2016–17 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season explained

Club:Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Season:2016–17
Manager:Ammar Souayah
[1]
Faouzi Benzarti
[2]
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Hamdi Meddeb
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Stade de Radès
League:Ligue 1
League Result:Winners
Cup1:2016 Tunisian Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:2017 Tunisian Cup
Cup2 Result:Semi-finals
Cup3:Champions League
Cup3 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Khenissi (14 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Khenissi (24 goals)
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

In the 2016–17 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 62nd season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League and the Tunisian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2016.
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
1GKMoez Ben CherifiaSeptember 10, 2017 Youth system
23GKAli JemalSeptember 10, 2017 US Ben Guerdane
Defenders
2CBAli MachaniSeptember 10, 2017 CA Bizerte
3CBFerid MatriSeptember 10, 2017 FC Le Mont
4CBMontassar TalbiSeptember 10, 2017 Youth system
5CBChamseddine DhaouadiSeptember 10, 2017 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
12CBKhalil ChemmamSeptember 10, 2017 Vitória de Guimarães
24RBIheb MbarkiSeptember 10, 2017 Thonon Évian
26LBHoucine RabiiSeptember 10, 2017 ES Zarzis
Midfielders
7Adam RejaibiSeptember 10, 2017 CA Bizerte
15Fousseny CoulibalySeptember 10, 2017 Stade Tunisien
18Saad BguirSeptember 10, 2017 Stade Gabèsien
20Ayman Ben MohamedSeptember 10, 2017 Bohemian
21Mohamed Ali MoncerSeptember 10, 2017 CS Sfaxien
25Ghailene ChaalaliSeptember 10, 2017 Youth system
13Ferjani SassiSeptember 10, 2017 FC Metz
Forwards
8Anice BadriSeptember 10, 2017 Royal Excel Mouscron
9Bilel MejriSeptember 10, 2017 Youth system
29Taha Yassine KhenissiSeptember 10, 2017 CS Sfaxien
11Fakhreddine Ben YoussefSeptember 10, 2017 CS Sfaxien

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match
Ligue 1Winners10 September 201618 May 2017
2016 Tunisian CupQuarter-finalsWinners16 August 201627 August 2016
2017 Tunisian CupRound of 32Semi-finals30 November 201628 May 2017
2017 Champions LeagueFirst roundQuarter-finals11 March 201723 September 2017
Total

Ligue 1

See main article: 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

First round

Group A

Matches

Championship round

Matches

2016 Tunisian Cup

See main article: 2015–16 Tunisian Cup.

2017 Tunisian Cup

See main article: 2016–17 Tunisian Cup.

Champions League

See main article: 2017 CAF Champions League.

First round

See main article: 2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds.

Group stage

Group C

Squad information

Playing statistics

Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

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

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29 FW 14 5 5 24
8 FW 5 1 1 7
11 FW 5 0 1 6
18 MF 4 2 0 6
13 MF 3 0 2 5
7 MF 1 2 0 3
5 DF 1 1 0 2
9 Bilel Mejri MF 0 2 0 2
25 MF 1 0 0 1
21 MF 1 0 0 1
2 DF 1 0 0 1
12 DF 1 0 0 1
10 Elyas Jelassi MF 0 1 0 1
24 DF 0 0 1 1
15 MF 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Totals37 14 11 62

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource
2 July 2016 MF Malek Miladi Free transfer
2 July 2016 MF Youssef Khemiri Free transfer
9 July 2016 MF Free transfer [3]
26 July 2016 DF Free transfer [4]
2 August 2016 FW Free transfer [5]
2 August 2016 FW Free transfer [6]
2 August 2016 MF Free transfer [7]
2 August 2016 MF Free transfer [8]
15 January 2017 DF Free transfer [9]

Out

DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource
18 June 2016 FW Free transfer [10]
1 July 2016 FW Free transfer
1 July 2016 DF Free transfer
19 July 2016 MF Free transfer [11]
19 July 2016 MF Free transfer
25 July 2016 MF Free transfer [12]
26 July 2016 DF Free transfer [13]
28 July 2016 MF Free transfer [14]
29 August 2016 FW Free transfer [15]
13 September 2016 DF Free transfer [16]
15 September 2016 MF Free transfer
19 September 2016 DF Free transfer

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EST : Ammar Souayah limogé . jawharafm.net . 2 January 2017 . 25 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Espérance de Tunis : Faouzi Benzarti s'engage pour deux ans et demi . news.gnet.tn . 3 January 2017 . 25 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Esperance de Tunis : Ferjani Sassi signe pour trois ans . africatopsports.com . 10 July 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Mercato-L1 : Hichem Belkaroui s'engage avec l'Espérance de Tunis . news.gnet.tn . 26 July 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Football: Mohamed Zubya signe avec l'Espérance de Tunis . kapitalis.com . 2 August 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  6. Web site: OFFICIEL: ANICE BADRI QUITTE MOUSCRON . walfoot.be . 2 August 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Aymen Ben Mohamed s'engage avec l'Espérance Sportive de Tunis pour 3 ans . nessma.tv . 2 August 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Mercato: Mohamed Ali Moncer officiellement Sang et Or . mosaiquefm.net . 2 August 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  9. Web site: Espérance de Tunis : Skander Msakni et Ferid Matri signent . news.gnet.tn . 15 January 2017 . 25 July 2020.
  10. Web site: Mercato : Nouhoum Samassekou rejoint l'US Tataouine . news.gnet.tn . 18 June 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Olympique de Beja : Signatures de sept nouveaux joueurs . news.gnet.tn . 19 July 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Idriss Mhirsi, de Tunis au Red Star . leparisien.fr . 25 July 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  13. Web site: Mohamed Ali Yaakoubi : Le Tunisien file en Turquie . africatopsports.com . 27 July 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  14. Web site: Officiel: Houcine Ragued rejoint l'Emirates Club . koora.com . 29 July 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  15. Web site: EST: Eduok signe à Kasimpasa . coaching-foot.com . 31 August 2016 . 25 July 2020.
  16. Web site: Olympique Béja: Sameh Derbali signe pour un an . koora.com . 13 September 2016 . 25 July 2020.