2024–25 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season explained

Club:Espérance de Tunis
Season:2024–25
Manager:Miguel Cardoso
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Hamdi Meddeb
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Stade Hammadi Agrebi
League:Ligue 1
League Result:Preseason
Cup1:Tunisian Cup
Cup1 Result:Round of 32
Cup2:Tunisian Super Cup
Cup2 Result:2021–22

Final
2023–24: Final

Cup3:CAF Champions League
Cup3 Result:Second round
Cup4:FIFA Club World Cup
Cup4 Result:Group stage
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

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.

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 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:

NameDate of Birth (Age)SinceSigned from
Goalkeepers
1Amenallah Memmiche20 April 20042023 Youth system
26Mohamed Sedki Debchi28 October 19992019 AS Gabès
Bechir Ben Saïd29 November 19922024 US Monastir
Defenders
2Mohamed Ben Ali16 February 19952022 CS Sfaxien
5Yassine Meriah2 July 19932022 Al Ain
13Raed Bouchniba25 September 20032022 Youth system
15Mohamed Amine Tougai22 January 20002020 NA Hussein Dey
20Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida (C)15 December 19952016 Youth system
22Ayman Ben Mohamed8 December 19942024 Guingamp
30Amenallah Majhed18 August 20032023 Youth system
Hamza Jelassi29 September 19912024 Étoile du Sahel
Midfielders
4Mohamed Wael Derbali18 June 20032023 Olympique Béja
8Houssem Tka16 August 20002023 US Monastir
10Yan Sasse24 June 19972023 Wellington Phoenix
14Onuche Ogbelu10 May 20032023 Nasarawa United
17Zakaria El Ayeb15 January 20012023 Youth system
18Roger Aholou30 December 19932024 Raja CA
19Mootez Zaddem5 January 20012022 Valmiera
23Ghaith Ouahabi2 May 20032022 Youth system
32Montassar Triki29 August 20012021 Youth system
Larry Azouni23 March 19942024 Al Faisaly
Abdramane Konaté25 June 20062024 San Pédro
Forwards
3Kebba Sowe8 August 20052023 AS Soliman
7Elias Mokwana25 July 19992024 Sekhukhune United
9Rodrigo Rodrigues18 June 19962023 Juventude
11Youcef Belaïli14 March 19922024 MC Alger
21Aziz Abid3 April 20032022 Youth system
24Bilel Sahli6 November 20032023 Napoli
29Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda24 July 19982022 AS Soliman
Oussama Bouguerra17 October 19972023 Olympique Béja
Youssef Abdelli9 September 19982024 Étoile du Sahel
ManagerMiguel Cardoso28 May 19722024 Rio Ave

Transfers

In

DateNameFromTypeSource
1 July 2024 Ghassen Mahersi US TataouineEnd of loan[2]
Wael Chaieb
Wassim Karoui AS Soliman
Rayen Hamrouni
Aziz Fellah AS Gabès
Hamza Ghanmi US Tataouine
Riad Benayad Raja CA
Zinedine Sassi AS Soliman
4 July 2024 Bechir Ben Saïd US MonastirFree transfer[3]
5 July 2024 Ayman Ben Mohamed Guingamp[4]
11 July 2024 Youssef Abdelli Étoile du Sahel[5]
24 July 2024 Hamza Jelassi[6]
31 July 2024 Youcef Belaïli MC AlgerTransfer[7] [8]
1 August 2024 Mootez Zaddem Al MasryEnd of loan[9]
Elias Mokwana Sekhukhune UnitedTransfer[10]
6 August 2024 Larry Azouni Al FaisalyFree transfer[11]
7 August 2024 Abdramane Konaté San PédroTransfer[12]

Out

DateNameToTypeSource
1 July 2024 Zied Berrima Stade TunisienEnd of contract[13]
Moez Ben Cherifia Olympique Béja[14]
Hani Amamou Raja CA
Ghailene ChaalaliFree agent
Zied Machmoum
4 July 2024 André BukiaMutual termination[15]
18 July 2024 Houssam Ghacha USM AlgerTransfer[16]
1 August 2024 Mouhib Selmi AS Gabès[17]
2 August 2024 Oussama Shili Club AfricainMutual termination[18]
18 August 2024 Achref Jebri Espérance de ZarzisLoan—<--[19] -->
Khalil Guenichi

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecordStarting roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match
Ligue 1Preseason31 August – 1 September 202417–18 May 2025
Tunisian CupRound of 3214–15 December 20242024–2025
2022 Tunisian Super CupFinalFinal2024
2024 Tunisian Super CupFinalFinal2024
CAF Champions LeagueSecond roundSecond round13–15 September 20252024–2025
FIFA Club World CupGroup stageGroup stageJune 20252025
Totalbgcolor=silver colspan=231 August – 1 September 20242025

Ligue 1

See main article: 2024–25 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

The draw was held on 15 August 2024.[20]

Results summary

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

See main article: 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.

