2025–26 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Hamdi Meddeb | |||
| Head coach | Maher Kanzari (until 8 February)[1] Christian Bracconi (caretaker, from 9 to 21 February)[2] Patrice Beaumelle (from 21 February)[3] | |||
| Stadium | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium | |||
| Ligue 1 | 1st | |||
| Tunisian Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Tunisian Super Cup | Winners | |||
| CAF Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kouceila Boualia Achref Jabri (6) All: Kouceila Boualia (8) | |||
| Biggest win | JS Kairouan 0–4 Espérance de Tunis (21 August 2025) Espérance de Tunis 4–0 JS El Omrane (6 November 2025) Espérance de Tunis 4–0 US Ben Guerdane (10 January 2026) | |||
| Biggest defeat | Stade Tunisien 1–0 Espérance de Tunis (13 September 2025) US Monastir 2–1 Espérance de Tunis (19 January 2026) Stade Malien 1–0 Espérance de Tunis (8 February 2026) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 21 March 2026. | ||||
The 2025–26 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season is the 107th season in existence and the club's 71st consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football.
In addition to the domestic league, Espérance de Tunis are participing in this season editions of the Tunisian Cup, the Tunisian Super Cup and the CAF Champions League.
Squad list
Note: Flags indicate the national team, defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Staff
- Chamseddine Dhaouadi (assistant manager)
- Sami Zommit (assistant manager)
- Ghassen Bouchareb (assistant manager)
- Léo Djaoui (fitness manager)
- Yassine Ben Ahmed (doctor)
Reserve team
Other players under contract
| No. | Nat. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Amenallah Memmiche | 20 April 2004 | 2023 | Youth system | |
| 16 | Mokhtar Ifaoui | 2 March 2003 | 2025 | Youth system | |
| 26 | Mohamed Sedki Debchi | 28 October 1999 | 2019 | AS Gabès | |
| 32 | Bechir Ben Saïd | 29 November 1992 | 2024 | US Monastir | |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Mohamed Ben Ali | 16 February 1995 | 2022 | CS Sfaxien | |
| 3 | Elies Araar | 7 October 2006 | 2026 | Strasbourg | |
| 5 | Yassine Meriah (C) | 2 July 1993 | 2022 | Al Ain | |
| 6 | Hamza Jelassi | 29 September 1991 | 2024 | Étoile du Sahel | |
| 12 | Nidhal Laifi | 1 May 1998 | 2025 | Stade Tunisien | |
| 15 | Mohamed Amine Tougai | 22 January 2000 | 2020 | NA Hussein Dey | |
| 18 | Ala Derbali | 19 May 2005 | 2025 | Youth system | |
| 20 | Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida | 15 December 1995 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 23 | Ibrahima Keita | 8 November 2001 | 2025 | TP Mazembe | |
| 25 | Elyas Bouzaiene | 8 September 1997 | 2024 | Västerås SK | |
| 35 | Aziz Koudhai | 7 August 2004 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 37 | Mohamed Dräger | 25 June 1996 | 2026 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 4 | Wael Derbali | 18 June 2003 | 2023 | Olympique Béja | |
| 8 | Houssem Tka | 16 August 2000 | 2023 | US Monastir | |
| 10 | Yan Sasse | 24 June 1997 | 2023 | Wellington Phoenix | |
| 14 | Onuche Ogbelu | 10 May 2003 | 2023 | Nasarawa United | |
| 17 | Haytham Dhaou | 1 January 2005 | 2025 | Youth system | |
| 21 | Abdramane Konaté | 25 June 2006 | 2024 | San Pédro | |
| 24 | Hamza Rafia | 2 April 1999 | 2026 | Lecce | |
| 27 | Khalil Guenichi | 11 December 2002 | 2022 | Youth system | |
| 31 | Chiheb Jebali | 26 May 1996 | 2025 | US Monastir | |
| 33 | Mohamed Mouhli | 13 September 1998 | 2025 | RFC Liège | |
| 36 | Arkem Taboubi | 5 October 2006 | 2025 | Youth system | |
| 38 | Ghaith Ouahabi | 2 May 2003 | 2022 | Youth system | |
| 39 | Moez Hadj Ali | 9 August 1999 | 2026 | US Monastir | |
| Forwards | |||||
| 7 | Kouceila Boualia | 14 March 2001 | 2025 | JS Kabylie | |
| 11 | Youcef Belaïli | 14 March 1992 | 2024 | MC Alger | |
| 19 | Achref Jabri | 16 December 2001 | 2022 | Youth system | |
| 22 | Florian Danho | 21 June 2000 | 2025 | Randers | |
| 29 | Aboubacar Diakité | 31 December 2006 | 2025 | Djoliba | |
| 30 | Koussay Maacha | 21 May 2007 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 34 | Jack Diarra | 16 June 2006 | 2025 | Salitas | |
| 40 | Youssef Msakni | 28 October 1990 | 2025 | Al Arabi | |
| Manager | Patrice Beaumelle | 24 April 1978 | 2026 | Angola | |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | MF | Aziz Fellah | AS Gabès | End of loan | — |
| FW | Salmen Trabelsi | AS Soliman | |||
| FW | Jack Diarra | Salitas | Transfer | [4] | |
| 15 July 2025 | DF | Ibrahima Keita | TP Mazembe | Free transfer | [5] |
| FW | Ahmed Bouassida | ES Métlaoui | Transfer | [6] | |
