The 2024–25 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season will be the 106th season in existence and the club's 70th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football.
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Hamdi Meddeb |
| Head coach | Miguel Cardoso |
| Stadium | Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
| Ligue 1 | Preseason |
| Tunisian Cup | Round of 32 |
| Tunisian Super Cup | 2021–22: Final 2023–24: Final |
| CAF Champions League | Second round |
| African Football League | TBD |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Group stage |
In addition to the 2022–23 season edition of the Tunisian Super Cup, Espérance de Tunis will participate in this season's editions of the domestic league, the Tunisian Cup, the Tunisian Super Cup, the CAF Champions League, the African Football League and the FIFA Club World Cup.[1]
Squad list
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)
Chamseddine Dhaouadi (assistant manager)- Wassim Naouara (goalkeeper manager)
- Carlos Miguel Silva (fitness manager)
- Mohamed Sabri Bouazizi (fitness manager)
- Pedro Azevedo (Analyst)
- Yassine Ben Ahmed (doctor)
| No. | Nat. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 |  | Amenallah Memmiche | 20 April 2004 | 2023 | Youth system |
| 12 | | Moez Ben Cherifia (C) | 24 June 1991 | 2009 | Youth system |
| 26 | | Mohamed Sedki Debchi | 28 October 1999 | 2019 | AS Gabès |
| — | | Bechir Ben Saïd | 29 November 1992 | 2024 | US Monastir |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | | Mohamed Ben Ali | 16 February 1995 | 2022 | CS Sfaxien |
| 3 | | Amenallah Majhed | 18 August 2003 | 2023 | Youth system |
| 5 | | Yassine Meriah | 2 July 1993 | 2022 |  Al Ain |
| 13 | | Raed Bouchniba | 25 September 2003 | 2022 | Youth system |
| 15 |  | Mohamed Amine Tougai | 22 January 2000 | 2020 | NA Hussein Dey |
| 20 | | Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida | 15 December 1995 | 2016 | Youth system |
| 22 | | Hani Amamou | 16 September 1997 | 2021 | CS Sfaxien |
| 30 | | Oussama Shili | 30 November 1996 | 2023 | Stade Tunisien |
| — | | Ayman Ben Mohamed | 8 December 1994 | 2024 |  Guingamp |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 4 | | Mohamed Wael Derbali | 18 June 2003 | 2023 | Olympique Béja |
| 8 | | Houssem Tka | 16 August 2000 | 2023 | US Monastir |
| 10 |  | Yan Sasse | 24 June 1997 | 2023 |  Wellington Phoenix |
| 14 |  | Onuche Ogbelu | 10 May 2003 | 2023 | Nasarawa United |
| 17 | | Zakaria El Ayeb | 15 January 2001 | 2023 | Youth system |
| 23 | | Ghaith Ouahabi | 2 May 2003 | 2022 | Youth system |
| 25 | | Ghailene Chaalali | 28 February 1994 | 2020 |  Yeni Malatyaspor |
| 32 | | Montassar Triki | 29 August 2001 | 2021 | Youth system |
| 34 |  | Roger Aholou | 30 December 1993 | 2024 |  Raja CA |
| Forwards | |||||
| 9 | | Rodrigo Rodrigues | 18 June 1996 | 2023 | Juventude |
| 11 | | Oussama Bouguerra | 17 October 1997 | 2023 | Olympique Béja |
| 18 | | Houssam Ghacha | 22 October 1995 | 2023 | Antalyaspor |
| 21 | | Aziz Abid | 3 April 2003 | 2022 | Youth system |
| 24 | | Bilel Sahli | 6 November 2003 | 2023 |  Napoli |
| 27 |  | Kebba Sowe | 8 August 2005 | 2023 | AS Soliman |
| 29 | | Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda | 24 July 1998 | 2022 | AS Soliman |
| Manager |  | Miguel Cardoso | 28 May 1972 | 2024 | Rio Ave |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Ghassen Mahersi | US Tataouine | End of loan | [2] |
| MF | Wael Chaieb | ||||
| GK | Wassim Karoui | AS Soliman | |||
| FW | Rayen Hamrouni | ||||
| Achref Jebri | Espérance de Zarzis | ||||
| MF | Aziz Fellah | AS Gabès | |||
| FW | Mouhib Selmi | ||||
| GK | Hamza Ghanmi | US Tataouine | |||
| MF | Mootez Zaddem |  Al Masry | |||
| FW | Riad Benayad | Raja CA | |||
| DF | Zinedine Sassi | AS Soliman | |||
| 4 July 2024 | GK | Bechir Ben Saïd | US Monastir | Free transfer | [3] |
| 5 July 2024 | DF | Ayman Ben Mohamed | Guingamp | [4] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024 | FW | Zied Berrima | Stade Tunisien | End of contract | [5] |
| GK | Moez Ben Cherifia | Free agent | — | ||
| DF | Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida | ||||
| MF | Ghailene Chaalali | ||||
| DF | Zied Machmoum | ||||
| Hani Amamou | |||||
| 4 July 2024 | FW |  André Bukia | Mutual termination | [6] |
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | Starting round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | — | Preseason | 2024 | 2025 |
| Tunisian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 2024–2025 | 2024–2025 |
| 2022 Tunisian Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | Final | Final | 2024 | |
| 2024 Tunisian Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | Final | Final | 2024 | |
| CAF Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | Second round | Second round | 2024–2025 | 2024–2025 |
| African Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | TBD | TBD | 2024 | 2024 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | Group stage | Group stage | June 2025 | 2025 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | 2024 | 2025 | ||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
The draw date has not been set yet.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | ES Métlaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Étoile du Sahel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Espérance de Tunis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Espérance de Zarzis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | JS El Omrane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitive matches
Tunisian Cup
Espérance de Tunis will enter the tournament in the round of 32, as they will be part of the 2024–25 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
2022 Tunisian Super Cup
The Tunisian Super Cup of the 2022–23 season, originally scheduled to be played on 30 December 2022, was rescheduled to be played this season, on 3 January 2024, due to the unavailability of Stade Hammadi Agrebi.
| 2024 | Espérance de Tunis | v | CS Sfaxien | Tunis |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
2024 Tunisian Super Cup
| 2024 | Espérance de Tunis | v | Stade Tunisien | Tunis |
| Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
CAF Champions League
Qualifying rounds
The draw date has not been set yet.
African Football League
FIFA Club World Cup
On 26 April 2024, Espérance de Tunis secured a slot in the FIFA Club World Cup via CAF 4-year ranking following a 1–0 away win against Mamelodi Sundowns.[1]