Tunisian Volleyball Federation
Sport Volleyball
Beach volleyball
JurisdictionTunisia
AbbreviationFTVB
Founded1956 (1956)
AffiliationFIVB
Affiliation date1956 (1956)
Regional affiliationCAVB
HeadquartersTunis
LocationTunisia
PresidentTunisia Mounir Ben Slimene
Official website
www.ftvb.org
Tunisia

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 Mounir Ben Slimene.

History

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

Presidents

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

Honours

National Team (Men)

Appearances : (7) times
Best result : Nine (1) : 1984
Appearances : (11) times
Best result : Fifteen (1) : 2006
Appearances : (9) times
Best result : Eight (2) : 1981, 1991
Appearances : (4) times
Best result : Twenty Seven (1) : 2014
Appearances : (2) times
Best result : Six (1) : 2022
Champions Gold (11) : 1967, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2021
Runner-up Silver (7) : 1976, 1983, 1993, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015
Third place Bronze (2) : 1991, 2011
Champions Gold (1) : 1978
Runner-up Silver (3) : 1965, 1973, 2007
Third place Bronze (1) : 1991
Runner-up (2)  : 2001, 2013
Champions Gold (8) : 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012
Runner-up Silver (2) : 1998, 2008
Third place Bronze (1) : 1994
Champions Gold (3) : 1957, 1985, 1999
Third place Bronze (1) : 2004
Champions Gold (1) : 1981
Champions Gold (7) : 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973

National Team (Women)

did not qualify
Sixteen (1) : 1986
Eight (1) : 1985
Champions Gold (3) : 1985, 1987, 1999
Runner-up Silver (2) : 1976, 2009
Third place Bronze (3) : 1995, 2007, 2013
did not qualify
Eight (1) : 2001
Champions Gold (2) : 1980, 1989
Runner-up Silver (3) : 1985, 1992, 1999

National team (U23)

Eight (1): 2013
Champions Gold (1) : 2014

National Junior team (Boys)

Five (1): 1993
Champions Gold (10) : 1984, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018
Runner-up Silver (5): 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022
Third place Bronze (1): 1986

National Youth team (Boys)

did not qualify
Six (1): 2009
Champions Gold (8): 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016
Runner-up Silver (4): 2002, 2004, 2013, 2015
Champions Gold (4): 1992, 1994, 1996, 2009
Runner-up Silver (2) : 2011, 2013
Third place Bronze (1): 1998

National Girls team (U23)

did not qualify
Runner-up Silver (1) : 2014

National Junior team (Girls)

Thirteen (1): 1995
Runner-up Silver (3) : 2006, 2010, 2017
Third place Bronze (2): 2002, 2006

National Youth team (Girls)

did not qualify
Thirteen (1): 2005
Champions Gold (3): 2006, 2008, 2010
Runner-up Silver (3) : 2004, 2013, 2014
Third place Bronze (1): 2011

See also

References

  1. ^ "Histoire du Volley Ball dans le monde et en Tunisie". ftvb.org. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

External links

Volleyball in Tunisia
Sports governing bodies in Tunisia  (TUN)
National members of the International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB)
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