2020–21 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season

In the 2020–21 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 66th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League and the Tunisian Cup.

Espérance Sportive de Tunis
2020–21 season
PresidentHamdi Meddeb
Head coachMoïne Chaâbani
StadiumStade Hammadi Agrebi
Ligue 1Winners
Tunisian CupRound of 32
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Taha Yassine Khenissi (7)

All:
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (10)
Biggest winOlympique Béja 1–4 Espérance de Tunis
Biggest defeatAl Ahly 3–0 Espérance de Tunis

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 September 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Nat.PositionNameDate of Birth (Age)Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GKMoez Ben Cherifia (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 (aged 29) Youth system
16 GKFarouk Ben Mustapha (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 31) Al Shabab
19 GKMohamed Sedki Debchi (1999-10-28)28 October 1999 (aged 21) Youth system
Defenders
4 CBMohamed Amine Tougai (2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (aged 20) NA Hussein Dey
6 CBMohamed Ali Yacoubi (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 30) US Quevilly-Rouen
12 CBKhalil Chemmam (1987-07-24)24 July 1987 (aged 33) Youth system
20 CBAmine Ben Hamida (1995-12-15)15 December 1995 (aged 25) AS Soliman
21 RBHamdi Nagguez (1992-10-28)28 October 1992 (aged 28) Sūduva
22 RBSameh Derbali (1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 34) Al Ahli SC
23 LBIlyes Chetti (1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 25) JS Kabylie
26 LBHoucine Rabii (1991-11-08)8 November 1991 (aged 29) ES Zarzis
30 CBAbdelkader Bedrane (1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 28) ES Sétif
34 CBBilel Chabbar (2000-03-31)31 March 2000 (aged 20) Youth system
Midfielders
2 DMBadreddine Mouelhi (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 21) Youth system
5 CMMohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 21) Youth system
15 DMFousseny Coulibaly (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 31) Stade tunisien
18 CB / DMRaouf Benguit (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 24) Paradou AC
24 AMFedi Ben Choug (1995-03-12)12 March 1995 (aged 25) CA Bizertin
25 CM / AMGhailene Chaalali (1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 26) Yeni Malatyaspor
28 DMMohamed Amine Meskini (1997-06-05)5 June 1997 (aged 23) CS Hammam-Lif
37 CMMontassar Triki (2001-08-29)29 August 2001 (aged 19) Youth system
40 DMCedrik Gbo (2002-09-09)9 September 2002 (aged 18) Youth system
Forwards
3 Basit Abdul Khalid (1996-08-10)10 August 1996 (aged 24) FK Makedonija
7 AMAlaeddine Marzouki (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 30) CS Sfaxien
8 Anice Badri (1990-09-18)18 September 1990 (aged 30) Al-Ittihad
9 FWZied Berrima (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 19) Youth system
10 LWHamdou Elhouni (1994-02-12)12 February 1994 (aged 26) Desportivo das Aves
11 FWTaha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 28) CS Sfax
13 Nassim Ben Khalifa (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 28) Grasshopper
17 ST / LWAbderrahmane Meziane (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 26) Al Ain
27 LWMaher Ben Seghaier (1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 24) CA Bizerte
32 RWRaed Fedaa (1997-05-20)20 May 1997 (aged 23) Youth system
35 William Togui (1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 24) Mechelen

Pre-season

12 November 2020 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 2–2 Stade Tunisien Tunis
14:00ReportStadium: Parc Hassen Belkhodja
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
15 November 2020 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 2–1 Tunisia under-20 Tunis
14:00ReportStadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
21 November 2020 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 3–1 Olympique Béja Tunis
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ligue 12619343716+21073.08Winners6 December 202019 May 2021
Tunisian Cup100101−1000.00Round of 3226 May 2021
Champions League125341414+0041.67First roundSemi-finals23 December 202029 June 2021
Total3924695131+20061.54

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Espérance de Tunis (C)2619343716+2160Qualification for Champions League
2Étoile du Sahel2615564626+2050
3Union de Ben Guerdane26101152516+941Qualification for Confederation Cup
4Avenir de Soliman2611783534+140
5Club Sfaxien26101062916+1340Qualification for Confederation Cup as Tunisian Cup winners
Source: soccerway.com
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.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2619343716 +21601021186 +129131910 +9

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWLWWDWWDLL
Position74311111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