| Younes Rached | ES Zarzis | Free transfer | [7] | ||
| 18 July 2025 | DF | Nidhal Laifi | Stade Tunisien | — | |
| 25 August 2025 | FW | Kouceila Boualia | JS Kabylie | Transfer | [8][9] |
| 19 September 2025 | Florian Danho | Randers | [10] | ||
| 21 November 2025 | Youssef Msakni | Al Arabi | Free transfer | [11] | |
| 18 December 2025 | Jack Diarra | AS Soliman | End of loan | [12] | |
| 1 January 2026 | MF | Ghaith Ouahabi | Dinamo Batumi | — | |
| 9 January 2026 | Hamza Rafia | Lecce | Transfer | [13] | |
| DF | Elies Araar | Strasbourg | [14] | ||
| 10 January 2026 | Mohamed Dräger | Eintracht Braunschweig | Free transfer | [15] | |
| 31 January 2026 | MF | Moez Hadj Ali | US Monastir | Transfer | [16] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | MF | Montassar Triki | Dobrudzha Dobrich | End of contract | [17] |
| DF | Raed Fedaa | ES Métlaoui | [18] | ||
| Ayman Ben Mohamed | US Monastir | [19] | |||
| GK | Wassim Karoui | Free agent | — | ||
| MF | Larry Azouni | Dibba Al Hisn | Free transfer | ||
| 27 July 2025 | DF | Koussay Smiri | Al Khor | Loan | [20] |
| 20 August 2025 | FW | Rodrigo Rodrigues | Coritiba | Free transfer | [21] |
| 25 August 2025 | Zinedine Kada | JS Kairouan | Loan | [22] | |
| MF | Roger Aholou | Al Ittihad Tripoli | Free transfer | [23] | |
| 26 August 2025 | DF | Mohamed Aloui | US Ben Guerdane | Loan | [24] |
| 27 August 2025 | FW | Elias Mokwana | Al Hazem | [25] | |
| 3 September 2025 | Kebba Sowe | AS Soliman | — | ||
| MF | Wajdi Issaoui | ||||
| 12 September 2025 | Mootez Zaddem | Erbil | Transfer | [26] | |
| 19 September 2025 | FW | Rayen Hamrouni | JS Kairouan | Loan | [27] |
| Bilel Sahli | ES Zarzis | Contract termination | [28] | ||
| 20 September 2025 | MF | Zakaria El Ayeb | AS Soliman | Loan | — |
| FW | Jack Diarra | ||||
| MF | Khairi Meddaoui | Stade Gabèsien | |||
| 29 September 2025 | DF | Aziz Knani | Olympic Azzaweya | ||
| 22 December 2025 | FW | Ahmed Bouassida | AS Soliman | [29] | |
| 6 January 2026 | Oussama Bouguerra | Club Africain | Mutual termination | [30][31] | |
| 14 January 2026 | DF | Amenallah Majhed | AS Soliman | Loan | — |
| 23 January 2026 | FW | Zinedine Kada | US Ben Guerdane | [32] | |
| 3 February 2026 | DF | Raed Bouchniba | US Monastir | Transfer | [33] |
| 17 February 2026 | FW | Younes Rached | Al Tahaddy | Loan | [34] |
Friendlies
| 18 July 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | AS Marsa | Tunis |
| 17:30 |
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Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Referee: Abdessalem Mani |
| 25 July 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | Mauritania A' | Tabarka |
| 17:30 |
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Stadium: La Cigale Referee: Montassar Belarbi |
| 27 July 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 0–1 | Al Masry | Tunis |
| 17:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Naim Hosni |
| 30 July 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 3–0 | AS Soliman | Tunis |
| 17:30 |
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Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Radhouane Belwaer |
| 13 August 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | Sporting Ben Arous | Tunis |
| 16:30 |
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Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Referee: Sofiane Ouertani |
| 6 September 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Saint-Éloi Lupopo | Tunis |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Khalil Jary |
| 15 November 2025 Friendly | Al Ittihad Al Asskary | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Benghazi, Libya |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Al Ittihad Al Asskary Stadium |
| 24 December 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 9–0 | AS Soukra | Tunis |
| 11:00 | Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center |
| 27 December 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | AS Soliman | Tunis |
| 12:00 |
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Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center |
| 31 December 2025 Friendly | Espérance de Tunis | 7–0 | US Carthage | Tunis |
| 11:00 | Stadium: Espérance de Tunis Training Center |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | Starting round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 7 | +33 | 69.57 | N/a | 1st | 9 August 2025 | 2026 |
| Tunisian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 2026 | 2026 |
| Tunisian Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | Final | Winners | 3 August 2025 | |
