2017–18 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season

In the 2017–18 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 63rd season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It is their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the Champions League, the Arab Club Champions Cup and the Tunisian Cup.

Espérance Sportive de Tunis
2017–18 season
PresidentHamdi Meddeb
Head coachFaouzi Benzarti
(until 24 December 2017)[1]
Mondher Kebaier
(from 4 January 2018)
(until 6 February 2018)
Khaled Ben Yahia
(from 7 February 2018)
StadiumStade de Radès
Ligue 1Winners
Tunisian CupRound of 32
Champions League2017: Quarter-finals
2018: Winners
Club ChampionshipWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Taha Yassine Khenissi 8

All:
Taha Yassine Khenissi 8

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GK Moez Ben Cherifia (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 (aged 26) Youth system
23 GK Ali Jemal (1990-06-09)9 June 1990 (aged 27) US Ben Guerdane
Defenders
2 Malek Charfi (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 20) ES Métlaoui
2 Ali Machani (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 24) CA Bizerte
3 Ferid Matri (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 23) FC Le Mont
4 Montassar Talbi (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 19) Youth system
5 Chamseddine Dhaouadi (1987-01-15)15 January 1987 (aged 30) Étoile Sportive du Sahel
12 Khalil Chemmam (1987-07-24)24 July 1987 (aged 30) Vitória de Guimarães
22 Sameh Derbali (1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 31) Al Ahli SC
24 Iheb Mbarki (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 25) Thonon Évian
Midfielders
3 Chamseddine Chaona (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 21) Youth system
7 Adam Rejaibi (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 23) CA Bizerte
10 Änis Ben-Hatira (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 29) Gaziantepspor
15 Fousseny Coulibaly (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 28) Stade Tunisien
17 Maher Ben Sghaïer (1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 21) CA Bizerte
18 Saad Bguir (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 23) Stade Gabèsien
20 Ayman Ben Mohamed (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 23) Bohemian
21 Mohamed Ali Moncer (1991-04-28)28 April 1991 (aged 26) CS Sfaxien
25 Ghailene Chaalali (1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 23) Youth system
26 Houcine Rabii (1991-11-08)8 November 1991 (aged 26) ES Zarzis
28 Mohamed Amine Meskini (1997-06-05)5 June 1997 (aged 20) CS Hammam-Lif
30 Franck Kom (1991-09-18)18 September 1991 (aged 26) Karlsruher SC
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 18) Youth system
Ferjani Sassi (1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 25) FC Metz
Forwards
8 Anice Badri (1990-09-18)18 September 1990 (aged 27) Royal Excel Mouscron
9 Bilel Mejri (1996-02-06)6 February 1996 (aged 21) Youth system
11 Youcef Belaïli (1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (aged 25) Angers SCO
14 Haythem Jouini (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 (aged 24) CD Tenerife
29 Taha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 25) CS Sfaxien
Michael Eneramo (1985-11-26)26 November 1985 (aged 32) Ettifaq FC
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (1991-06-23)23 June 1991 (aged 26) CS Sfaxien

Pre-season

8 October 2017 Friendly AS Marsa 0–1 Espérance de Tunis La Marsa
14:30 Report Rejaibi  25' Stadium: Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui
12 October 2017 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 7–0 AS Soukra Tunis
14:00 Ben Sghaïer  22'
Mejri  42'
Eneramo  48', 65', 78'
Ben Youssef  73'
Bguir  79' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Parc Hassen Belkhodja
29 October 2017 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 3–1 CS Hammam-Lif Tunis
14:00 Eneramo  29', 48'
Dhaouadi  74'
Report Belhadj  36' Stadium: Parc Hassen Belkhodja
2 November 2017 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 5–0 AS Soukra Tunis
11:00 Jouini  23', 45'
Eneramo  26', 30'
Mejri  53'
Report Stadium: Parc Hassen Belkhodja
9 November 2017 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 3–1 AS Ariana Tunis
14:00 Jouini  4'
Ben Sghaïer  6'
Coulibaly  31'
Report Touzri  8' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
21 April 2017 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 0–2 Tunisia U23 Tunis
16:00 Report Chtioui  13'
Raddaoui  20'
Stadium: Stade El Menzah

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 26 17 7 2 45 19 +26 065.38 N/A Winners 15 August 2017 10 May 2018
Tunisian Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 Round of 32 4 February 2018
2017 Champions League 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00 Quarter-finals 16 September 2017 23 September 2017
2018 Champions League 6 3 3 0 11 2 +9 050.00 Preliminary round Winners 10 February 2018 9 November 2018
Club Champions Cup 5 5 0 0 11 5 +6 100.00 Group stage Winners 24 July 2017 6 August 2017
Total 40 25 11 4 70 31 +39 062.50

