The Tunisian Classico is the name given to matches between Espérance de Tunis and Étoile du Sahel football clubs from Tunis and Sousse, Tunisia.
History Called in Tunisia Clasico on the model of the Spanish El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona. It is one of the most important rivalries in Tunisian football. They are considered the most crowned titles in Tunisia, with a total of 102 titles, 17 of which are continental titles. The two teams met for the first time in the 1944–45. Their first match ended in a 0–0 draw. Since then, they have played their matches regularly, with the exception of the 1961–62 season, when Étoile du Sahel was disbanded. The two teams met in the Tunisian Cup final five times. The first was in 1957 and ended with the victory of Espérance de Tunis, For the first time two teams from Tunisia have met in a continental competition in the group stage of the 2005 CAF Champions League and in both matches they ended in a draw, the two teams were both champions and runners-up in the same season seventeen times, including five consecutive times between 1999–2000 and 2003–04.
All-time head-to-head results
TournamentGPETVDESVBefore 1956 16 7 4 5Ligue Professionnelle 1 140 57 45 38 Tunisian Cup 26 12 3 11 Tunisian Super Cup 1 0 1 0Champions League 10 7 3 0 Confederation Cup 6 0 1 5 TOTAL 199 83 57 59 GP: Games PlayedETV: Espérance de Tunis VictoryD: DrawESV: Étoile du Sahel Victory
All-Time Top Scorers PlayerClubLigue 1Tunisian CupInternationalTotal Taha Yassine KhenissiEspérance de Tunis51—6 Michael EneramoEspérance de Tunis3——3 0——0 0——0 0——0 0——0 0——0
Honours Espérance de TunisChampionshipÉtoile du SahelInternational (Official) 4CAF Champions League1 —CAF Confederation Cup2 1CAF Super Cup2 1African Cup Winners' Cup (Defunct) 2 1CAF Cup (Defunct) 2 1Afro-Asian Club Championship (Defunct) —8Aggregate9Domestic (Official) 34Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 111 17Tunisian Cup10 8Tunisian Super Cup3 —League Cup (Defunct)158Aggregate25International (Defunct and Non-official) —Maghreb Champions Cup (Defunct) 1 —Maghreb Cup Winners Cup (Defunct) 10Aggregate2International (Non-official) 3Arab Champions League1 1Arab Super Cup (Defunct) —4Aggregate170Total Aggregate37
League matches # Date Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 November 1982 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Lassaad — 1 6 March 1983 Étoile du Sahel 2 – 1 Espérance de Tunis Hsoumi , Ben Fattoum Dhiab 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 85 3 October 1999 Espérance de Tunis 3 – 1 Étoile du Sahel 86 11 May 2000 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 87 14 October 2000 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 88 10 March 2001 Espérance de Tunis 2 – 1 Étoile du Sahel 89 23 December 2001 Étoile du Sahel 2 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — 90 20 April 2002 Espérance de Tunis 3 – 2 Étoile du Sahel Traoré , Melki Jaziri , Sané 91 28 September 2002 Espérance de Tunis 2 – 1 Étoile du Sahel 92 23 February 2003 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 93 23 November 2003 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — 94 12 June 2004 Étoile du Sahel 2 – 1 Espérance de Tunis 95 2 October 2004 Espérance de Tunis 0 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — — 96 20 February 2005 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 97 27 November 2005 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 2 Étoile du Sahel 98 16 April 2006 Étoile du Sahel 2 – 1 Espérance de Tunis 99 18 October 2006 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — 100 31 March 2007 Étoile du Sahel 3 – 1 Espérance de Tunis Ben Frej , Ogunbiyi , Gelson Silva Zaiem 101 9 March 2008 Espérance de Tunis 0 – 2 Étoile du Sahel — 102 22 May 2008 Étoile du Sahel 1 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — 103 20 December 2008 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 1 Espérance de Tunis — Eneramo 104 13 May 2009 Espérance de Tunis 4 – 1 Étoile du Sahel Darragi , Eneramo , Ntsama Bukari 105 27 September 2009 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 1 Espérance de Tunis — Chemmam 106 13 March 2010 Espérance de Tunis 0 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — — 