The 2025–26 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season was the 107th season in existence and the club's 71st consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football.
In addition to the domestic league, Espérance de Tunis participated in this season editions of the Tunisian Cup, the Tunisian Super Cup and the CAF Champions League.
On the continental front, Espérance de Tunis left the Champions League from the semi-finals after a 2–0 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns on aggregate.
Squad list Note: Flags indicate the national team, defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Staff Chamseddine Dhaouadi (assistant manager) Sami Zommit (assistant manager) Ghassen Bouchareb (assistant manager) Léo Djaoui (fitness manager) Yassine Ben Ahmed (doctor)
Reserve team
Amenallah Frikhi
Other players under contract
Aziz Fellah Salmen Trabelsi
Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Amenallah Memmiche 2023 Youth system 16 Mokhtar Ifaoui 2025 Youth system 26 Mohamed Sedki Debchi 2019 AS Gabès 32 Bechir Ben Saïd 2024 US Monastir Defenders 2 Mohamed Ben Ali 2022 CS Sfaxien 3 Elies Araar 2026 Strasbourg 5 Yassine Meriah (C) 2022 Al Ain 6 Hamza Jelassi 2024 Étoile du Sahel 12 Nidhal Laifi 2025 Stade Tunisien 15 Mohamed Amine Tougai 2020 NA Hussein Dey 18 Ala Derbali 2025 Youth system 20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida 2016 Youth system 23 Ibrahima Keita 2025 TP Mazembe 25 Elyas Bouzaiene 2024 Västerås SK 35 Aziz Koudhai 2024 Youth system 37 Mohamed Dräger 2026 Eintracht Braunschweig Midfielders 4 Wael Derbali 2023 Olympique Béja 8 Houssem Tka 2023 US Monastir 10 Yan Sasse 2023 Wellington Phoenix 14 Onuche Ogbelu 2023 Nasarawa United 17 Haytham Dhaou 2025 Youth system 21 Abdramane Konaté 2024 San Pédro 24 Hamza Rafia 2026 Lecce 27 Khalil Guenichi 2022 Youth system 31 Chiheb Jebali 2025 US Monastir 33 Mohamed Mouhli 2025 RFC Liège 36 Arkem Taboubi 2025 Youth system 38 Ghaith Ouahabi 2022 Youth system 39 Moez Hadj Ali 2026 US Monastir Forwards 7 Kouceila Boualia 2025 JS Kabylie 11 Youcef Belaïli 2024 MC Alger 19 Achref Jabri 2022 Youth system 22 Florian Danho 2025 Randers 29 Aboubacar Diakité 2025 Djoliba 30 Koussay Maacha 2024 Youth system 34 Jack Diarra 2025 Salitas 40 Youssef Msakni 2025 Al Arabi Manager Christian Bracconi 2026 Youth system
Transfers In DateNameFromTypeSource1 July 2025 Aziz Fellah AS GabèsEnd of loan— Salmen Trabelsi AS Soliman Jack Diarra SalitasTransfer15 July 2025 Ibrahima Keita TP MazembeFree transfer Ahmed Bouassida ES MétlaouiTransfer Younes Rached ES ZarzisFree transfer18 July 2025 Nidhal Laifi Stade Tunisien—25 August 2025 Kouceila Boualia JS KabylieTransfer19 September 2025 Florian Danho Randers21 November 2025 Youssef Msakni Al ArabiFree transfer18 December 2025 Jack Diarra AS SolimanEnd of loan1 January 2026 Ghaith Ouahabi Dinamo Batumi—9 January 2026 Hamza Rafia LecceTransfer Elies Araar Strasbourg10 January 2026 Mohamed Dräger Eintracht BraunschweigFree transfer31 January 2026 Moez Hadj Ali US MonastirTransfer
Out DateNameToTypeSource1 July 2025 Montassar Triki Dobrudzha DobrichEnd of contract Raed Fedaa ES Métlaoui Ayman Ben Mohamed US Monastir Wassim KarouiFree agent— Larry Azouni Dibba Al HisnFree transfer27 July 2025 Koussay Smiri Al KhorLoan20 August 2025 Rodrigo Rodrigues CoritibaFree transfer25 August 2025 Zinedine Kada JS KairouanLoan Roger Aholou Al Ittihad TripoliFree transfer26 August 2025 Mohamed Aloui US Ben GuerdaneLoan27 August 2025 Elias Mokwana Al Hazem3 September 2025 Kebba Sowe AS Soliman— Wajdi Issaoui12 September 2025 Mootez Zaddem ErbilTransfer19 September 2025 Rayen Hamrouni JS KairouanLoan Bilel Sahli ES ZarzisContract termination20 September 2025 Zakaria El Ayeb AS SolimanLoan— Jack Diarra Khairi Meddaoui Stade Gabèsien29 September 2025 Aziz Knani Olympic Azzaweya22 December 2025 Ahmed Bouassida AS Soliman6 January 2026 Oussama Bouguerra Club AfricainMutual termination14 January 2026 Amenallah Majhed AS SolimanLoan—23 January 2026 Zinedine Kada US Ben Guerdane3 February 2026 Raed Bouchniba US MonastirTransfer17 February 2026 Younes Rached Al TahaddyLoan
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
| style="background:silver;" | Runners-up | 9 August 2025 | 14 May 2026 |- | Tunisian Cup
| Round of 32 | style="background:gold;" | Winners | 28 March 2026 | 31 May 2026 |- | Tunisian Super Cup
| Final | style="background:gold;" | Winners | colspan=2 | 3 August 2025 |- | CAF Champions League
| First round | Semi-finals | 21 September 2025 | 18 April 2026 |- ! Total
|bgcolor=silver colspan=2| ! 3 August 2025 ! 31 May 2026
Ligue 1
The draw was held on 19 July 2025.