Updated to match played 3 June 2019
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Espérance de Tunis 26 17 7 2 45 19 +26 58 Qualification for Champions League
2 Club Africain 26 14 5 7 36 21 +15 47[lower-alpha 1]
3 Étoile du Sahel 26 14 5 7 38 17 +21 47 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 CS Sfaxien 26 13 7 6 37 18 +19 46
5 CA Bizertin 26 14 1 11 40 32 +8 37[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Ligue 1
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:
  1. Head-to-head: Club Africain are ahead on head-to-head record: Club Africain 1–0 Étoile du Sahel (week 8), Étoile du Sahel 0–1 Club Africain (week 21)
  2. CA Bizertin were deducted 6 points by FIFA for not paying a former player.[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 17 7 2 46 19  +27 58 11 2 0 25 7  +18 6 5 2 21 12  +9

Last updated: 22 April 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAH
ResultWWWWDWWDDWWWWWDWDWLWWWWDLD
Position22111111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 August 2017 Round 1 CO Médenine 0–2 Espérance de Tunis Médenine
16:30 Soccerway report Sassi  4'
Badri  45'
Stadium: Stade Salaheddine Ben Hmida
Referee: Haythem Kossaï
20 August 2017 Round 2 Espérance de Tunis 2–0 US Ben Guerdane Rades
19:00 Khenissi  32'
Ben Youssef  37'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Amir Loussif
25 August 2017 Round 3 CA Bizertin 2–3 Espérance de Tunis Bizerte
16:00 Ounalli  9'
Saidani  70'
Soccerway report Khenissi  27' (pen.), 66'
Badri  48'
Stadium: Stade 15 Octobre
Referee: Yosri Bouali
9 September 2017 Round 4 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 AS Gabès Rades
21:00 Khenissi  65' (pen.) Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Ameur Chouchene
26 November 2017 Round 5 Étoile du Sahel 0–0 Espérance de Tunis Sousse
18:10 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Sousse
Referee: Amir Ayadi
3 December 2017 Round 6 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 Club Africain Rades
14:00 Sassi  41' (pen.) Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Mohamed Chaaben
21 October 2017 Round 7 Espérance de Tunis 2–1 US Monastir Tunis
14:00 Coulibaly  5'
Eneramo  56' (pen.)
Soccerway report Anane  81' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Jalel Sahbani
16 December 2017 Round 8 Stade Tunisien 2–2 Espérance de Tunis Le Bardo
13:00 Bessan  34', 36' Soccerway report Chammam  42'
Sassi  82' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Hédi Enneifer
Referee: Naïm Hosni
23 December 2017 Round 9 Espérance de Tunis 1–1 CS Sfaxien Rades
14:00 Ben Youssef  42' Soccerway report Aouadhi  84' Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Haythem Guirat
16 November 2017 Round 10 ES Métlaoui 0–3 Espérance de Tunis Métlaoui
13:00 Soccerway report Khenissi  18' (pen.)
Ben Youssef  45'
Ben Sghaïer  90'
Stadium: Stade municipal de Métlaoui
Referee: Maher Harrabi
21 November 2017 Round 11 Espérance de Tunis 3–0 Stade Gabèsien Tunis
13:00 Khenissi  2'
Machani  50'
Badri  86'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Rochdi Guezguez
29 November 2017 Round 12 Espérance de Tunis 2–0 ES Zarzis Tunis
13:00 Ben Youssef  21'
Sassi  61' (pen.)
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Amir Loussif
7 December 2017 Round 13 JS Kairouan 1–2 Espérance de Tunis Kairouan
13:00 Mendouga  40' Soccerway report Chaalali  70'
Badri  86'
Stadium: Stade Hamda Laouani
Referee: Oussama Razgallah
27 December 2017 Round 14 Espérance de Tunis 3–1 CO Médenine Rades
13:00 Ben Sghaïer  23', 46'
Bguir  51'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Jalel Sahbani
21 January 2018 Round 15 US Ben Guerdane 2–2 Espérance de Tunis Ben Guerdane
12:00 Jaziri  40' (pen.), 59' Soccerway report Talbi  11'
Jouini  24'
Stadium: Stade du 7 Mars
Referee: Mohamed Chaabane
27 January 2018 Round 16 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 CA Bizertin Rades
12:45 Jouini  34' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Mehrez Melki
31 January 2018 Round 17 AS Gabès 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Gabès
12:00 Ali Guechi  80' (pen.) Soccerway report Jouini  55' Stadium: Stade Municipal de Gabès
Referee: Amir Loussif
15 February 2018 Round 18 Espérance de Tunis 3–2 Étoile du Sahel Rades
16:00 Belaïli  17'
Khenissi  85' (pen.)
Jouini  90+11'
Soccerway report Talbi  36' (o.g.)
Bangoura  44'
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Karim Khemiri
18 February 2018 Round 19 Club Africain 2–1 Espérance de Tunis Rades
13:00 Ben Yahia  45+2'
Belaïd  67'
Soccerway report Ben-Hatira  7' Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Haythem Guirat
2 March 2018 Round 20 US Monastir 0–2 Espérance de Tunis Monastir
14:00 Soccerway report Khenissi  42' Stadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
Referee: Oussama Razgallah
11 March 2018 Round 21 Espérance de Tunis 3–0 Stade Tunisien Rades
18:10 Kom  31', 41'
Jouini  68'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Yosri Bouali
31 March 2018 Round 22 CS Sfaxien 0–2 Espérance de Tunis Sfax
14:30 Soccerway report Khenissi  24'
Bguir  26'
Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Referee: Haythem Kossaï
8 April 2018 Round 23 Espérance de Tunis 1–0 ES Métlaoui Rades
19:10 Belaïli  31' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Yosri Bouali
15 April 2018 Round 24 Stade Gabèsien 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Gabès
15:00 Mahmoud  49' Soccerway report Mahmoud  64' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade Municipal de Gabès
Referee: Sadok Selmi
27 April 2018 Round 25 ES Zarzis 1–0 Espérance de Tunis Zarzis
15:30 Bouhajeb  89' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Jlidi
Referee: Haythem Guirat
10 May 2018 Round 26 Espérance de Tunis 2–2 JS Kairouan Rades
17:15 Rejaibi  38'
Belaïli  68' (pen.)
Soccerway report Sassi  42' (pen.)
Mendoga  47'
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Rochdi Guezguez

