Tunisian Volleyball Federation

Tunisian Volleyball Federation

Sport	Volleyball Beach volleyball
Jurisdiction	Tunisia
Abbreviation	FTVB
Founded	1956 (1956)
Affiliation	FIVB
Affiliation date	1956 (1956)
Regional affiliation	CAVB
Headquarters	Tunis
Location	Tunisia
President	Abdelmajid Jrad
Official website
www.ftvb.org

The Tunisian Volleyball Federation (French: Fédération tunisienne de volley-ball) (FTVB) (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية للكرة الطائرة), is the governing body for Volleyball in Tunisia since 1956.^[1] The federation is a member of the Arab Volleyball Association, Mediterranean volleyball Confederation, African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). The president of FTVB is Abdelmajid Jrad.

History

The Tunisian Federation has been recognised by FIVB from 1956 and is a member of the African Volleyball Confederation.

Presidents

President	From	To
Mohammed Ben Sliman	1956	1956
Zine El Abidine Doagi	1957	1965
Ahmed Belkhouja	1966	1970
Noureddine Skandrani	1971	1978
Adel Boussarsar	1979	1980
Chedly Zouiten	1981	1988
Béchir Kdous	1989	1994
Mohammed Ali Farah	1997	1998
Béchir Louzir	1998	2006
Slim Ben Youssef	2006	2009
Mounir Ben Slimene	2009	2016
Firas El Faleh	2016	2021
Mohsen Ben taleb	2021	2023
Mounir Ben Slimene	2023	2024
Abdelmajid Jrad	2024	2028

Honours

National Team (Men)

• Summer Olympics

Appearances : (7) times

Best result : Nine (1) : 1984

• World Championship

Appearances : (11) times

Best result : Fifteen (1) : 2006

• World Cup

Appearances : (9) times

Best result : Eight (2) : 1981, 1991

• World League

Appearances : (4) times

Best result : Twenty Seven (1) : 2014

• Challenger Cup

Appearances : (2) times

Best result : Six (1) : 2022

• African Championship
  (Record)

Champions (11) : 1967, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2021

Runner-up (7) : 1976, 1983, 1993, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015

Third place (2) : 1991, 2011

• African Games

Champions (1) : 1978

Runner-up (3) : 1965, 1973, 2007

Third place (1) : 1991

• Mediterranean Games

Runner-up (2)

 : 2001, 2013

• Arab Championship (Record)

Champions (8) : 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012

Runner-up (2) : 1998, 2008

Third place (1) : 1994

• Pan Arab Games (Record)

Champions (3) : 1957, 1985, 1999

Third place (1) : 2004

• Afro-Arab Friendship Cup

Champions (1) : 1981

• Maghreb Championship (Record)

Champions (7) : 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973

National Team (Women)

• Summer Olympics

did not qualify

• World Championship

Sixteen (1) : 1986

• World Cup

Eight (1) : 1985

• African Championship

Champions (3) : 1985, 1987, 1999

Runner-up (2) : 1976, 2009

Third place (3) : 1995, 2007, 2013

• African Games

did not qualify

• Mediterranean Games

Eight (1) : 2001

• Arab Championship

Champions (2) : 1980, 1989

• Pan Arab Games

Runner-up (3) : 1985, 1992, 1999

National team (U23)

• U23 World Championship

Eight (1): 2013

• U23 African Championship

Champions (1) : 2014

National Junior team (Boys)

• U21 World Championship

Five (1): 1993

• U21 African Championship
  (Record)

Champions (10) : 1984, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018

Runner-up (5): 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022

Third place (1): 1986

National Youth team (Boys)

• Youth Olympic Games

did not qualify

• U19 World Championship

Six (1): 2009

• African Championship U19 (Record)

Champions (8): 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016

Runner-up (4): 2002, 2004, 2013, 2015

• Arab Youth Championship

Champions (4): 1992, 1994, 1996, 2009

Runner-up (2) : 2011, 2013

Third place (1): 1998

National Girls team (U23)

• Women's U23 World Championship

did not qualify

• Women's U23 African Championship

Runner-up (1) : 2014

National Junior team (Girls)

• Women's U20 World Championship

Thirteen (1): 1995

• Women's Africa Championship U20

Runner-up (3) : 2006, 2010, 2017

Third place (2): 2002, 2006

National Youth team (Girls)

• Youth Olympic Games

did not qualify

• Girls' U18 World Championship

Thirteen (1): 2005

• Girls' Africa Championship U18

Champions (3): 2006, 2008, 2010

Runner-up (3) : 2004, 2013, 2014

Third place (1): 2011

See also

• Tunisia men's national volleyball team
• Tunisia women's national volleyball team
• Tunisia men's national under-23 volleyball team
• Tunisia men's national under-21 volleyball team
• Tunisia men's national under-19 volleyball team
• Tunisia women's national under-23 volleyball team
• Tunisia women's national under-20 volleyball team
• Tunisia women's national under-18 volleyball team
• Tunisian Men's Volleyball League
• Tunisian Volleyball Cup

References

External links

• FTVB official site

This page was last edited on 9 May 2024, at 09:19