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Espérance de Tunis, a Tunisian professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Tunisia in the Champions League on twenty four occasions, the Confederation Cup on one occasion, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup four separate occasions, and the now-defunct CAF Cup one occasion.
History Achieved three CAF Champions League (2010–2020) The beginning was in the 2010 CAF Champions League where Espérance de Tunis reached the first final in ten years, The beginning of the journey was against East End Lions and ended with a score of 5–4, in the next round against ASFA Yennenga It ended in victory back and forth with 7–2 on Aggregate, in the last match before the group stage against the Sudanese club Al-Merrikh SC ended with a 4–1 victory on Aggregate, in the group stage draw, Espérance de Tunis fell in Group A with TP Mazembe, ES Sétif and Dynamos where did finish in first place with 13 points. Espérance faced Al Ahly SC from Egypt in the semi-final and lost the first leg 2–1 away from home. In need of a win in the second leg, Espérance were victorious 1–0 and reached the final on the away goals rule. In the final against TP Mazembe, Esperance received a heavy defeat in the first leg 5–0 at Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba and in the second leg ended 1–1. In the same version, Nigerian striker Michael Eneramo won top goalscorers with 8 goals. In the next version the goal was to achieve the title, in the first round against ASPAC FC from Benin where they won 5–2 on Aggregate, in the second round against ASC Diaraf won back and forth with 6–0 on Aggregate to qualify for the group stage. were drawn in Group B with Wydad Casablanca, MC Alger and Al Ahly SC finished in first place with 10 points to qualify for the semi-final, where they faced Al-Hilal Club ended with a 3–0 victory on Aggregate. to face in the final Wydad Casablanca Where finished the first leg 0–0 draw and in the second leg at Stade 7 November, Harrison Afful scored the winning goal and won the second title in its history after 17 years.Esperance conquer Africa thanks to Afful goal To guarantee a seat in the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time where Espérance finished sixth after losing against Monterrey 3–2. On 25 February 2012, Espérance de Tunis faced Maghreb de Fès the CAF Confederation Cup champion in the CAF Super Cup final and ended in a 4–3 loss on penalties. In 2012 CAF Champions League Espérance de Tunis reached the final for the third time in a row, this time against Al Ahly SC of Egypt in the first leg at Borg El Arab Stadium, which ended in a 1–1 draw. As for the second leg, the surprise happened and Al Ahly SC won 1–2. after that Espérance de Tunis level appeared to decline, as in 2013 it was eliminated in the semi-final against Orlando Pirates on the away goals rule. in 2014 from the group stage included ES Sétif, CS Sfaxien and Al-Ahly Benghazi. and in 2015, the worst Where was eliminated in the second round against Al-Merrikh SC. In the 2018 CAF Champions League, Espérance de Tunis returned to its high level in the Preliminary round. It was easy to qualify against ASAC Concorde and in the first round against the Kenyan Gor Mahia, Espérance qualified to the group stage with the goal of Anice Badri. Where he finished second behind Al-Ahly to face in the Quarter-finals Étoile du Sahel where they won 3–1 on Aggregate, and in the Semi-finals Espérance won against Primeiro de Agosto 4–3 on Aggregate to reach the final after 6 years against the same Egyptian club Al-Ahly, but this time Espérance de Tunis won the title 4–3 on Aggregate. to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup, where finished fifth after winning against Guadalajara 6–5 on penalties. Then in the 2019 CAF Super Cup against Raja Casablanca, played for the first time outside Africa in Qatar at Thani bin Jassim Stadium. ended with a 2–1 defeat.
