The 2023–24 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season was the 105th season in existence and the club's 69th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. In addition to the domestic league, Espérance de Tunis participated in this season's editions of the Tunisian Cup, the CAF Champions League, the African Football League and Arab Club Champions Cup.
On the domestic front, Espérance de Tunis regained the league and won a record-extending 33rd title, following a 2–0 win against US Monastir, but they were eliminated from the Tunisian Cup in the round of 32 after a 2–1 after extra time loss against OC Kerkennah.
On the continental front, Espérnace reached the Champions League final for the first time since 2019, where they were narrowly defeated 1–0 on aggregate by Al Ahly. They also reached the semi-finals of the inaugural African Football League before being eliminated by Wydad AC after a 1–1 draw on aggregate and a 5–4 loss on penalties. In the Arab Club Champions Cup, Espérance were eliminated in the group stage.
Squad list Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Staff: Fábio Fernandes (assistant manager) (from 12 January) Chamseddine Dhaouadi (assistant manager) Wassim Naouara (goalkeeper manager) Carlos Miguel Silva (fitness manager) (from 12 January) Mohamed Sabri Bouazizi (fitness manager) Pedro Azevedo (Analyst) (from 13 March) Yassine Ben Ahmed (doctor) Wessam Safwat (Analyst) (until 13 March) Seifallah Hosni (assistant manager) (until 12 January) José Clayton (assistant manager) (until 12 January) Ahmed Hammadi (fitness manager) (until 12 January) Mejdi Traoui (assistant manager) (until 2 October)
Other players under contract: Raed Fedaa Zied Machmoum
Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Amenallah Memmiche Youth system 12 Moez Ben Cherifia (C) Youth system 26 Mohamed Sedki Debchi AS Gabès Defenders 2 Mohamed Ben Ali CS Sfaxien 3 Amenallah Majhed Youth system 5 Yassine Meriah Al Ain 13 Raed Bouchniba Youth system 15 Mohamed Amine Tougai NA Hussein Dey 20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida Youth system 22 Hani Amamou CS Sfaxien 30 Oussama Shili Stade Tunisien Midfielders 4 Wael Derbali Olympique Béja 8 Houssem Tka US Monastir 10 Yan Sasse Wellington Phoenix 23 Ghaith Ouahabi Youth system 25 Ghailene Chaalali Yeni Malatyaspor 31 Zakaria El Ayeb Youth system 32 Montassar Triki Youth system 36 Onuche Ogbelu Nasarawa United 38 Roger Aholou Raja CA Forwards 9 Rodrigo Rodrigues Juventude 11 Oussama Bouguerra Olympique Béja 17 Zied Berrima Youth system 18 Houssam Ghacha Antalyaspor 21 Aziz Abid Youth system 24 Bilel Sahli Napoli 27 Kebba Sowe AS Soliman 29 Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda AS Soliman 37 André Bukia Arouca Manager Miguel Cardoso Rio Ave
Transfers In DateNameFromTypeSource1 July 2023 Anayo Iwuala CR BelouizdadEnd of loan Montassar Triki AS Soliman— Khalil Guenichi Achref Jabri Espérance de Zarzis Youssouf Oumarou US MonastirFree transfer3 July 2023 Oussama Bouguerra Olympique Béja Houssem Tka US Monastir13 July 2023 Oussama Shili Stade TunisienTransfer25 July 2023 Houssam Ghacha Antalyaspor4 August 2023 Yan Sasse Wellington PhoenixFree transfer17 August 2023 Wael Derbali Olympique BéjaTransfer25 August 2023 Bilel Sahli NapoliFree transfer22 September 2023 Kebba Sowe AS SolimanLoan30 September 2023 Rodrigo Rodrigues JuventudeTransfer Onuche Ogbelu Nasarawa United5 January 2024 Kebba Sowe AS Soliman31 January 2024 André Bukia Arouca Roger Aholou Raja CAFree transfer