107 23 July 2010 Espérance de Tunis 0 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — — 108 9 January 2011 Étoile du Sahel 5 – 1 Espérance de Tunis Bueno , Santos , Jaziri , Abdennour , Diarra Ayari 109 7 March 2012 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel N'Djeng — 110 24 June 2012 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 2 Espérance de Tunis — Chemmam , Aouadhi 111 15 May 2013 Étoile du Sahel 1 – 0 Espérance de Tunis Belakhal — 112 29 May 2013 Espérance de Tunis 2 – 1 Étoile du Sahel Belaïli , Derbali Dramé 113 29 September 2013 Espérance de Tunis 2 – 2 Étoile du Sahel Msakni , Akaichi Brigui , Dramé 114 5 February 2014 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 115 9 November 2014 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Chaalali — 116 23 April 2015 Étoile du Sahel 1 – 1 Espérance de Tunis Mouihbi Jouini 117 24 December 2015 Étoile du Sahel 3 – 0 Espérance de Tunis Lahmar , Akaichi — 118 25 May 2016 Espérance de Tunis 2 – 2 Étoile du Sahel Bguir , Khenissi Lahmar 119 9 April 2017 Étoile du Sahel 1 – 1 Espérance de Tunis Diogo Acosta Khenissi 120 18 May 2017 Espérance de Tunis 3 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Chaalali , Machani , Khenissi — 121 26 November 2017 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 122 15 February 2018 Espérance de Tunis 3 – 2 Étoile du Sahel Belaïli , Khenissi , Jouini Talbi , Bangoura 123 28 November 2018 Espérance de Tunis 0 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — — 124 18 May 2019 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 125 15 January 2020 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Elhouni — 126 15 August 2020 Étoile du Sahel 1 – 1 Espérance de Tunis Aribi Khenissi 127 1 January 2021 Espérance de Tunis 2 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Marzouki , Chaalali — 128 13 March 2021 Étoile du Sahel 2 – 0 Espérance de Tunis Sfaxi , Ben Ouanes — 129 15 May 2022 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Bouazra — 130 23 June 2022 Étoile du Sahel 1 – 1 Espérance de Tunis Benayada Ben Hammouda 131 12 January 2023 Espérance de Tunis 2 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Ben Romdhane — 132 30 January 2023 Étoile du Sahel 1 – 2 Espérance de Tunis Jaziri Badri , Ouahabi 133 25 April 2023 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Benayad — 134 10 June 2023 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 135 8 March 2024 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 1 Espérance de Tunis — Rodrigues 136 12 May 2024 Espérance de Tunis 3 – 2 Étoile du Sahel Rodrigues , Ghacha , Meriah Aouani , Barhoumi 137 3 November 2024 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 2 Espérance de Tunis — Boughattas , Mokwana 138 26 February 2025 Espérance de Tunis 3 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Belaïli , Jelassi , Bouchniba — 139 5 October 2025 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Sasse — 140 4 April 2026 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — — 141 23 August 2026 Espérance de Tunis 3 – 2 Étoile du Sahel Belhadj Mahmoud , Haj Ali Ben Dhiaf , Abid
Tunisian Cup results # Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away) 1 31 March 1957 Final Espérance de Tunis 2 – 1 Étoile du Sahel 2 1958 Quarter-finals Étoile du Sahel 2 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — 3 1 May 1959 Final Étoile du Sahel 2 – 2 Espérance de Tunis 4 31 May 1959 Replay Étoile du Sahel 3 – 2 Espérance de Tunis 5 8 January 1960 Round of 32 Étoile du Sahel 2 – 1 Espérance de Tunis 6 1961 Quarter-finals Espérance de Tunis 2 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — 7 9 December 1962 Round of 32 Étoile du Sahel 1 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — 8 16 May 1971 Semi-finals Espérance de Tunis 0 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — — 9 21 May 1971 Replay Étoile du Sahel 1 – 1 Espérance de Tunis 10 1974 SF 1st leg Espérance de Tunis 1 – 1 Étoile du Sahel 11 1974 SF 2nd leg Étoile du Sahel 4 – 2 Espérance de Tunis 12 19 January 1975 Round of 16 Étoile du Sahel 2 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — 13 19 January 1986 Round of 32 Étoile du Sahel 0 – 2 Espérance de Tunis — 14 10 December 1989 Semi-finals