2020–21 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season explained

Club:	Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Season:	2020–21
Manager:	Moïne Chaâbani
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Hamdi Meddeb
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stade Hammadi Agrebi
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	Winners
Cup1:	Tunisian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round of 32
Cup2:	Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finals
League Topscorer:	Taha Yassine Khenissi (7)
Season Topscorer:	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (10)
Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

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.

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.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1		GK	Moez Ben Cherifia	January 1, 2021	Youth system
16		GK	Farouk Ben Mustapha	January 1, 2021	Al Shabab
19		GK	Mohamed Sedki Debchi	January 1, 2021	Youth system
Defenders
4		CB	Mohamed Amine Tougai	January 1, 2021	NA Hussein Dey
6		CB	Mohamed Ali Yacoubi	January 1, 2021	US Quevilly-Rouen
12		CB	Khalil Chemmam	January 1, 2021	Youth system
20		CB	Amine Ben Hamida	January 1, 2021	AS Soliman
21		RB	Hamdi Nagguez	January 1, 2021	Sūduva
22		RB	Sameh Derbali	January 1, 2021	Al Ahli SC
23		LB	Ilyes Chetti	January 1, 2021	JS Kabylie
26		LB	Houcine Rabii	January 1, 2021	ES Zarzis
30		CB	Abdelkader Bedrane	January 1, 2021	ES Sétif
34		CB	Bilel Chabbar	January 1, 2021	Youth system
Midfielders
2		DM	Badreddine Mouelhi	January 1, 2021	Youth system
5		CM	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane	January 1, 2021	Youth system
15		DM	Fousseny Coulibaly	January 1, 2021	Stade tunisien
18		CB / DM	Raouf Benguit	January 1, 2021	Paradou AC
24		AM	Fedi Ben Choug	January 1, 2021	CA Bizertin
25		CM / AM	Ghailene Chaalali	January 1, 2021	Yeni Malatyaspor
28		DM	Mohamed Amine Meskini	January 1, 2021	CS Hammam-Lif
37		CM	Montassar Triki	January 1, 2021	Youth system
40		DM	Cedrik Gbo	January 1, 2021	Youth system
Forwards
3			Basit Abdul Khalid	January 1, 2021	FK Makedonija
7		AM	Alaeddine Marzouki	January 1, 2021	CS Sfaxien
8			Anice Badri	January 1, 2021	Al-Ittihad
9		FW	Zied Berrima	January 1, 2021	Youth system
10		LW	Hamdou Elhouni	January 1, 2021	Desportivo das Aves
11		FW	Taha Yassine Khenissi	January 1, 2021	CS Sfax
13			Nassim Ben Khalifa	January 1, 2021	Grasshopper
17		ST / LW	Abderrahmane Meziane	January 1, 2021	Al Ain
27		LW	Maher Ben Seghaier	January 1, 2021	CA Bizerte
32		RW	Raed Fedaa	January 1, 2021	Youth system
35			William Togui	January 1, 2021	Mechelen

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		Winners	6 December 2020	19 May 2021
Tunisian Cup	Round of 32		26 May 2021
Champions League	First round	Semi-finals	23 December 2020	29 June 2021
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. League table Matches Tunisian Cup See main article: 2020–21 Tunisian Cup. Champions League See main article: 2020–21 CAF Champions League. First round See main article: 2020–21 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds. Group stage Group D Knockout stage See main article: 2020–21 CAF Champions League knockout stage. Squad information Playing statistics
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=40 width=10 TOTAL 5 CM 5 0 0 5 10 11 FW 7 0 0 1 8 8 FW 6 0 0 0 6 17 LW 3 0 0 1 4 35 FW 3 0 0 1 4 18 CB/DM 2 0 0 2 4 7 AM 2 0 0 1 3 3 FW 2 0 0 1 3 30 CB 2 0 0 0 2 25 AM 1 0 0 1 2 13 FW 1 0 0 1 2 15 DM 1 0 0 0 1 21 RB 1 0 0 0 1 24 RW 1 0 0 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 0 0 14 51 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 2 July 2020 RB Free transfer ^[1] 10 July 2020 CM / AM Free transfer ^[2] 28 August 2020 AM Free transfer ^[3] 27 October 2020 GK Free transfer ^[4] 20 November 2020 FW Free transfer ^[5] 18 January 2021 FW Free transfer ^[6] 25 January 2021 FW Free transfer ^[7] 31 January 2021 FW Loan for six months ^[8] Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 2 September 2020 Free transfer 13 September 2020 CB Free transfer ^[9] 30 September 2020 RB Free transfer ^[10] 16 October 2020 Free transfer 22 October 2020 LW Loan for one year ^[11] 24 October 2020 FW Free transfer ^[12] 24 October 2020 MF Free transfer 24 October 2020 DF Free transfer 24 October 2020 RW Free transfer 9 November 2020 FW Loan for one year ^[13] 12 November 2020 CB Loan for one year ^[14] 4 December 2020 DM Free transfer ^[15] 3 February 2021 FW Undisclosed ^[16] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hamdi Nagguez rejoint l'Espérance de Tunis (officiel) . sport365.fr . 2 July 2020 . 25 September 2020.
2. Web site: Ghailene Chaalali retourne à l'Espérance (officiel) . sport365.fr . 10 July 2020 . 25 September 2020.
3. Web site: Alaeddine Marzouki s'engage avec l'Espérance . e-s-tunis.com . 28 August 2020 . 25 September 2020.
4. Web site: Espérance de Tunis Farouk Ben Mustapha signe pour deux ans . news.gnet.tn . 28 October 2020 . 29 September 2020.
5. Web site: Officiel : Nassim Ben Khalifa nouvel attaquant de l'Espérance de Tunis . kapitalis.com . 21 November 2020 . 29 September 2020.
6. Web site: Anice Badri de retour à l'Espérance . mosaiquefm.net . 18 January 2021 . 4 February 2021.
7. Web site: Esperance sign Ghanaian striker . ghanafootballnews.com . 26 January 2021 . 4 February 2021.
8. Web site: Transfert : L'Ivoirien William Togui rejoint l'Espérance . panafricanfootball.com . 2 February 2021 . 4 February 2021.
9. Web site: Chamseddine Dhaouadi signe avec Al Shamal qatari . tn24.tn . 13 September 2020 . 5 December 2020.
10. Web site: Wadi Degla sign former Esperance Sportive Tunis right back . Kingfut.com . 30 September 2020 . 3 October 2020.
11. Web site: MCA : Bensaha débarque au Mouloudia . . 22 October 2020 . 22 October 2020.
12. Web site: Deux_nouveaux_renforts_à_l’Avenir_Sportif_de_Solimane. . orangesports.live . 24 October 2020 . 5 December 2020.
13. Web site: IBRAHIM OUATTARA : L’IVOIRIEN QUITTE L’ESPÉRANCE DE TUNIS POUR LA LIBYE . africatopsports.com . 10 November 2020 . 5 December 2020.
14. Web site: EST : Afif Jebali cédé sous forme de prêt à l’E.S.Métlaoui . infosfoot.net . 12 November 2020 . 5 December 2020.
15. Web site: Bonsu quitte l'Espérance pour Cleopatra FC . e-s-tunis.com . 4 December 2020 . 5 December 2020.
16. Web site: Les Algériens Meziani et Boutmène rejoignent l'Etoile du Sahel . panafricanfootball.com . 3 February 2021 . 12 March 2021.