6 December 2020 Round 1 Espérance de Tunis 2–2 AS Soliman Rades
15:00Soccerway report
  • Durugbor 62'
  • Brini 69'
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Haythem Guirat
13 December 2020 Round 2 US Monastir 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Monastir
14:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Walid Jeridi
17 December 2020 Round 3 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 US Tataouine Rades
16:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Haythem Kossaï
27 December 2020 Round 4 US Ben Guerdane 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Ben Guerdane
14:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade du 7 Mars
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mejdi Belhaj Ali
1 January 2021 Round 5 Espérance de Tunis 2–0 Étoile Sportive du Sahel Rades
16:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Walid Jeridi
10 January 2021 Round 7 Espérance de Tunis 2–0 AS Rejiche Rades
14:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Oussama Razgallah
13 January 2021 Round 8 CS Sfaxien 2–0 Espérance de Tunis Sfax
14:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Amir Loussif
23 January 2021 Round 9 Espérance de Tunis 2–1 Stade Tunisien Rades
15:00
Soccerway report
  • Abata 62'
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
26 January 2021 Round 10 Olympique Béja 1–4 Espérance de Tunis Béja
14:00
Soccerway report
Stadium: Stade Boujemaa Kmiti
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Haythem Kossaï
31 January 2021 Round 11 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 Club Africain Rades
16:00
Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Amir Loussif
3 February 2021 Round 12 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 CA Bizertin Tunis
15:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nasrallah Jaouadi
7 February 2021 Round 13 ES Métlaoui 1–2 Espérance de Tunis Métlaoui
13:00
  • ElBakouch 64' (pen.)
Soccerway report
Stadium: Stade municipal de Métlaoui
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Ameur Chouchen
17 February 2021 Round 6 JS Kairouan 0–3 Espérance de Tunis Kairouan
14:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hamda Laouani
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Haythem Guirat
27 February 2021 Round 14 AS Soliman 0–2 Espérance de Tunis Soliman
14:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade municipal
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Oussama Ben Ishak
10 March 2021 Round 17 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 US Ben Guerdane Tunis
14:00
Soccerway reportStadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Youssef Sraïri
13 March 2021 Round 18 Étoile Sportive du Sahel 2–0 Espérance de Tunis Hammam Sousse
14:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Municipal Bou Ali-Lahouar
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nidhal Letaïef
21 March 2021 Round 20 AS Rejiche 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Mahdia
13:00Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Ahmed Khouaja
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Oussama Razgallah
27 March 2021 Round 15 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 US Monastir Tunis
14:00
Soccerway reportStadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mejdi Belhadj Ali
7 April 2021 Round 23 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 Olympique Béja Rades
16:15Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Walid Jridi
14 April 2021 Round 16 US Tataouine 1–3 Espérance de Tunis Tataouine
13:30
Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Nejib Khattab
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nasralla Jaouadi
18 April 2021 Round 19 Espérance de Tunis 3–1 JS Kairouan Rades
13:35
Soccerway report
  • Addemi 73'
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Fredj Abdellaoui
25 April 2021 Round 21 Espérance de Tunis 0–0 CS Sfaxien Rades
13:35Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Ameur Chouchen
1 May 2021 Round 22 Stade Tunisien 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Le Bardo
13:30Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hédi Enneifer
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Oussama Razgallah
5 May 2021 Round 24 Club Africain 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Rades
13:30Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Haythem Kossai
9 May 2021 Round 25 CA Bizertin 2–0 Espérance de Tunis Bizerte
13:30
  • Sabou 37'
  • Balbouz 89'
Soccerway reportStadium: Stade Ahmed Bsiri
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Sadok Selmi
19 May 2021 Round 26 Espérance de Tunis 1–2 ES Métlaoui Rades
14:00
Soccerway report
  • Obogo 60'
  • Timoumi 80'
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nidhal Letaïef

Tunisian Cup

6 May 2021 Round of 32 Espérance de Tunis 0–1 Étoile Sportive du Sahel Radès
15:00Report
  • Mbé 35'
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Aymen Nasri

Champions League

First round

v Espérance de Tunis
23 December 2020 (2020-12-23) First leg Al Ahly Benghazi 0–0 Espérance de Tunis Cairo (Egypt)[note 1]
18:00 UTC+2ReportStadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
v Al Ahly Benghazi
6 January 2021 (2021-01-06) Second leg Espérance de Tunis 3–2 Al Ahly Benghazi Rades
15:00 UTC+1Report
  • Alnaeli 60'
  • Alshaafi 76' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Group stage

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification EST MCA ZAM TEU
1 Espérance de Tunis632196+311Advance to knockout stage1–13–12–1
2 MC Alger623144091–10–21–0
3 Zamalek622275+280–10–04–1
4 Teungueth611449−542–10–10–0
Source: Soccerway
v Teungueth
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) Matchday 1 Espérance de Tunis 2–1 Teungueth Rades
13:00 (14:00 UTC+1)
Report
  • Sillah 33'
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
v Espérance de Tunis
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) Matchday 2 MC Alger 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Algiers
19:00 (20:00 UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
v Zamalek
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) Matchday 3 Espérance de Tunis 3–1 Zamalek Rades
16:00 (17:00 UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
v Espérance de Tunis
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) Matchday 4 Zamalek 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Cairo
19:00 (21:00 UTC+2)ReportStadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
v Espérance de Tunis
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) Matchday 5 Teungueth 2–1 Espérance de Tunis Thiès
17:00 16:00 UTC±0
  • Niang 38'
  • B. D. Diop 72'
ReportStadium: Stade Lat-Dior
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
v MC Alger
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) Matchday 6 Espérance de Tunis 1–1 MC Alger Rades
16:00 (17:00 UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Knockout stage