Étoile du Sahel 0 – 1 Espérance de Tunis — 15 8 December 1991 Final Espérance de Tunis 2 – 1 Étoile du Sahel Ali Ben Neji , Khalil Berbeche Riadh Amara 16 19 June 1994 Semi-finals Étoile du Sahel 1 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — 17 30 June 1996 Semi-finals Étoile du Sahel 2 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — 18 20 June 2001 Semi-finals Étoile du Sahel 1 – 1(pen. 7–6) Espérance de Tunis 19 2 March 2003 Quarter-finals Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — 20 5 November 2004 Semi-finals Espérance de Tunis 0 – 0(pen. 4–3) Étoile du Sahel — — 21 27 February 2005 Round of 16 Espérance de Tunis 1 – 1(pen. 4–3) Étoile du Sahel 22 6 July 2008 Final Espérance de Tunis 2 – 1 Étoile du Sahel Aboucherouane Meriah 23 15 April 2009 Quarter-finals Espérance de Tunis 1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Bouazzi — 24 25 July 2011 Final Étoile du Sahel 0 – 1 Espérance de Tunis — Darragi 25 16 August 2016 Quarter-finals Étoile du Sahel 0 – 1 Espérance de Tunis — Khenissi 26 26 May 2021 Round of 16 Espérance de Tunis 0 – 1 Étoile du Sahel — Mbé
Tunisian Super Cup results # Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away) 1 1986 Final Étoile du Sahel 1 – 1(pen. 5–4) Espérance de Tunis
International results # Season Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)1 2005 Champions League Group stage 1st leg Étoile du Sahel 0 – 0 Espérance de Tunis — —2 2nd leg Espérance de Tunis 1 – 1 Étoile du Sahel Ltaïef Melliti 3 2006 Confederation Cup Group stage 1st leg Étoile du Sahel1 – 0 Espérance de Tunis Ben Frej —4 2nd leg Espérance de Tunis1 – 3 Étoile du Sahel ? Nafkha , ? , Chikhaoui 5 2008 Confederation Cup Play-off round 1st leg Étoile du Sahel2 – 0 Espérance de Tunis Chermiti , Ogunbiyi —6 2nd leg Espérance de Tunis 0 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — —7 2012 Champions League Group stage 1st leg Espérance de Tunis1 – 0 Étoile du Sahel Mouelhi —8 2nd leg Étoile du Sahel0 – 2 Espérance de Tunis — Aouadhi , N'Djeng 9 2015 Confederation Cup Group stage 1st leg Espérance de Tunis0 – 1 Étoile du Sahel — Jemal 10 2nd leg Étoile du Sahel2 – 1 Espérance de Tunis Bounedjah Jouini 11 2018 Champions League Quarter-finals 1st leg Espérance de Tunis2 – 1 Étoile du Sahel Dhaouadi , Derbali Jemal 12 2nd leg Étoile du Sahel0 – 1 Espérance de Tunis — Coulibaly 13 2021–22 Champions League Group stage Matchday 3 Espérance de Tunis 0 – 0 Étoile du Sahel — —14 Matchday 4 Étoile du Sahel0 – 2 Espérance de Tunis — Bedrane , Ben Romdhane 152023–24 Champions LeagueGroup stageMatchday 1Espérance de Tunis2 – 0Étoile du SahelSasse , Meriah —16Matchday 5Étoile du Sahel0 – 2Espérance de Tunis—Sasse , El Ayeb
Shared player history
Players who have played for both clubs
Imed Ben Younes (Étoile du Sahel 1995–98, Espérance de Tunis 2003) Chamseddine Dhaouadi (Étoile du Sahel 2011–12, Espérance de Tunis 2013–20) Mejdi Traoui (Étoile du Sahel 2002–08, Espérance de Tunis 2010–14) Franck Kom (Étoile du Sahel 2011–16, Espérance de Tunis 2017–19) José Clayton (Étoile du Sahel 1995–98, Espérance de Tunis 2001–05) Kandia Traoré (Espérance de Tunis 2001, Étoile du Sahel 2002, 2004–05) Amine Ltaïef (Espérance de Tunis 2000–02 & 2005–09, Étoile du Sahel 2011–13) Karim Aouadhi (Espérance de Tunis 2012–14, Étoile du Sahel 2018–19) Riadh Jelassi (Étoile du Sahel 1995–2000, Espérance de Tunis 2001–04) Hamdi Nagguez (Étoile du Sahel 2013–18, Espérance de Tunis 2020–21) Mootez Zaddem (Étoile du Sahel 2021–22, Espérance de Tunis 2022–2025) Youssef Abdelli (Espérance de Tunis 2020 & 2024–25, Étoile du Sahel 2023–24) Hamza Jelassi (Étoile du Sahel 2023–24, Espérance de Tunis 2024–present) Fedi Ben Choug (Espérance de Tunis 2019–22, Étoile du Sahel 2024–present) Houssem Dagdoug (Espérance de Tunis 2022–23, Étoile du Sahel 2024–present) Cedrik Gbo (Espérance de Tunis 2019–24, Étoile du Sahel 2024–present) Maher Ben Sghaier (Espérance de Tunis 2017–21, Étoile du Sahel 2025–present) Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (Étoile du Sahel 2019–21, Espérance de Tunis 2026–present)
Coaches who managed both clubs
Roger Lemerre (Espérance de Tunis 1983–84, Étoile du Sahel 2013–14 & 2018–19 & 2021–2022) Michel Decastel (Espérance de Tunis 2001–03, Étoile du Sahel 2008)