List of Espérance Sportive de Tunis seasons explained

Espérance Sportive de Tunis is a Tunisian professional football club based in Tunis. The club was formed in Bab Souika in 1919 as Espérance sportive de Tunis, and played their first competitive match in 1919, when they entered the 1919–20 .

The club has won a total of 66 major trophies, including 33 national championships, 15 Tunisian Cups, 6 Tunisian Super Cups, 4 CAF Champions Leagues, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Cup, 3 UAFA Club Cups.

This is a list of the seasons played by Espérance Sportive de Tunis from 1957 when the club first entered a league competition to the most recent seasons. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions as well as the top scorers are listed. Top scorers in bold were also top scorers of Ligue 1. The list is separated into three parts, coinciding with the three major episodes of Tunisian football:

Seasons overview

SeasonLeagueCupOtherAfricaTop goalscorer(s)[1]
DivisionPosPtsPWDLGFGANameGoals
1957–581bgcolor=silver2nd 67 28 16 7 5 57 35QFMohamed Salah Nahali 13
1958–591bgcolor=gold1st 66 26 18 4 4 63 25bgcolor=silverRUalign=left bgcolor=goldAbdelmajid Tlemçani 32
1959–601bgcolor=gold1st 65 24 19 3 2 65 23R32align=left bgcolor=goldAbdelmajid Tlemçani 22
1960–611bgcolor=silver2nd 51 20 14 3 3 48 14SFbgcolor=goldWAbdelmajid Tlemçani 12
1961–6213rd 55 22 12 9 1 35 14SFalign=left bgcolor=goldChedly Laaouini 16
1962–63110th 41 22 7 5 10 36 32R32Rached Meddeb 8
1963–641bgcolor=silver2nd 51 22 10 9 3 32 15bgcolor=goldWAbdeljabar Machouche 8
1964–6516th 44 22 7 8 7 21 21R16
1965–6615th 47 22 9 7 6 18 14R16
1966–6717th 45 22 8 7 7 33 23QF
1967–6817th 42 22 6 8 8 23 23R32Abdeljabar Machouche 9
1968–6916th 52 26 8 10 8 28 28bgcolor=silverRU
1969–701bgcolor=gold1st 63 26 14 9 3 31 13R16Belghith 9
1970–7118th 52 24 14 3 4 33 10bgcolor=silverRUbgcolor=silverRUCup of Champions ClubsR2Abdeljabar Machouche 9
1971–7219th 49 26 7 9 10 24 20SF
1972–7313rd 60 26 13 8 5 35 18SF
1973–741bgcolor=silver2nd 60 26 11 12 3 38 22SF
1974–751bgcolor=gold1st 64 26 16 6 4 44 18R16align=left bgcolor=goldZoubeir Boughnia 24
1975–761bgcolor=gold1st 62 26 14 8 4 36 20bgcolor=silverRU12
1976–7717th 54 26 9 10 7 46 34R16Abdelmajid Gobantini 11
1977–7816th 53 26 10 7 9 34 33bgcolor=goldW13
1978–7914th 59 26 12 9 5 38 24bgcolor=goldW
1979–801bgcolor=silver2nd 60 26 9 16 1 32 16bgcolor=goldWbgcolor=silverRUCup Winners' CupR2
1980–8113rd 61 26 16 3 7 39 21SFCup Winners' CupR1
1981–821bgcolor=gold1st 64 26 14 10 2 42 12R16align=left bgcolor=goldRiadh Fahem 13
1982–8313rd 60 26 12 10 4 40 16QF
1983–8415th 58 26 12 8 6 28 15QF
1984–851bgcolor=gold1st 64 26 15 8 3 32 15R32
1985–861bgcolor=silver2nd 57 26 9 13 4 30 17bgcolor=goldWbgcolor=silverRUCup of Champions ClubsQF
1986–8713rd 73 26 12 11 3 35 16SFbgcolor=silverRUBassem Jeridi 10
1987–881bgcolor=gold1st 81 26 15 10 1 48 13R32Cup Winners' Cupbgcolor=silverRUalign=left bgcolor=goldNabil Maâloul 14
1988–891bgcolor=gold1st 85 26 18 5 3 46 19bgcolor=goldWCup of Champions ClubsR2
1989–901bgcolor=silver2nd 83 26 16 9 1 44 11R16Cup of Champions ClubsQF
1990–911bgcolor=gold1st 82 26 16 8 2 31 13bgcolor=goldW
1991–9213rd 67 26 11 8 7 28 17R16
1992–931bgcolor=gold1st 43 26 18 7 1 43 15SFalign=left bgcolor=goldKenneth Malitoli 18
1993–941bgcolor=gold1st 43 26 19 5 2 52 12SFbgcolor=goldWalign=left bgcolor=goldKenneth Malitoli 14
1994–9512nd 37 26 16 5 5 52 23SFCup of Champions Clubsbgcolor=goldW
CAF Super Cupbgcolor=goldW
1995–9613rd 52 26 15 743621SFCup of Champions ClubsQF
Afro-Asian Club Championshipbgcolor=goldW
1996–971bgcolor=silver2nd 61 26 18 7 1 53 15bgcolor=goldWCAF Cupbgcolor=goldWalign=left bgcolor=goldSami Laaroussi 14
1997–981bgcolor=gold1st 69 26 22 3 1 63 10SFCup Winners' Cupbgcolor=goldWalign=left bgcolor=goldZiad Tlemçani 15
1998–9911st 38 14 11 3 0 31 8WChampions Leaguebgcolor=silverRU
CAF Super Cupbgcolor=silverRU