| CAF Champions League | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 66.67 | First round | Semi-finals | 21 September 2025 | 2026 |
| Total | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 14 | +48 | 69.44 | 3 August 2025 | 2026 | ||
Updated to match played 21 March 2026
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
The draw was held on 19 July 2025.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 7 | +33 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Club Africain | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 51 | |
| 3 | CS Sfaxien | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 45 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Stade Tunisien | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 42 | |
| 5 | US Monastir | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 9 August 2025 Round 1 | AS Gabès | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Gabès |
| 16:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Gabès Municipal Stadium Referee: Fredj Abdellaoui |
| 15 August 2025 Round 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | US Monastir | Tunis |
| 16:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi |
| 21 August 2025 Round 3 | JS Kairouan | 0–4 | Espérance de Tunis | Kairouan |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Hamda Laouani Stadium Referee: Naim Hosni |
| 28 August 2025 Round 4 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | AS Soliman | Tunis |
| 16:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Ali Karouia |
| 13 September 2025 Round 5 | Stade Tunisien | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Tunis |
| 16:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Hédi Enneifer Stadium Referee: Nidhal Letaief |
| 16 September 2025 Round 6 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | ES Métlaoui | Tunis |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Khaled Gouider |
| 24 September 2025 Round 7 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | Olympique Béja | Tunis |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Hosni Neili |
| 1 October 2025 Round 8 | AS Marsa | 0–3 | Espérance de Tunis | Tunis |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Abdelaziz Chtioui Stadium Referee: Walid Mansri |
| 5 October 2025 Round 9 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Étoile du Sahel | Tunis |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Khaled Gouider |
| 22 October 2025 Round 10 | ES Zarzis | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Zarzis |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Abdessalam Kazouz Stadium Referee: Amir Loussif |
| 30 October 2025 Round 11 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | CA Bizertin | Tunis |
| 14:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Hamza Jaied |
| 2 November 2025 Round 12 | CS Sfaxien | 1–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Sfax |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Taieb Mhiri Stadium Referee: Fredj Abdellaoui |
| 6 November 2025 Round 13 | Espérance de Tunis | 4–0 | JS El Omrane | Tunis |
| 14:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Houssem Ben Sassi |
| 9 November 2025 Round 14 | Club Africain | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Tunis |
| 14:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Amir Loussif |
| 10 January 2026 Round 15 | Espérance de Tunis | 4–0 | US Ben Guerdane | Tunis |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Hosni Neili |
| 15 January 2026 Round 16 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | AS Gabès | Tunis |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Seif Ouertani |
| 19 January 2026 Round 17 | US Monastir | 2–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Monastir |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki |
| 27 January 2026 Round 18 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | JS Kairouan | Tunis |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Khaled Gouider |
| 17 February 2026 Round 19 | AS Soliman | 0–3 | Espérance de Tunis | Béja |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Boujemaa Kmiti Stadium Referee: Walid Mansri |
| 21 February 2026 Round 20 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Stade Tunisien | Tunis |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Amir Loussif |
| 25 February 2026 Round 21 | ES Métlaoui | 1–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Métlaoui |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Métlaoui Municipal Stadium Referee: Nidhal Letaief |