v Espérance de Tunis
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) Quarter-final 1st leg CR Belouizdad 2–0 Espérance de Tunis Algiers[note 2]
16:00 (17:00 UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
v CR Belouizdad
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) Quarter-final 2nd leg Espérance de Tunis 2–0
(3–2 p)
CR Belouizdad Radès
16:00 (17:00 UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Penalties
v Al Ahly
19 June 2021 (2021-06-19) Semi-final 1st leg Espérance de Tunis 0–1 Al Ahly Radès
17:00 (18:00 UTC+1)[note 3]Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
v Espérance de Tunis
26 June 2021 (2021-06-26) Semi-final 2nd leg Al Ahly 3–0 Espérance de Tunis Cairo
19:00 (21:00 UTC+2)ReportStadium: Al Salam Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLigue 1Tunisian CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  TUNMoez Ben Cherifia2201401070
16GK  TUNFarouk Ben Mustapha1601000060
19GK  TUNMohamed Sedki Debchi10100000
6DF  TUNMohamed Ali Yacoubi2301500080
12DF  TUNKhalil Chemmam1601201030
20DF  TUNAmine Ben Hamida2101300080
22DF  TUNSameh Derbali50300020
30DF  ALGAbdelkader Bedrane29216210120
20DF  ALGMohamed Amine Tougai110900020
13DF  TUNRaed Fedaa1401001030
33DF  TUNFarouk Mimouni50500000
21DF  TUNHamdi Nagguez34122110110
26DF  ALGIlyes Chetti25014010100
7MF  TUNAlaeddine Marzouki2332020031
15MF  CIVFousseny Coulibaly31119110110
17MF  ALGAbderrahmane Meziane1801500030
18MF  ALGRaouf Benguit32420210112
27MF  TUNMohamed Ali Ben Romdhane351023510115
28MF  TUNMohamed Amine Meskini70600010
MF  TUNYoussef Mosrati00000000
24MF  TUNFedi Ben Choug1311210010
25MF  TUNGhailene Chaalali1821111061
26MF  TUNHoucine Errabei70600010
27FW  TUNMaher Ben Seghaier10100000
2FW  TUNMohamed Ali Ben Hammouda90700020
3FW  GHABasit Abdul Khalid24313210101
8FW  TUNAnice Badri27616610100
10FW  LBYHamdou Elhouni24412310111
11FW  TUNTaha Yassine Khenissi3082170091
13FW  SUINassim Ben Khalifa1621211031
14FW  TUNYoussef Abdelli00000000
16FW  TUNZied Berrima30300000
35FW  CIVWilliam Togui194931091
40FW  CIVCedrik Gbo1101000010
FW  TUNBadra Mouelhi10100000
Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No.Nat.PlayerPos. L 1 TC SC CL 1 TOTAL
5 Mohamed Ali Ben RomdhaneCM500510
11 Taha Yassine KhenissiFW70018
8 Anice BadriFW60006
17 Hamdou ElhouniLW30014
35 William ToguiFW30014
18 Raouf BenguitCB/DM20024
7 Alaeddine MarzoukiAM20013
3 Basit Abdul KhalidFW20013
30 Abdelkader BedraneCB20002
25 Ghailene ChaalaliAM10012
13 Nassim Ben KhalifaFW10012
15 Fousseny CoulibalyDM10001
21 Hamdi NagguezRB10001
24 Fedi Ben ChougRW10001
Own Goals00000
Totals37001451

Transfers

In

Date Pos PlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource
2 July 2020RB Hamdi Nagguez SūduvaFree transfer[1]
10 July 2020CM / AM Ghailene Chaalali Yeni MalatyasporFree transfer[2]
28 August 2020AM Alaeddine MarzoukiCS SfaxienFree transfer[3]
27 October 2020GK Farouk Ben Mustapha Al ShababFree transfer[4]
20 November 2020FW Nassim Ben Khalifa GrasshopperFree transfer[5]
18 January 2021FW Anice Badri Al-IttihadFree transfer[6]
25 January 2021FW Basit Abdul Khalid FK MakedonijaFree transfer[7]
31 January 2021FW William Togui MechelenLoan for six months[8]

Out

Date Pos PlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource
2 September 2020 Rayen MzoughiUS TataouineFree transfer
13 September 2020CB Chamseddine Dhaouadi Al-ShamalFree transfer[9]
30 September 2020RB Iheb Mbarki Wadi DeglaFree transfer[10]
16 October 2020 Kabil OthmaniAS SolimanFree transfer
22 October 2020LW Billel Bensaha MC AlgerLoan for one year[11]
24 October 2020FW Naceur AtouiAS SolimanFree transfer[12]
24 October 2020MF Alaâ Ben SalahAS SolimanFree transfer[12]
24 October 2020DF Rayen YaakoubiAS SolimanFree transfer
24 October 2020RW Youssef AbdelliUS MonastirFree transfer
9 November 2020FW Ibrahim Ouattara Al-Ahly SCLoan for one year[13]
12 November 2020CB Afif JebaliES MétlaouiLoan for one year[14]
4 December 2020DM Kwame Bonsu Cleopatra FCFree transfer[15]
3 February 2021FW Tayeb MezianiÉtoile Sportive du SahelUndisclosed[16]

Notes

References