In the 2015–16 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 61st season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 61st consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Confederation Cup and the Tunisian Cup.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 16 September 2015.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Nat. Position Name Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers GK Moez Ben Cherifia Youth system GK Ali Jemal US Ben Guerdane Defenders CB Ali Machani CA Bizerte CB Chamseddine Dhaouadi Étoile Sportive du Sahel CB Khalil Chemmam Vitória de Guimarães RB Iheb Mbarki Thonon Évian LB Houcine Rabii ES Zarzis Midfielders Fousseny Coulibaly Stade Tunisien Saad Bguir Stade Gabèsien Ghailene Chaalali Youth system Forwards Taha Yassine Khenissi CS Sfaxien Fakhreddine Ben Youssef CS Sfaxien
Competitions Overview
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record !rowspan=2|Started round !rowspan=2|Final position / round !rowspan=2|First match !rowspan=2|Last match |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Ligue 1
| style="background:silver;"| Runners–up | 16 September 2015 | 12 June 2016 |- | 2015 Tunisian Cup
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 5 August 2015 | 16 August 2015 |- | 2016 Tunisian Cup
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 30 January 2016 | 7 February 2016 |- | 2015 Confederation Cup
| colspan=2| Group stage | 28 June 2015 | 12 September 2015 |- | 2016 Confederation Cup
| First round | Play-off round | 12 March 2016 | 17 May 2016 |- ! Total
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
2015 Tunisian Cup
2016 Tunisian Cup
2015 Confederation Cup
Group stage
Group A
2016 Confederation Cup
First round
Second round
Play-off round
Squad information
Playing statistics
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL29 Taha Yassine Khenissi FW 12 1 2 1514 Haythem Jouini FW 6 3 4 1318 Saad Bguir MF 12 0 1 1311 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef FW 8 1 2 118 Idriss Mhirsi MF 5 2 1 819 Edem Rjaibi MF 7 0 0 710 Elyès Jlassi MF 1 1 2 424 Iheb Mbarki DF 2 1 0 321 Emem Eduok FW 0 1 1 27 Bernard Bulbwa FW 2 0 0 230 Mohamed Ali Yacoubi DF 1 1 0 225 Ghailene Chaalali MF 0 0 2 25 Chamseddine Dhaouadi DF 1 0 0 14 Hocine Ragued MF 1 0 0 113 Ali Machani DF 1 0 0 1Own Goals 0 0 0 0 Totals 60 11 15 86
Transfers In DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 2 April 2015 FW Bernard Bulbwa Shuttle SA Free transfer 5 June 2015 MF Chaker Rguiî ES Zarzis Free transfer 22 June 2015 MF Elyès Jlassi Stade Tunisien Free transfer 1 July 2015 MF Hossein Rebai ES Zarzis Free transfer 1 July 2015 DF Khalil Chemmam Vitória de Guimarães Free transfer 1 July 2015 DF Ichaka Diarra Djoliba AC Free transfer 4 July 2015 DF Ali Machani CA Bizertin Free transfer 4 July 2015 MF Adem Rejaibi CA Bizertin Free transfer 11 July 2015 FW Fakhreddine Ben Youssef FC Metz Free transfer 5 August 2015 FW Taha Yassine Khenissi CS Sfaxien Free transfer 17 August 2015 MF Abdoulaye Sissoko Stade Malien Free transfer 18 August 2015 MF Saad Bguir Stade Gabèsien Free transfer 15 September 2015 FW Saliou Guindo ASEC Mimosas Free transfer 13 January 2016 GK Ali Jemal US Ben Guerdane Free transfer 15 January 2016 MF Mondher Guesmi EO Sidi Bouzid Free transfer 15 January 2016 MF Shamsedeene Shawna Shooting Stars Free transfer
Out DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource 12 June 2015 GK Ali Jemal US Ben Guerdane Free transfer 28 June 2015 FW Oussama Darragi Al-Raed FC Free transfer 7 July 2015 MF Chedly Ghrab CA Bizertin Free transfer 7 July 2015 MF Seddik Mejri CA Bizertin Free transfer 15 July 2015 MF Hassen Harbaoui CS Sfaxien Free transfer 24 July 2015 DF Marouane Sahraoui FC Metz Free transfer 30 July 2015 DF Harrison Afful Columbus Crew Free transfer 30 July 2015 MF Magno Cruz Cerezo Osaka Free transfer 13 August 2015 DF Larbi Jabeur Dhofar Club Free transfer 13 August 2015 MF Khaled Gharsellaoui Dhofar Club Free transfer 15 August 2015 MF Safouane Ben Salem JS Kairouan Free transfer 17 August 2015 FW Ahmed Akaichi Étoile Sportive du Sahel Free transfer 15 September 2015 MF Hatem Bejaoui Damac FC Free transfer
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