CAF competitions + Espérance de Tunis results in CAF competition Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate 1971 Cup of Champions Clubs First round Al-Ahly Benghazi0–01–0 1–0 Second round Al-Ismaily 1980 Cup Winners' Cup First round Ader Club Second round RC Kadiogo 1981 Cup Winners' Cup First round Zoundourma 1986 Cup of Champions Clubs First round Al-Merrikh1–01–2 2–2 (a) Second round JS Kabylie1–01–2 2–2 (a) Quarter-finals Africa Sports2–10–1 2–2 (a) 1987 Cup Winners' Cup First round ASC Garde Nationale4–03–1 7–1 Second round Al-Tersana2–00–0 2–0 Quarter-finals FAR Rabat3–10–1 3–2 Semi-finals Abiola Babes2–00–1 2–1 Final Gor Mahia2–21–1 3–3 (a) 1989 Cup of Champions Clubs First round Étoile Filante2–10–0 2–1 Second round MC Oran3–21–3 4–5 1990 Cup of Champions Clubs First round Stade Malien2–01–0 3–0 Second round Al Ahly0–00–0 0–0 (4–2 p) Quarter-finals Iwuanyanwu Nationale1–11–2 2–3 1994 Cup of Champions Clubs First round Étoile Filante5–03–2 8–2 Second round Stade Malien3–01–0 4–0 Quarter-finals Iwuanyanwu Nationale3–01–1 4–1 Semi-finals MC Oran3–12–2 5–3 Final Zamalek3–10–0 3–1 1995 Cup of Champions Clubs First round Étoile Filante4–11–1 5–2 Second round Fire Brigade SC2–02–0 4–0 Quarter-finals Ismaily0–10–0 0–1 1995 Afro-Asian Cup Final Thai Farmers Bank3–01–1 4–1 1997 CAF Cup First round ASKO Kara7–01–3 8–3 Second round US Forces Armées4–11–1 5–2 Quarter-finals Coton Sport4–11–3 5–4 Semi-finals Kampala City6–03–1 9–1 Final Petro Atlético2–00–1 2–1 1998 Cup Winners' Cup First round Stade Malien1–02–1 3–1 Second round Express Red Eagles2–00–1 2–1 Quarter-finals Mbilinga FC2–02–0 4–0 Semi-finals Wydad Casablanca4–10–2 4–3 Final Primeiro de Agosto3–11–1 4–2 1999 Champions League First round Al-Mahalah2–02–1 4–1 Second round Al-Hilal5–03–3 8–3 Group stage ASEC Mimosas3–00–1 1st place Dynamos Harare1–02–0 SS Saint-Louisienne5–02–0 Final Raja Casablanca0–00–0 0–0 (3–4 p) 2000 Champions League First round APR FC7–0APR FC withdrew after the first leg; they were banned from CAF competitions for three years and fined $4000. 7–0 Second round Djoliba AC3–21–1 4–3 Group stage Sable FC4–02–1 1st place Africa Sports2–01–2 Mamelodi Sundowns3–20–2 Final Hearts of Oak1–21–3 2–5 2001 Champions League First round JS du Ténéré1–03–1 4–1 Second round Tusker FC1–01–2 2–2 (a) Group stage Mamelodi Sundowns0–00–0 1st place TP Mazembe2–12–3 Julius Berger3–21–1 Semi-finals Al Ahly1–10–0 1–1 (a) 2002 Champions League First round Tourbillon FC5–13–1 8–2 Second round Al Madina4–01–2 5–2 Group stage Costa do Sol4–11–0 3rd place Zamalek1–10–1 ASEC Mimosas2–01–3 2003 Champions League First round Rayon Sport5–02–2 7–2 Second round Highlanders FC6–01–1 7–1 Group stage Canon Yaoundé2–11–1 1st place USM Alger2–01–0 AS Aviação1–00–0 Semi-finals Ismaily1–31–3 2–6 2004 Champions League First round Sahel SC4–01–0 5–0 Second round Coton Sport3–00–1 3–1 Group stage Supersport United2–02–1 1st place Jeanne d'Arc5–01–2 USM Alger2–10–3 Semi-finals Enyimba1–11–1 2–2 (5–6 p) 2005 Champions League First round Al-Hilal5–10–2 5–3 Second round Kaizer Chiefs4–01–2 5–2 Group stage Étoile du Sahel1–10–0 4th place ASEC Mimosas0–00–1 Zamalek1–21–1 2006 Confederation Cup First round ASC CS Sucrière3–01–0 4–0 Second round Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary1–00–1 1–1 (a) Play-off round Raja Casablanca2–00–0 2–0 Group stage Étoile du Sahel1–30–1 2nd place FC Saint Eloi Lupopo1–02–2 Renacimiento FC5–01–1 2007 Champions League Preliminary round Renaissance FC4–02–1 6–1 First round Zanaco FC2–04–1 6–1 Second round Young Africans FC3–00–0 3–0 Group stage ASEC Mimosas0–00–2 4th place Al-Hilal1–10–2 Al Ahly1–00–3 2008 Confederation Cup First round Rachad Bernoussi2–01–3 3–3 (a) Second round US Masséda6–10–1 6–2 Play-off round Étoile du Sahel0–00–2 0–2 2010 Champions League Preliminary Round East End Lions3–22–2 5–4 First round ASFA Yennenga4–13–1 7–2 Second round Al-Merrikh3–01–1 4–1 Group stage ES Sétif2–21–0 1st place