| 1 March 2026 Round 22 | Olympique Béja | 0–3 | Espérance de Tunis | Béja |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Boujemaa Kmiti Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki |
| 7 March 2026 Round 23 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | AS Marsa | Tunis |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Achref Harakati |
| 5 April 2026 Round 24 | Étoile du Sahel | v | Espérance de Tunis | Sousse |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Sousse Olympic Stadium |
| 2026 Round 25 | Espérance de Tunis | v | ES Zarzis | Tunis |
| Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| 2026 Round 26 | CA Bizertin | v | Espérance de Tunis | Bizerte |
| Stadium: 15 October Stadium |
| 2026 Round 27 | Espérance de Tunis | v | CS Sfaxien | Tunis |
| Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| 2026 Round 28 | JS El Omrane | v | Espérance de Tunis | Tunis |
| Stadium: Chedly Zouiten Stadium |
| 2026 Round 29 | Espérance de Tunis | v | Club Africain | Tunis |
| Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| 2026 Round 30 | US Ben Guerdane | v | Espérance de Tunis | Ben Guerdane |
| Stadium: 7 March Stadium |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 7 | +33 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 |
Last updated: 7 March 2026.
Source: Competitive matches
Tunisian Cup
Espérance de Tunis will enter the tournament in the round of 32, as they are part of the 2025–26 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
| 7–8 April 2026 Round of 32 | WS Hamma | v | Espérance de Tunis | |
| Report |
Tunisian Super Cup
| 3 August 2025 Final | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Stade Tunisien | Tunis |
| 17:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Houssem Boularesse |
CAF Champions League
Qualifying rounds
The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2025.[35]
First round
| 21 September 2025 First leg | AS FAN | 0–3 | Espérance de Tunis | Niamey |
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché Referee: Ousmane Diakité (Mali) |
| 27 September 2025 Second leg | Espérance de Tunis | 4–1 (7–1 agg.) | AS FAN | Tunis |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Ruth Bilembi (Congo) |
Second round
| 18 October 2025 First leg | Rahimo | 0–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Ouagadougou |
| 16:00 UTC+0 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali) |
| 26 October 2025 Second leg | Espérance de Tunis | 3–0 (4–0 agg.) | Rahimo | Tunis |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
Group stage
The draw of the group stage was held on 3 November 2025.[36]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SML | EST | APL | SSC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stade Malien | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Simba | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
| 22 November 2025 Matchday 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | Stade Malien | Tunis |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa) |
| 29 November 2025 Matchday 2 | Petro de Luanda | 1–1 | Espérance de Tunis | Luanda |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo) |
| 24 January 2026 Matchday 3 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Simba | Tunis |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Jean Pierre Nguiene (Congo) |
| 1 February 2026 Matchday 4 | Simba | 2–2 | Espérance de Tunis | Dar es Salaam |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Luxolo Badi (South Africa) |
| 8 February 2026 Matchday 5 | Stade Malien | 1–0 | Espérance de Tunis | Bamako |
| 16:00 UTC+0 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 14 February 2026 Matchday 6 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–0 | Petro de Luanda | Tunis |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
Knockout stage
The draw of the knockout stage was held on 17 February 2026.[37]
Quarter-finals
| 15 March 2026 First leg | Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Al Ahly | Tunis |
| 22:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
| 21 March 2026 Second leg | Al Ahly | 2–3 (2–4 agg.) | Espérance de Tunis | Cairo |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
Semi-finals
| 10–11 April 2026 First leg | Espérance de Tunis | v | Mamelodi Sundowns | Tunis |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| 17–18 April 2026 Second leg | Mamelodi Sundowns | v | Espérance de Tunis | Pretoria |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
Statistics
Playing statistics
- Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
- ‡ Player played at least one game and left the club during the season.