League table
Results by round
Score overview Key: Espérance de Tunis goals shown first. OppositionHome scoreAway scoreAggregate scoreDoubleAS Gabès2–10–02–1AS Marsa1–03–04–0AS Soliman2–03–05–0Club Africain0–10–00–1CA Bizertin2–01–13–1CS Sfaxien0–02–12–1ES Métlaoui2–01–13–1Étoile du Sahel1–00–01–0ES Zarzis2–20–02–2JS Kairouan1–04–05–0JS El Omrane4–01–05–0Olympique Béja2–03–05–0Stade Tunisien1–00–11–1US Ben Guerdane4–01–05–0US Monastir1–11–22–3
Matches
Results summary
Tunisian Cup
Espérance de Tunis entered the tournament in the round of 32, as they were part of the 2025–26 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Tunisian Super Cup
CAF Champions League
Qualifying rounds
The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2025.
First round
Second round
Group stage
The draw of the group stage was held on 3 November 2025.
Group D
Knockout stage
The draw of the knockout stage was held on 17 February 2026.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics ‡ Player played at least one game and left the club during the season. y Youth team
Playing statistics Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
Goals RankPlayerLigue 1Tunisian CupCAF Champions LeagueTunisian Super CupTotal17Kouceila Boualia812011219Achref Jabri631010322Florian Danho41308410Yan Sasse501066Hamza Jelassi4020611Youcef Belaïli3011529Aboubacar Diakité0050834Jack Diarra2020415Mohamed Amine Tougai2020108Houssem Tka300031131Chiheb Jebali20002yAmenallah Hmidhi02005Yassine Meriah101024Hamza Rafia11001521Abdramane Konaté1000114Onuche Ogbelu100023Ibrahima Keita001030Koussay Maacha100036Arkem Taboubi100020Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida10002Mohamed Ben Ali010017Haytham Dhaou0100yAmenallah Touati0100Own goals01001Total451321180
Assists RankPlayerLigue 1Tunisian CupCAF Champions LeagueTunisian Super CupTotal111Youcef Belaïli6010727Kouceila Boualia3020531Chiheb Jebali1220420Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida2020423Ibrahima Keita3010627Khalil Guenichi2010321Abdramane Konaté003010Yan Sasse300022Florian Danho30002Mohamed Ben Ali2100118Houssem Tka200026Hamza Jelassi200039Moez Hadj Ali101037Mohamed Dräger200034Jack Diarra02001615Mohamed Amine Tougai0010114Onuche Ogbelu100040Youssef Msakni0010yAmenallah Hmidhi010012Nidhal Laifi010036Arkem Taboubi010024Hamza Rafia0100Total32915056
Cleansheets RankPlayerLigue 1Tunisian CupCAF Champions LeagueTunisian Super CupTotal132Bechir Ben Saïd140702121Amenallah Memmiche73.50111.5326Mohamed Sedki Debchi00.5000.5Total2147133
Disciplinary record
Milestones Debuts The following players made their competitive debuts for the first team during the campaign.
Legend – Indicates youth academy debut.
DatePlayerFinal scoreOpponentCompetition23Ibrahima Keita231–0 (N)Stade TunisienTunisian Super Cup28Younes Rached2612Nidhal Laifi2733Ahmed Bouassida2136Arkem Taboubi181–1 (H)US MonastirTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 17Kouceila Boualia242–0 (H)AS Soliman22Florian Danho252–0 (H)Olympique Béja18Ala Derbali202–0 (H)CA Bizertin40Youssef Msakni354–0 (H)US Ben Guerdane34Jack Diarra192–1 (A)US Monastir24Hamza Rafia2637Mohamed Dräger291–0 (H)JS Kairouan39Moez Hadj Ali261–0 (A) Stade MalienCAF Champions League3Elies Araar190–3 (A)AS SolimanTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1yAmenallah Hmidhi191–0 (H)AS MarsayAmenallah Touati180–3 (A)BS Bou HajlaTunisian Cup (H) — Home; (A) — Away; (N) — Neutral
First goals The following players scored their first goals for Espérance de Tunis first team during the campaign.
DatePlayerScoreFinal scoreOpponentCompetition7Kouceila Boualia241–0 (H)2–0 (H)ES MétlaouiTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 129Aboubacar Diakité180–2 (A)0–3 (A) AS FANCAF Champions League22Florian Danho252–0 (H)2–0 (H)Olympique BéjaTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 123Ibrahima Keita233–1 (H)4–1 (H) AS FANCAF Champions League36Arkem Taboubi194–0 (H)4–0 (H)US Ben GuerdaneTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 134Jack Diarra190–1 (A)2–1 (A)US MonastiryAmenallah Hmidhi190–3 (A)0–5 (A)WS El HammaTunisian Cup24Hamza Rafia270–1 (A)0–1 (A)US Ben GuerdaneTunisian Ligue Professionnelle 12Mohamed Ben Ali310–1 (A)0–3 (A)BS Bou HajlaTunisian Cup17Haytham Dhaou210–2 (A)yAmenallah Touati180–3 (A) (H) — Home; (A) — Away; (N) — Neutral
Notes
References
External links Taraji Plus