Out DateNameToTypeSource1 July 2023 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane FerencvárosEnd of contract Hamdou Elhouni Wydad AC Fousseny Coulibaly Asswehly Mohamed Ali Yacoubi AS Marsa Anice BadriFree agent—28 July 2023 David Koffi AFAD DjékanouMutual termination3 August 2023 Malek Mehri Vancouver WhitecapsTransfer10 August 2023 Anayo Iwuala Al Arabi16 August 2023 Ghassen Mahersi US TataouineLoan Wael Chaieb22 August 2023 Houssem Dagdoug Tala'ea El GaishMutual termination24 August 2023 Sabir Bougrine Raja CA31 August 2023 Rached Arfaoui Club Africain1 September 2023 Wassim Karoui AS SolimanLoan15 September 2023 Rayen Hamrouni16 September 2023 Achref Jabri Espérance de Zarzis28 September 2023 Khalil Guenichi AS Soliman19 November 2023 Bilel Chabbar Al DhahraTransfer3 December 2023 Sharara Al Ahli TripoliMutual termination24 January 2024 Aziz Fellah AS GabèsLoan25 January 2024 Farouk Mimouni AS MarsaTransfer27 January 2024 Cedrik Gbo AS Soliman—29 January 2024 Mouhib Selmi AS GabèsLoan30 January 2024 Hamza Ghanmi US Tataouine31 January 2024 Mootez Zaddem Al Masry Youssouf Oumarou Stade TunisienMutual termination Riad Benayad Raja CALoan2 February 2024 Zinedine Sassi AS Soliman
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record !rowspan=2|Starting round !rowspan=2|Final position / round !rowspan=2|First match !rowspan=2|Last match |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Ligue 1
| First round | style="background:gold;" | Winners | 19 August 2023 | 20 June 2024 |- | Tunisian Cup
| colspan=2 | Round of 32 | colspan=2 | 8 May 2024 |- | CAF Champions League
| Second round | style="background:silver;" | Runners-up | 17 September 2023 | 25 May 2024 |- | African Football League
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 22 October 2023 | 1 November 2023 |- | Arab Club Champions Cup
| colspan=2 | Group stage | 27 July 2023 | 2 August 2023 |- ! Total
| bgcolor=silver colspan=2 | ! 27 July 2023 ! 20 June 2024
Ligue 1
First round Group B
The draw of the first round was held on 1 August 2023.
League table
Results by round
Matches
Playoff The draw of the playoff was held on 14 January 2024.
League table
Results by round
Matches
Results summary
Tunisian Cup
Espérance de Tunis entered the tournament in the round of 32, as they were part of the 2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
CAF Champions League
Qualifying rounds
The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023.
Second round
Group stage
The draw of the group stage was held on 6 October 2023.
Group C
Knockout stage
The draw of the group stage was held on 12 March 2024.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
African Football League
The draw of the African Football League was held on 2 September 2023.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Arab Club Champions Cup
The draw of Arab Club Champions Cup was held on 6 March 2023.
Group stage
Group A
Statistics 1 Includes African Football League and Arab Club Champions Cup. ‡ Player left the club during the season. y Youth team
Playing statistics
Goals RankPlayerLigue 1Tunisian CupCAF Champions LeagueOther1Total19FWRodrigo Rodrigues100011125DFYassine Meriah51208310MFYan Sasse30306411FWOussama Bouguerra20024527FWKebba Sowe2010331MFZakaria El Ayeb2010715DFMohamed Amine Tougai00112‡MFYoussouf Oumarou200018FWHoussam Ghacha20001023MFGhaith Ouahabi00011‡MFMootez Zaddem10004MFWael Derbali100013DFRaed Bouchniba0010Own goals30003Total3319548
Assists RankPlayerLigue 1Tunisian CupCAF Champions LeagueOther1Total110MFYan Sasse5012822DFMohamed Ben Ali400048MFHoussem Tka2011411FWOussama Bouguerra200139FWRodrigo Rodrigues1020618FWHoussam Ghacha2000220DFMohamed Amine Ben Hamida200013DFRaed Bouchniba200094MFWael Derbali1000125MFGhailene Chaalali1000Total2204430
Cleansheets RankPlayerLigue 1Tunisian CupCAF Champions LeagueOther1Total11Amenallah Memmiche90113.523.5212Moez Ben Cherifia3010.54.5Total12012428
Disciplinary record
Notes
References
External links Taraji Plus