2023–24 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season
2023–24 season | ||
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President | Hamdi Meddeb | |
Head coach | Mouin Chaâbani (until 2 October)[1] Tarek Thabet (from 2 October to 12 January)[1] Miguel Cardoso (from 12 January)[2] | |
Stadium | Stade Hammadi Agrebi | |
Ligue 1 | 1st | |
Tunisian Cup | Round of 32 | |
CAF Champions League | Runners-up | |
African Football League | Semi-finals | |
Arab Club Champions Cup | Group stage | |
Top goalscorer | League: Rodrigo Rodrigues (9) All: Rodrigo Rodrigues (10) | |
Biggest win | Espérance de Tunis 3–0 TP Mazembe (26 October 2023) Espérance de Tunis 3–0 US Tataouine (13 December 2023) | |
Biggest defeat | Al Hilal 3–1 Espérance de Tunis (1 December 2023) Stade Tunisien 2–0 Espérance de Tunis (5 May 2024) | |
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All statistics correct as of 2 June 2024. |
The 2023–24 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season is the 105th season in existence and the club's 69th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. In addition to the domestic league, Espérance de Tunis are participating in this season's editions of the Tunisian Cup, the CAF Champions League, the African Football League and Arab Club Champions Cup.[3][4][5][6]
On the domestic front, Espérance de Tunis were eliminated from the Tunisian Cup in the round of 32 after a 2–1 after extra time loss against OC Kerkennah.
On the continental front, Espérnace reached the Champions League final for the first time since 2019, where they were narrowly defeated 1–0 on aggregate by Al Ahly. They also reached the semi-finals of the inaugural African Football League before being eliminated by Wydad AC after a 1–1 draw on aggregate and a 5–4 loss on penalties.
In the Arab Club Champions Cup, Espérance were eliminated in the group stage.
Squad list[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Staff:
- Fábio Fernandes (assistant manager) (from 12 January)[2]
- Chamseddine Dhaouadi (assistant manager)[2]
- Wassim Naouara (goalkeeper manager)[2]
- Carlos Miguel Silva (fitness manager) (from 12 January)[2]
- Mohamed Sabri Bouazizi (fitness manager)[2]
- Pedro Azevedo (Analyst) (from 13 March)[7]
- Yassine Ben Ahmed (doctor)
- Wessam Safwat (Analyst) (until 13 March)
- Seifallah Hosni (assistant manager) (until 12 January)
- José Clayton (assistant manager) (until 12 January)
- Ahmed Hammadi (fitness manager) (until 12 January)
- Mejdi Traoui (assistant manager) (until 2 October)[1]
Other players under contract:
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
Date | Name | From | Type | Source |
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1 July 2023 | Anayo Iwuala | CR Belouizdad | End of loan | [8] |
Montassar Triki | AS Soliman | — | ||
Khalil Guenichi | ||||
Achref Jebri | Espérance de Zarzis | |||
Youssouf Oumarou | US Monastir | Free transfer | [9] | |
3 July 2023 | Oussama Bouguerra | Olympique Béja | [10] | |
Houssem Tka | US Monastir | [11] | ||
13 July 2023 | Oussama Shili | Stade Tunisien | Transfer | [12] |
25 July 2023 | Houssam Ghacha | Antalyaspor | [13] | |
4 August 2023 | Yan Sasse | Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | [14] |
17 August 2023 | Mohamed Wael Derbali | Olympique Béja | Transfer | [15] |
25 August 2023 | Bilel Sahli | Napoli | Free transfer | [16] |
22 September 2023 | Kebba Sowe | AS Soliman | Loan | [17] |
30 September 2023 | Rodrigo Rodrigues | Juventude | Transfer | [18] |
Onuche Ogbelu | Nasarawa United | [19] | ||
5 January 2024 | Kebba Sowe | AS Soliman | [20] | |
31 January 2024 | André Bukia | Arouca | [21][22] | |
Roger Aholou | Raja CA | Free transfer | [23] |
Out[edit]
Friendlies[edit]
19 July 2023 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 3–0 | Azam | Tunis |
18:00 | Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center |
8 September 2023 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | AS Soliman | Tunis |
17:00 |
| Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center |
14 October 2023 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 3–0 | AS Soliman | Tunis |
15:45 |
| Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Attendance: 0 (close doors) |
18 November 2023 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | ES Rogba | Tunis |
16:15 | Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center |
24 January 2024 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 4–1 | AS Soukra | Tunis |
15:00 |
| Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Attendance: 0 (close doors) |
27 January 2024 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | AS Soliman | Tunis |
Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Attendance: 0 (close doors) |
4 February 2024 Friendly | Chabab Essoukhour Assaouda | 0–10 | Espérance de Tunis | Casablanca, Morocco |
11:30 UTC+1 |
11 February 2024 Friendly | US Monastir | 0–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Monastir |
14:30 |
| Stadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet |
17 February 2024 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 5–0 | AS Oued Ellil | Tunis |
17:00 | Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Attendance: 0 (close doors) |
23 March 2024 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 5–0 | AS d'Ariana | Tunis |
22:00 | Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Attendance: 0 (close doors) |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
Competition | Record | Starting round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Ligue 1 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 73.68 | First round | 1st | 19 August 2023 | 18–20 June 2024 |
Tunisian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | Round of 32 | 8 May 2024 | ||
CAF Champions League | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 42.86 | Second round | Runners-up | 17 September 2023 | 25 May 2024 |
African Football League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 22 October 2023 | 1 November 2023 |
Arab Club Champions Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | Group stage | 27 July 2023 | 2 August 2023 | |
Total | 41 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 53.66 | 27 July 2023 | 18–20 June 2024 |
Updated to match played 25 May 2024
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1[edit]
First round[edit]
The draw of the first round was held on 1 August 2023.[51]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Espérance de Tunis | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 32 | Advance to the playoff |
2 | US Monastir | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 26 | |
3 | CS Sfaxien | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 20 | |
4 | CA Bizertin | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 16 | Advance to the playout |
5 | ES Métlaoui | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Notes:
- ^ Ranked on head-to-head points: ES Métlaoui 4, US Tataouine 1.
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
19 August 2023 Round 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | AS Marsa | Tunis |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Khaled Gouider |
27 August 2023 Round 2 | US Tataouine | 1–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Tataouine |
16:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Nejib Khattab Referee: Achref Harakati |
2 September 2023 Round 3 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–2 | ES Métlaoui | Tunis |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Amir Loussif |
24 September 2023 Round 5 | CS Sfaxien | 0–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Sfax |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri Referee: Khaled Gouider |
7 October 2023 Round 6 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | US Monastir | Tunis |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Nidhal Letaief |
8 November 2023 Round 7 | CA Bizertin | 0–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Bizerte |
14:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade du 15 Octobre Referee: Haythem Guirat |
12 November 2023 Round 10 | ES Métlaoui | 0–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Métlaoui |
14:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal de Métlaoui Referee: Amir Ayadi |
5 December 2023 Round 8 | AS Marsa | 0–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Tunis |
14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui Referee: Karim Khemiri |
13 December 2023 Round 9 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–0 | US Tataouine | Tunis |
14:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Oussama Ben Ishak |
27 December 2023 Round 12 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | CS Sfaxien | Tunis |
14:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Haythem Guirat |
30 December 2023 Round 13 | US Monastir | 1–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Monastir |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet Referee: Khaled Gouider |
3 January 2024 Round 14 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | CA Bizertin | Tunis |
14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Abdessalem Mani |
Playoff[edit]
The draw of the playoff was held on 14 January 2024.[52]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Espérance de Tunis (Q) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 20[a] | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | US Monastir | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 15[b] | |
3 | Stade Tunisien | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11[b] | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
4 | CS Sfaxien | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9[c] | |
5 | Étoile du Sahel | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 9[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ a b Étoile du Sahel and Espérance de Tunis were added 3 points (1sts of the groups in the first round).