Tunisian Cup

4 February 2018 Round of 32 ES Métlaoui 1–0 (a.e.t.) Espérance de Tunis Métlaoui
12:30 Idrissa Niang  118' Report Stadium: Stade municipal de Métlaoui
Referee: Nasrallah Jaouadi

2017 Champions League

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) Al-Ahly 2–2 Espérance de Tunis Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) Espérance de Tunis 1–2 Al-Ahly Radès
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

2018 Champions League

Preliminary round

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) ASAC Concorde 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Nouakchott
16:00 UTC±0
  • El Id  25'
Report
Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21) Espérance de Tunis 5–0 ASAC Concorde Radès
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

First round

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) Gor Mahia 0–0 Espérance de Tunis Machakos
15:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Kenyatta Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) Espérance de Tunis 1–0 Gor Mahia Radès
16:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL EST KCC ROL
1 Al-Ahly 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Quarter-finals 0–0 4–3 3–0
2 Espérance de Tunis 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 0–1 3–2 4–1
3 KCCA 6 2 0 4 8 9 1 6 2–0 0–1 1–0
4 Township Rollers 6 1 1 4 2 9 7 4 0–1 0–0 1–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
4 May 2018 (2018-05-04) 1 Al-Ahly 0–0 Espérance de Tunis Alexandria
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) 2 Espérance de Tunis 4–1 Township Rollers Radès
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Club Championship Cup

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Espérance de Tunis 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Al-Merrikh 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
3 Al-Hilal 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 2
4 Naft Al-Wasat 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1
Source: Soccerway
24 July 2017 (2017-07-24) Naft Al-Wasat 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Alexandria
18:00 Report  83' Khenissi Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) Espérance de Tunis 2–0 Al-Merrikh Alexandria
21:00 Badri  21', 70' Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
30 July 2017 (2017-07-30) Espérance de Tunis 3–2 Al-Hilal Alexandria
18:00 Matri  45'
Jouini  58'
Chaaleli  74'
Report  49' Al-Yami
 60' Al-Rashidi
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Semi-finals

3 August 2017 (2017-08-03) Fath Union Sport 1–2 (a.e.t.) Espérance de Tunis Alexandria
20:00 Semmoumy  28' Report  47' Chemmam
 95' (pen.) Khenissi
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Final