- y Youth team
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Tunisian Cup | CAF Champions League | Tunisian Super Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Amenallah Memmiche | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Mohamed Ben Ali | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Elies Araar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Wael Derbali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Yassine Meriah | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Hamza Jelassi | 28 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Kouceila Boualia | 30 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Houssem Tka | 33 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Yan Sasse | 22 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Youcef Belaïli | 15 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | DF | Nidhal Laifi | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Onuche Ogbelu | 31 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Mohamed Amine Tougai | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Haytham Dhaou | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Ala Derbali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Achref Jabri | 26 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida | 29 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Abdramane Konaté | 26 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Florian Danho | 25 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Ibrahima Keita | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Hamza Rafia | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Elyas Bouzaiene | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Khalil Guenichi | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Aboubacar Diakité | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | FW | Koussay Maacha | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Chiheb Jebali | 31 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | GK | Bechir Ben Saïd | 29 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | FW | Jack Diarra | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Aziz Koudhai | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | MF | Arkem Taboubi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | Mohamed Dräger | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF | Ghaith Ouahabi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | MF | Moez Hadj Ali | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | FW | Youssef Msakni | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| y | FW | Amenallah Hmidhi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | DF | Raed Bouchniba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | FW | Ahmed Bouassida | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| ‡ | FW | Younes Rached | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Last updated: 21 March 2026
Source: Competitions
Goals
As of 21 March 2026
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Ligue 1 | Tunisian Cup | CAF Champions League | Tunisian Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | FW | Kouceila Boualia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 19 | FW | Achref Jabri | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Yan Sasse | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 22 | FW | Florian Danho | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Hamza Jelassi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 11 | FW | Youcef Belaïli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 29 | FW | Aboubacar Diakité | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 34 | FW | Jack Diarra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | DF | Mohamed Amine Tougai | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 31 | MF | Chiheb Jebali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Houssem Tka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | 21 | MF | Abdramane Konaté | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Onuche Ogbelu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | DF | Ibrahima Keita | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Yassine Meriah | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 30 | FW | Koussay Maacha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | MF | Arkem Taboubi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | DF | Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 62 | ||||
Assists
As of 21 March 2026
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Ligue 1 | Tunisian Cup | CAF Champions League | Tunisian Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | FW | Youcef Belaïli | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 20 | DF | Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 23 | DF | Ibrahima Keita | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 27 | MF | Khalil Guenichi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | Abdramane Konaté | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 7 | FW | Kouceila Boualia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Yan Sasse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | FW | Florian Danho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | 2 | DF | Mohamed Ben Ali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Houssem Tka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Hamza Jelassi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | MF | Chiheb Jebali | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 39 | MF | Moez Hadj Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 14 | 15 | DF | Mohamed Amine Tougai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Onuche Ogbelu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | FW | Youssef Msakni | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 37 | DF | Mohamed Dräger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 43 | ||||
Cleansheets
As of 21 March 2026
| Rank | No. | Nat | Player | Ligue 1 | Tunisian Cup | CAF Champions League | Tunisian Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Bechir Ben Saïd | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2 | 1 | Amenallah Memmiche | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |||
Disciplinary record
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Ligue 1 | Tunisian Cup | CAF Champions League | Tunisian Super Cup | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
| 6 | DF | Hamza Jelassi | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Houssem Tka | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | MF | Khalil Guenichi | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | MF | Chiheb Jebali | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | FW | Florian Danho | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | Mohamed Amine Tougai | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | DF | Ibrahima Keita | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Youcef Belaïli | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Yassine Meriah | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Mohamed Ben Ali | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | DF | Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Kouceila Boualia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | Onuche Ogbelu | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | Achref Jabri | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Yan Sasse | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | GK | Bechir Ben Saïd | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | FW | Jack Diarra | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Last updated: 21 March 2026
Source: Competitions
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Milestones
Debuts
The following players made their competitive debuts for the first team during the campaign.