1999–20001bgcolor=gold1st 60 22 19 3 0 53 7SFChampions Leaguebgcolor=silverRUalign=left bgcolor=goldAli Zitouni 19
2000–011bgcolor=gold1st 57 22 18 3 1 38 8SFChampions LeagueSF
2001–021bgcolor=gold1st 46 22 13 7 2 40 19bgcolor=goldWChampions LeagueGrpalign=left bgcolor=goldKandia Traoré 13
2002–031bgcolor=gold1st 57 22 18 3 1 47 17SFChampions LeagueGrp
2003–0411st 53 22 17 2 3 38 13RUChampions LeagueSF
Arab Champions LeagueGrp
2004–0514th 55 26 15 10 1 43 15bgcolor=silverRUChampions LeagueGrp
2005–061bgcolor=gold1st 56 26 17 5 4 42 21bgcolor=goldWalign=left bgcolor=goldAmine Ltifi 16
2006–0713rd 49 26 13 10 3 40 26bgcolor=goldWChampions LeagueGrp
2007–0813rd 49 26 14 4 8 36 18bgcolor=goldW
2008–091bgcolor=gold1st 60 26 18 6 2 50 21SArab Champions Leaguebgcolor=goldWalign=left bgcolor=goldMichael Eneramo 18
2009–101bgcolor=gold1st 54 26 16 6 4 56 24R16Champions Leaguebgcolor=silverRUalign=left bgcolor=goldMichael Eneramo 13
2010–111bgcolor=gold1st 64 26 20 4 2 50 18bgcolor=goldWChampions Leaguebgcolor=goldW20
2011–1211st 69 30 22 3 5 61 22SFCAF Super Cupbgcolor=silverRUYannick N'Djeng20
FIFA Club World Cup6th
Champions Leaguebgcolor=silverRU
2012–131bgcolor=silver2nd 41 20 13 2 5 35 18Champions LeagueSFalign=left bgcolor=goldHaythem Jouini 8
2013–141bgcolor=gold1st 66 30 19 9 2 48 15QFChampions LeagueGrp15
2014–1513rd 60 30 17 9 4 52 21QFChampions LeagueR214
2015–161bgcolor=silver2nd 72 30 23 3 4 60 21bgcolor=goldWConfederation CupPR15
2016–171bgcolor=gold1st 55 24 16 7 1 37 8SFChampions LeagueQFalign=left bgcolor=goldTaha Yassine Khenissi 24
2017–1811st 58 26 17 7 2 46 19R32Champions Leaguebgcolor=goldW11
Arab Club Champions Cupbgcolor=goldW
2018–1911st 562617543715SFWChampions Leaguebgcolor=goldWTaha Yassine Khenissi 14
Arab Club Champions CupR1
CAF Super Cupbgcolor=silverRU
FIFA Club World Cup5th
2019–2011st 62261880 4112RUWChampions LeagueQFAnice Badri10
Arab Club Champions CupR2
CAF Super Cupbgcolor=silverRU
FIFA Club World Cup5th
2020–211bgcolor=gold1st 60261934 3716R32bgcolor=silverRUChampions LeagueSFMohamed Ali Ben Romdhane10
2021–221bgcolor=gold1st 51241464 3614R16bgcolor=goldWChampions LeagueQFalign=left bgcolor=goldMohamed Ali Ben Hammouda11
2022–231bgcolor=silver2nd 552816754518bgcolor=silverRUChampions LeagueSFMohamed Ali Ben Romdhane14
2023–2411st2216513312+21R32Champions Leaguebgcolor=silverRURodrigo Rodrigues11
African Football LeagueSF
Arab Club Champions CupGrp

Key

Key to league record:

Key to divisions:

Key to rounds:

bgcolor=goldChampionsbgcolor=silverRunners-upPromotedRelegated

Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

Honours

As of the 2023–24 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis have won a total of 66 titles (regional competitions not considered), of which 54 were achieved domestically and 12 in international competitions. The club's most recent honour is the 2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

National

CompetitionTitlesWinning years or seasons
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1331941–42,[2] 1958–59, 1959–60, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
Tunisian Cup151938–39, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2015–16
Tunisian Super Cup61960, 1993, 2001, 2018, 2019, 2021

African

CompetitionTitlesWinning years or seasons
CAF Champions League41994, 2011, 2018, 2019
CAF Cup Winners' Cup11998
CAF Cup11997
Afro-Asian Cup11995
CAF Super Cup11995

Regional

CompetitionTitlesWinning years or seasons
UAFA Club Cup31993, 2009, 2017
Arab Super Cup11996
North African Cup Winners Cup12008

Doubles and trebles

(1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2010–11)

(2010–11)

Footnotes

Figures include goals in League, Cup, League Cup, African competitions, and the Super Cup.

Notes and References

  1. Goals in all competitions (Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Tunisian Cup, League Cup, African and Super Cup) are counted.
  2. Title won before Tunisian independence