6 August 2017 (2017-08-06) Al-Faisaly 2–3 (a.e.t.) Espérance de Tunis Alexandria
20:00 Zuway  72'
Attiah  88'
Report  46', 54' Bguir
 101' Dhaouadi
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Tunisian CupChampions LeagueChampionship Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Moez Ben Cherifia 260130108040
23 GK Ali Jemal 150130001010
Defenders
2 DF Malek Charfi 2020000000
2 DF Ali Machani 191121102040
3 DF Ferid Matri 2110000011
4 DF Montassar Talbi 191141002030
5 DF Chamseddine Dhaouadi 321190108041
12 DF Khalil Chemmam 362231108041
22 DF Sameh Derbali 180110106000
24 DF Iheb Mbarki 160110002030
Midfielders
3 MF Chamseddine Chaona 2020000000
7 MF Adam Rejaibi 4131000010
10 MF Änis Ben-Hatira 9181001000
15 MF Fousseny Coulibaly 372241108140
17 MF Maher Ben Sghaïer 244163004140
18 MF Saad Bguir 314182107052
20 MF Aymen Ben Mohamed 2020000000
21 MF Mohamed Ali Moncer 5000104000
25 MF Ghailene Chaalali 273171104151
26 MF Houcine Rabii 16190006110
28 MF Mohamed Amine Meskini 5050000000
30 MF Franck Kom 362232108040
MF Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane 2020000000
Forwards
8 FW Anice Badri 3511224108542
9 FW Bilel Mejri 141100003110
11 FW Youcef Belaïli 14493104100
14 FW Haythem Jouini 257145106141
29 FW Taha Yassine Khenissi 2613179006232
Players transferred out during the season
MF Ferjani Sassi 224154002050
FW Michael Eneramo 5151000000
FW Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 184124002040

Last updated: 8 June 2019
Source: fr.soccerway.com

    Goalscorers

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

    Transfers

    In

    Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
    1 July 2017MF Maher Ben SghaïerCA BizerteFree transfer[3]
    1 July 2017FW Haythem Jouini CD TenerifeLoan Return
    6 July 2017MF Franck Kom Karlsruher SCFree transfer[4]
    22 July 2017MF Mohamed Amine MeskiniCS Hammam-LifFree transfer[5]
    15 September 2017MF Änis Ben-Hatira GaziantepsporFree transfer[6]
    15 September 2017FW Michael Eneramo Ettifaq FCFree transfer[7]
    22 December 2017DF Sameh Derbali Al Ahli SCFree transfer[8]
    26 January 2018MF Youcef Belaïli Angers SCOFree transfer[9]
    31 January 2018MF Mohamed Ali Moncer Al Ittihad AlexandriaLoan Return

    Out

    Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
    1 July 2017? Hamza Ben AbdaCA BizerteFree transfer
    23 July 2017DF Hichem Belkaroui MoreirenseFree transfer[10]
    24 July 2017FW Mohamed Zubya Al-IttihadFree transfer
    15 September 2017MF Elyès JlassiStade tunisienFree transfer
    29 January 2018MF Ferjani Sassi Al-Nassr FCFree transfer[11]
    31 January 2018FW Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Ettifaq FCFree transfer[12]
    31 January 2018FW Michael Eneramo Türk Ocağı Limasol SKFree transfer[13]
    28 February 2018DF Ferid Matri Étoile Carouge FCFree transfer

    Notes

      References

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      2. http://www.webdo.tn/2018/02/27/ligue-1-sanctionne-fifa-ca-bizertin-ampute-de-6-points/
      3. "Officiel : Maher Ben Sghaier à l'Espérance". esperance-de-tunis.net. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      4. "Franck Kom : Le Camerounais signe à l'Espérance de Tunis". africatopsports.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      5. "Mercato : Meskini signe à l'Espérance - Esperance-de-Tunis". esperance-de-tunis.net. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      6. "Tunisie - ES Tunis : Anis Ben Hatira a signé". football365.fr. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      7. "Mercato : Michael Eneramo signe pour un an à l'Espérance de Tunis". news.gnet.tn. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      8. "Ligue 1-Mercato : Sameh Derbali de retour à l'Espérance de Tunis". news.gnet.tn. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      9. "Belaili pour 2 ans et demi à l'Espérance de Tunis". competition.dz. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      10. "Moreirense embauche Belkaroui pour 2 ans". competition.dz. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      11. "FERJANI SASSI S'ENGAGE AVEC AL NASR". kawarji.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      12. "Fakhreddine Ben Youssef rejoint Al-Ettifaq FC". shemsfm.net. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
      13. "ENERAMO S'ENGAGE AVEC UN CLUB CHYPRIOTE". e-s-tunis.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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