CAF Champions League

See main article: 2024–25 CAF Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds.

The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024.[21] [22]

Second round

FIFA Club World Cup

See main article: 2025 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.

Statistics

Playing statistics

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Cleansheets

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Disciplinary record

Milestones

Debuts

The following players made their competitive debuts for the first team during the campaign.

Legend

– Indicates youth academy debut.

DatePlayerFinal scoreOpponentCompetition
Bechir Ben Saïd310–0 (H)Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Ayman Ben Mohamed290–0 (H)Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Youssef Abdelli250–0 (H)Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Hamza Jelassi320–0 (H)Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Youcef Belaïli320–0 (H)Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Elias Mokwana250–0 (H)Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Larry Azouni300–0 (H)Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Abdramane Konaté180–0 (H)Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1-->
(H) – Home; (A) – Away

First goals

The following players scored their first goals for Espérance de Tunis first team during the campaign.

(H) – Home; (A) – Away<
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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Mamelodi Sundowns and ES Tunis reach Mundial de Clubes FIFA 25 . en . FIFA . 26 April 2024.
  2. Web site: في يوم واحد.. عودة 11 لاعبًا إلى صفوف الترجي . winwin . 1 July 2024 . ar.
  3. Web site: بن سعيد مكشخ لمدة ثلاث سنوات . Espérance Sportive de Tunis . 4 July 2024 . ar.
  4. Web site: أيمن بن محمد مكشخ . Espérance Sportive de Tunis . 5 July 2024 . ar.
  5. Web site: يوسف العبدلي مكشخ . Espérance Sportive de Tunis . 11 July 2024 . ar.
  6. Web site: حمزة الجلاصي مكشخ لموسمين . Espérance Sportive de Tunis . 24 July 2024 . ar.
  7. Web site: بيان . MC Alger . 28 July 2024 . ar.
  8. Web site: يوسف البلايلي مكشخ . Espérance Sportive de Tunis . 31 July 2024 . ar.
  9. Web site: شكرا زدام . Al Masry SC . 30 July 2024 . ar.
  10. Web site: إلياس موكوانا مكشخ . Espérance Sportive de Tunis . 1 August 2024 . ar.
  11. Web site: لاري العزوني مكشخ . Espérance Sportive de Tunis . 6 August 2024 . ar.
  12. Web site: عبد الرحمان كوناتي . Espérance Sportive de Tunis . 7 August 2024 . ar.
  13. Web site: أمضى المهاجم صاحب 23 سنة زياد برّيمة عقدا مع الملعب التونسي لمدة 3 مواسم قادما من الترجي الرياضي التونسي . Stade Tunisien . 3 July 2024 . ar.
  14. Web site: Le gardien international est arrivé à Béja . Olympique Béja . 20 August 2024 . fr.
  15. Web site: Chers membres du club et chers supporters . André Bukia . 4 July 2024 . fr.
  16. Web site: راني هنا . USM Alger . 18 July 2024 . ar.
  17. Web site: مهيب السالمي من جديد بأزياء المستقبل الرياضي بقابس لمدة 2 مواسم . AS Gabès . 1 August 2024 . ar.
  18. Web site: Oussama Shili signe au Club Africain . Club Africain . 2 August 2024 . fr.
  19. Web site: Espérance Sportive de Zarzis . 20 August 2024 . ar.
  20. Web site: سحب قرعة رزنامة بطولة الرابطة المحترفة الأولى للموسم الرياضي 2024/2025 . Tunisian Football Federation . 15 August 2024 . ar.
  21. Web site: CAF to conduct Preliminary Draw of 2024/25 CAF Interclub season on Thursday . Confederation of African Football . 10 July 2024 . en.
  22. Web site: New Champions League season kicks off with high-stakes preliminary round matches . Confederation of African Football . 11 July 2024 . 12 July 2024.