- ^ a b Stade Tunisien and US Monastir were added 2 points (2nds of the groups in the first round).
- ^ Club Africain and CS Sfaxien were added 1 point (3rds of the groups in the first round).
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
5 March 2024 Round 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | Stade Tunisien | Tunis |
17:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Amir Loussif |
10 March 2024 Round 2 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Sousse |
14:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Olympique de Sousse Referee: Khaled Gouider |
16 March 2024 Round 3 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Club Africain | Tunis |
21:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Haythem Guirat |
14 April 2024 Round 4 | US Monastir | 1–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Monastir |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet Referee: Amir Ayadi |
1 May 2024 Round 5 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | CS Sfaxien | Tunis |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Amir Loussif |
5 May 2024 Round 6 | Stade Tunisien | 2–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Tunis |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hédi Enneifer Referee: Yosri Bouali |
12 May 2024 Round 7 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–2 | Étoile du Sahel | Tunis |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Houssem Boularesse |
2 June 2024 Round 8 | Club Africain | 1–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Tunis |
19:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Ahmed Kazem (Iraq) |
14–15 June 2024 Round 9 | Espérance de Tunis | v | US Monastir | Tunis |
Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Attendance: 0 (close doors) |
18–20 June 2024 Round 10 | CS Sfaxien | v | Espérance de Tunis | Sfax |
Report | Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri |
Results summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
Last updated: 2 June 2024.
Source: Competitive matches
NB: As group B winners, Espérance de Tunis were added 3 points in the playoff that were not counted in this summary.
Tunisian Cup[edit]
Espérance de Tunis entered the tournament in the round of 32, as they are part of the 2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
8 May 2024 Round of 32 | OC Kerkennah | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Espérance de Tunis | Sfax |
14:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri Referee: Haythem Kossai |
CAF Champions League[edit]
Qualifying rounds[edit]
The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023.[53]
Second round[edit]
17 September 2023 First leg | AS Douanes Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) |
16:00 UTC±0 | Report |
| Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi) |
30 September 2023 Second leg | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 (1–0 agg.) | AS Douanes Burkina Faso | Tunis |
17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
Group stage[edit]
The draw of the group stage was held on 6 October 2023.[54]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | APL | EST | HIL | ESS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Al Hilal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Étoile du Sahel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
25 November 2023 Matchday 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | Étoile du Sahel | Tunis |
17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt) |
1 December 2023 Matchday 2 | Al Hilal | 3–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)[note 1] |
19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
9 December 2023 Matchday 3 | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | Petro de Luanda | Tunis |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad) |
19 December 2023 Matchday 4 | Petro de Luanda | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Luanda |
17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
24 February 2024 Matchday 5 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Tunis |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) |
2 March 2024 Matchday 6 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Al Hilal | Tunis |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon) |
Knockout stage[edit]
The draw of the group stage was held on 12 March 2024.[55]
Quarter-finals[edit]
30 March 2024 First leg | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | ASEC Mimosas | Tunis |
22:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
6 April 2024 Second leg | ASEC Mimosas | 0–0 (0–0 agg.) (2–4 p) | Espérance de Tunis | Abidjan |
20:00 UTC±0 |
| Report | Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) | |
Penalties | ||||
Semi-finals[edit]
20 April 2024 First leg | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Tunis |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) |
26 April 2024 Second leg | Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Espérance de Tunis | Pretoria |
20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
Final[edit]
18 May 2024 First leg | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | Al Ahly | Tunis |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
25 May 2024 Second leg | Al Ahly | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Espérance de Tunis | Cairo |
20:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) |
African Football League[edit]
The draw of the African Football League was held on 2 September 2023.[56]
Quarter-finals[edit]
22 October 2023 First leg | TP Mazembe | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) |
18:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan) |