In Tunisian football, the Tunis derby is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Tunis, Tunisia – Club Africain and Espérance de Tunis. The derby is played in Tunis in the Hammadi Agrebi stadium due to its larger capacity of 60,000 seats. Before the construction of this stadium, the derby was played in the 45,000-seat-capacity Stade El Menzah.
History
The derbies between the Club Africain (CA) and Espérance de Tunis (EST) start during the season 1923–1924, when the African Club joins the EST in second series (promotion 1): the first official derby, which takes place on March 23, 1924, at the Ariana on behalf of the fifth day of the championship of the second series, is won by the African Club (3-0). Tunisia's first Cup derby, which takes place on October 10, 1926, at the Vélodrome on the occasion of the round of 32, is won by the African Club (1-0). In the context of the Tunisian Cup competitions, six derbys opposed the two teams before independence: one is won by the African Club in 1926, one ends with a draw and four by a victory of the Espérance sportive de Tunis, including two in the semifinals, in 1939 and 1947–1948.
The two teams entered into direct competition in the spring of 1933 and are now playing in the same division, with the exception of one season, sporting competition and competition between them taking over any desire to merge. It is at this period that, competition compels, are forged images truncated or at least oriented or manipulated of a city club and aristocrat for the African Club, solidly anchored in his stronghold of Bab Jedid, in opposition to his opponent being more popular and going to settle in Bab Souika. If this vision develops from the profiles of the leaders of the two clubs, the clubs certainly have more beldis among their ranks, no basis either supports or confirms this difference. On the contrary, the players of the African Club have, from time immemorial, of diverse social and geographical origins and it is the same for their supporters. The African Club and the EST play together in the elite from the 1937–1938 season, the EST having secured its accession to the first series at the end of the 1935–1936 season, the African Club l having joined a year later. The first derby in Ligue I took place on September 26, 1937, during the second day of the 1937–1938 season, and ended with a draw (1-1).
On November 13, 1955, clubman Mounir Kebaili scored in the 65th minute the first goal in the history of the derby since the independence of the country, his teammate Ridha Meddeb doubling the lead in the 71st and allowing his club to win on the score of 2 to 0 against Espérance sportive de Tunis. In 1969, the two clubs meet for the first time in the final of the Tunisian Cup: the African Club won on a score of 2 to 0 thanks to goals scored by Abderrahmane Rahmouni and Tahar Chaibi. The following year, while the African Club leads 1–0 at half-time, the players Esperance Sports Tunis decide not to return to the field for the second half following a corner disputed by the referee in the 41st minute; the FTF decides to replay the game which sees the African Club win on the score of 1 to 0.
On May 5, 1985, the African club won the match 5–1, causing their opponent his second biggest loss in a derby after the 1978 which ended in a score of 5 to 2. In 1995, while Esperance sportive de Tunis lead on a score of 4–0 in the 70th minute, the referee expels the fourth club player and stops the match. In 2006, after a long struggle of 120 minutes, Espérance sportive de Tunis won on penalties in the final of the Tunisian Cup. On January 27, 2007, after nine years without a win, the African Club won with a goal at the 87th Moussa Pokong. On May 1, 2010, for the first time in the league, a derby is played behind closed doors. The longest undefeated period for the African Club takes place between the seasons 1937-1938 and 1947-1948 (seven seasons played in eleven years, four seasons having been canceled due to World War II); EST is experiencing such a period between the 1998–1999 season and the first leg of the 2006–2007 season (8.5 seasons).