Legend
- – Indicates youth academy debut.
| Date | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Age | Final score | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2025 | 23 | DF | Ibrahima Keita | 23 | 1–0 (N) | Stade Tunisien | Tunisian Super Cup | |
| 28 | FW | Younes Rached | 26 | |||||
| 12 | DF | Nidhal Laifi | 27 | |||||
| 33 | FW | Ahmed Bouassida | 21 | |||||
| 15 August 2025 | 36 | MF | Arkem Taboubi | 18 | 1–1 (H) | US Monastir | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | |
| 28 August 2025 | 7 | FW | Kouceila Boualia | 24 | 2–0 (H) | AS Soliman | ||
| 24 September 2025 | 22 | FW | Florian Danho | 25 | 2–0 (H) | Olympique Béja | ||
| 30 October 2025 | 18 | DF | Ala Derbali | 20 | 2–0 (H) | CA Bizertin | ||
| 10 January 2026 | 40 | FW | Youssef Msakni[note 1] | 35 | 4–0 (H) | US Ben Guerdane | ||
| 19 January 2026 | 34 | FW | Jack Diarra | 19 | 2–1 (A) | US Monastir | ||
| 24 | MF | Hamza Rafia | 26 | |||||
| 27 January 2026 | 37 | DF | Mohamed Dräger | 29 | 1–0 (H) | JS Kairouan | ||
| 8 February 2026 | 39 | MF | Moez Hadj Ali | 26 | 1–0 (A) | Stade Malien | CAF Champions League | |
| 17 February 2026 | 3 | DF | Elies Araar | 19 | 0–3 (A) | AS Soliman | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | |
| 7 March 2026 | y | FW | Amenallah Hmidhi | 19 | 1–0 (H) | AS Marsa |
(H) — Home; (A) — Away; (N) — Neutral
First goals
The following players scored their first goals for Espérance de Tunis first team during the campaign.
| Date | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Age | Score | Final score | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2025 | 7 | FW | Kouceila Boualia | 24 | 1–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | ES Métlaoui | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | |
| 21 September 2025 | 29 | FW | Aboubacar Diakité | 18 | 0–2 (A) | 0–3 (A) | AS FAN | CAF Champions League | |
| 24 September 2025 | 22 | FW | Florian Danho | 25 | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Olympique Béja | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | |
| 27 September 2025 | 23 | DF | Ibrahima Keita | 23 | 3–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) | AS FAN | CAF Champions League | |
| 10 January 2026 | 36 | MF | Arkem Taboubi | 19 | 4–0 (H) | 4–0 (H) | US Ben Guerdane | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | |
| 19 January 2026 | 34 | FW | Jack Diarra | 19 | 0–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | US Monastir |
(H) — Home; (A) — Away; (N) — Neutral
Notes
- ^ Msakni played previously for Espérance de Tunis from 2008 to 2013, scoring 48 goals.
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