions League 2006 but were narrowly beaten in dramatic fashion, with a late second leg goal condemning them to a 2–1 aggregate defeat against Al Ahly of Egypt.
The Club Sportif Sfaxien Volleyball Club (Arabic: النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي للكرة الطائرة, often referred to as CSS) is one of CS Sfaxien club's sections that represent the club in Tunisia and international volleyball competitions, the club team based in Sfax.
The Club Sportif Sfaxien is a Tunisian sports team founded in 1928 in Sfax, a popular and successful volleyball region of the country. The club has won the Tunisian Championship 11 times, the Tunisia cup 12 times, seven Arab Championships (record) and six African Club Championships. It was the first African club to play in the Volleyball Club World Championship in 1989 in Italy.
Squad as of October 16, 2013