During the 2014–2015 season, the derby of the return phase of the championship, decisive for separating the two clubs of the capital on the one hand and the Etoile Sportive du Sahel on the other hand, is held on May 12, 2015. Designated « derby of the century "by some Tunisian media, the match ends with the victory of the club players, future champions of this season by a goal to zero. On January 6, 2019, for the first time in derby history, he plays outside the capital in Monastir due to the closure of the Rades Stadium due to maintenance. Esperance won 2-1
Results
Before Independence
SeasonHomeScoreAwayVenue1923-1924ES TunisClub Africain؟Club AfricainES Tunis؟1924-1925The two teams are in different sections1925-1926Club AfricainES Tunis؟1926-1927Club Africain1–1ES Tunis؟ES Tunis1–1Club Africain؟1927-1928ES TunisClub Africain؟Club AfricainES Tunis؟1928-1932The two teams are in different sections1932-1933ES Tunis1–1Club Africain؟Club AfricainES Tunis؟1933-1934ES TunisClub Africain؟Club AfricainES Tunis؟1934-1935ES TunisClub Africain؟Club Africain0–0ES Tunis؟1935-1936Club AfricainES Tunis؟ES TunisClub Africain؟1936-1937The two teams are in different sections1937-1938Club Africain1–1ES Tunis؟ES Tunis1–1Club Africain؟1938-1939Club AfricainES Tunis؟ES Tunis1–1Club Africain؟1939-1940No Competition1940-19411941-1942ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten1946-1947ES Tunis1–1Club AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub Africain0–0ES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten1947-1948ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten1948-1949Club AfricainES TunisStade Chedly ZouitenES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly Zouiten1949-1950ES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten1950-1951ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten1951-1952Club Africain2–2ES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten1951-1952No Competition1952-1953The two teams are in different sections1953-1954ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenES Tunis0–1Club AfricainStade Chedly Zouiten1954-1955Club AfricainES TunisStade Chedly ZouitenES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly Zouiten
Tunisian League 1
Tunisian National Championship SeasonHomeScoreAwayVenue1955-1956Club AfricainES TunisStade Chedly ZouitenES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly Zouiten 1956-1957ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub Africain1–1ES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten 1957-1958ES Tunis1–1Club AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub Africain0–0ES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten 1958-1959ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub Africain1–1ES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten 1959-1960ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten 1960-1961Club AfricainES TunisStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten 1961-1962ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten 1962-1963ES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten 1963-1964ES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly Zouiten 1964-1965Club Africain1–1ES TunisStade Chedly ZouitenES Tunis1–1Club AfricainStade Chedly Zouiten 1965-1966ES TunisClub AfricainStade Chedly ZouitenClub AfricainES TunisStade Chedly Zouiten 1966-1967Club Africain1–1ES TunisStade El MenzahES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade El Menzah 1967-1968Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah 1968-1969Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah 1969-1970ES TunisClub AfricainStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah 1970-1971Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade El Menzah 1971-1972Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade El Menzah 1972-1973Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah 1973-1974Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah 1974-1975Club Africain1–1ES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah 1975-1976Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah 1976-1977ES Tunis1–1Club AfricainStade El MenzahClub AfricainES TunisStade El Menzah1977-1978ES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade El MenzahClub AfricainES TunisStade El Menzah1978-1979ES TunisClub AfricainStade El MenzahClub AfricainES TunisStade El Menzah1979-1980ES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade El MenzahClub Africain0–0ES TunisStade El Menzah1980-1981ES Tunis1–1Club AfricainStade El MenzahClub AfricainES TunisStade El Menzah1981-1982ES Tunis1–1Club AfricainStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah1982-1983Club Africain1–1ES TunisStade El MenzahClub AfricainES TunisStade El Menzah1983-1984ES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade El MenzahClub AfricainES TunisStade El Menzah1984-1985Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah1985-1986Club Africain0–0ES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah1986-1987Club Africain1–1ES TunisStade El MenzahES Tunis1–1Club AfricainStade El Menzah1987-1988Club Africain1–1ES TunisStade El MenzahES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade El Menzah1988-1989Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah1989-1990ES TunisClub AfricainStade El MenzahClub Africain1–1ES TunisStade El Menzah1990-1991Club AfricainES TunisStade El MenzahES Tunis0–0Club AfricainStade El Menzah1991-1992Club Africain1–3ES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah1992-1993Club Africain2–2ES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah1993-1994Club Africain2–2ES TunisStade El MenzahES TunisClub AfricainStade El Menzah
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1