Dynamos1–01–0 TP Mazembe3–01–2 Semi-finals Al Ahly1–01–2 2–2 (a) Final TP Mazembe1–10–5 1–6 2011 Champions League First round ASPAC5–00–2 5–2 Second round Diaraf5–01–0 6–0 Group stage MC Alger4–01–1 1st place Al-Ahly1–01–1 Wydad Casablanca0–02–2 Semi-finals Al-Hilal2–01–0 3–0 Final Wydad Casablanca1–00–0 1–0 2012 Champions League First round Brikama United3–11–1 4–2 Second round Dynamos6–01–1 7–1 Group stage Sunshine Stars1–02–0 1st place ASO Chlef3–20–1 Étoile du Sahel Annulled Suspended Semi-finals TP Mazembe1–00–0 1–0 Final Al Ahly1–21–1 2–3 2013 Champions League First round Primeiro de Agosto1–01–0 2–0 Second round JSM Béjaïa1–00–0 1–0 Group stage Recreativo do Libolo3–20–1 1st place Coton Sport2–02–1 Séwé Sport1–01–0 Semi-finals Orlando Pirates1–10–0 1–1 (a) 2014 Champions League First round Gor Mahia5–03–2 8–2 Second round AS Real Bamako3–01–1 4–1 Group stage ES Sétif1–22–2 3rd place Al-Ahly Benghazi1–02–3 CS Sfaxien2–10–1 2015 Champions League First round Cosmos de Bafia3–11–0 4–1 Second round Al-Merrikh2–10–1 2–2 (a) 2015 Confederation Cup Play-off round Hearts of Oak4–01–1 5–1 Group stage Al-Ahly0–10–3 4th place Étoile du Sahel0–11–2 Stade Malien1–21–0 2016 Confederation Cup First round Renaissance FC5–02–0 7–0 Second round Azam3–01–2 4–2 Play-off round MO Béjaïa1–10–0 1–1 (a) 2017 Champions League First round Horoya3–11–2 4–3 Group stage AS Vita Club3–12–2 1st place Saint George4–00–0 Mamelodi Sundowns0–02–1 Quarter-finals Al-Ahly2–21–2 3–4 2018 Champions League Preliminary round ASAC Concorde5–01–1 6–1 First round Gor Mahia1–00–0 1–0 Group stage Al-Ahly0–10–0 2nd place Township Rollers4–10–0 Kampala City3–21–0 Quarter-finals Étoile du Sahel2–11–0 3–1 Semi-finals Primeiro de Agosto4–20–1 4–3 Final Al-Ahly3–01–3 4–3 2018–19 Champions League Group stage Horoya2–01–1 1st place FC Platinum2–02–1 Orlando Pirates2–00–0 Quarter-finals CS Constantine3–13–2 6–3 Semi-finals TP Mazembe1–00–0 1–0 Final Wydad Casablanca1–01–1 Abandoned 2019–20 Champions League First round Elect-Sport2–11–1 3–2 Group stage Raja Casablanca2–22–0 1st place JS Kabylie1–00–1 AS Vita Club0–02–0 Quarter-finals Zamalek1–01–3 2–3 2020–21 Champions League First round Al Ahly Benghazi3–20–0 3–2 Group stage Teungueth2–11–2 1st place MC Alger1–11–1 Zamalek3–11–0Quarter-finals CR Belouizdad2–00–22–2 (3–2 p)Semi-finals Al-Ahly0–10–30–4 2021–22 Champions League Second round Al Ittihad1–00–0 1–0 Group stage Jwaneng Galaxy4–03–0 1st place CR Belouizdad2–11–1 Étoile du Sahel0–02–0Quarter-finals ES Sétif0–10–00–1 2022–23 Champions League Second round Plateau United 1–01–22–2 Group stage Al Merrikh1–01–1 1st place CR Belouizdad0–01–0 Zamalek2–01–3Quarter-finals JS Kabylie1–11–02–1Semi-finals Al Ahly0–30–10–4 2023–24 Champions League Second round AS Douanes Burkina Faso 0–0 1–0 1–0 Group stage Étoile du Sahel 2–0 2–0 2nd place Al Hilal 1–0 1–3 Petro de Luanda 0–0 0–0 Quarter-finals ASEC Mimosas 0–0 0–0 0–0 Semi-finals Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 1–0 2–0 Final Al Ahly 0–0 0–1 0–1
CAF Super Cup YearOpponentScoreVenue1995 DC Motema Pembe3–0Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria1999 ASEC Mimosas1–3Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan2012 Maghreb de Fès1–1, 3–4 (P)Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis2019 Raja Casablanca1–2Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan2020 Zamalek1–3
FIFA Club World Cup YearRoundOpponentScoreAttendanceVenue 2011 Quarter-final Al-Sadd 1–2 21,251 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan Match for fifth place Monterrey 2–3 13,639 2018 Second round Al-Ain 0–3 21,333 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Match for fifth place Guadalajara 1–1, 6–5 (P) 5,883 2019 Second round Al-Hilal 0–1 7,726 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Match for fifth place Al-Sadd 6–2 15,037 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
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