2020–21 Étoile Sportive du Sahel season explained

Club:	Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Season:	2020–21
Manager:	Jorvan Vieira (from 29 November 2020)^[1] (until 11 January 2021)^[2] Lassaad Dridi (from 14 January 2021)^[3]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Ridha Charfeddine
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stade Olympique de Sousse
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	Runners–up
Cup1:	Tunisian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round of 16
Cup2:	Confederation Cup
Cup2 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Aymen Sfaxi (9 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Souleymane Coulibaly (13 goals)
Highest Attendance:	0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Lowest Attendance:	0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Average Attendance:	0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

In the 2020–22 season, Étoile Sportive du Sahel is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 66th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It is their 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They are competing in Ligue 1, the Champions League and the Tunisian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 August 2021.
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	Aymen Mathlouthi	January 1, 2021	Al-Adalah FC
16		GK	Rami Gabsi	January 1, 2021	ES Hammam-Sousse
		GK	Walid Kridene	January 1, 2021	US Ben Guerdane
Defenders
2		CB	Saddam Ben Aziza	January 1, 2021	AS Gabès
3		LB	Ghofrane Naouali	January 1, 2021	Youth system
4		CB	Mohamed Konaté	January 1, 2021	Nahdat Berkane
5		CB	Abdelrazek Bouazra	January 1, 2021	JS Kairouan
6		RB	Wajdi Kechrida	January 1, 2021	Youth system
12		LB	Mortadha Ben Ouanes	January 1, 2021	CA Bizertin
13		CB	Bahaeddine Sellami	January 1, 2021	US Ben Guerdane
21		CB	Salah Harrabi	January 1, 2021	Youth system
26		RB	Jaouhar Ben Hassen	January 1, 2021	US Ben Guerdane
		CB	Ramez Aouani	January 1, 2021	JS Kairouan
		LB	Baligh Jemmali	January 1, 2021	Youth system
		LB	Houssem Souissi	January 1, 2021	JS Kairouan
		RB	Houcine Benayada	January 1, 2021	CS Constantine
		RB	Anas Sassi	January 1, 2021	JS Kairouan
Midfielders
7		CM	Hamza Lahmar	January 1, 2021	Youth system
10		AM	Iheb Msakni	January 1, 2021	Al Ahed FC
14		CM	Abdallah Dagou	January 1, 2021	Youth system
17		AM	Yassine Chikhaoui	January 1, 2021	Al Ahli SC
18		AM	Fraj Kayramani	January 1, 2021	Youth system
19		DM	Ayoub Ayed	January 1, 2021	Youth system
20		DM	Malek Baayou	January 1, 2021	Youth system
25		DM	Salim Boukhanchouche	January 1, 2021	Abha Club
29		DM	Mohamed Amine Ben Amor	January 1, 2021	Youth system
		DM	Jacques Mbé	January 1, 2021	Youth system
		DM	Mohamed Belhaj Mahmoud	January 1, 2021	Youth system
		CM	Achref Afli	January 1, 2021	ES Hammam-Sousse
		LM	Yassine Amri	January 1, 2021	Club Africain
		AM	Oussama Abid	January 1, 2021	Youth system
		LM	Yosri Hamza	January 1, 2022	Youth system
Forwards
8		LW	Aly Soumah	January 1, 2021	Youth system
9		ST	Souleymane Coulibaly	January 1, 2021	Partick Thistle
11		ST	Redouane Zerdoum	January 1, 2021	NA Hussein Dey
15		RW	Aymen Sfaxi	January 1, 2021	Stade Tunisien
23		ST	Fakhreddine Ouji	January 1, 2021	Youth system
24		LW	Wadhah Zaidi	January 1, 2021	US Tataouine
30		RW	Darwin González	January 1, 2021	Deportivo La Guaira
		LW	Firas Iffia	January 1, 2021	Olympique Béja
		RW	Tayeb Meziani	January 1, 2021	Espérance de Tunis
		RW	Zinedine Boutmène	January 1, 2021	NA Hussein Dey

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		Runners–up	6 December 2020	19 May 2021
Tunisian Cup	Round of 32	Round of 16	6 May 2021	30 May 2021
Confederation Cup	First round	Group stage	22 December 2020	28 April 2021
Total	bgcolor=silver colspan=4	Ligue 1 See main article: 2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Matches Tunisian Cup See main article: 2020–21 Tunisian Cup. Confederation Cup See main article: 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup. First round See main article: 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup 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. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=160 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=10 TOTAL FW 8 0 5 13 Aymen Sfaxi FW 9 0 1 10 MF 4 0 3 7 FW 6 0 0 6 DF 2 0 0 2 Zinedine Boutmène FW 2 0 0 2 MF 2 0 0 2 Mohamed Belhaj Mahmoud MF 1 0 1 2 MF 1 0 1 2 DF 1 0 1 2 Oussama Abid MF 1 0 0 1 Yassine Amri MF 1 0 0 1 Ayoub Ayed MF 1 0 0 1 MF 1 0 0 1 FW 1 0 0 1 Salah Harrabi DF 1 0 0 1 FW 1 0 0 1 Aly Soumah FW 1 0 0 1 Jacques Mbé FW 0 1 0 1 FW 1 0 0 1 Own Goals 1 0 0 1 Totals 46 1 12 59 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 3 February 2021 FW Free transfer ^[4] 3 February 2021 FW Undisclosed ^[5] 11 February 2021 DF Free transfer ^[6] 12 August 2021 MF Free transfer ^[7] 12 August 2021 MF Free transfer ^[8] 12 August 2021 MF Free transfer ^[9] Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 12 March 2021 FW Free transfer 12 August 2021 MF Free transfer ^[10] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: L'ESS engage le brésilien Jorvan Vieira . lapresse.tn . 1 December 2020 . 17 August 2021.
2. Web site: ESS : Les raisons du divorce avec le Brésilien Vieira . sportnewsafrica.com . 12 January 2021 . 17 August 2021.
3. Web site: Tunisie – ES Sahel : Lassâad Dridi aux commandes de l’équipe première . africafootunited.com . 12 January 2021 . 17 August 2021.
4. Web site: Transferts : Meziani et Boutmène à l’ES Sahel . elwatan.com . 4 February 2021 . 14 August 2021.
5. Web site: Les Algériens Meziani et Boutmène rejoignent l'Etoile du Sahel . panafricanfootball.com . 3 February 2021 . 12 March 2021.
6. Web site: Houcine Benayada signe à l’ESS . mosaiquefm.net . 11 February 2021 . 17 August 2021.
7. Web site: 13 August 2021 . 14 August 2021.
8. Web site: 13 August 2021 . 14 August 2021.
9. Web site: 13 August 2021 . 14 August 2021.
10. Web site: 13 August 2021 . 14 August 2021.